Esa Lindell

Dallas Stars·D·#23·FIN·Age 32·Shoots L

6'3"217 lbsVantaaDrafted 74th Overall, 2012 (DAL)

GP11

PTS1

+/-4

S%0.0%

TOI/GP22:03

GWG0

OTG—

SHG0

PPP0

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Vantaa, FIN · Draft: 2012 · Round 3, pick 13 (#74 overall) · DAL · 12 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 775
G: 60
A: 189
PTS: 249
+/-: 172

Playoffs

GP: 109
G: 6
A: 19
PTS: 25
+/-: -26

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-31	vs CBJ	0	1	23:29
2026-10-17	@ CHI	0	1	19:58
2026-10-14	@ COL	1	0	24:51
2026-10-13	vs COL	-1	1	22:37
2026-10-10	@ PIT	0	0	20:19

Game Log

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 6	@ CBJ	0	0	0	-1	5	26:05	L
Nov 4	@ WSH	0	1	1	1	1	26:32	W
Nov 1	CBJ	0	0	0	0	1	23:29	W
Oct 17	@ CHI	0	0	0	0	1	19:58	W
Oct 15	@ COL	0	0	0	1	0	24:51	W
Oct 14	COL	0	0	0	-1	1	22:37	L
Oct 10	@ PIT	0	0	0	0	0	20:19	L
Oct 8	@ BUF	0	0	0	1	0	21:57	W
Oct 6	SJS	0	0	0	2	1	18:54	W
Oct 4	@ NSH	0	0	0	1	0	19:11	L
Oct 3	STL	0	0	0	0	1	18:43	L
Sep 26	@ MIN	0	0	0	-1	0	19:09	W
Sep 24	MIN	1	0	1	1	2	19:41	W
Apr 30	@ MIN	0	0	0	0	0	22:14	L
Apr 29	MIN	0	0	0	-1	0	20:29	L
Apr 25	@ MIN	0	0	0	-3	3	34:17	L
Apr 23	@ MIN	0	0	0	-1	2	30:16	W
Apr 21	MIN	0	1	1	-2	4	23:16	W
Apr 18	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	21:18	L
Apr 15	@ BUF	1	1	2	0	3	22:14	W
Apr 13	@ TOR	0	0	0	1	0	21:22	W
Apr 11	NYR	0	0	0	0	1	22:57	W
Apr 10	MIN	0	2	2	4	3	25:03	W
Apr 8	CGY	0	0	0	0	0	20:36	W
Apr 4	COL	0	0	0	-1	0	19:10	L
Apr 3	WPG	0	0	0	1	3	22:16	W
Mar 31	@ BOS	0	0	0	-1	1	20:14	L
Mar 29	@ PHI	0	0	0	0	0	23:01	L
Mar 28	@ PIT	0	1	1	0	0	22:20	W
Mar 26	@ NYI	0	0	0	-1	2	18:24	L
Mar 25	NJD	0	0	0	-1	1	22:24	L
Mar 22	VGK	0	0	0	0	0	21:37	L
Mar 21	@ MIN	0	0	0	0	0	21:09	L
Mar 19	@ COL	0	0	0	0	0	24:01	W
Mar 17	UTA	0	1	1	2	1	22:03	L
Mar 15	DET	0	0	0	0	2	21:42	W
Mar 13	EDM	0	1	1	4	1	21:14	W
Mar 11	VGK	0	0	0	-1	0	22:34	W
Mar 8	CHI	0	1	1	0	1	23:23	W
Mar 7	COL	0	0	0	0	1	25:48	L
Mar 4	@ CGY	0	1	1	2	2	20:23	W
Mar 3	@ VAN	0	0	0	1	1	19:58	W
Mar 1	NSH	0	0	0	0	1	24:24	W
Feb 26	SEA	0	1	1	2	1	23:25	W
Feb 5	STL	0	1	1	1	0	25:15	W
Feb 3	WPG	0	0	0	-1	3	23:26	W
Feb 1	@ UTA	0	0	0	0	1	22:39	W
Jan 30	@ VGK	0	0	0	-3	3	23:51	W
Jan 28	@ STL	0	0	0	0	0	26:31	W
Jan 24	STL	0	0	0	-1	2	22:16	W
Jan 23	@ CBJ	0	0	0	0	2	19:47	L
Jan 21	BOS	1	0	1	2	2	21:52	W
Jan 18	TBL	0	0	0	-2	1	23:17	L
Jan 16	@ UTA	0	0	0	-1	2	24:09	L
Jan 14	@ ANA	0	0	0	0	0	21:37	L
Jan 13	@ LAK	0	2	2	2	0	26:36	W
Jan 10	@ SJS	0	0	0	1	0	26:24	L
Jan 8	@ WSH	0	1	1	1	0	26:49	W
Jan 7	@ CAR	0	0	0	0	2	21:09	L
Jan 4	MTL	0	0	0	1	0	22:22	L
Jan 2	@ CHI	0	0	0	-1	0	19:54	L
Jan 1	BUF	0	0	0	1	1	22:58	L
Dec 28	CHI	0	0	0	-2	0	23:19	L
Dec 23	@ DET	0	0	0	0	0	21:30	L
Dec 22	TOR	0	2	2	1	0	25:45	W
Dec 20	@ ANA	0	1	1	1	2	23:12	W
Dec 19	@ SJS	0	2	2	2	1	25:46	W
Dec 16	LAK	0	0	0	1	1	24:07	W
Dec 14	FLA	0	0	0	0	0	22:00	L
Dec 12	@ MIN	0	1	1	-1	1	25:13	L
Dec 10	@ WPG	1	0	1	0	3	24:37	W
Dec 7	PIT	0	0	0	0	1	28:53	W
Dec 6	SJS	0	0	0	0	0	25:30	W
Dec 4	@ NJD	0	2	2	3	1	25:31	W
Dec 3	@ NYR	0	0	0	-1	1	27:11	L
Nov 30	OTT	0	0	0	3	1	26:01	W
Nov 29	UTA	0	0	0	-1	2	25:35	W
Nov 27	@ SEA	1	0	1	-1	2	28:16	W
Nov 26	@ EDM	0	0	0	3	0	23:04	W
Nov 23	@ CGY	0	1	1	1	0	25:45	L
Nov 21	@ VAN	0	0	0	2	1	25:48	W
Nov 19	NYI	0	0	0	-1	3	23:42	L

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

League leaders →

Physical

Hits5#539 of 654
Hits per game0.46#529 of 654
Hits per 601.23#556 of 654
Blocked shots25#54 of 654
Takeaways2#364 of 654
Giveaways16#453 of 654

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)0.20#616 of 654
Expected goals per 600.05#637 of 654
Goals above expected-0.20#327 of 654
xG per shot (shot quality)0.033#586 of 654
High-danger shots0#543 of 654

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)46.8%#450 of 654
Corsi relative to team-2.1%#420 of 654
Fenwick (unblocked share)45.7%#478 of 654
PDO at 5v51.039#130 of 654
Offensive zone starts26.7%#626 of 654
Time on ice per game22:03#46 of 654

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

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Career Arc

12 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG	PPA
2026-27	DAL	9	0	0	0	+4	2	5	0.0	21:07	0	0
2025-26	DAL	82	6	26	32	+30	20	83	7.2	23:14	1	1
2024-25	DAL	80	5	21	26	+34	14	99	5.1	22:11	1	0
2023-24	DAL	82	5	21	26	+17	12	114	4.4	20:28	0	0
2022-23	DAL	82	8	16	24	+29	10	116	6.9	19:55	0	0
2021-22	DAL	76	4	21	25	+4	12	136	2.9	22:03	0	3
2020-21	DAL	56	5	11	16	+11	19	100	5.0	23:11	0	2
2019-20	DAL	69	3	20	23	+5	12	98	3.1	23:25	1	6
2018-19	DAL	82	11	21	32	+14	33	132	8.3	24:20	4	3
2017-18	DAL	80	7	20	27	+19	24	137	5.1	22:05	2	6
2016-17	DAL	73	6	12	18	+8	22	99	6.1	21:52	0	2
2015-16	DAL	4	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0.0	14:03	0	0

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Esa Lindell

Contract

Career

Game Log

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Fantasy Value

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Career Arc

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