Lian Bichsel

#6Defenseman6'7"236 lb

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2025-26 regular season

SOG

14.8% SH

15:40

TOI/GP

D · DAL · NHL id 8483425

Lian Bichsel has played 50 games for the Dallas Stars in 2025-26, scoring 4 goals and 4 assists (8 points) on 27 shots while averaging 15:40 a night (14:36 at even strength, 0:01 on the power play and 0:55 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 48% of his 5v5 minutes with Tyler Myers and 27% with Mavrik Bourque over the last 10 games, and the Stars have controlled 46% of shot attempts with Bichsel on the ice (27-20 in goals, 39% offensive-zone starts). In the Stars' most recent game against MIN he was on D3 with Alexander Petrovic and off the power play. He is shooting 14.8% this season against 9.8% across the 112 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 30 game vs MIN, detected from shift data

Pair

Alexander Petrovic

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

PK2D

Thomas Harley

Last 5: D3 · D2 · D3 · D3 · D3

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

19 games shown, 16:04 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Top speed34th3521.3 mph

Bursts 20+ mph39th4014

Hardest shot73rd7394.1 mph

Offensive-zone time29th3040.3%

Distance skated42nd42109.7 mi

High-danger SOG29th301

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2025-26 · 116 attempts, 31 on goal, 4 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 50 GP · 8 points vs 8.7 expected

Luck Meter →

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Luck meter+49

Last 20 games: +8. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting+2.6 G

On-ice SH%+2.1 G

On-ice SV%+8.7 G

IPP−1.6 G

Points vs expected−0.7 P

: 14.8%
: 104.2
: 28.6%
G vs xG: 4 / 1.4

• Role rose over the last 10 games (4 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
Below expected

Player analytics

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2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.

Fantasy box score

Games played50
Goals4481st of 715
Assists4620th of 715
Points8597th of 715
Power-play points0437th of 715
Shorthanded points0227th of 715
Shots on goal27659th of 715
Hits13987th of 715
Blocked shots42316th of 715
Plus/minus+6172nd of 715
Penalty minutes37225th of 715
Faceoffs won0451st of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)46.3%568th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)45.9%594th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)49.9%327th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)48.5%409th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.0%457th of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)49.6%361st of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /600.33592nd of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.037336th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.24511th of 719
Faceoff win %—
Draw Equity /100—

Usage

Ice time per game15:40385th of 715
Power-play time per game0:01684th of 715
Power-play share2.3%672nd of 713
Ice-time share25.7%392nd of 715
Offensive-zone start %39.4%591st of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60−0.31477th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO104232nd of 719
Goals above expected+2.698th of 715
Luck Meter+4975th of 828
Ascension score—

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed21.3646th of 715
20+ mph bursts14644th of 715
Hardest shot94.1115th of 715
Offensive-zone time40.3%511th of 715

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 47 of 50 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: −0.049
Season net: −0.59xG

Offensive TK/600.33 (4)

Offensive GV/600.42 (5)

Neutral TK/600.42 (5)

Neutral GV/600.42 (5)

Defensive TK/600.25 (3)

Defensive GV/602.16 (26)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 60: 0.33
Attempts: 4
: 0.001

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: −0.81G
Per 60: −0.062
Drawn / taken: 14.5 / 18.5minors

Method Leaders

: 48.5%
: 48.0%
: 49.9%
Transition CF/60: 4.0
Turnovers won/60: 21.0
Turnovers lost/60: 20.2

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

27 shots on goal, 4 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
L Point	33%	5%	0
Low Slot	4%	23%	0
Center Point	22%	9%	2
R Circle	0%	12%	0
High Slot	0%	7%	0
R Point	11%	6%	0
L Net Side	0%	3%	0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Moved up to D2 from D3Apr 25, 2026 alerts →
Moved up to D1 from D3Nov 18, 2025 alerts →
Moved down to D3 from D2Feb 23, 2025 alerts →
Played 8:55 less than his 5-game averageFeb 23, 2025 alerts →

How his goals happened

8 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Mar 28, 2026 @ PIT	Point shot	carry	2	68.6	3-on-2, one-timer
Mar 2, 2026 @ VAN	Forecheck turnover	—	1	55.2	—
Mar 2, 2026 @ VAN	Cycle	—	5*	24.8	—
Nov 15, 2025 vs PHI	Forecheck turnover	—	2*	54.7	—
Apr 14, 2025 @ DET	Odd-man rush	pass	2	7.6	1-on-0
Apr 3, 2025 vs NSH	Odd-man rush	carry	1*	79.5	3-on-2
Dec 16, 2024 vs WSH	Deflection	—	2	45.2	deflection
Dec 12, 2024 vs NSH	Odd-man rush	carry	1	73.9	4-on-2

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Bichsel

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Bichsel apart	CF% mate apart
Alexander Petrovic	D	28	296:54	36%	41.1%	57% (12-9)	46.5% 107:02	52.0% 107:46
Colin Blackwell	C	53	221:32	27%	46.4%	71% (10-4)	47.5% 556:46	49.0% 298:17
Justin Hryckowian	C	54	217:17	27%	48.0%	54% (7-6)	47.2% 572:26	50.6% 399:04
Mavrik Bourque	C	52	215:19	26%	50.4%	54% (7-6)	46.0% 551:18	54.3% 520:45
Jason Robertson	LW	53	211:45	26%	52.8%	40% (4-6)	45.6% 567:08	51.0% 595:38
Tyler Myers	D	19	198:49	24%	48.5%	46% (6-7)	61.9% 93:56	48.4% 90:08
Wyatt Johnston	C	55	185:14	23%	49.0%	56% (5-4)	46.7% 619:12	46.2% 640:48
Oskar Bäck	C	46	181:04	22%	49.2%	82% (9-2)	50.4% 500:30	49.3% 282:58
Sam Steel	C	45	165:18	20%	47.6%	50% (4-4)	47.0% 498:48	46.9% 434:42
Ilya Lyubushkin	D	24	144:32	18%	50.6%	83% (5-1)	44.3% 192:00	40.5% 183:20
Adam Erne	LW	36	139:49	17%	48.1%	57% (4-3)	49.6% 365:24	43.9% 222:15
Mikko Rantanen	RW	38	125:57	15%	44.2%	50% (2-2)	45.2% 436:25	45.3% 439:38
Jamie Benn	LW	34	123:30	15%	50.6%	50% (6-6)	50.6% 392:54	48.6% 264:14
Matt Duchene	C	33	121:32	15%	47.2%	33% (3-6)	51.3% 364:13	50.0% 303:46

Game log

56 games in 2025-26, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Apr 30PO	@ MIN	L 2-5	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	—	13:55	11:37	—	1:25
Apr 28PO	vs MIN	L 2-4	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	—	13:46	13:06	—	0:27
Apr 25PO	@ MIN	OTL 2-3	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	—	21:36	21:26	—	0:10
Apr 22PO	@ MIN	W 4-3	0	0	0	-1	1	0	2	2	—	22:27	22:19	—	0:08
Apr 20PO	vs MIN	W 4-2	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	—	14:17	14:03	0:14	—
Apr 18PO	vs MIN	L 1-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	—	15:21	15:21	—	—
Apr 15	@ BUF	W 4-3	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	—	20:37	18:05	—	2:32
Apr 11	vs NYR	W 2-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	—	14:51	13:10	—	1:41
Apr 9	vs MIN	W 5-4	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	—	20:25	20:21	—	0:04
Apr 7	vs CGY	W 4-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	—	13:42	13:42	—	—
Apr 4	vs COL	L 0-2	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	—	15:56	15:06	—	0:50
Apr 2	vs WPG	W 3-0	0	1	1	+1	1	0	2	3	—	16:33	14:08	—	2:19
Mar 31	@ BOS	L 3-6	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	—	15:12	14:47	—	0:25
Mar 29	@ PHI	OTL 1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	—	14:53	14:47	—	0:06
Mar 28	@ PIT	W 6-3	1	0	1	+3	2	0	1	1	—	14:12	13:34	—	0:04
Mar 26	@ NYI	L 1-2	0	0	0	-1	1	0	4	2	—	16:11	14:39	—	1:32
Mar 24	vs NJD	L 4-6	0	0	0	-2	1	0	2	0	—	13:57	13:17	—	0:40
Mar 22	vs VGK	L 2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	—	14:56	12:40	0:13	1:34
Mar 21	@ MIN	OTL 1-2	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	1	—	14:35	14:03	—	0:32
Mar 18	@ COL	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	—	14:18	14:11	—	0:07

