Miro Heiskanen
Dallas Stars · #4 · Defenseman · age 27 · 6'2" · 197 lb · shoots LBorn 🇫🇮 Espoo, FIN · Drafted 2017 · Rd 1 #3
OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN0.79 points/game from the blue line this season
11 points in 14 games — 14th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
25HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 78% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
87ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Miro Heiskanen is a maestro on skates, orchestrating the Stars' attack with a remarkable 2:1 assist-to-goal ratio and commanding over 26 minutes a night. His smooth transitions and vision transform defense into offense, making him the engine that drives Dallas's success.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
The read on his form isn’t written yet — check back after his next game.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 25 lately — hotter than 78% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 25 · +4 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
4 points in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 2.4× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games. He's shooting 0% in this stretch against 12% on the season.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 4 | 2.9 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Points | 4 | 3.9 | 1.6 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Shots | 13 | 9 | 6 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 11.5% | 6.3% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −3 | +0.7 | +0.0 | −4 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 26:33 | 25:59 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs CBJ | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 26:12 | 25 |
| Oct 29 | vs MTL | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 29:47 | 18 |
| Oct 27 | vs NJD | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 25:29 | 13 |
| Oct 25 | vs NYI | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −2 | 21:56 | 19 |
| Oct 22 | vs WPG | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 29:20 | 30 |
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.
Points14th of 228 defensemen11leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals10th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists20th of 228 defensemen8leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots27th of 228 defensemen26leader Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points22nd of 228 defensemen3leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus68th of 228 defensemen+2leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game6th of 228 defensemen25:59leader Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: ice time (97th), goals (89th), assists (89th). Nothing below the middle of the league.
■ Heiskanen this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 64 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 73 in 2022–23.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | DAL | 14 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.79 | +2 |
| 2025–26 | DAL | 77 | 9 | 54 | 63 | 0.82 | +9 |
| 2024–25 | DAL | 50 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 0.50 | +7 |
| 2023–24 | DAL | 71 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 0.76 | +8 |
| 2022–23 · best | DAL | 79 | 11 | 62 | 73 | 0.92 | +12 |
| 2021–22 | DAL | 70 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 0.51 | +3 |
| 2020–21 | DAL | 55 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 0.49 | −9 |
| 2019–20 | DAL | 68 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 0.51 | +14 |
| 2018–19 | DAL | 82 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 0.40 | −14 |