For the seventh consecutive season, the Stars will open their season at American Airlines Center as the team plays host to the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
For the first time ever, the Dallas Stars team will take part in the KIA Victory Green Carpet Walk through Victory Plaza as part of the team's 25th Anniversary in Texas. The current roster, coaches, front office and Stars dignitaries will walk the carpet beginning at 4:00 p.m. and fans will have the opportunity to welcome them into the arena. In honor of the 25th Anniversary Celebration, Stars Day One Season Ticket Holders that have been with the organization continuously since the 1993-94 season will also have the opportunity to walk down the KIA Victory Green carpet beginning at 6:00 p.m.
The pre-game event is free and open to the public, with fans able to start lining up to watch the carpet walk beginning at 3:00 p.m.The pre-game event is free and open to the public, with fans able to start lining up to watch the carpet walk beginning at 3:00 p.m.
Dallas' full opening night roster can be found below:
| No. | Player | Pos | HT | WT | Shoots | D.O.B. | Birthplace |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Dan Hamhuis | D | 6'1" | 209 | L | 12/13/1982 | Smithers, B.C. |
| 3 | John Klingberg | D | 6'2'' | 180 | R | 8/14/1992 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 5 | Jamie Oleksiak | D | 6'7'' | 260 | L | 12/21/1992 | Toronto, Ont. |
| 6 | Julius Honka | D | 5'11'' | 185 | R | 12/3/1995 | Jyvaskyla, Finland |
| 10 | Martin Hanzal | C | 6'6" | 226 | L | 2/20/1987 | Pisek, Czech Rep. |
| 12 | Radek Faksa | C | 6'3'' | 210 | L | 1/9/1994 | Vitkov, Czech Rep. |
| 13 | Mattias Janmark | C | 6'1" | 195 | L | 12/8/1992 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14 | Jamie Benn | LW | 6'2'' | 210 | L | 7/18/1989 | Victoria, B.C. |
| 17 | Devin Shore | C | 6'1'' | 205 | L | 7/19/1994 | Ajax, Ont. |
| 18 | Tyler Pitlick | C | 6'2" | 202 | R | 11/1/1991 | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 21 | Antoine Roussel | LW | 6'0'' | 200 | L | 11/21/1989 | Roubaix, France |
| 23 | Esa Lindell | D | 6'3'' | 215 | L | 5/23/1994 | Vantaa, Finland |
| 25 | Brett Ritchie | RW | 6'3'' | 220 | R | 7/1/1993 | Orangeville, Ont. |
| 27 | Adam Cracknell | RW | 6'2" | 210 | R | 7/15/1985 | Prince Albert, Sask. |
| 28 | Stephen Johns | D | 6'4" | 225 | R | 4/18/1992 | Ellwood City, Penn. |
| 29 | Greg Pateryn | D | 6'3" | 221 | R | 6/20/1990 | Sterling Heights, Mich. |
| 33 | Marc Methot | D | 6'3" | 220 | L | 6/21/1985 | Ottawa, Ont. |
| 46 | Gemel Smith | C | 5'10'' | 195 | L | 4/16/1994 | Toronto, Ont. |
| 47 | Alexander Radulov | RW | 6'2" | 205 | L | 7/5/1986 | Nizhny Tagil, Russia |
| 90 | Jason Spezza | C | 6'3'' | 220 | R | 6/13/1983 | Toronto, Ont. |
| 91 | Tyler Seguin | C | 6'1'' | 200 | R | 1/31/1992 | Brampton, Ont. |
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| No. | Player | Pos | HT | WT | Catches | D.O.B. | Birthplace |
| 30 | Ben Bishop | G | 6'7" | 216 | L | 11/21/1986 | Denver, Colo. |
| 32 | Kari Lehtonen | G | 6'4'' | 205 | L | 11/16/1983 | Helsinki, Finland |
