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SJS· Sat Nov 7Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 11
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- PTS
- 1
- +/-
- +4
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 11
- TOI/G
- 22:03
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | @CBJ | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 26:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | @WSH | W 6-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 26:30 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 31 | vs CBJ | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | @CHI | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:00 | 2 | 3 |
| Oct 14 | @COL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | vs COL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 10 | @PIT | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | @BUF | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:54 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 5 | vs SJS | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 18:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | @NSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 2 | vs STL | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:42 | 2 | 3 |
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| Apr 15 | @BUF | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 13 | @TOR | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 11 | vs NYR | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:54 | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 9 | vs MIN | W 5-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 3 | 25:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 7 | vs CGY | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 4 | vs COL | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 2 | vs WPG | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 22:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 31 | @BOS | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 29 | @PHI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 28 | @PIT | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:18 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 26 | @NYI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 24 | vs NJD | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 22 | vs VGK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:36 | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 21 | @MIN | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:06 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 18 | @COL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 16 | vs UTA | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 22:06 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 14 | vs DET | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12 | vs EDM | W 7-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 1 | 21:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 10 | vs VGK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:36 | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 8 | vs CHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:24 | 1 | 4 |
| Mar 6 | vs COL | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:48 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 3 | @CGY | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 20:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 2 | @VAN | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 28 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 25 | vs SEA | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 23:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 4 | vs STL | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 25:12 | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 2 | vs WPG | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 23:24 | 1 | 5 |
| Jan 31 | @UTA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | @VGK | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 23:54 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan 27 | @STL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 23 | vs STL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:18 | 0 | 5 |
| Jan 22 | @CBJ | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20 | vs BOS | W 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 21:54 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 18 | vs TBL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 23:18 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 15 | @UTA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 24:06 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 13 | @ANA | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 12 | @LAK | W 3-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 26:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 10 | @SJS | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 26:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 7 | @WSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 26:48 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 6 | @CAR | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 4 | vs MTL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 | @CHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 31 | vs BUF | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 23:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 27 | vs CHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 23:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 23 | @DET | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 21 | vs TOR | W 5-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 25:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | @ANA | W 8-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 23:12 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 18 | @SJS | W 5-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 25:48 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 15 | vs LAK | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 24:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 13 | vs FLA | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:00 | 0 | 6 |
| Dec 11 | @MIN | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 25:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 9 | @WPG | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24:36 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 7 | vs PIT | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28:54 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 5 | vs SJS | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:30 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 3 | @NJD | W 3-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 25:30 | 1 | 5 |
| Dec 2 | @NYR | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 27:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | vs OTT | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 26:00 | 2 | 3 |
| Nov 28 | vs UTA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 25:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | @SEA | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 28:18 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | @EDM | W 8-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 23:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | @CGY | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 25:48 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 20 | @VAN | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 25:48 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 18 | vs NYI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 23:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs PHI | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 22:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | @MTL | W 7-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 21:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | @OTT | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs SEA | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | @NSH | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 24:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs ANA | L 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:18 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 4 | vs EDM | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | @FLA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:06 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 30 | @TBL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:00 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | vs WSH | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | @NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs CAR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:48 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 23 | vs LAK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs CBJ | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 18 | @STL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs VAN | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:24 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 14 | vs MIN | W 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 24:36 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 11 | @COL | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:48 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 9 | @WPG | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:54 | 1 | 1 |
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| Apr 16 | @NSH | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 10 | vs WPG | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 22:12 | 1 | 4 |
| Apr 8 | vs VAN | L 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:36 | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 6 | @MIN | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 23:36 | 2 | 1 |
| Apr 5 | vs PIT | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:24 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 3 | vs NSH | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 23:12 | 2 | 3 |
| Mar 31 | @SEA | W 3-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:36 | 0 | 1 |
Latest news
Lindell had an assist and four blocked shots in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Capitals.
Lindell was in his second game back after returning from a lower-body injury that cost him five contests. The helper was his first point of the season. Lindell has added six shots on net, 22 blocked shots, six hits and a plus-5 rating in 10 appearances. He may be tasked with more duties if Miro Heiskanen (upper body) misses time after exiting Tuesday's game early.
RotoWire via ESPN · 3d ago
Lindell (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Saturday.
After missing the last five games, Lindell is expected to return to the lineup against Columbus on Saturday. He hasn't earned a point in eight appearances this season, but he has posted four shots on net, 18 blocked shots and five hits. Lindell is projected to replace Trey Taylor in Saturday's lineup against the Blue Jackets.
RotoWire via ESPN · 6d ago
Lindell (lower body) is expected to return to the Stars' lineup within the next 4-7 days, per Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports.
Lindell has missed each of the Stars' last three games with a lower-body injury, but is seemingly nearing a return. When healthy, the 32-year-old blueliner has been solid this season, compiling a plus-4 rating, four shots on net, five hits and 18 blocked shots across nine games. Given his updated timeline for return, Lindell could be back as early as Saturday's home clash against the Blue Jackets.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 27
Lindell (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
Lindell's retroactive to Oct. 17, when he blocked a shot against Chicago, so he will be eligible to be activated from the IR list whenever he is healthy. He has a plus-4 rating, four shots on net, five hits and 18 blocked shots over eight games this season. While Lindell remains shelved, Kyle Capobianco should continue to see heightened minutes.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 24
Lindell (lower body) has been ruled out for Tuesday's road clash against the Bruins and is expected to miss roughly one week, per Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.
Lindell suffered a lower-body injury Saturday while blocking a shot. The 32-year-old blueliner has thrived in a shut-down role to begin the new season, posting a plus-4 rating, four shots on net, five hits and 18 blocked shots across eight appearances. Given the one-week timeline, he's currently slated to miss three or four games.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 20
Lindell scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 2-0 preseason win over the Wild.
Lindell showed a little offense in this preseason contest. The 32-year-old defenseman is likely to resume his usual shutdown role in the top four for the Stars in 2026-27. He matched his career high with 32 points while adding a plus-30 rating, 83 shots on net and 179 blocked shots over 82 regular-season contests last year. Lindell doesn't hit like he used to, but he's defensively sound on a good team, which gives him depth appeal in fantasy.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 24
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