Defence · #23 · DAL

Esa Lindell

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 217 lb
Born: May 23, 1994 (age 32)
Birthplace: Vantaa, Finland
Draft: 2012, DAL, round 3, 74th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 12; DAL
TOI: 269; 22:24 a game
CF%: 41.4; 191–270
xGF%: 42.3; 10.5–14.3
GF%: 50.0; 9–9

2026-27 individual

G: 0
A1: 1
A2: 0
P: 1
iSF: 13
Sh%: 0.0
ixG: 0.31
G−ixG: -0.31

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's defencemen.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	0.0	4.8	-4.8	6.5
On-ice Sh%	9.8	10.7	-0.9	10.9
PDO	102.8	101.2	+1.6	99.7
G−ixG	-0.31	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.8. 13 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts29.9 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net42.0 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 269 min.

His attempts

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Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

15 unblocked · 13 SOG · 0 G · 0.31 ixG · 2 from his own half, not drawn.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	0	0	–	20.6
High slot	1	1	0.0	18.2
Circles	0	0	–	9.9
Point and perimeter	12	10	0.0	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 DAL	DAL	69	1615	42.0	45.9	44.4	-11.4	74.73	93.45	10.2	91.3	101.5
2020-21 DAL	DAL	56	1298	46.6	46.2	45.1	-9.9	49.33	59.95	9.3	89.9	99.2
2021-22 DAL	DAL	76	1675	42.2	41.7	46.1	-9.6	71.76	83.96	8.8	90.0	98.9
2022-23 DAL	DAL	82	1633	41.8	50.0	44.5	-14.0	74.56	93.11	11.0	91.7	102.7
2023-24 DAL	DAL	82	1679	43.4	44.4	47.3	-11.9	80.72	90.02	10.2	89.5	99.7
2024-25 DAL	DAL	80	1774	41.0	50.6	43.7	-12.7	79.90	102.74	12.2	91.5	103.7
2025-26 DAL	DAL	82	1905	42.2	48.9	46.6	-8.7	85.53	98.05	13.0	89.3	102.3
2026-27 DAL	DAL	12	269	41.4	50.0	42.3	-16.8	10.47	14.26	9.8	93.0	102.8
Total DAL	DAL	539	11848	42.6	46.9	45.3	-11.4	527.00	635.54	10.7	90.6	101.2

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

Heiskanen+6 more

Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Lindell without	Without Lindell	With	Lindell without	Without Lindell	With	Lindell without	Without Lindell	With	Lindell without	Without Lindell
HeiskanenMiro Heiskanen D	112	92	139	50.6 4.4–4.3	50.0 +0.5	64.9 -14.3	46.3 82–95	46.9 -0.6	62.3 -16.0	60.0 3–2	66.7 4–2	40.0 6–9
RantanenMikko Rantanen RW	62	143	191	60.7 3.0–2.0	46.0 +14.6	58.2 +2.5	54.8 63–52	42.7 +12.1	54.9 -0.1	66.7 2–1	62.5 5–3	65.0 13–7
HryckowianJustin Hryckowian C	59	146	142	21.8 0.8–3.0	58.7 -36.9	52.7 -30.9	31.6 31–67	52.3 -20.7	46.5 -14.9	50.0 1–1	66.7 6–3	20.0 1–4
BennJamie Benn LW	59	146	146	59.7 2.3–1.5	47.6 +12.1	57.0 +2.7	48.8 41–43	45.9 +2.9	57.4 -8.5	66.7 2–1	62.5 5–3	66.7 6–3
SteelSam Steel C	55	150	126	57.3 2.2–1.6	48.3 +9.0	46.8 +10.5	48.3 43–46	46.0 +2.3	47.4 +0.9	0.0 0–2	77.8 7–2	40.0 4–6
RobertsonJason Robertson LW	55	150	194	65.4 2.8–1.5	45.2 +20.2	53.2 +12.2	63.3 57–33	40.9 +22.4	54.9 +8.4	80.0 4–1	50.0 3–3	56.3 9–7
JohnstonWyatt Johnston C	52	153	170	57.3 2.6–1.9	47.8 +9.6	57.6 -0.2	49.5 47–48	45.6 +3.9	52.5 -3.0	66.7 2–1	62.5 5–3	58.3 7–5

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 14 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-07 vs SJS · W 4-3	vs SJS	W 4-3	41.7	50.0	41.6	26	1.23	1.73	9.1	92.9	101.9
2026-11-05 @ CBJ · L 1-2 SO	@ CBJ	L 1-2 SO	42.9	0.0	35.4	26	0.80	1.45	0.0	93.3	93.3
2026-11-03 @ WSH · W 6-5	@ WSH	W 6-5	39.5	40.0	54.1	27	1.18	1.00	25.0	81.3	106.3
2026-10-31 vs CBJ · W 3-1	vs CBJ	W 3-1	37.9	50.0	44.6	23	0.97	1.20	16.7	85.7	102.4
2026-10-17 @ CHI · W 4-0	@ CHI	W 4-0	53.3	–	72.3	20	1.11	0.43	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-14 @ COL · W 3-2 SO	@ COL	W 3-2 SO	45.5	100.0	45.8	25	0.87	1.02	10.0	100.0	110.0
2026-10-13 vs COL · L 2-3	vs COL	L 2-3	37.1	0.0	28.9	23	0.51	1.25	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-10 @ PIT · L 1-2 SO	@ PIT	L 1-2 SO	25.8	–	11.5	20	0.18	1.35	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-08 @ BUF · W 4-0	@ BUF	W 4-0	18.9	100.0	27.8	22	0.78	2.03	25.0	100.0	125.0
2026-10-05 vs SJS · W 5-0	vs SJS	W 5-0	60.5	100.0	68.2	19	1.79	0.83	22.2	100.0	122.2
2026-10-03 @ NSH · L 1-2	@ NSH	L 1-2	48.7	50.0	27.6	19	0.48	1.25	12.5	91.7	104.2
2026-10-02 vs STL · L 0-4	vs STL	L 0-4	41.9	–	44.8	19	0.59	0.72	0.0	100.0	100.0