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Esa Lindell

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Dallas Stars

D · 6'3", 217 lb · 32 years old · Shoots left · Vantaa, FIN

Drafted 2012 · DAL · round 3 · #74 overall

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Last 5 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	GS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Nov 14	BUF	0	0	0.1	4	0	27:11
Nov 12	WPG	0	0	-0.4	0	-2	24:27
Nov 7	SJS	0	0	0.0	2	+1	26:14
Nov 5	@CBJ	0	0	-0.2	5	-1	26:05
Nov 3	@WSH	1	1	0.4	1	+1	26:32

Against their position

This playerAverage defencemen

Against 240 defencemen, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

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Role

Hits / 601.12192nd

Blocks / 605.9927th

Takeaways / 600.37183rd

Giveaways / 603.74160th

Penalty minutes220th

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

Per game, against the average defenseman

Goals

D 0.08

Assists

D 0.27

SOG

Shots on goal

D 1.2

Expected goals

D 0.08

Attempts for

D 14.6

Attempts against

D 14.7

TOI

Ice time

D 19:05

Speed

Top, mph

21.0

D 21.2

Hits

D 1.0

Hit±

Dealt minus taken

D -0.7

BLK

Shot blocks

D 1.3

bxG

Block xG margin

D +.02

Poss±

Take minus give

D -0.8

Pen±

Drawn minus taken

D -0.1

FO%

Faceoffs won

Shot

Hardest, mph

78.5

D 87.2

Every shot this season

Shot on goal15Missed6Shot blocked7

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Dallas Stars	14	0	1	1	+3	17	–	22:53
2025-26	Dallas Stars	82	6	26	32	+30	83	7.2	23:14
2024-25	Dallas Stars	80	5	21	26	+34	99	5.1	22:11
2023-24	Dallas Stars	82	5	21	26	+17	114	4.4	20:28
2022-23	Dallas Stars	82	8	16	24	+29	116	6.9	19:55
2021-22	Dallas Stars	76	4	21	25	+4	136	2.9	22:03
2020-21	Dallas Stars	56	5	11	16	+11	100	5.0	23:11
2019-20	Dallas Stars	69	3	20	23	+5	98	3.1	23:25
2018-19	Dallas Stars	82	11	21	32	+14	132	8.3	24:20
2017-18	Dallas Stars	80	7	20	27	+19	137	5.1	22:05
2016-17	Dallas Stars	73	6	12	18	+8	99	6.1	21:52
2015-16	Dallas Stars	4	0	0	0	-3	2	–	14:03
Career		780	60	190	250	+171	1133	5.3	22:12

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2025-26	OG	Finland	6	0	3	3
2024-25	4 Nations	Finland	3	1	0	1
2021-22	WC	Finland	6	0	1	1
2016-17	WCup	Finland	1	0	0	0
2016-17	AHL	Texas Stars	2	0	1	1
2015-16	AHL	Texas	73	14	28	42
2015-16	WC-A	Finland	10	1	3	4
2014-15	Finland	Assat	57	14	21	35
2014-15	WC-A	Finland	8	1	5	6
2014-15	AHL	Texas	5	0	1	1
2013-14	Finland-2	K-Vantaa	11	2	3	5
2013-14	WJC-A	Czechia	7	2	3	5
2013-14	Finland	Jokerit	44	2	3	5
2012-13	Fin-Jr.	Jokerit Jr.	11	5	4	9
2012-13	Finland-2	K-Vantaa	22	4	6	10
2012-13	Finland	Jokerit	19	0	0	0
2011-12	Fin-Jr.	Jokerit Jr.	48	21	30	51
2011-12	Finland-2	K-Vantaa	2	0	0	0
2011-12	WJ18-A	Finland	7	0	6	6
2010-11	Fin-U18	Jokerit U18	14	5	7	12
2009-10	Fin-U18	Jokerit U18	3	0	1	1
2008-09	Jr. C SM-sarja	Jokerit U16	8	0	3	3