Lindell notched an assist and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 2-1 shootout win over the Blues.
Lindell helped out on a Mason Marchment tally in the third period. With three assists over his last eight games, Lindell remains a source of some supporting offense as well as steady defense. The 29-year-old blueliner put up 26 points -- his most in five years -- while adding 114 shots on net, 162 blocked shots, 74 hits and a plus-17 rating in 82 regular-season outings this year.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Gets assist in 600th career game
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Lindell logged an assist, two shots on goal, a plus-3 rating and five blocked shots in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Avalanche.
Lindell played in his 600th career game Sunday, and he was able to chip in a helper on a Jamie Benn tally in the first period. The 29-year-old Lindell has earned 190 points in his career, including 25 through 78 outings this season. He's added 109 shots on net, 155 blocked shots, 71 hits and a plus-16 rating in 2023-24 while seeing steady usage as one of the Stars' stalwarts on the blue line.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Generates helper
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Lindell notched an assist and blocked two shots in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Kraken.
Lindell snapped an eight-game point drought with the helper on Roope Hintz's empty-netter. The 29-year-old Lindell has been a model of consistency, posting between 23 and 27 points in five of the last seven seasons, with one of the exceptions being the 56-game 2020-21 campaign. He's at 24 points, 99 shots on net, 142 blocked shots, 71 hits and a plus-14 rating through 75 contests in 2023-24, so he should finish the campaign in that established point range barring a late surge of offense.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Snags assist Saturday
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Lindell notched an assist in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Kings.
Lindell has helpers in consecutive games following an eight-game slump. The 29-year-old defenseman helped out on Jason Robertson's go-ahead goal in the second period, which stood as the game-winner. For the season, Lindell is up to 23 points, 92 shots on net, 128 blocked shots, 66 hits and a plus-15 rating through 66 appearances in a top-four role.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Manages helper in win
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Lindell posted an assist, two blocked shots, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 6-2 win over the Ducks.
Lindell ended an eight-game point drought with his helper on Chris Tanev's opening tally in the first period. The two have been skating together to start Tanev's Stars tenure, giving the team a solid shutdown duo on the second pairing. Lindell is at 22 points, 91 shots on net, 65 hits, 128 blocked shots and a plus-14 rating through 65 outings in a quietly effective campaign as usual.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Snaps slump with goal
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Lindell scored a goal on three shots in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Bruins.
Lindell stepped up with fellow Finnish defenseman Miro Heiskanen (personal) away from the team. Lindell's goal put the Stars ahead 3-2 in the third period, and it ended his eight-game point drought. The 29-year-old is up to 21 points, 78 shots on net, 104 blocked shots, 54 hits and a plus-16 rating through 56 appearances. Lindell will be leaned on heavily while the Stars' defense corps is missing three regulars, though Heiskanen should be back before Jani Hakanpaa (upper body) or Nils Lundkvist (concussion).
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Stays warm with goal
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Lindell scored a goal on two shots, blocked four shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Red Wings.
Lindell hadn't scored in 18 games, but he had a solid eight assists in that span. The 29-year-old defenseman continues to pick up the pace on offense with Miro Heiskanen (lower body) out, but Heiskanen's nearing return will likely cut into Lindell's playing time. Lindell has 20 points, 66 shots on net, 90 blocked shots and a plus-15 rating through 47 outings overall.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Deals helper Saturday
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Lindell notched an assist in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Devils.
Lindell has six helpers, 17 blocked shots, 14 shots on goal and a plus-7 rating over his last seven games. It's not unusual for the 29-year-old to have a stretch of productivity every now and then, and this one has come at a good time with the Stars missing Miro Heiskanen (lower body). Lindell has 19 points, 61 shots on net, 86 blocks, 38 hits and a plus-14 rating over 45 appearances in a top-four role this season.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Produces assist in win
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Lindell notched an assist, two shots on goal, four blocked shots, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Kings.
Lindell has five helpers and a plus-7 rating over his last five games. He's helped to fill some of the void created by Miro Heiskanen's (lower body) absence. Lindell has quietly put together a strong campaign with 18 points, 57 shots on net, 80 blocked shots, 37 hits and a plus-14 rating over 43 appearances. He's on track to top 30 points for just the second time in his nine-year career.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Three helpers in big win
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Lindell notched three assists in Wednesday's 7-2 rout of the Wild.
Seven different Stars found the back of the net, but Lindell was the main facilitator of the team's offense. It's the first three-point game of the season for the 29-year-old blueliner, and over the last 14 contests he's collected a solid two goals and nine points. Lindell hasn't topped 25 points since 2018-19, but he's currently on pace to surpass the career-high 32 points he produced that season.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Records assist in win
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Lindell posted an assist and two blocked shots in Monday's 4-0 win over the Wild.
Lindell has three helpers over his last eight outings. He set up Tyler Seguin's third-period tally Monday, doubling the Stars' lead to 2-0 at the time. Lindell will be tasked with helping to fill the void left in the wake of Miro Heiskanen's lower-body injury. Lindell is at 14 points, 48 shots on net, 71 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating through 39 appearances. His contributions will mainly be on defense, though the 29-year-old can chip in a few points every now and then.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Puts up helper in win
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Lindell logged an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 8-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Lindell reached the 10-assist mark when he set up Mason Marchment's tally with 1:02 left in the game. The helper was Lindell's second over the last four contests. The 29-year-old blueliner had seven points across 14 outings in December. For the campaign, he's managed 13 points, 42 shots on net, 66 blocked shots, 27 hits and a plus-10 rating while continuing to fill a defense-first role in the Stars' top four.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Snags helper in win
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Lindell recorded an assist, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Predators.
Lindell set up an Evgenii Dadonov tally in the third period. The helper was Lindell's sixth point over 11 games in December. The defenseman has been steady in a top-four role, racking up 12 points, 41 shots on net, 27 hits, 60 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating through 32 appearances. He could be useful as a solid all-around blueliner in deeper formats.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Scores again Friday
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Lindell scored a goal and blocked two shots in Friday's 5-4 win over the Senators.
Lindell's first-period tally cut the Stars' deficit to 3-2. The 29-year-old blueliner has three points over his last two games, scoring a goal in each of them. He generally doesn't sustain offense for long stretches -- Lindell is more of a stay-at-home defenseman. He's at a solid 11 points with 39 shots on net, 54 blocked shots, 22 hits and a plus-5 rating through 28 appearances this season.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: One of each Monday
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Lindell scored a goal and added an assist in Monday's 6-3 win over the Red Wings.
Lindell beat the buzzer in the first period to put the Stars ahead 2-1. He also set up a Jason Robertson tally in the second. Lindell has a pair of multi-point efforts through six games in December, but that's all of his offense for the month. The 29-year-old blueliner is up to 10 points, 38 shots on net, 52 blocked shots, 21 hits and a plus-5 rating through 27 outings this season. He's played right around a 25-point pace for most of the last four campaigns, and he's on track to do just a little better than that in 2023-24.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Two assists in Saturday's win
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Lindell provided a pair of assists and went plus-3 in Saturday's 8-1 win over the Lightning.
Lindell snapped a five-game skid by helping out on tallies from Mason Marchment and Sam Steel. The 29-year-old Lindell has maintained a top-four role as primarily a defensive presence for a strong Stars team this season. He's up to eight points, 28 shots on net, 44 blocked shots, 18 hits and a plus-8 rating through 22 appearances. Lindell is unlikely to have a chance at power-play time with Miro Heiskanen, Thomas Harley and Nils Lundkvist seeing most of the man-advantage opportunities.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Deals helper in loss
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Lindell notched an assist and blocked two shots in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Avalanche.
Lindell has earned all six of his points this season over nine games in November. The defenseman had an assist on Tyler Seguin's second goal in Saturday's defeat. Lindell has added 20 shots on net, 36 blocks, 13 hits and a plus-4 rating. He's been firmly in a second-pairing role lately, and he's doing enough on offense to garner some attention in standard fantasy formats.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Scores in OT win
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Lindell scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over Arizona.
Lindell got Dallas on the board late in the first period, beating Karel Vejmelka with a wrister through traffic for his first goal of the season. After going scoreless in his first seven games this year, Lindell now has five points (one goal, four assists) in his last eight contests. The 29-year-old blueliner has added 13 hits and 34 blocked shots while averaging 19:36 of ice time in a top-four role.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Stays warm with helper
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Lindell logged an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
Lindell is up to four assists over five games in November, accounting for all of his offense this season. He's exceeded 20 minutes of ice time in just four of 12 contests, and the last was Nov. 1. The 29-year-old blueliner has racked up 29 blocked shots, 13 hits, 14 shots on goal and a plus-1 rating while filling a top-four role.
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Stars' Esa Lindell: Manages assist Monday
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Lindell posted an assist and two blocked shots in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Bruins.
Lindell set up a Wyatt Johnston tally early in the third period, but the Stars didn't stay on the comeback trail. All three of Lindell's helpers this season have come over four games in November. The 29-year-old defenseman has added 14 shots on net, 27 blocked shots, 13 hits and a minus-1 rating through 11 appearances. He's mainly played in a bottom-four role, providing solid physicality and key defensive minutes for the Stars this season.
