Dallas Stars · #23 · Defence

Esa Lindell

Age 32 · Shoots left · 6′3″ · 217 lb · Born Vantaa, FIN

Drafted 2012, #74 overall by Dallas

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-6th on DAL

Assists0T-9th on DAL

Points0T-11th on DAL

P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL

Shots20.0% shooting

TOI / GP18:565th on DAL

2025-262025-26: 82 games, 6-26-32, 0.39 points per game Season detail →

Esa Lindell has 0 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 32 points in 82 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 3 games for the 25th-placed Dallas

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Blocked shots677th

Hits361st

Ice time18:5650th

PP points042nd

Goals / 600.0039th

Shooting %0.0%38th

Shots / GP0.6732nd

Assists / 600.0026th

Points / GP0.0023rd

Penalty differential−123rd

Takeaways021st

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-11th on DAL

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-9th on DAL

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time18:565th on DAL

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-four defenceman who kills penalties

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Dallas's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength15:31

Power play0:32

Shorthanded2:53

Total18:56

23.3 shifts a game, averaging 49 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-1st on DAL

PP assists0T-1st on DAL

PP points0T-1st on DAL · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-1st on DAL

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot1 att · 0 G

Wing1 att · 0 G

Point1 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

3 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1478th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.1

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.040

ixG per 600.13

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

20+ mph bursts in the 64th percentile of defencemen: 2

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

20+ mph bursts264th

Top speed, mph20.7262nd

Defensive-zone time40.2%52nd

22+ mph bursts048th

Average shot, mph69.146th

90+ mph shots042nd

Distance skated, mi7.740th

Offensive-zone time38.9%29th

Hardest shot, mph76.1323rd

Distance / 60, mi8.1214th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.72Defenceman average 20.52

Hardest shot, mph76.13Defenceman average 81.3

Distance skated7.7 mi2.58 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts17.1%31.4% defensive · 51.4% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

38.9%All situations40.2%

40.4%Even strength38.0%

47.1%Power play36.0%

29.1%Shorthanded52.6%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.72vsSJS5 Oct · 3rd 09:21
20.05@NSH3 Oct · 1st 12:23
19.53vsSJS5 Oct · 1st 15:49
19.52vsSTL2 Oct · 2nd 04:48
19.26vsSTL2 Oct · 1st 00:15
18.43vsSTL2 Oct · 3rd 03:24

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1

20-22 mph2 · avg 1.9

18-20 mph4 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

76.13vsSTL2 Oct · 3rd 03:14
65.79vsSJS5 Oct · 1st 07:17
65.30vsSJS5 Oct · 2nd 13:53

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2

80-89 mph0 · avg 1.2

70-79 mph1 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.56vsSJS5 Oct · 18:54 TOI
2.55@NSH3 Oct · 19:11 TOI
2.58vsSTL2 Oct · 18:43 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.56 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-4th on DAL

Giveaways2

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits3T-7th on DAL

Blocked shots6T-1st on DAL

Discipline

Penalty minutes2

Minors1

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Buffalo, a point in one of two

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

15 Apr 2026@

BUFW 4-3 SO1123022:14

31 Dec 2025vs

BUFL 1-40001+122:58

2025-26 · The season

32 points in 82 games on a team that finished 3rd

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Blocked shots17998th

Ice time23:1487th

Takeaways3084th

Shooting %7.2%68th

Points / GP0.3967th

PP points261st

Assists / 600.8260th

Penalty differential−460th

Goals / 600.1945th

Shots / GP1.0139th

Hits3023rd

Bars show the percentile against 201 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.4). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points3212th on DAL

Points per game0.39317th in NHL

Goals6T-408th in NHL

Assists268th on DAL

Shooting %7.2%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time23:142nd on DAL

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-pair defenceman who kills penalties

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Dallas's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength18:33

Power play0:45

Shorthanded3:56

Total23:14

23.9 shifts a game, averaging 58 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals1T-10th on DAL

PP assists114th on DAL

PP points214th on DAL · T-346th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 601.9414th on DAL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP71Dallas total

Involved in2goals or assists

Share2.8%of every DAL PPG

PP TOI share15.7%of DAL PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

3 of 6 goals broke a tie

How the 6 goals and 26 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-10th on DAL

Overtime goals0T-6th on DAL

First goal of the game2

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals5

Power-play goals1

Goals by period

1st2

2nd4

3rd0

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied3

Leading2

Trailing1

3 of 6 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Dallas trailing.

Assists

Primary11 · 42%

Secondary15 · 58%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.01

Goals / 600.19

Shots / 602.6

ES points / 601.1830 ES points

PP points / 601.942 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G

Slot65 att · 2 G

Wing57 att · 3 G

Point57 att · 1 G

Neutral zone2 att · 0 G

182 attempts across the 80 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1478th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.1

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.040

ixG per 600.13

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 21.18 mph, hardest shot 85.66 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Distance skated, mi240.580th

22+ mph bursts022nd

Offensive-zone time39.5%18th

Defensive-zone time42.8%17th

Average shot, mph64.415th

90+ mph shots014th

Top speed, mph21.1811th

20+ mph bursts109th

Hardest shot, mph85.667th

Distance / 60, mi7.570th

Bars show the percentile against 193 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.18Defenceman average 22.09

Hardest shot, mph85.66Defenceman average 92.6

Distance skated240.5 mi3.86 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts30.4%32.8% defensive · 36.8% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.5%All situations42.8%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 1.9

20-22 mph10 · avg 46

18-20 mph110 · avg 267

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.1

90-99 mph0 · avg 6.4

80-89 mph9 · avg 33

70-79 mph54 · avg 72

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Takes more penalties than he draws

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways303rd on DAL

Giveaways112

TK / GV ratio0.27

Hits3020th on DAL

Blocked shots1791st on DAL

Discipline

Penalty minutes20

Minors10

Majors0

Penalties drawn6

Net penalties−4drawn minus taken

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (25 of 82)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point2530% of games

Multi-point games79%

Goals in6 games7%

Pointless games5770%

Streaks

Longest point streak3 games18 Dec – 21 Dec

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run9 games

Final ten5 in 10point in 3

Game log

Against Buffalo, a point in one of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

15 Apr 2026@

BUFW 4-3 SO1123022:14

31 Dec 2025vs

BUFL 1-40001+122:58

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road41180.44

Home41140.34

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Buffalo221.00

vs Central26100.38

vs Eastern Conf.32120.38

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1140.36

November1540.27

December1490.64

January1540.27

February420.50

March1650.31

April740.57

Contract

$5.25M a season through 2029-30

In 2025-26 he scored 6.1 points per $1M of cap hit, 84th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$5.25M5.0% of the $104M ceiling

Term5 yearsYear 2 of 5

Expires2029-30UFA at 36

Cap value$26.3MCap hit × 5 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.