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Lian Bichsel
Defenseman #6 Stars $0.918M
Player Information

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.

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  • Country: Country FlagCHE
    Age: 21.8 yrs (18.05.2004)
    Height / Weight: 201 cm / 107 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 18th in 2022
    Draft Team: Team logoDallas Stars
    Awards: -
    Injury: Day to Day with Lower Body Injury
Player Evaluation

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.

  • 58

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 269th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 251st of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.16
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.39
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.81
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.15
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.29
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.09
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.04
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.19
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.18
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    1.61
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.61
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.50
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.58
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.48
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.37
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Lian Bichsel at his age (21.8 yrs):
    Isaak Phillips (Rating of 58 in 2022, Today 55)
    Justin Barron (Rating of 59 in 2022, Today 60)
    Wyatt Kaiser (Rating of 60 in 2023, Today 66)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.918M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
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 51 2 4 6 12 15:48 18 11.1% 43
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
Player Match
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 21.8 yrs 201 cm / 107 kg 0.12 0.19 50 62 $0.918M
83% Erik Gudbranson Team Logo D 34.1 yrs 196 cm / 100 kg 0.21 0.17 55 59 $4.000M
82% Brandon Carlo Team Logo D 29.3 yrs 196 cm / 102 kg 0.15 0.17 55 65 $0.615M
82% Tyler Myers Team Logo D 36.1 yrs 203 cm / 103 kg 0.14 0.36 53 61 $3.000M
81% Jamie Oleksiak Team Logo D 33.2 yrs 201 cm / 113 kg 0.17 0.21 54 71 $4.600M
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