Season splits by strength

2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	50	783:20	15:40	577	715	44.7%	44.1%	262	346	28	25	53%	28.4	32.9	34%
Even strength	50	730:19	14:36	561	650	46.3%	46.0%	254	309	27	20	57%	27.2	27.6	38%
5v5	50	722:03	14:26	555	645	46.3%	45.9%	252	307	27	20	57%	27.1	27.2	39%
Power play	5	0:33	0:07	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	—	0.0	0.0	100%
Penalty kill	47	45:47	0:58	6	46	11.5%	13.6%	4	26	0	3	0%	0.1	3.6	5%
4v4	6	8:16	1:23	6	5	54.5%	50.0%	2	2	0	0	—	0.1	0.4	0%
4v5	47	44:47	0:57	6	45	11.8%	14.0%	4	25	0	3	0%	0.1	3.5	5%
6v5, own net empty	7	3:33	0:30	8	3	72.7%	80.0%	3	1	0	1	0%	0.6	0.7	—
5v6, opponent net empty	11	3:08	0:17	2	16	11.1%	13.3%	1	10	1	1	50%	0.6	1.0	—

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM			HIT	BLK	TOI/GP
2025-26Playoffs	DAL	6	0	0	0	0	4	4	0.0%	14	3	16:54
2025-26	DAL	50	4	4	8	+6	37	27	14.8%	139	42	15:40
2024-25Playoffs	DAL	18	0	1	1	0	28	12	0.0%	75	9	11:47
2024-25	DAL	38	4	5	9	+2	41	39	10.3%	155	23	14:53

Lian Bichsel news

9/24/26 Practice: Lian Bichsel
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Lian Bichsel Stats
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Stars select Lian Bichsel with 18th overall pick in 2022 NHL Draft
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Lian Bichsel Home
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Lian Bichsel Bio, Awards & Draft Info
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Lian Bichsel Back in the Running for the National Team
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2026-27 Player Profile: Lian Bichsel
NHL.comAug 25, 2026
Should Stars Look to Lock Up Lian Bichsel Long-Term Like Penguins Did With Ville Koivunen?
The Hockey NewsAug 10, 2026

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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.

Right now

Deployment timeline

NHL EDGE tracking

Shot map

Luck

Player analytics

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Beyond the box score

Turnover LedgerTurnover Ledger (TO±)Takeaways credited and giveaways charged at the league xG value of the zone where possession changed, per 60.Glossary →

Transition attemptsTransition attempt (TRN)An attempt within 10 s of a turnover, recovery, hit-forced recovery or faceoff win in the neutral or defensive zone, in the same play.Glossary →

Penalty ValuePenalty Value (PenV)Minor penalties drawn minus taken, times the net xG of a power play (about 0.20 per two-minute minor).(minors drawn − minors taken) × 0.20Glossary →

On-ice sequence resultsSequence xG (sxG)xG adjusted for flurries: a rebound only counts for the chance that the earlier shots in the same play did not already score.sxG_i = xG_i × Π (1 − xG_j) over earlier same-team shots in the playGlossary →

Shot DietShot diet (ixG/att)Average xG per individual unblocked attempt: how dangerous a player's typical shot is. One of the most stable traits we measure (split-half r 0.68).Shot diet = ixG / iFFGlossary →

Role changes

How his goals happened

Linemates

Game log

Season splits by strength

Career by season

Lian Bichsel news