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Esa Lindell
Defenseman #23 Stars
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Esa Lindell has 18 points (4 goals, 14 assists) in 45 games for the Dallas Stars this season.

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 74) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the Dallas Stars, he has 235 points (58 goals, 177 assists) in 729 regular-season games for the Dallas Stars.

He also has 24 points (6 goals, 18 assists) in 103 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 31.6 yrs (23.05.1994)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 98 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 74th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoDallas Stars
    Awards: -
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The 31-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Stars controlling 47% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Esa Lindell is off the ice, the Stars control 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 18% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 41% in the defensive zone.

  • 74

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 104th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 68th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.06
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.47
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    23.77
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.23
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.40
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.40
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.17
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.95
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.81
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.30
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.75
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.29
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    5.39
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.20
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    3.04
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.41
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.55
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $5.250M
Player Contract Value: $4.500M
Remaining: 5 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2030 UFA
Age at the end: 37.1 yrs (23.05.1994)
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Esa Lindell
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
01.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 -1 19:53 0 2
04.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 1 22:22 0 2
06.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 21:08 2 0.0% 0
07.01.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 1 1 1 26:49 0 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 1 26:23 0 2
Total 5 0 1 1 2 2 0.0% 6
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Stars 4 0 0 0 -3 14:03 2 0.0% 0
2016-17 Team Logo Stars 73 6 12 18 8 21:52 99 6.1% 22
2017-18 Team Logo Stars 80 7 20 27 19 22:04 137 5.1% 24
2018-19 Team Logo Stars 82 11 21 32 14 24:19 132 8.3% 33
2019-20 Team Logo Stars 69 3 20 23 5 23:25 98 3.1% 12
2020-21 Team Logo Stars 56 5 11 16 11 23:10 100 5.0% 19
2021-22 Team Logo Stars 76 4 21 25 4 22:03 136 2.9% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Stars 82 8 16 24 29 19:55 116 6.9% 10
2023-24 Team Logo Stars 82 5 21 26 17 20:28 114 4.4% 12
2024-25 Team Logo Stars 80 5 21 26 34 22:10 99 5.1% 14
2025-26 Team Logo Stars 45 4 14 18 21 23:49 42 9.5% 12
Season Projection 82 7 26 33 38 23:49 77 9.1% 22
Total 729 58 177 235 159 1075 5.4% 170
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Stars 13 1 3 4 4 26:58 15 6.7% 4
2019-20 Team Logo Stars 27 1 7 8 -12 24:43 41 2.4% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Stars 7 0 2 2 0 23:15 17 0.0% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Stars 19 0 3 3 -10 20:49 28 0.0% 8
2023-24 Team Logo Stars 19 3 2 5 2 24:45 23 13.0% 4
2024-25 Team Logo Stars 18 1 1 2 -3 23:31 18 5.6% 4
Total 103 6 18 24 -19 142 4.2% 22
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Esa Lindell Team Logo D 31.6 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.40 0.32 63 80 $5.250M
90% Travis Sanheim Team Logo D 29.8 yrs 193 cm / 100 kg 0.44 0.37 67 81 $6.250M
89% Philip Broberg Team Logo D 24.6 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.33 0.29 62 82 $4.581M
88% Martin Fehervary Team Logo D 26.3 yrs 188 cm / 97 kg 0.36 0.26 64 82 $2.675M
87% Hampus Lindholm Team Logo D 32 yrs 193 cm / 98 kg 0.41 0.41 65 80 $6.500M
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