When was the last time the Stars won the Stanley Cup? List of Dallas' playoff history, championships

Bryan Murphy

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The Stars haven't won a Stanley Cup this century. Could that change in 2023?

Dallas is in the 2023 Western Conference Final, one of four teams remaining in the hunt for the Cup. The Stars took out the Kraken in Game 7 of their second-round series to set a date with the Golden Knights in the conference finals. 

This marks the second time in four years that the Stars are one round away from the Stanley Cup Final. In fact, this year's Western Conference Final is a rematch of the same one we saw in 2020. 

The last time the Stanley Cup was brought back to Dallas, stars Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen weren't even born yet, while goaltender Jake Oettinger was a few months old. 

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The Sporting News takes a look at the last time the Stars won the Stanley Cup and their complete playoff history. 

When was the last time the Stars won the Stanley Cup?

The last time a Stars team hoisted the Stanley Cup was in 1999. 

Dallas faced off against Buffalo in one of the great goaltending duels. The Stars' Ed Belfour went head-to-head in the crease against the Sabres' Dominik Hasek, and neither disappointed. 

The Stars defeated the Sabres in six games to win the Stanley Cup. After Buffalo scored three goals in Game 1 and Dallas had four goals in Game 2, no team scored more than two goals in any game the rest of the series. 

The low-scoring matchup ended in controversy. In Game 6, the two sides were knotted at 1-1 after regulation. The game required triple overtime, where Brett Hull eventually scored the Cup-clinching goal. However, a new change to the NHL rulebook that season caused Buffalo to protest the goal. 

Hull's skate was in the crease for the game-winning goal, which was against the rules at the time. The recent rule change stated that a goal would be disallowed if a player was in the crease prior to the puck entering the area. 

Despite the rule, the NHL confirmed the goal call and the Stars hoisted the Stanley Cup. The play goes down as one of the most controversial calls in NHL playoff history, and is known among Sabres fans and hockey diehards simply as "No Goal."

How many Stanley Cups have the Stars won?

The Stars' win in 1999 is the only Stanley Cup won by the franchise, including when the team was the Minnesota North Stars before relocated to Dallas. 

In addition to appearing in the 1999 Stanley Cup Final, the Stars have played in the championship series two other times. The year after hoisting the Cup, Dallas threatened to go back-to-back but lost to New Jersey in the 2000 Stanley Cup Final. 

The Stars also made it to the Stanley Cup Final in 2020, losing to the Lightning. 

Stars playoff history

While the Stars have been back to the championship round twice since last hoisting the Cup in 1999, they haven't been able to cash in. 

Their most recent Cup loss in 2020 gave the fans hope that a championship season could be near. 

2021 didn't go as planned and 2022 saw a quick playoff exit. 

Here's the Stars' recent playoff history. 

SeasonResult
2022-23TBD
2021-22Lost in First Round
2020-21Did not qualify
2019-20Lost in Stanley Cup Final
2018-19Lost in Second Round
2017-18Did not qualify
2016-17Did not qualify
2015-16Lost in Second Round
2014-15Did not qualify
2013-14Lost in First Round
2012-13Did not qualify
2011-12Did not qualify
2010-11Did not qualify
2009-10Did not qualify
2008-09Did not qualify
2007-08Lost in Western Conference Final
2006-07Lost in Conference Quarterfinals
2005-06Lost in Conference Quarterfinals
2004-05Season canceled due to lockout
2003-04Lost in Conference Quarterfinals
2002-03Lost in Conference Semifinals
2001-02Did not qualify
2000-01Lost in Conference Semifinals
1999-00Lost in Stanley Cup Final
1998-99Won Stanley Cup
1997-98Lost in Western Conference Final
1996-97Lost in Conference Quarterfinals
1995-96Did not qualify
1994-95Lost in Conference Quarterfinals
1993-94Lost in Conference Semifinals

 

Bryan Murphy

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Bryan Murphy joined The Sporting News in 2022 as the NHL/Canada content producer. Previously he worked for NBC Sports on their national news desk reporting on breaking news for the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL, in addition to covering the 2020 and 2022 Olympic Games. A graduate of Quinnipiac University, he spent time in college as a beat reporter covering the men’s ice hockey team.