60 G · 189 A · 766 GP
0.325 P/GP · 32 PPP · 22:11 ATOI
Dallas Stars#23Active
Esa Lindell
D · 6′3″ / 217 lb · Shoots L · Vantaa, FIN · Age 32 · 2012 #74 by DAL
249Career points
0.325Career P/GP
766Games played
60Goals
11 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2632points
The latest read.
32 points in 82 games in 2025-26. Career: 249 points across 766 games.
82GP
6goals
26assists
32points
83shots
2PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
6 G · 19 A · 109 GP
0.229 P/GP · 3 PPP · 24:03 ATOI
0.247 → 0.390P/GP by season · 10 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2018-19
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 11 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled626 all-time peers
Playoff career · 109 GP · 6 G · 19 A · 25 pts (0.229 P/GP)
76.7
85.0
86.7
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-04-30@ MINPlayoff22:14 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-04-28vs MINPlayoff20:29 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-04-25@ MINPlayoff34:17 TOI0G 0A0 P · 3 S
2026-04-22@ MINPlayoff30:16 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
2026-04-20vs MINPlayoff23:16 TOI0G 1A1 P · 4 S
What this draft slot returns.
Base rate for the exact pick, a history, never a forecastdraft-position study · 2026-07-14-prospect-translation-v2.32
2012 draft#74round 3 · DAL
Rates: insufficient sample (n=10 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 10 players taken #74, drawn only from classes old enough to judge, on the Schuckers-style pick curve published on Draft Value. A base rate describes a slot, not a person: it cannot predict this career and is not used to grade it.
Floor rule: rates below a minimum sample are suppressed, not shown thin. Exact slot needs 12+ players, the pooled pick-curve band needs 32+, matching this site's builders to the nhl-draft-intel engine's own bucket-calibration floors (12 / 18 / 32).
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2018-19 peak: 82 GP / 11 G / 21 A / 32 Pts / 0.390 P/GP · 24:20 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 82 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 0.390 |
| 2025-26 | 82 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 0.390 |
| 2017-18 | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 0.338 |
| 2019-20 | 69 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 0.333 |
| 2021-22 | 76 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 0.329 |
| Prime-five | 389 | 31 | 108 | 139 | 0.357 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy10th · 2024James Norris Memorial Trophy11th · 2020Lady Byng Memorial Trophy18th · 2023James Norris Memorial Trophy18th · 2019
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart11 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 6 | 26 | 32 | +30 | 2 | 83 |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 80 | 5 | 21 | 26 | +34 | 1 | 99 |
| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 5 | 21 | 26 | +17 | 0 | 114 |
| 2022-23 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 8 | 16 | 24 | +29 | 0 | 116 |
| 2021-22 | Dallas Stars | 76 | 4 | 21 | 25 | +4 | 3 | 136 |
| 2020-21 | Dallas Stars | 56 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +11 | 2 | 100 |
| 2019-20 | Dallas Stars | 69 | 3 | 20 | 23 | +5 | 7 | 98 |
| 2018-19Peak | Dallas Stars | 82 | 11 | 21 | 32 | +14 | 7 | 132 |
| 2017-18 | Dallas Stars | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | +19 | 8 | 137 |
| 2016-17 | Dallas Stars | 73 | 6 | 12 | 18 | +8 | 2 | 99 |
| 2015-16 | Dallas Stars | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Dallas Stars | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 0 | 23 |
| 2022-23 | Dallas Stars | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -10 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021-22 | Dallas Stars | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2019-20 | Dallas Stars | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -12 | 0 | 41 |
| 2018-19 | Dallas Stars | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 2 | 15 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2018-19 is the best season either way: 0.390 raw, 0.388 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 82 | 0.390 | 3.13 | 0.374 |
| 2024-25 | 80 | 0.325 | 3.04 | 0.321 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 0.317 | 3.11 | 0.306 |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 0.293 | 3.18 | 0.276 |
| 2021-22 | 76 | 0.329 | 3.14 | 0.314 |
| 2020-21 | 56 | 0.286 | 2.94 | 0.292 |
| 2019-20 | 69 | 0.333 | 3.02 | 0.331 |
| 2018-19Best adjusted | 82 | 0.390 | 3.01 | 0.388 |
| 2017-18 | 80 | 0.338 | 2.97 | 0.341 |
| 2016-17 | 73 | 0.247 | 2.77 | 0.267 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OG | Finland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 4 Nations | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | WC | Finland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | AHL | Texas Stars | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | WCup | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | AHL | Texas | 73 | 14 | 28 | 42 |
| 2015-16 | WC-A | Finland | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015-16 | AHL | Texas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Texas | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014-15 | Finland | Assat | 57 | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| 2014-15 | WC-A | Finland | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014-15 | Finland | Assat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Finland | Jokerit | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013-14 | Finland-2 | K-Vantaa | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013-14 | WJC-A | Czechia | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013-14 | Finland | Jokerit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Fin-Jr. | Jokerit Jr. | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2012-13 | Finland | Jokerit | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Finland-2 | K-Vantaa | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2011-12 | Fin-Jr. | Jokerit Jr. | 48 | 21 | 30 | 51 |
| 2011-12 | Finland-2 | K-Vantaa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | WJ18-A | Finland | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011-12 | Fin-Jr. | Jokerit Jr. | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010-11 | Fin-U18 | Jokerit U18 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Showing the 24 most recent pre-NHL rows of 30.
