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Lian Bichsel

D · 6'7", 237 lb · 22 years old · Shoots left · Olten, CHE

Drafted 2022 · DAL · round 1 · #18 overall

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	GS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Nov 12	WPG	–	0	0	1:14
Nov 7	SJS	-0.3	1	0	18:14
Nov 5	@CBJ	-0.6	2	-1	18:06
Nov 3	@WSH	-0.4	0	-2	15:57
Oct 31	CBJ	0.1	0	0	12:55

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 / 608.3917th

Blocks / 605.1662nd

Takeaways / 600.43173rd

Giveaways / 602.5847th

Penalty minutes16201st

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

21.1

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

91.4

D 87.2

Every shot this season

Shot on goal10Missed8Shot blocked14

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Dallas Stars	18	0	1	1	-4	10	–	15:29
2025-26	Dallas Stars	50	4	4	8	+6	27	14.8	15:40
2024-25	Dallas Stars	38	4	5	9	+2	39	10.3	14:53
Career		106	8	10	18	+4	76	10.5	15:21

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2024-25	AHL	Texas Stars	28	3	6	9
2023-24	AHL	Texas Stars	16	1	6	7
2023-24	SHL	Rögle BK	29	2	2	4
2022-23	SHL	Leksands IF	42	1	5	6
2022-23	J20 Nationell	Leksands IF J20	8	1	2	3
2022-23	WJC-20	Switzerland U20	5	0	2	2
2022-23	EHT	Switzerland	4	0	0	0
2021-22	J20 Nationell	Leksands IF J20	11	3	4	7
2021-22	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Switzerland U18	4	0	1	1
2021-22	Champions HL	Leksands IF	8	1	0	1
2021-22	SHL	Leksands IF	29	1	2	3
2020-21	U20-Elit	EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U20	45	5	23	28
2020-21	NL	EHC Biel-Bienne	4	0	0	0
2020-21	WJC-18	Switzerland U18	5	1	1	2
2019-20	YOG	Switzerland U16	2	0	0	0
2019-20	U17-Elit	Biel-Bienne U17	31	3	11	14
2018-19	Novizen Elite	EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U17	10	0	2	2
2018-19	Mini Top	EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U15	25	14	17	31
2018-19	Top Novizen	Olten U17	4	0	1	1
2017-18	Mini Top	EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U15	28	9	14	23
2017-18	Top Mini	Biel-Bienne U15	30	9	14	23
2017-18	Mini A	Olten U15	9	3	4	7
2016-17	Mini A	Olten U15	29	6	12	18
2015-16	Mini A	Olten U15	8	0	0	0