Esa Lindell has 18 points (4 goals, 14 assists) in 44 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 728 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: FIN
Age: 31.6 yrs (23.05.1994) Height / Weight: 191 cm / 98 kg Shoots: L Drafted: 74th in 2012 Draft Team: Dallas Stars
Awards: -
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.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 102nd of 285 DefensemenDefense:Def: 61st of 285 Defensemen -
Metric Current Season PlayDriving -0.06-0.140.11OnIce_xGoalsPct 0.470.350.65IceTimePerGame 23.771525Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.230.050.7PrimaryAssists/60 0.400.11SecondaryAssists/60 0.400.11xGoals/60 0.170.090.38OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 2.951.85OnIce_GoalsFor/60 2.811.45.5PP_xGoals/60 0.000.51.5Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 3.302.54.5OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 2.7524.5Penalties/60 0.290.51.5ShotsBlocked/60 5.3926Takeaways/60 1.200.52DZoneGiveaways/60 3.0414DZoneStartPct 0.410.150.4PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 8.55512
| Actual AAV: | $5.250M |
| Player Contract Value: | $4.800M |
| Remaining: | 5 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2030 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 37.1 yrs (23.05.1994) |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2025 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:58 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 01.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:53 | 0 | 2 | |
| 04.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:22 | 0 | 2 | |
| 06.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:08 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 07.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26:49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0% | 4 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 14:03 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2016-17 |
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73 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 21:52 | 99 | 6.1% | 22 |
| 2017-18 |
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80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 22:04 | 137 | 5.1% | 24 |
| 2018-19 |
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82 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 14 | 24:19 | 132 | 8.3% | 33 |
| 2019-20 |
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69 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 23:25 | 98 | 3.1% | 12 |
| 2020-21 |
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56 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 23:10 | 100 | 5.0% | 19 |
| 2021-22 |
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76 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 22:03 | 136 | 2.9% | 12 |
| 2022-23 |
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82 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 29 | 19:55 | 116 | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2023-24 |
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82 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 17 | 20:28 | 114 | 4.4% | 12 |
| 2024-25 |
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80 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 34 | 22:10 | 99 | 5.1% | 14 |
| 2025-26 |
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44 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 23:46 | 42 | 9.5% | 10 |
| Season Projection | 82 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 37 | 23:46 | 78 | 9.0% | 19 | |
| Total | 728 | 58 | 177 | 235 | 158 | 1075 | 5.4% | 168 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 |
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13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 26:58 | 15 | 6.7% | 4 |
| 2019-20 |
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27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -12 | 24:43 | 41 | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2021-22 |
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7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23:15 | 17 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2022-23 |
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19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -10 | 20:49 | 28 | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2023-24 |
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19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 24:45 | 23 | 13.0% | 4 |
| 2024-25 |
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18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 23:31 | 18 | 5.6% | 4 |
| Total | 103 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -19 | 142 | 4.2% | 22 | ||
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esa Lindell | D | 31.6 yrs | 191 cm / 98 kg | 0.41 | 0.32 | 64 | 81 | $5.250M | ||
| 90% | Travis Sanheim | D | 29.8 yrs | 193 cm / 100 kg | 0.45 | 0.37 | 68 | 81 | $6.250M | |
| 88% | Philip Broberg | D | 24.5 yrs | 193 cm / 95 kg | 0.32 | 0.29 | 63 | 83 | $4.581M | |
| 87% | Hampus Lindholm | D | 32 yrs | 193 cm / 98 kg | 0.41 | 0.41 | 66 | 81 | $6.500M | |
| 87% | Vladislav Gavrikov | D | 30.1 yrs | 191 cm / 95 kg | 0.33 | 0.31 | 63 | 79 | $7.000M |