#4 · Defense

Miro Heiskanen

Age: 27
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 197 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Espoo, FIN

GP: 6
G: 2
A: 3
P: 5
+/-: +3
SOG: 10

Drafted 2017 · Round 1, #3 overall (DAL)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	3	6
G	2	0	0+2
A	3	2	2+1
P	5	2	2+3
SOG	10	8	15-5
PPP	1	0	0+1
+/-	+3	+1	0+3
PIM	4	0	2+2
TOI/GP	24:32	24:37−0:05	24:58−0:26
SH%	20.0	0.0+20.0	0.0+20.0

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:Heiskanen is shooting 20.0% (2 on 10 shots) against 5.5% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.4 expected goals this season (G − xG +1.6).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 52.3; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 55.0; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +2.9; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.134; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.4; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +1.6; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 43.9; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 16:38; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

25 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Heiskanen is used

#4 · D · Dallas Stars

Miro Heiskanen

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

Pair 2
PP1
PK1

Ice time / game: 24:05; 16:38 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 43.9%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 55.0%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 52.3%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Heiskanen59.2s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Heiskanen34%

NHL average26%

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

Esa Lindell61.4 min together47%shot attempts

Mikko Rantanen31.5 min together55%shot attempts

Jason Robertson28.6 min together59%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Dallas Stars	6	2	3	5	+3	4	0	10	20.0	24:32
2025–26	Dallas Stars	77	9	54	63	+9	30	2	148	6.1	25:28
2025–26 (P)	Dallas Stars	6	2	4	6	-9	2	2	21	9.5	30:30
2024–25	Dallas Stars	50	5	20	25	+7	10	0	108	4.6	25:10
2024–25 (P)	Dallas Stars	8	1	3	4	-4	0	1	14	7.1	21:49
2023–24	Dallas Stars	71	9	45	54	+8	36	2	162	5.6	24:32
2023–24 (P)	Dallas Stars	19	6	10	16	0	8	3	44	13.6	28:11
2022–23	Dallas Stars	79	11	62	73	+12	32	2	206	5.3	25:29
2022–23 (P)	Dallas Stars	19	1	11	12	-6	8	0	35	2.9	27:48
2021–22	Dallas Stars	70	5	31	36	+3	24	3	156	3.2	24:53
2021–22 (P)	Dallas Stars	7	1	2	3	0	4	0	20	5.0	25:35
2020–21	Dallas Stars	55	8	19	27	-9	12	3	121	6.6	24:58
2019–20	Dallas Stars	68	8	27	35	+14	12	0	163	4.9	23:46
2019–20 (P)	Dallas Stars	27	6	20	26	+8	2	2	59	10.2	25:58
2018–19	Dallas Stars	82	12	21	33	-14	16	2	182	6.6	23:07
2018–19 (P)	Dallas Stars	13	2	2	4	0	2	1	31	6.5	25:31

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	vsCOL	0	2	2	0	1	0	25:09
Sat, Oct 10	@PIT	0	1	1	+1	0	2	30:24
Thu, Oct 8	@BUF	0	0	0	0	1	2	19:40
Mon, Oct 5	vsSJS	1	0	1	+3	2	0	20:37
Sat, Oct 3	@NSH	1	0	1	+1	5	0	24:35
Fri, Oct 2	vsSTL	0	0	0	-2	1	0	26:45

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Finland · OG	6	2	3	5	+3	4	1	17	12.0	18:25
2021–22	Finland · WC	6	1	6	7	+4	2	–	–	–	–
2017–18	HIFK · Liiga	30	11	12	23	+17	8	–	–	–	–
2017–18	HIFK · Champions HL	3	0	1	1	0	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Finland · EHT	3	2	0	2	0	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Finland U20 · WJC-20	5	0	2	2	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Finland · OG	5	1	0	1	0	2	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Finland · WC	8	0	2	2	+7	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	HIFK · Liiga	14	3	6	9	+6	18	–	–	–	–
2016–17	HIFK · Liiga	37	5	5	10	-1	4	–	–	–	–
2016–17	HIFK · Champions HL	6	0	3	3	+3	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Finland U20 · WJC-20	6	0	1	1	-2	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Finland U18 · WJC-18	7	2	10	12	+8	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	HIFK · Liiga	8	0	3	3	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	HIFK U20 · U20 SM-liiga	30	3	11	14	+14	6	–	–	–	–
2015–16	HIFK U18 · U18 SM-sarja	7	0	7	7	–	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Finland U17 · WHC-17	5	0	4	4	–	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Finland U18 · WJC-18	7	0	1	1	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	HIFK U18 · U18 SM-sarja	2	0	0	0	–	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15	HIFK U18 · Jr. B SM-sarja	35	7	13	20	0	8	–	–	–	–
2014–15	HIFK U16 · Jr. C SM-sarja	9	2	2	4	0	6	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	HIFK U18 · Jr. B SM-sarja	12	0	2	2	0	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	HIFK U16 · Jr. C SM-sarja	1	0	1	1	0	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	HIFK U16 · Jr. C SM-sarja	22	4	9	13	0	4	–	–	–	–
2013–14	HJK U16 · Jr. C Mestis	1	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14 (P)	HIFK U16 · Jr. C SM-sarja	3	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Finland Selects U13 · QC Int PW	3	1	4	5	–	0	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Finland Selects U13 · QC Int PW	3	1	4	5	–	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Finland Selects U13 · QC Int PW	4	2	1	3	–	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	Finland Selects U13 · QC Int PW	4	2	1	3	0	0	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

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