Esa Lindell
D · #23
· Dallas Stars
· 6'3" · 217 lb
· L-handed
· 32 yrs
· Draft: 2012 Rd 3 (#74 overall)
Compare with
Season
876
Games
66–208–274
G–A–P
1268
Shots · 5.2%
412 / 951
Hits / Blocks
Recent · Career last 25 games
| Date | Matchup | Score | G | A | P | SOG | Hits | Blk | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | STL @ DAL | L 4–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18:43 |
| Apr 30 | DAL @ MIN | L 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:14 |
| Apr 28 | MIN @ DAL | L 4–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:29 |
| Apr 25 | DAL @ MIN | L 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34:17 |
| Apr 22 | DAL @ MIN | W 4–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30:16 |
| Apr 20 | MIN @ DAL | W 2–4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23:16 |
Showing the 6 most recent games on file — the full game-by-game log is next.
Goals
6664th
Assists
20855th
Points
27458th
Primary Assists
9353rd
Points/60 (5v5)
0.8850th
Power-Play Points
3553rd
Game Score
293.950th
Shots
126860th
Shooting %
5.2%61st
Shot Danger/60
0.1329th
High-Danger Chances
4270th
Expected Goals
56.857th
Goals Above Expected
-0.843rd
Rebounds Created
5439th
Corsi %
47.7%17th
Fenwick %
47.9%19th
xGF% (5v5)
50.4%58th
xGA/60 (5v5)
2.6539th
Blocked Shots
170291st
Hits
105948th
Blocks/60
5.272nd
Hits/60
3.239th
Takeaways
26563rd
Giveaways
66222nd
Penalties Drawn
8621st
Penalties Taken
10191st
Penalty Differential
-078th
Plus-Minus
+14289th
Ice Time / Game
22:2583rd
Games Played
87695th
PP Ice Time
55 min54th
PK Ice Time
241 min99th
O-Zone Start %
40.5%7th
Teammate Quality
5864th
Competition Quality
5883rd
Top skating speed Oct 13, 2022 · DAL @ NSH
22.4 mph55th
Bursts over 20 mph
9753rd
Distance skated
1347 mi97th
Top shot speed
97.7 mph90th
Archetype — how these are computed →
Shutdown D
A defensive defenseman deployed against top lines who limits dangerous chances.
Why he earned it — his rank among defensemen
HD suppression
4.5/60
64th
Shot suppression
54.5/60
38th
D-zone starts
0%
50th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · Career (since 2010-11) · all gamesSlot
19 G on 136 shots
14%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+58 shots (2 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
1268
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
66
Shooting %
5.2%
Shots / GP
1.4
xG
44.6
Shot Danger Mix
High danger3%
Medium danger15%
Low danger82%
Top Scoring Zones
01
14%
Slot
19 G on 136 shots
02
10%
High Slot
12 G on 124 shots
03
4%
High Center
7 G on 190 shots
Contract
Cap hit
$5,250,000
Term2025-26 → 2029-30 (5 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2030
Clauses2025-26: NTC; 2026-27: NTC; 2027-28: NTC; 2028-29: M-NTC; 2029-30: M-NTC
Signed at age30
Signing GMJim Nill
AgentMarkus Lehto
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NHL | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-26 | OG | Finland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Stars | 82 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 4 Nations | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Stars | 80 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 18 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Stars | 82 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 19 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Stars | 82 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 19 |
| 2021-22 | WC | Finland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Stars | 76 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Stars | 56 | 5 | 11 | 16 | — |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Stars | 69 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 27 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Stars | 82 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 13 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Stars | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | — |
| 2016-17 | AHL | Texas Stars | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2016-17 | WCup | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Stars | 73 | 6 | 12 | 18 | — |
| 2015-16 | WC-A | Finland | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 2015-16 | AHL | Texas | 73 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 4 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Stars | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Texas | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2014-15 | WC-A | Finland | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — |
| 2014-15 | Finland | Assat | 57 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | Finland | Jokerit | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | WJC-A | Czechia | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 2013-14 | Finland-2 | K-Vantaa | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 2012-13 | Finland | Jokerit | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012-13 | Finland-2 | K-Vantaa | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — |
| 2012-13 | Fin-Jr. | Jokerit Jr. | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | — |
| 2011-12 | WJ18-A | Finland | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | — |
| 2011-12 | Finland-2 | K-Vantaa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011-12 | Fin-Jr. | Jokerit Jr. | 48 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 11 |
| 2010-11 | Fin-U18 | Jokerit U18 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2009-10 | Fin-U18 | Jokerit U18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2008-09 | Jr. C SM-sarja | Jokerit U16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — |