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Esa Lindell
Defenseman #23 Stars $5.250M
Player Information

Esa Lindell has 22 points (5 goals, 17 assists) in 57 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 239 points (59 goals, 180 assists) in 741 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: 31.8 yrs (23.05.1994)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 98 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 74th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoDallas Stars
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 31-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Stars controlling 48% 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 19% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 40% in the defensive zone.

  • 78

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 101st of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 47th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.06
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.48
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    23.74
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.23
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.33
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.42
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.17
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.90
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.57
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.17
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.76
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.33
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    5.57
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.08
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.90
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.40
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.07
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $5.250M
Player Contract Value: $6.000M
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
27.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 26:31 0 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 -3 23:51 3 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 0 22:38 1 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 -1 23:25 3 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 1 1 1 25:15 0 0
Total 5 0 1 1 -3 7 0.0% 0
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 57 5 17 22 18 23:45 58 8.6% 14
Season Projection 82 7 24 31 26 23:44 83 8.4% 20
Total 741 59 180 239 156 1091 5.4% 172
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 Match
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 31.8 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.39 0.32 63 85 $5.250M
91% Philip Broberg Team Logo D 24.7 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.34 0.30 61 85 $4.581M
88% Travis Sanheim Team Logo D 29.9 yrs 193 cm / 100 kg 0.43 0.37 67 81 $6.250M
88% Martin Fehervary Team Logo D 26.4 yrs 188 cm / 97 kg 0.34 0.27 62 82 $2.675M
87% Rasmus Ristolainen Team Logo D 31.3 yrs 193 cm / 94 kg 0.32 0.39 62 82 $5.100M
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