- Age
- 32
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 217 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Born
- Vantaa, FIN
- GP
- 6
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- +3
- SOG
- 3
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2012 · Round 3, #74 overall (DAL)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 6 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| G | 0 | 1 | 1-1 |
| A | 0 | 2 | 2-2 |
| P | 0 | 3 | 3-3 |
| SOG | 3 | 3 | 7-4 |
| PPP | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| +/- | +3 | +3 | +3 |
| PIM | 2 | 0 | 0+2 |
| TOI/GP | 20:17 | 23:46−3:30 | 22:31−2:15 |
| SH% | 0.0 | 33.3-33.3 | 14.3-14.3 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.
Shooting:Lindell is shooting 0.0% (0 on 3 shots) against 5.4% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.
Shot quality says 0.2 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.2).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 45.1
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 44.7
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- -7.8
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 1.120
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 0.2
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -0.2
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 31.1
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 16:55
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
5 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Lindell is used
#23 · D · Dallas Stars
Esa Lindell
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts
- Pair 2
- PK1
- Ice time / game
- 20:36
- 16:55 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 31.1%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 44.7%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 45.1%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL defensemen
Average shift
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.
Most-used linemates · 5v5
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Dallas Stars | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 6 | 26 | 32 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Dallas Stars | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Dallas Stars | 80 | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Dallas Stars | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| 2023–24 (P) | Dallas Stars | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022–23 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 2022–23 (P) | Dallas Stars | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | Dallas Stars | 76 | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| 2021–22 (P) | Dallas Stars | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | Dallas Stars | 56 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2019–20 | Dallas Stars | 69 | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| 2019–20 (P) | Dallas Stars | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2018–19 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 2018–19 (P) | Dallas Stars | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | Dallas Stars | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| 2016–17 | Dallas Stars | 73 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2015–16 | Dallas Stars | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | vs COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:37 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | @ PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:19 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | @ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:57 |
| Mon, Oct 5 | vs SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 18:54 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | @ NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:11 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | vs STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:43 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Finland · OG | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | Finland · 4 Nations | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Finland · WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | Finland · WCup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Texas Stars · AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Texas · AHL | 73 | 14 | 28 | 42 |
| 2015–16 | Finland · WC-A | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015–16 (P) | Texas · AHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | Assat · Finland | 57 | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| 2014–15 | Finland · WC-A | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014–15 | Texas · AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014–15 (P) | Assat · Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | K-Vantaa · Finland-2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013–14 | Czechia · WJC-A | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013–14 | Jokerit · Finland | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013–14 (P) | Jokerit · Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Jokerit Jr. · Fin-Jr. | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2012–13 | K-Vantaa · Finland-2 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2012–13 | Jokerit · Finland | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Jokerit Jr. · Fin-Jr. | 48 | 21 | 30 | 51 |
| 2011–12 | K-Vantaa · Finland-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Finland · WJ18-A | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011–12 (P) | Jokerit Jr. · Fin-Jr. | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010–11 | Jokerit U18 · Fin-U18 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2010–11 (P) | Jokerit U18 · Fin-U18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010–11 (P) | Jokerit Jr. · Fin-Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009–10 | Jokerit U18 · Fin-U18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009–10 (P) | Jokerit U16 · U16 SM-sarja | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008–09 | Jokerit U16 · Jr. C SM-sarja | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008–09 (P) | Jokerit U16 · U16 SM-sarja | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
