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The 2011–12 Dallas Stars season was the 45th season (44th of play) for the
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(NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 19th season (18th of play) since the franchise relocated to
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to start the 1993–94 season. The team failed to qualify for the
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for the fourth year in a row. This was the second consecutive season that the Stars finished with a winning record of 42–35–5 but did not qualify for the playoffs, ending the season with 89 points in the standings and missing by six points and finishing 10th in the Western Conference.


Off-Season

On June 17, 2011, the Stars officially announced the hiring of
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to be their new head coach. Gulutzan had been the head coach of the Stars'
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affiliate, the
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.


Regular season

The Stars' power play struggled during the regular season, as they finished 30th overall in power-play goals scored (33) and in power-play percentage (13.52%).


Playoffs

The Stars failed to qualify for the
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.


Standings


Schedule and results


Pre-season


Regular season


Player statistics


Skaters

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes''


Goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts'' †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Stars. Stats reflect time spent with the Stars only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record


Awards and records


Awards


Records


Milestones


Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:


Trades


Free agents signed


Free agents lost


Claimed via waivers


Lost via waivers


Lost via retirement


Player signings


Draft picks

The Stars' picks at the
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in
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.


See also

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References

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