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Lian Bichsel

#6 · Defense

Lian Bichsel

Dallas StarsDallas Stars
Age
22
Height
6′7″
Weight
237 lb
Shoots
L
Born
Olten, CHE
GP
6
G
0
A
0
P
0
+/-
-2
SOG
2

2026–27 regular season

Drafted 2022 · Round 1, #18 overall (DAL)

This season vs last

Stat2026–272025–26 to Oct 142025–26 first 6 GP
GP636
G000
A001-1
P001-1
SOG212
PPP000
+/--2+1-1-1
PIM622+4
TOI/GP16:1215:30+0:4316:03+0:10
SH%0.00.00.0

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.

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%
48.1
Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%
38.8
Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%
-3.1
vs. team with the player off ice
PDO
0.962
On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG
0.2
Individual expected goals
G − xG
-0.2
Finishing above expectation
OZS%
30.8
Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP
15:02
Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

Shot attempts map

How Bichsel is used

#6 · D · Dallas Stars

Lian Bichsel

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

  • Pair 3
  • PK2
Ice time / game
16:14
15:02 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts
30.8%
of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share
38.8%
at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share
48.1%
at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Bichsel52.9s
NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Bichsel37%
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

Tyler Myers58.3 min together49%shot attempts
Arttu Hyry23.6 min together62%shot attempts
Tyler Seguin23.6 min together55%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
Team
2026–27Dallas Stars6000
2025–26Dallas Stars50448
2025–26 (P)Dallas Stars6000
2024–25Dallas Stars38459
2024–25 (P)Dallas Stars18011

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