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Defencemen only; career games played within ±20% of 766 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 613 to 919); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 53 of them cleared the band.
Nate SchmidtD · Undrafted · active823 GP · 57 G · 204 A · 261 P0.317 P/GP · −0.008Jonas BrodinD · 2011 #10 · active915 GP · 62 G · 216 A · 278 P0.304 P/GP · −0.021Brett PesceD · 2013 #66 · active736 GP · 43 G · 179 A · 222 P0.302 P/GP · −0.023Mathew DumbaD · 2012 #7 · retired748 GP · 85 G · 176 A · 261 P0.349 P/GP · +0.024Josh MansonD · 2011 #160 · active705 GP · 44 G · 157 A · 201 P0.285 P/GP · −0.040
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed85.7mph26.0
137.9 km/h equivalent · league average 88.9 mph
Max skating speed21.2mph31.2
34.1 km/h equivalent · league average 21.6 mph
Distance skated387.1km88.0
240.5 mi equivalent · league average 214.3 km
Most distance in one game6.2km77.2
3.9 mi equivalent · league average 5.2 km
Bursts over 20 mph10bursts34.9
league average 31.3
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time39.5%17.8
league average 42.3
Neutral zone time17.8%40.9
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time42.8%16.4
league average 40.9
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal83shots68.2
league average 62.1 shots
High-danger shots on goal5shots64.5
league average 4.0 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Center Point201 G80th
L Point130 G71th
L Circle102 G84th
Beyond Red Line90 G91th
High Slot91 G80th
L Net Side60 G100th
Outside L60 G75th
Low Slot51 G68th
R Point31 G41th
Offensive Neutral Zone10 G56th
R Circle10 G28th
Behind the Net00 G0th
Crease00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
Outside R00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
R Net Side00 G0th
5high danger1 G · 20.0%
20mid danger3 G · 15.0%
36long range2 G · 5.6%
Method: 83 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Awards voting.
0 trophy wins · 0 top-three finishes · 10 ballot appearances · 1 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Development trails.
How the scoring rate movedNHL AI Development contract
Strict monotonic scoring-rate chains ending in 2025-26. Only 25-plus-game seasons count, and a trail needs at least three consecutive qualified seasons.
Assists / game
4 consecutive qualified seasons · 81.5 average GP
Descriptive, not evaluative: raw P/GP, G/GP or A/GP movement. It does not control for age, role, ice time, teammates, injury, schedule or uncertainty, and it is not a forecast or player-quality grade.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.MIN20 points49 GP · 2 G · 18 A66 shots · 3 PP points
Career vs.DET17 points25 GP · 5 G · 12 A41 shots · 3 PP points
Career vs.NSH16 points50 GP · 3 G · 13 A71 shots · 3 PP points
Career vs.COL16 points56 GP · 5 G · 11 A68 shots · 1 PP points
Career vs.CGY13 points40 GP · 1 G · 12 A54 shots · 1 PP points
Career vs.STL13 points44 GP · 2 G · 11 A56 shots · 4 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.DET0.68 P/GP25 GP · 5 G · 12 A41 shots · 3 PP points
Pace vs.PHI0.59 P/GP17 GP · 4 G · 6 A22 shots · 2 PP points
Pace vs.LAK0.46 P/GP26 GP · 3 G · 9 A28 shots · 1 PP points
Pace vs.UTA0.41 P/GP29 GP · 2 G · 10 A48 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.NJD0.41 P/GP17 GP · 1 G · 6 A27 shots · 1 PP pointsPace vs.MIN0.41 P/GP49 GP · 2 G · 18 A66 shots · 3 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
342 shots on goal against 74 goaltenders, 16 goals: 4.7% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 1 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.
Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor HellebuyckWPG | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | wrist |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor HellebuyckWPG | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | wrist |
Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
1.67blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#152Yahoo#179Fantrax#177Roto#146
25-2682 GP6 G26 A1.70 pts/gm
2nd half-0.01Market avg#214Point games31%Worst blank run9
This desk has Esa Lindell No. 152 among skaters on the ESPN points board — the market has him 62 seats lower.
The room.
Every current Dallas Stars teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory