Esa Lindell
Dallas Stars · #23 · Defenseman · age 32 · 6'3" · 217 lb · shoots LBorn 🇫🇮 Vantaa, FIN · Drafted 2012 · Rd 3 #13
0 points in 9 games — 203rd of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
0HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 0% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
92ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 0 lately — hotter than 0% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 0 · +0 over these 9 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
0 points in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| Assists | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | — |
| Points | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | — |
| Shots | 3 | 3 | 6 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | 0 | +2.2 | +0.0 | −2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 22:15 | 21:07 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs CBJ | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:29 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | @ CHI | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:58 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | @ COL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 24:51 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vsCOL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 22:37 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | @ PIT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:19 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points203rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists196th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots194th of 228 defensemen5leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus38th of 228 defensemen+4leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game56th of 228 defensemen21:07leader Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (86th), ice time (75th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), assists (0th).
■ Lindell this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 0 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 32 in 2018–19.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | DAL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | +4 |
| 2025–26 | DAL | 82 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 0.39 | +30 |
| 2024–25 | DAL | 80 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 0.33 | +34 |
| 2023–24 | DAL | 82 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 0.32 | +17 |
| 2022–23 | DAL | 82 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 0.29 | +29 |
| 2021–22 | DAL | 76 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 0.33 | +4 |
| 2020–21 | DAL | 56 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.29 | +11 |
| 2019–20 | DAL | 69 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 0.33 | +5 |
| 2018–19 · best | DAL | 82 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 0.39 | +14 |
| 2017–18 | DAL | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 0.34 | +19 |
| 2016–17 | DAL | 73 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0.25 | +8 |
| 2015–16 | DAL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | −3 |