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Defenseman•#6PPI 11Lian Bichsel is a 22-year-old defenseman for the Dallas Stars. Selected 18th overall by DAL in the 2022 NHL Draft. Born in Olten, CHE. At 22, Lian is among the younger players in the league.
On the blue line this season, Lian has recorded 0 goals and 1 assists for 1 points across 14 games. He averages 0.07 points per game on 16:04 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 5–23 pts
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Lian's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
0
Current: 0
Assists
6
Current: 1
Points
6
Current: 1
Limited offensive production projected. Expected range of 3-8 points based on current usage patterns.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Lian was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 14 games, 233 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
54.4 vs 57.3 lg
16th percentile
Quality of teammates
49.4 vs 56.8 lg
17th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Lian takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
14
Goals vs expected
0 vs 0.3 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
0%
With-or-without-you
Who Lian plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler MyersD | 122 min | 41.5 | — | — |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Lian, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
8
Offense
51
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong defensive results per minute, a heavy penalty-kill workload. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
43-pt spreadThe 43-point spread between offensive (8th) and defensive (51th) percentiles is extreme for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong defensive results per minute, a heavy penalty-kill workload. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
43-pt spreadThe 43-point spread between offensive (8th) and defensive (51th) percentiles is extreme for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Lian Bichsel's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | DAL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 | — | |||
| 25-262025-26 | DAL | 50 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +6 | 27 | 14.8% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | DAL | 38 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +2 | 39 | 10.3% |
Form
Lian's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:55 |
| Oct 29 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:01 |
| Oct 27 | vs NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:49 |
| Oct 25 | vs NYI | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 18:10 |
| Oct 22 | vs WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:47 |
Similar defensemans
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Lian to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Dallas Stars this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| Career | — | 102 | 8 | 10 | 18 | +7 | 73 | 11.0% |
D · CHI
Jamie Benn
LW · 5 pts
