Esa Lindell

#23Defenseman6'3"216 lb

0.0 in 2 days

2025-26 regular season

SOG

7.2% SH

23:14

TOI/GP

D · DAL · NHL id 8476902

Esa Lindell has played 82 games for the Dallas Stars in 2025-26, scoring 6 goals and 26 assists (32 points) on 83 shots while averaging 23:14 a night (18:03 at even strength, 0:45 on the power play and 3:54 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 41% of his 5v5 minutes with Miro Heiskanen and 37% with Mavrik Bourque over the last 10 games, and the Stars have controlled 49% of shot attempts with Lindell on the ice (71-47 in goals, 43% offensive-zone starts). In the Stars' most recent game against MIN he was on D2 with Ilya Lyubushkin and off the power play. He is shooting 7.2% this season against 5.2% across the 771 games in our data.

Right now

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

Pair

Ilya Lyubushkin

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

PK1D

Miro Heiskanen

Last 5: D2/PP2 · D3/PP2 · D1 · D2 · D2

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

20 games shown, 22:18 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 speed31st3121.2 mph

Bursts 20+ mph34th3510

Hardest shot26th2685.7 mph

Offensive-zone time17th1839.5%

Distance skated87th88240.5 mi

High-danger SOG64th655

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 · 208 attempts, 92 on goal, 6 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 · 82 GP · 32 points vs 26.6 expected

Luck Meter →

Hold(softened from Sell high by the sustainability check)

Luck meter+59

Last 20 games: +43. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting+0.6 G

On-ice SH%+19.1 G

On-ice SV%−2.1 G

IPP+2.0 G

Points vs expected+5.4 P

: 7.2%
: 103.8
: 36.4%
G vs xG: 6 / 5.4

• Shot diet improved: 0.069 xG per attempt lately vs 0.041 before (more from the slot).

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 played82
Goals6408th of 715
Assists26174th of 715
Points32266th of 715
Power-play points2342nd of 715
Shorthanded points238th of 715
Shots on goal83378th of 715
Hits30539th of 715
Blocked shots1795th of 715
Plus/minus+3019th of 715
Penalty minutes20442nd of 715
Faceoffs won0451st of 715

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

Corsi (CF%)48.6%418th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)50.2%303rd of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)54.9%104th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)54.7%111th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)55.4%111th of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)52.2%195th of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /600.17682nd of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.109666th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.21582nd of 719
Faceoff win %—
Draw Equity /100—

Usage

Ice time per game23:1427th of 715
Power-play time per game0:45373rd of 715
Power-play share18.5%437th of 713
Ice-time share38.1%28th of 715
Offensive-zone start %43.0%527th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60−0.13372nd of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO103849th of 719
Goals above expected+0.6250th of 715
Luck Meter+5945th of 828
Ascension score—

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed21.2655th of 715
20+ mph bursts10669th of 715
Hardest shot85.7478th of 715
Offensive-zone time39.5%591st of 715

Compare head to head

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 · 81 of 82 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: −0.085
Season net: −2.04xG

Offensive TK/600.17 (4)

Offensive GV/600.46 (11)

Neutral TK/600.29 (7)

Neutral GV/600.38 (9)

Defensive TK/600.38 (9)

Defensive GV/603.21 (77)

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

Method Leaders

Per 60: 0.17
Attempts: 4
: 0.010

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

Method Leaders

Season: −0.81G
Per 60: −0.026
Drawn / taken: 6 / 10minors

Method Leaders

: 54.7%
: 55.4%
: 54.9%
Transition CF/60: 4.5
Turnovers won/60: 23.0
Turnovers lost/60: 22.0

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

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

83 shots on goal, 6 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Low Slot	6%	23%	1
Center Point	25%	9%	0
L Point	18%	5%	1
R Circle	1%	12%	0
L Net Side	7%	3%	0
L Circle	17%	13%	1
Outside R	1%	4%	0

Role changes

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

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Played 10:36 more than his 5-game averageApr 25, 2026 alerts →
Moved up to D1 from D2Jan 25, 2023 alerts →
Moved down to D3 from D1Dec 11, 2021 alerts →
Moved up to D1 from D2Dec 2, 2021 alerts →
Moved up to D1 from D2Nov 16, 2021 alerts →
Moved up to D1 from D2May 7, 2019 alerts →
Moved up to D1 from D2Apr 22, 2019 alerts →

