Esa Lindell

D · #23 · Dallas Stars

Esa Lindell is a defenceman for the Dallas Stars. Born May 23, 1994 in Vantaa, Finland, he stands 6'3", weighs 217 lbs and shoots left. He was drafted in 2012 (round 3, 74th overall) by the Dallas Stars. In 778 NHL regular-season games he has 60 goals and 190 assists for 250 points. This season: 0 goals and 1 assists in 12 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

778

Goals

60

Assists

190

Points

250

NHL playoff career

Games

109

Goals

6

Assists

19

Points

25

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.08

Assists / game

0.24

Points / game

0.32

Shots / game

1.45

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

11

2018–19 · Dallas Stars

Assists

26

2025–26 · Dallas Stars

Points

32

2025–26 · Dallas Stars

Shots

137

2017–18 · Dallas Stars

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • Dallas StarsNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Dallas StarsNHL
   • FinlandOG

3. 2024–25

   • Finland4 Nations
   • Dallas StarsNHL

4. 2023–24

   • Dallas StarsNHL

5. 2022–23

   • Dallas StarsNHL

6. 2021–22

   • Dallas StarsNHL
   • FinlandWC

7. 2020–21

   • Dallas StarsNHL

8. 2019–20

   • Dallas StarsNHL

9. 2018–19

   • Dallas StarsNHL

10. 2017–18

    • Dallas StarsNHL

11. 2016–17

    • Texas StarsAHL
    • Dallas StarsNHL
    • FinlandWCup

12. 2015–16

    • TexasAHL
    • Dallas StarsNHL
    • FinlandWC-A

13. 2014–15

    • TexasAHL
    • AssatFinland
    • FinlandWC-A

14. 2013–14

    • JokeritFinland
    • K-VantaaFinland-2
    • CzechiaWJC-A

15. 2012–13

    • Jokerit Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • JokeritFinland
    • K-VantaaFinland-2

16. 2011–12

    • Jokerit Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • K-VantaaFinland-2
    • FinlandWJ18-A

17. 2010–11

    • Jokerit Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • Jokerit U18Fin-U18

