Esa Lindell

Shot-eater
Steady

Points, 2026–27: 0; 0 G, 0 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 0.1; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 20:49; 4 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 51.4; share of chances while he's on

Esa Lindell has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 8 games for the Dallas Stars in 2026–27, with 4 shots on goal and 20:49 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 27.1 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 62% of defencemen

Goals above average: −0.3
Wins: −0.05

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.36, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 61.9% of 223 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+0.60 SD · 80th percentile · weight 11% · −0.1 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.-0.0243th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.3.3796th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 128 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

at MIN
Saturday, April 25
Ice time
Esa Lindell played 34:17, about 11 minutes more than his average this season. He has 33 points in 86 games this season. The Stars fell 3-2 to the Wild in overtime.
at BUF
Wednesday, April 15
Drought over
Esa Lindell scored for the first time in 31 games. He has 6 goals this season. The Stars beat the Sabres 4-3 in a shootout.
at UTA
Saturday, January 31
Snakebit
Esa Lindell had 1.8 expected goals and nothing to show for it. He has 21 points in 55 games this season. The Stars beat the Mammoth 3-2.
vs FLA
Saturday, December 13
Shot blocker
Esa Lindell got in front of 6 shots. He has 12 points in 33 games this season. He played 22:00 and had no shots on goal. The Stars lost 4-0 to the Panthers.
at VAN
Thursday, November 20
Shot blocker
Esa Lindell blocked 7 shots. He has 6 points in 21 games this season. He played 25:48 and had one shot on goal. The Stars beat the Canucks 4-2.
vs CAR
Saturday, October 25
Shot blocker
Esa Lindell blocked 6 shots. He has 4 points in 8 games this season. He played 20:50 and had one shot on goal. The Stars beat the Hurricanes 3-2.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game20:49
64
Points per 600.00
8
Goals per 600.00
30
Individual xG per 600.05
5
Shots per 601.4
9

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.29
36
xG against per 60, on ice2.17
76
xGF%51.4%
54

Physical

Hits per 601.8
38
Blocks per 606.5
87
Penalty minutes per 600.7
74

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed20.7 mph
39
Bursts over 20 mph2
29
Distance skated22 mi
58

Shooting

Hardest shot76.1 mph
13
Shots on goal4
33
Shooting %0.0%
43

Zone time

Offensive zone time38.0%
15
Offensive zone time, even strength39.7%
20

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Miro Heiskanen	8	86:02	70–76	3.4–2.8	3–1	55%
Nils Lundkvist	8	22:09	20–18	0.6–0.9	0–0	43%
Thomas Harley	8	11:11	9–11	0.3–0.3	1–0	53%
Lian Bichsel	8	3:20	3–6	0.2–0.2	0–0	50%
Tyler Myers	7	2:34	0–1	0.0–0.0	0–0	–

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 6 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.100.20

04-0410-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	0	0	0	4	0.1	20:49	5	18	51.4
2025–26	82	6	26	32	83	8.8	23:14	30	179	54.6
2024–25	80	5	21	26	99	7.6	22:11	50	170	49.7
2023–24	82	5	21	26	114	5.5	20:28	74	162	55.3

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	19:58	0	0	1	0.00	2	3	0
2026-10-14	24:51	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0
2026-10-13	22:37	0	0	1	0.02	0	2	0
2026-10-10	20:19	0	0	0	0.01	0	2	0
2026-10-08	21:57	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0
2026-10-05	18:54	0	0	1	0.10	0	1	0
2026-10-03	19:11	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	2
2026-10-02	18:43	0	0	1	0.01	2	3	0
2026-04-30	22:14	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
2026-04-28	20:29	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0
2026-04-25	34:17	0	0	3	0.08	0	3	0
2026-04-22	30:16	0	0	2	0.09	0	4	4
2026-04-20	23:16	0	1	4	0.18	0	1	0
2026-04-18	21:18	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	2
2026-04-15	22:14	1	1	3	0.17	1	2	0
2026-04-13	21:22	0	0	0	0.02	0	1	0
2026-04-11	22:57	0	0	1	0.00	0	4	0
2026-04-09	25:03	0	2	3	0.13	0	2	2
2026-04-07	20:36	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
2026-04-04	19:10	0	0	0	0.01	0	2	0