<P> The Stars played their first game in Dallas on October 5 , 1993 , a 6 -- 4 win against the Detroit Red Wings . In that game , Neal Broten scored the first Stars goal in Dallas . Dallas was an experiment for the NHL . At that time , the Stars would be one of the three southern-most teams in the NHL , along with the newly created Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers as the NHL 's first real ventures into southern non-traditional hockey markets . Though the Stars were relatively still unknown , word of the team spread rapidly , and the immediate success of the team on the ice , as well as Mike Modano 's career best season ( 50 goals , 93 points ) helped spur the team 's popularity in Dallas . The Stars set franchise bests in wins ( 42 ) and points ( 97 ) in their first season in Texas , qualifying for the 1994 playoffs . The Stars further shocked the hockey world by sweeping the St. Louis Blues in the first round , but lost to the eventual Western Conference Champion Vancouver Canucks in the second round . The Stars ' success in their first season , along with American superstar Mike Modano 's spectacular on ice performances would be an integral part of the Stars ' eventual franchise success in the immediate years to come . The almost immediate success of the Stars was also helped by a long history of second tier hockey in the area . The minor league Central Hockey League had two teams in the area , the Fort Worth Texans and the Dallas Blackhawks for three decades before the Stars arrival . </P>
<P> The Stars played their first game in Dallas on October 5 , 1993 , a 6 -- 4 win against the Detroit Red Wings . In that game , Neal Broten scored the first Stars goal in Dallas . Dallas was an experiment for the NHL . At that time , the Stars would be one of the three southern-most teams in the NHL , along with the newly created Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers as the NHL 's first real ventures into southern non-traditional hockey markets . Though the Stars were relatively still unknown , word of the team spread rapidly , and the immediate success of the team on the ice , as well as Mike Modano 's career best season ( 50 goals , 93 points ) helped spur the team 's popularity in Dallas . The Stars set franchise bests in wins ( 42 ) and points ( 97 ) in their first season in Texas , qualifying for the 1994 playoffs . The Stars further shocked the hockey world by sweeping the St. Louis Blues in the first round , but lost to the eventual Western Conference Champion Vancouver Canucks in the second round . The Stars ' success in their first season , along with American superstar Mike Modano 's spectacular on ice performances would be an integral part of the Stars ' eventual franchise success in the immediate years to come . The almost immediate success of the Stars was also helped by a long history of second tier hockey in the area . The minor league Central Hockey League had two teams in the area , the Fort Worth Texans and the Dallas Blackhawks for three decades before the Stars arrival . </P>
who scored the first goal in dallas stars history
who scored the first goal in dallas stars history
Neal Broten
Neal Broten