The 2002–03 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' tenth season, 36th overall of the franchise.
Off-season
Dave Tippett was named the team’s new head coach on May 16, 2002.
Regular season
January 20, 2003: In a game against the Dallas Stars, Patrick Roy becomes the first goaltender to appear in 1,000 regular season games. At the end of the game, Marty Turco raised his mask to praise Patrick.
The Stars led all NHL teams in most shutouts for, with 11.
Final standings
Playoffs
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- align="center" |1||T||October 9, 2002||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) ||0–0–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |2||W||October 11, 2002||4–2 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) ||1–0–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |3||W||October 12, 2002||5–2 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) ||2–0–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |4||W||October 15, 2002||3–0 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) ||3–0–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |5||L||October 17, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) ||3–1–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |6||L||October 19, 2002||3–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) ||3–2–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |7||W||October 20, 2002||5–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||4–2–1–0 || |- align="center" |8||T||October 24, 2002||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) ||4–2–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |9||W||October 26, 2002||4–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) ||5–2–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |10||W||October 28, 2002||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) ||6–2–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F" |11||OTL||October 30, 2002||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||6–2–2–1 || |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |12||L||November 1, 2002||2–4 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) ||6–3–2–1 || |- align="center" |13||T||November 3, 2002||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) ||6–3–3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |14||W||November 6, 2002||4–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) ||7–3–3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |15||W||November 8, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||8–3–3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |16||L||November 10, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2002–03) ||8–4–3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |17||W||November 12, 2002||4–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||9–4–3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |18||W||November 13, 2002||6–1 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||10–4–3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |19||W||November 15, 2002||4–2 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) ||11–4–3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |20||W||November 17, 2002||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) ||12–4–3–1 || |- align="center" |21||T||November 20, 2002||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) ||12–4–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |22||W||November 22, 2002||4–0 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) ||13–4–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |23||L||November 23, 2002||0–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) ||13–5–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |24||W||November 25, 2002||5–1 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) ||14–5–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |25||W||November 27, 2002||5–0 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2002–03) ||15–5–4–1 || |- align="center" |26||T||November 29, 2002||3–3 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (2002–03) ||15–5–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |27||L||November 30, 2002||2–5 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) ||15–6–5–1 || |-