18. 2009–10

    • Jokerit U18Fin-U18
    • Jokerit U16U16 SM-sarja

19. 2008–09

    • Jokerit U16Jr. C SM-sarja
    • Jokerit U16U16 SM-sarja

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	12	0	1	1	2	5	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 22:24 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 5 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
2025–26	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	82	6	26	32	20	30	83	1	2	0	2	1	0	All stats Assists 26 Avg Toi 23:14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 82 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 30 Points 32 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0723 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 83
2025–26	OG	Finland	Regular	6	0	3	3	0	3	8	0	—	0	—	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 20:30 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 8
2025–26	NHL	Dallas Stars	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	6	-7	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 25:18 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -7 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 9
2024–25	4 Nations	Finland	Regular	3	1	0	1	0	-2	2	0	—	0	—	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 26:44 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 0.5 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 2
2024–25	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	80	5	21	26	14	34	99	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 21 Avg Toi 22:11 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 80 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus 34 Points 26 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0505 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 99
2024–25	NHL	Dallas Stars	Playoffs	18	1	1	2	4	-3	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 23:32 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 18 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0556 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 18
2023–24	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	82	5	21	26	12	17	114	0	0	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 21 Avg Toi 20:28 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 82 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 17 Points 26 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0439 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 114
2023–24	NHL	Dallas Stars	Playoffs	19	3	2	5	4	2	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 24:45 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 19 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 2 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1304 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 23
2022–23	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	82	8	16	24	10	29	116	0	0	0	2	2	0	All stats Assists 16 Avg Toi 19:55 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 82 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 29 Points 24 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.069 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 116
2022–23	NHL	Dallas Stars	Playoffs	19	0	3	3	8	-10	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 20:50 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 19 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -10 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 28
2021–22	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	76	4	21	25	12	4	136	0	3	1	3	0	0	All stats Assists 21 Avg Toi 22:03 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 76 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 4 Points 25 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.029 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 136
2021–22	WC	Finland	Regular	6	0	1	1	2	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 1
2021–22	NHL	Dallas Stars	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 23:15 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
2020–21	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	56	5	11	16	19	11	100	0	2	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Avg Toi 23:11 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 56 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 19 Plus Minus 11 Points 16 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.05 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 100
2019–20	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	69	3	20	23	12	5	98	1	7	0	3	2	1	All stats Assists 20 Avg Toi 23:25 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 69 Goals 3 Ot Goals 1 Pim 12 Plus Minus 5 Points 23 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.031 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 98
2019–20	NHL	Dallas Stars	Playoffs	27	1	7	8	2	-12	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Avg Toi 24:44 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 27 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -12 Points 8 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.024 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 41
2018–19	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	82	11	21	32	33	14	132	4	7	2	2	1	0	All stats Assists 21 Avg Toi 24:20 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 82 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 33 Plus Minus 14 Points 32 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 132
2018–19	NHL	Dallas Stars	Playoffs	13	1	3	4	4	4	15	0	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 26:58 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 4 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 15
2017–18	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	80	7	20	27	24	19	137	2	8	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 20 Avg Toi 22:05 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 80 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 24 Plus Minus 19 Points 27 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.0511 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 137
2016–17	AHL	Texas Stars	Regular	2	0	1	1	0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 3 Points 1
2016–17	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	73	6	12	18	22	8	99	0	2	0	0	2	1	All stats Assists 12 Avg Toi 21:52 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 73 Goals 6 Ot Goals 1 Pim 22 Plus Minus 8 Points 18 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0606 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 99
2016–17	WCup	Finland	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0
2015–16	AHL	Texas	Regular	73	14	28	42	56	6	128	3	—	1	—	1	—	All stats Assists 28 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 73 Goals 14 Pim 56 Plus Minus 6 Points 42 Power Play Goals 3 Shooting Pctg 10.9 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shots 128
2015–16	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	4	0	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 14:03 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
2015–16	WC-A	Finland	Regular	10	1	3	4	0	6	17	1	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 10 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 6 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Shooting Pctg 5.9 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 17
2015–16	AHL	Texas	Playoffs	4	2	2	4	0	2	6	1	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 4 Goals 2 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Shooting Pctg 33.3 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 6
2014–15	AHL	Texas	Regular	5	0	1	1	2	0	6	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 6
2014–15	Finland	Assat	Regular	57	14	21	35	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Games Played 57 Goals 14 Pim 28 Points 35
2014–15	WC-A	Finland	Regular	8	1	5	6	0	5	26	1	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 5 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 26
2014–15	Finland	Assat	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
2013–14	Finland	Jokerit	Regular	44	2	3	5	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 44 Goals 2 Pim 10 Points 5
2013–14	Finland-2	K-Vantaa	Regular	11	2	3	5	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 11 Goals 2 Pim 8 Points 5
2013–14	WJC-A	Czechia	Regular	7	2	3	5	6	6	16	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Pim 6 Plus Minus 6 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 16
2013–14	Finland	Jokerit	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
2012–13	Fin-Jr.	Jokerit Jr.	Regular	11	5	4	9	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 11 Goals 5 Pim 6 Points 9
2012–13	Finland	Jokerit	Regular	19	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 19 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 0
2012–13	Finland-2	K-Vantaa	Regular	22	4	6	10	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 22 Goals 4 Pim 16 Points 10
2011–12	Fin-Jr.	Jokerit Jr.	Regular	48	21	30	51	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 30 Games Played 48 Goals 21 Pim 16 Points 51
2011–12	Finland-2	K-Vantaa	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
2011–12	WJ18-A	Finland	Regular	7	0	6	6	2	4	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 4 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2011–12	Fin-Jr.	Jokerit Jr.	Playoffs	11	2	5	7	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 11 Goals 2 Pim 6 Points 7
2010–11	Fin-U18	Jokerit U18	Regular	14	5	7	12	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 14 Goals 5 Pim 10 Points 12
2010–11	Fin-Jr.	Jokerit Jr.	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 2
2010–11	Fin-U18	Jokerit U18	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 1
2009–10	Fin-U18	Jokerit U18	Regular	3	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 1
2009–10	U16 SM-sarja	Jokerit U16	Playoffs	13	1	2	3	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Pim 8 Points 3
2008–09	Jr. C SM-sarja	Jokerit U16	Regular	8	0	3	3	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 3
2008–09	U16 SM-sarja	Jokerit U16	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1

NHL game-by-game archive

12 imported games.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

Profile updated Nov 8, 5:45 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.

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