Esa Lindell’s dramatic diving deserves all of the Academy Awards
The St. Louis Blues beat the Dallas Stars 4-3 at American Airlines Center Monday night, taking a 2-1 lead in the second-round…
23
82
GAMES PLAYED
6
GOALS
26
ASSISTS
32
POINTS
23.2
AVG TOI
Player Rating
61
Percentile among defenders
Goal %
60%
91st percentile among
defenders
Expected Goal %
54%
83rd percentile among
defenders
Shot Attempt %
48%
44th percentile among
defenders
Esa Lindell: Career stats
| Season | Team | Age | GP | Goals G | Assists A | Points P | ATOI | Shots | Sh% | GF% | SA% | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 16 | DAL | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 51.4 | 49.2 |
| 2016-17 17 | DAL | 22 | 73 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 21.9 | 99 | 6.1 | 54.1 | 48.7 | 47.2 |
| 2017-18 18 | DAL | 23 | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 22.1 | 137 | 5.1 | 57.4 | 52.5 | 55.2 |
| 2018-19 19 | DAL | 24 | 82 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 24.3 | 132 | 8.3 | 51.0 | 45.2 | 45.6 |
| 2019-20 20 | DAL | 25 | 69 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 23.4 | 98 | 3.1 | 46.7 | 47.0 | 50.6 |
| 2020-21 21 | DAL | 26 | 56 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 23.2 | 100 | 5.0 | 54.5 | 51.5 | 52.3 |
| 2021-22 22 | DAL | 27 | 76 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 22.0 | 136 | 2.9 | 48.5 | 45.8 | 50.7 |
| 2022-23 23 | DAL | 28 | 82 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 19.9 | 116 | 6.9 | 54.5 | 48.2 | 51.5 |
| 2023-24 24 | DAL | 29 | 82 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 20.5 | 114 | 4.4 | 52.2 | 50.2 | 55.5 |
| 2024-25 25 | DAL | 30 | 80 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 22.2 | 99 | 5.1 | 59.5 | 46.2 | 49.5 |
| 2025-26 26 | DAL | 31 | 82 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 23.2 | 83 | 7.2 | 60.2 | 48.4 | 54.6 |
| Career | — | 766 | 60 | 189 | 249 | 22.2 | 1116 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
Esa Lindell: On-ice rates 2025-26
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Emoji placement represents the rate of events that happen, both by the player's team and their opponents, when the player is on the ice during five-on-five. Current season only.
Esa Lindell: Player rating per season
The player rating is a comparison of the player’s on-ice impact compared to other players in that position. The number is a weighted rolling average from previous seasons, and it ranges from 0 to 100.
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