Esa Lindell
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Esa Lindell

DAL · D · Age 32
GP 4 · G-A-PTS 0-0-0
Limited sample UNDERPERFORMING VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 0,29 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 4 GP · 3Y baseline 0,34
Actual P/G 0,00 Limited sample
Deployment 70 #3 among D on team
Driver 27 #6 among D on team
4 GP current season Process: 20% current Role: 40% current
Team context
Dallas Stars Balanced environment
Fantasy environment #13 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #13 0,74 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Above Average EV OZ #13 · shot diff #13
Power-play environment Above Average PP OZ #10
Pace & activity Poor #31 NHL · 13,8 bursts/g · 54,1 km/g · 36,9 attempts/g

Balanced environment · above average offensive process · above average power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G21:49
PP TOI/G0:37
SOG/G0,50
5v5 roleObserved role
D2Defense pair

Esa Lindell · Miro Heiskanen

Pair time · last game
13:44
TOI · With this pair · last game
77%
TOI · With this pair · last 3
72%
TOI · With this pair · season
60%
Trend
+12 percentage points ↑+12 pts ↑
Power playObserved PP role

No stable power-play unit established from available opportunities.

PP share · last game
0%
PP share · last 3
11%
PP share · season
10%
First-unit starts · last 3
0 / 7
Trend
+1 percentage points ↑+1 pts ↑
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
0% · 0:00
Own goalie pulled
0% · 0:00

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Observed · Low confidence · 12 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
4
G
0
A
0
PTS
0
P/G
0,00
SOG/G
0,50
TOI/G
21:49
PP TOI/G
0:37
Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted
Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 27
Deployment 70
Offensive Driver Below average · limited sample
27
Shot Creation Low · limited sample
18
Play Creation Average · limited sample
44
Deployment Above average · limited sample
70
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
3Y baseline 0,34 Historical P/G
2026–27 0,00 vs baseline −0,34
Expected P/G 0,29 vs baseline −0,06

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Production is running below expectation.

Actual P/G trails Expected P/G by 0,29.

MODEL

Sample size limits confidence in the current profile.

The model currently reports VERY LOW confidence.

Current value

The current fantasy profile is mixed. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,29.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
-43,0

Published
2026-10-09 06:29:21