D · DAL · #6
Lian Bichsel
- Height
- HT 6'7"
- Weight
- WT 237 lbs
- Birth date
- May 18, 2004 (age 22)
- Bio
- CHE · Shoots L
He ranks D175 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Still climbing the NHL aging curve.
Dynasty Value Score
83
#680 overall · D222 of 272
2025–26 scoring
73.3 pts
50 GP · 1.5 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
86.9 pts
58.3 games · 1.5 PPG
3.6 G · 5.6 A · 9.2 P · 15:25 TOI · 0:01 PP · 1.9 xG
Projection range
73.9–95.6
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 | 15:40 | 0:01 | 40.3% | 4 | 1.3 | 21.3 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 15:25 | 0:01 | 40.6% | 3.6 | 1.9 | 21.4 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 | 58.3 | 86.9 | 1.5 | 15:25 | 0:01 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 9.2 | — | — | 40.4 | 185.9 | 44.7 | 2.9 | 49.4 | — | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 2025–26 | 50 | 73.3 | 1.5 | 15:40 | 0:01 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 139 | 42 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | 38 | 70.8 | 1.9 | 14:53 | 0:03 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 155 | 23 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 1.7 | 3 |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Lian Bichsel'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 Bichsel's Dynasty Value Score?
- Bichsel scores 83 out of 10,000 (#680 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 Bichsel's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 86.9 NHL-standard fantasy points over 58.325 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.