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Center•#81PPI 61Ben Kindel is a 19-year-old center for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Selected 11th overall by PIT in the 2025 NHL Draft. Born in Coquitlam, CAN. At 19, Ben is among the younger players in the league.
This season, the right-shooting forward has 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 11 games. He averages 0.55 points per game on 17:11 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: 18–52 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 Ben's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
22
Current: 3
Assists
22
Current: 3
Points
43
Current: 6
Moderate production expected. Likely to finish between 33-54 points with consistent deployment.
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 Ben was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 11 games, 169 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
57.9 vs 57.3 lg
53th percentile
Quality of teammates
49.8 vs 56.8 lg
30th 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 Ben takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
39
Goals vs expected
3 vs 3.5 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
44%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
81
Offense
15
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability. Areas for improvement: bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
66-pt spreadThe 66-point spread between offensive (81th) and defensive (15th) percentiles is extreme for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability. Areas for improvement: bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
66-pt spreadThe 66-point spread between offensive (81th) and defensive (15th) percentiles is extreme for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Ben Kindel's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | PIT | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 28 | 10.7% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | PIT | 77 | 17 | 18 | 35 | -5 | 151 | 11.3% | |||
| Career | — | 88 | 20 | 21 | 41 | -10 | 179 | 11.2% |
Form
Ben'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 | @ MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:48 |
| Oct 29 | vs UTA | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 16:32 |
| Oct 19 | @ UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:53 |
| Oct 17 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 15:37 |
| Oct 16 | @ COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:57 |
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Roster
Top teammates by points on the Pittsburgh Penguins 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 forward. 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.
Kaedan Korczak
D · 6 pts