How his goals happened

20 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
Apr 15, 2026 @ BUF	Forecheck turnover	—	0	18.8	—
Jan 20, 2026 vs BOS	Off the faceoff	—	2	69.5	one-timer
Dec 9, 2025 @ WPG	Forecheck turnover	—	0	59.5	—
Nov 26, 2025 @ SEA	Odd-man rush	carry	1	4.5	3-on-2
Nov 13, 2025 @ MTL	Forecheck turnover	—	1	50.3	—
Oct 14, 2025 vs MIN	Forecheck turnover	loose	1	67.1	—
May 21, 2025 vs EDM	Forecheck turnover	—	0	13.1	—
Mar 22, 2025 vs PHI	Odd-man rush	pass	2	76.8	3-on-2
Jan 25, 2025 @ STL	Forecheck turnover	carry	0	39.0	one-timer
Dec 31, 2024 vs BUF	Dump and chase	dump	0	3.0	5-on-0
Nov 18, 2024 vs ANA	Odd-man rush	carry	3*	53.5	3-on-2
Nov 1, 2024 vs FLA	Rebound	—	0	14.8	rebound
May 29, 2024 @ EDM	Off the faceoff	—	3	43.8	—
May 25, 2024 vs EDM	Point shot	—	2	67.4	—
May 9, 2024 vs COL	Cycle	—	0	21.4	—
Feb 19, 2024 @ BOS	Odd-man rush	carry	1	73.9	2-on-1
Jan 23, 2024 @ DET	Rebound	—	0	72.9	rebound
Dec 15, 2023 vs OTT	Cycle	carry	0	60.6	—
Dec 11, 2023 vs DET	Rush	carry	3*	61.5	—
Nov 14, 2023 vs ARI	Odd-man rush	carry	2*	71.9	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 Lindell

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Lindell apart	CF% mate apart
Miro Heiskanen	D	82	1085:44	70%	49.0%	56% (48-37)	49.4% 359:56	51.6% 337:13
Wyatt Johnston	C	88	525:52	34%	46.7%	56% (27-21)	49.3% 1025:10	45.3% 783:29
Jason Robertson	LW	88	518:21	33%	52.2%	71% (30-12)	46.2% 1032:41	51.0% 810:32
Mavrik Bourque	C	88	468:47	30%	53.0%	50% (20-20)	46.4% 1082:15	52.4% 756:32
Mikko Rantanen	RW	70	415:30	27%	46.1%	65% (22-12)	47.9% 836:31	45.1% 628:24
Sam Steel	C	79	406:34	26%	46.0%	53% (18-16)	50.5% 994:39	47.5% 622:19
Justin Hryckowian	C	87	317:36	20%	46.5%	53% (16-14)	48.6% 1215:35	49.1% 662:05
Matt Duchene	C	63	301:30	19%	47.5%	61% (14-9)	48.3% 807:28	44.6% 527:58
Roope Hintz	LW	53	289:59	19%	51.1%	73% (16-6)	48.8% 669:50	49.4% 378:54
Jamie Benn	LW	64	281:46	18%	46.6%	58% (15-11)	47.8% 857:13	45.5% 448:19
Oskar Bäck	C	76	225:55	15%	46.7%	43% (6-8)	48.8% 1127:43	49.6% 528:53
Colin Blackwell	C	72	213:05	14%	48.9%	44% (8-10)	48.8% 1041:37	46.2% 484:52
Radek Faksa	C	63	189:04	12%	49.5%	14% (1-6)	48.6% 949:35	44.6% 401:20
Tyler Seguin	C	26	138:43	9%	47.5%	83% (10-2)	50.7% 311:58	42.8% 220:43

Game log

88 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	0	0	0	1	—	22:14	17:33	—	3:56
Apr 28PO	vs MIN	L 2-4	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	—	20:29	15:44	0:04	4:18
Apr 25PO	@ MIN	OTL 2-3	0	0	0	-3	3	0	0	3	—	34:17	28:06	—	6:11
Apr 22PO	@ MIN	W 4-3	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	4	—	30:16	20:45	1:24	8:07
Apr 20PO	vs MIN	W 4-2	0	1	1	-2	4	0	0	1	—	23:16	16:10	0:33	6:04
Apr 18PO	vs MIN	L 1-6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	—	21:18	16:29	0:23	4:14
Apr 15	@ BUF	W 4-3	1	1	2	0	3	0	1	2	—	22:14	16:44	2:00	3:30
Apr 13	@ TOR	W 6-5	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	—	21:22	17:51	0:13	2:41
Apr 11	vs NYR	W 2-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	—	22:57	16:28	0:22	5:54
Apr 9	vs MIN	W 5-4	0	2	2	+4	3	2	0	2	—	25:03	19:40	—	3:38
Apr 7	vs CGY	W 4-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	—	20:36	14:39	1:41	4:16
Apr 4	vs COL	L 0-2	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	—	19:10	17:44	0:16	1:10
Apr 2	vs WPG	W 3-0	0	0	0	+1	3	0	1	1	—	22:16	15:56	—	3:44
Mar 31	@ BOS	L 3-6	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	2	—	20:14	16:39	0:02	3:33
Mar 29	@ PHI	OTL 1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	—	23:01	17:39	1:07	4:15
Mar 28	@ PIT	W 6-3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	—	22:20	15:19	1:05	4:25
Mar 26	@ NYI	L 1-2	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	—	18:24	14:25	0:22	3:37
Mar 24	vs NJD	L 4-6	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	—	22:24	18:04	1:02	3:18
Mar 22	vs VGK	L 2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	—	21:37	14:56	1:05	5:36
Mar 21	@ MIN	OTL 1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	—	21:09	16:46	1:15	3:08

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	82	1905:15	23:14	1372	1881	42.2%	43.1%	677	860	88	92	49%	84.9	95.0	33%
Even strength	82	1479:41	18:03	1208	1277	48.6%	50.3%	593	557	73	48	60%	63.5	52.1	42%
5v5	82	1438:57	17:33	1180	1250	48.6%	50.2%	573	544	71	47	60%	60.7	49.8	43%
Power play	70	61:58	0:53	63	10	86.3%	86.4%	31	8	5	0	100%	5.6	0.4	81%
Penalty kill	82	319:11	3:54	52	519	9.1%	10.4%	40	259	2	39	5%	2.7	38.6	1%
4v4	30	32:24	1:05	21	19	52.5%	53.1%	14	10	2	1	67%	1.5	1.8	19%
3v3 (OT)	8	8:20	1:03	7	8	46.7%	58.3%	6	3	0	0	—	1.3	0.5	33%
5v4	70	61:46	0:53	63	10	86.3%	86.4%	31	8	5	0	100%	5.6	0.4	81%
4v5	82	313:20	3:49	51	502	9.2%	10.6%	40	249	2	36	5%	2.7	36.2	1%
3v5	6	3:24	0:34	0	9	0.0%	0.0%	0	7	0	2	0%	0.0	1.7	0%
6v5, own net empty	15	5:47	0:23	9	1	90.0%	85.7%	5	1	1	1	50%	1.0	0.4	—
5v6, opponent net empty	34	35:31	1:03	37	70	34.6%	34.2%	7	32	7	4	64%	11.6	3.4	0%
3v4	3	2:27	0:49	1	8	11.1%	12.5%	0	3	0	1	0%	0.0	0.7	0%
4v6, opponent net empty	4	2:47	0:42	1	4	20.0%	25.0%	0	3	0	0	—	0.4	0.2	—

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	1	1	-7	6	9	0.0%	2	13	25:18
2025-26	DAL	82	6	26	32	+30	20	83	7.2%	30	179	23:14
2024-25Playoffs	DAL	18	1	1	2	-3	4	18	5.6%	13	44	23:32
2024-25	DAL	80	5	21	26	+34	14	99	5.1%	50	170	22:11
2023-24Playoffs	DAL	19	3	2	5	+2	4	23	13.0%	27	46	24:45
2023-24	DAL	82	5	21	26	+17	12	114	4.4%	74	162	20:28
2022-23Playoffs	DAL	19	0	3	3	-10	8	28	0.0%	16	28	20:50
2022-23	DAL	82	8	16	24	+29	10	116	6.9%	87	147	19:55
2021-22Playoffs	DAL	7	0	2	2	0	0	17	0.0%	6	18	23:15
2021-22	DAL	76	4	21	25	+4	12	136	2.9%	111	148	22:03
2020-21	DAL	56	5	11	16	+11	19	100	5.0%	114	104	23:11
2019-20	DAL	69	3	20	23	+5	12	98	3.1%	89	127	23:25
2018-19Playoffs	DAL	13	1	3	4	+4	4	15	6.7%	29	34	26:58
2018-19	DAL	82	11	21	32	+14	33	132	8.3%	143	161	24:20
2017-18	DAL	80	7	20	27	+19	24	137	5.1%	92	123	22:05

Esa Lindell news

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9/18/26 Training Camp: Esa Lindell
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Esa Lindell Home
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Esa Lindell Bio, Awards & Draftinfo
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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

Compare head to head

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

Esa Lindell news