#23 · Defence · DAL
EsaLindell
Next milestone 51 points from 300
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- +3
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 2
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- May 23, 1994 (age 32)
- Birthplace
- Vantaa, FIN
- Height
- 6′3″ (191 cm)
- Weight
- 217 lb (98 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2012 DAL, round 3, #74 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.7 mphleague avg 20.4 mph67th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph2league avg 1.564th percentile
- Distance skated7.7 mileague avg 6.6 mi64th percentile
- Hardest shot76.1 mphleague avg 79.1 mph29th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone38.9%league avg 41.6%29th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.15 | -0.15 | 3 | 0 | .052 |
| 2025-26 | 6 | 5.70 | +0.30 | 194 | 8 | .029 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 44:25 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 56.2% | 54.7% | +1.5 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 56.0% | 58.6% | -2.5 |
- Goals for–against
- 3–0
- xG for–against
- 2.4–1.9
- Average rating
- 6.0
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miro Heiskanen | 3 | 23:44 | 61.1% |
| Nils Lundkvist | 3 | 15:29 | 48.6% |
| Thomas Harley | 2 | 1:30 | 73.3% |
| Lian Bichsel | 1 | 1:02 | 0.0% |
| Tyler Myers | 1 | 0:58 | — |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 6.0 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 769 | 60 | 189 | 249 | +171 | 180 | 1118 | 5.4 | 32 |
| Playoffs | 109 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -26 | 28 | 151 | 4.0 | 3 |
Season by season (12)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Stars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Stars | 82 | 6 | 26 | 32 | +30 | 20 | 83 | 7.2 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Stars | 80 | 5 | 21 | 26 | +34 | 14 | 99 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | Stars | 82 | 5 | 21 | 26 | +17 | 12 | 114 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Stars | 82 | 8 | 16 | 24 | +29 | 10 | 116 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Stars | 76 | 4 | 21 | 25 | +4 | 12 | 136 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | Stars | 56 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +11 | 19 | 100 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Stars | 69 | 3 | 20 | 23 | +5 | 12 | 98 | 3.1 | 7 |
| 2018-19 | Stars | 82 | 11 | 21 | 32 | +14 | 33 | 132 | 8.3 | 7 |
| 2017-18 | Stars | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | +19 | 24 | 137 | 5.1 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | Stars | 73 | 6 | 12 | 18 | +8 | 22 | 99 | 6.1 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | Stars | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |