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Lian Bichsel #6
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Lian Bichsel has 3 points (1 goals, 2 assists) in 26 games for the Dallas Stars this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 18) of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Dallas Stars, he has 12 points (5 goals, 7 assists) in 64 regular-season games for the Dallas Stars.

He also has 1 points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 18 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagSUI
    Age: 21.6 yrs (18.05.2004)
    Height / Weight: 201 cm / 107 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 18th in 2022
    Draft Team: Team logoDallas Stars
    Awards: -
    Injury: Month to Month with Lower Body Injury
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The 21-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Stars controlling 39% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Lian Bichsel is off the ice, the Stars control 55% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 15% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 37% in the defensive zone.

  • 60

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 257th of 282 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 228th of 282 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    26.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.11
    -0.16
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    15.81
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.15
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.00
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.29
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.09
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.04
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    2.19
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    3.18
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    1.61
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    1.61
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    3.50
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    0.58
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    2.19
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.37
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    0.00
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Lian Bichsel at his age (21.6 yrs):
    Cale Fleury (Rating of 59 in 2019, Today 59)
    Wyatt Kaiser (Rating of 59 in 2023, Today 75)
    Kevin Bahl (Rating of 60 in 2021, Today 74)
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Actual AAV: $0.918M
Player Contract Value: $0.900M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 24.1 yrs (18.05.2004)
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Lian Bichsel
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
22.11.2025 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 0 21:28 0 2
25.11.2025 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 0 0 0 19:43 0 2
26.11.2025 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 0 18:55 0 0
28.11.2025 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 -1 20:15 0 0
30.11.2025 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 9:31 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -1 0 0.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Stars 38 4 5 9 2 14:52 39 10.3% 41
2025-26 Team Logo Stars 26 1 2 3 6 15:49 9 11.1% 22
Season Projection 66 3 5 8 15 15:48 23 13.0% 56
Total 64 5 7 12 8 48 10.4% 63
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Stars 18 0 1 1 0 11:46 12 0.0% 28
Total 18 0 1 1 0 12 0.0% 28
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Lian Bichsel Team Logo D 21.6 yrs 201 cm / 107 kg 0.12 0.19 53 63 $0.918M
80% Michael Kesselring Team Logo D 26 yrs 196 cm / 97 kg 0.00 0.31 52 65 $1.400M
80% Erik Gudbranson Team Logo D 34 yrs 196 cm / 100 kg 0.00 0.17 57 57 $4.000M
79% Jamie Oleksiak Team Logo D 33 yrs 201 cm / 113 kg 0.21 0.21 61 70 $4.600M
78% Vincent Iorio Team Logo D 23.1 yrs 193 cm / 99 kg 0.19 0.16 54 60 $0.814M
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