Esa Lindell

Dallas Stars·D·#23·FIN·Age 32·Shoots L

6'3"217 lbsVantaaDrafted 74th Overall, 2012 (DAL)

GP11

PTS1

+/-4

S%0.0%

TOI/GP22:03

GWG0

OTG—

SHG0

PPP0

Esa Lindell, Dallas Stars defenceman, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Vantaa, FIN · Draft: 2012 · Round 3, pick 13 (#74 overall) · DAL · 12 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 775
G: 60
A: 189
PTS: 249
+/-: 172

Playoffs

GP: 109
G: 6
A: 19
PTS: 25
+/-: -26

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-31	vs CBJ	0	1	23:29
2026-10-17	@ CHI	0	1	19:58
2026-10-14	@ COL	1	0	24:51
2026-10-13	vs COL	-1	1	22:37
2026-10-10	@ PIT	0	0	20:19

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Hits5#545 of 656
Hits per game0.46#531 of 656
Hits per 601.23#559 of 656
Blocked shots25#56 of 656
Takeaways2#369 of 656
Giveaways16#449 of 656

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)0.40#598 of 656
Expected goals per 600.10#635 of 656
Goals above expected-0.40#381 of 656
xG per shot (shot quality)0.029#628 of 656
High-danger shots0#574 of 656

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)46.8%#453 of 656
Corsi relative to team-2.1%#426 of 656
Fenwick (unblocked share)45.7%#477 of 656
PDO at 5v51.039#129 of 656
Offensive zone starts26.7%#628 of 656
Time on ice per game22:03#46 of 656

Ranks among 656 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

Game LogLast 10 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 8	SJS	0	0	1	2	26:14	W
Nov 6	@ CBJ	0	0	-1	5	26:05	L
Nov 4	@ WSH	1	1	1	1	26:32	W
Nov 1	CBJ	0	0	0	1	23:29	W
Oct 17	@ CHI	0	0	0	1	19:58	W
Oct 15	@ COL	0	0	1	0	24:51	W
Oct 14	COL	0	0	-1	1	22:37	L
Oct 10	@ PIT	0	0	0	0	20:19	L
Oct 8	@ BUF	0	0	1	0	21:57	W
Oct 6	SJS	0	0	2	1	18:54	W

Show all 12 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 8	SJS	0	0	1	2	26:14	W
Nov 6	@ CBJ	0	0	-1	5	26:05	L
Nov 4	@ WSH	1	1	1	1	26:32	W
Nov 1	CBJ	0	0	0	1	23:29	W
Oct 17	@ CHI	0	0	0	1	19:58	W
Oct 15	@ COL	0	0	1	0	24:51	W
Oct 14	COL	0	0	-1	1	22:37	L
Oct 10	@ PIT	0	0	0	0	20:19	L
Oct 8	@ BUF	0	0	1	0	21:57	W
Oct 6	SJS	0	0	2	1	18:54	W
Oct 4	@ NSH	0	0	1	0	19:11	L
Oct 3	STL	0	0	0	1	18:43	L

Career Arc

12 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG	PPA
2026-27	DAL	9	0	0	0	+4	2	5	0.0	21:07	0	0
2025-26	DAL	82	6	26	32	+30	20	83	7.2	23:14	1	1
2024-25	DAL	80	5	21	26	+34	14	99	5.1	22:11	1	0
2023-24	DAL	82	5	21	26	+17	12	114	4.4	20:28	0	0
2022-23	DAL	82	8	16	24	+29	10	116	6.9	19:55	0	0
2021-22	DAL	76	4	21	25	+4	12	136	2.9	22:03	0	3
2020-21	DAL	56	5	11	16	+11	19	100	5.0	23:11	0	2
2019-20	DAL	69	3	20	23	+5	12	98	3.1	23:25	1	6
2018-19	DAL	82	11	21	32	+14	33	132	8.3	24:20	4	3
2017-18	DAL	80	7	20	27	+19	24	137	5.1	22:05	2	6
2016-17	DAL	73	6	12	18	+8	22	99	6.1	21:52	0	2
2015-16	DAL	4	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0.0	14:03	0	0

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Esa Lindell

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

Career

Advanced stats 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Game LogLast 10 games

Career Arc

Career Stats

Fantasy Value

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