Esa Lindell
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Birth place: Helsinki, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 3" (191 cm) | 220 lb (100 kg)
Birth place: Helsinki, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 3" (191 cm) | 220 lb (100 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 19 | 2014 | Team Finland | U20 World Championship | Malmö, Sweden |
 | 21 | 2016 | Team Finland | World Championship | Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 28 | 2022 | Team Finland | World Championship | Tampere and Helsinki, Finland |
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | | ||||
| IIHF World Championship Medals | | ||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SHOTS | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| May 21, 2025 | EDM @ DAL | (3-6) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:42 | 18:00 | 0:17 | 4:25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.643 | 0.000 | 2.643 | 3.333 | 0.000 | 3.333 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| May 23, 2025 | EDM @ DAL | (3-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:48 | 15:17 | 0:00 | 6:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| May 25, 2025 | DAL @ EDM | (1-6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 20:35 | 17:13 | 0:00 | 3:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| May 27, 2025 | DAL @ EDM | (1-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:08 | 17:16 | 0:25 | 3:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| May 29, 2025 | EDM @ DAL | (6-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:13 | 18:31 | 0:00 | 2:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2011‑12 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Finland U18 |  | 17 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012‑13 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 18 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2012‑13 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Team Finland U19 | | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012‑13 | Team Finland U20 | | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013‑14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013‑14 | Jokerit Helsinki | Liiga | 19 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2013‑14 | Team Finland | | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | Team Finland U20 | | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014‑15 | Texas Stars | AHL | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2014‑15 | Ässät Pori | Liiga | 20 | 57 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 2014‑15 | Team Finland | | 20 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11.4 |
| 2015‑16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Texas Stars | AHL | 21 | 73 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10.9 | |
| 2015‑16 | Team Finland | | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2016‑17 | Texas Stars | AHL | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016‑17 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 22 | 73 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.1 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Finland | | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 23 | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| 2018‑19 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 24 | 82 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 2019‑20 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 25 | 69 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.1 |
| 2020‑21 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 26 | 56 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 27 | 76 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2021‑22 | Team Finland | | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 28 | 82 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 |
| 2023‑24 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 29 | 82 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2024‑25 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 30 | 80 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| 2024‑25 | Team Finland | | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NHL Totals | 684 | 54 | 163 | 217 | 158 | 138 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5.2 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 120 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 42 | -1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3.3 | |||
| AHL Totals | 80 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 58 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 | |||
| Mestis Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013‑14 | Jokerit Helsinki | Liiga | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014‑15 | Ässät Pori | Liiga | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Texas Stars | AHL | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | |
| 2018‑19 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 24 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| 2019‑20 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 25 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2021‑22 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 28 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 29 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| 2024‑25 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 30 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| NHL Totals | 103 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 22 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| AHL Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2011 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U18 World Championship 2012 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2014 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2015 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2016 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Team Finland - World Cup 2016 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2022 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - 4‑Nations Face‑Off 2025 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| World Championship Totals | 24 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4-Nations Face-Off Totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| World Cup Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U18 4‑Nations 2011 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2011 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2012 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Team Finland - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2012 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2012 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U20 Worlds Exhibition Games 2012 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U19 5‑Nations 2013 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2013 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Team Finland - U20 Exhibition Game 2013 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2013 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2013 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Team Finland - U20 Worlds Exhibition Games 2013 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Team Finland - Euro Hockey Challenge 2014 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2014 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2014 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - Euro Hockey Challenge 2015 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Double Headers 2015 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 |
| U20 Men Totals | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Men Totals | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20.0 | |
| U18 Men Totals | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U19 Men Totals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pacific Division All-Stars | AHL | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |