GRIT & GF
Lian Bichsel

Dallas Stars, Defence

Lian Bichsel

  • Heavy
  • Shot-eater
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:30
3 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
37.9
share of chances while he's on

Lian Bichsel has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 8 games for the Dallas Stars in 2026–27, with 3 shots on goal and 15:30 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 35.6 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

35.6050100
Rated above 73% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.6
Wins
−0.11
Physicality82thGF67thIntimidation8thChemistry51thClutch46th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.23, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 72.6% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.68 SD · 82th percentile · weight 38% · −0.3 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.6.497th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.5.692th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.6934th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.2919th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.1.1115th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.7525th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 112 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.

  1. at VAN

    Monday, March 2

    Two goals

    Lian Bichsel scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his third goal of the season. The Stars beat the Canucks 6-1.

  2. at CGY

    Saturday, November 22

    Ice time

    Lian Bichsel played 21:29, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 3 points in 22 games this season. The Stars fell 3-2 to the Flames in a shootout.

  3. vs PHI

    Saturday, November 15

    Drought over

    Lian Bichsel scored for the first time in 36 games. He also threw 8 hits. He played 20:47, about 6 minutes over his average. The Stars beat the Flyers 5-1.

  4. vs WSH

    Tuesday, October 28

    Physical

    Lian Bichsel threw 8 hits, the most in the league that night. He has 1 point in 10 games this season. It finished 1-0 for the Stars.

  5. vs LAK

    Thursday, October 23

    Physical

    Lian Bichsel threw 8 hits, the most in the league that night. He has 1 point in 7 games this season. The Stars lost 3-2 to the Kings in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game15:30
    19
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.07
    13
  • Shots per 601.5
    10

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.63
    7
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.67
    37
  • xGF%37.9%
    10

Physical

  • Hits per 6010.7
    98
  • Blocks per 607.3
    93
  • Penalty minutes per 602.9
    18

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.1 mph
    62
  • Bursts over 20 mph3
    41
  • Distance skated17 mi
    38

Shooting

  • Hardest shot83.5 mph
    42
  • Shots on goal3
    25
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.3%
    26
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.4%
    17

Who he plays with

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

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Tyler Myers885:3279–902.7–3.51–043%
Thomas Harley88:074–90.0–0.30–111%
Miro Heiskanen66:153–60.1–0.30–117%
Nils Lundkvist75:412–100.1–0.30–024%
Esa Lindell83:203–60.2–0.20–050%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 7 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
0.000.050.100.15
04-0210-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27800030.115:30221537.9
2025–2650448271.315:401394248.5
2024–2538459391.114:531552449.7

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1713:260000.00230
2026-10-1413:170010.03130
2026-10-1315:050010.07100
2026-10-1013:570010.04302
2026-10-0817:340000.00342
2026-10-0519:230000.00422
2026-10-0315:120000.01520
2026-10-0216:020000.00310
2026-04-3013:550010.01310
2026-04-2813:460010.08202
2026-04-2521:360010.11202
2026-04-2222:270010.07220
2026-04-2014:170000.01200
2026-04-1815:210000.01300
2026-04-1520:370010.02300
2026-04-1114:510000.02200
2026-04-0920:250010.04112
2026-04-0713:420000.00410
2026-04-0415:560000.00100
2026-04-0216:330110.01230