D · DAL · #23
Esa Lindell
- Height
- HT 6'3"
- Weight
- WT 217 lbs
- Birth date
- May 23, 1994 (age 32)
- Bio
- FIN · Shoots L
He ranks D34 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.
Dynasty Value Score
485
#283 overall · D64 of 272
2025–26 scoring
211.7 pts
82 GP · 2.6 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
194.8 pts
78.1 games · 2.5 PPG
5.8 G · 22.5 A · 28.4 P · 22:22 TOI · 0:28 PP · 4.4 xG
Projection range
165.5–204.6
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 23:14 | 0:45 | 39.5% | 6 | 4.3 | 21.2 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 22:22 | 0:28 | 39.4% | 5.8 | 4.4 | 21.5 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 78.1 | 194.8 | 2.5 | 22:22 | 0:28 | 5.8 | 22.5 | 28.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 90.2 | 43.0 | 165.8 | 13.7 | 15.9 | — | 4.4 | 14.5 |
| 2025–26 | 82 | 211.7 | 2.6 | 23:14 | 0:45 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 30 | 179 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 4.3 | 14 |
| 2024–25 | 80 | 205.6 | 2.6 | 22:11 | 0:13 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 50 | 170 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 4.5 | 17 |
| 2023–24 | 82 | 204.9 | 2.5 | 20:28 | 0:06 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 74 | 162 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5.5 | 15 |
| 2022–23 | 82 | 207.3 | 2.5 | 19:55 | 0:02 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 87 | 147 | 29 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 76 | 208.1 | 2.7 | 22:03 | 0:26 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 136 | 111 | 148 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 56 | 154.6 | 2.8 | 23:11 | 1:08 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 114 | 104 | 11 | 19 | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 69 | 175.5 | 2.5 | 23:25 | 1:07 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 98 | 89 | 127 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 82 | 241.2 | 2.9 | 24:20 | 1:10 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 132 | 143 | 161 | 14 | 33 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017–18 | 80 | 203.2 | 2.5 | 22:05 | 1:35 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 137 | 92 | 123 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | 73 | 159.2 | 2.2 | 21:52 | 1:03 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 93 | 119 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 14:03 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Esa Lindell's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Lindell's Dynasty Value Score?
- Lindell scores 485 out of 10,000 (#283 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Lindell's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 194.8 NHL-standard fantasy points over 78.07000000000001 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.