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Ben Kindel
Center #81 Penguins $0.975M
Player Information

Ben Kindel has 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists) in 53 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 11) of the 2025 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, he has 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists) in 53 regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 18.9 yrs (19.04.2007)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 82 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 11th in 2025
    Draft Team: Team logoPittsburgh Penguins
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 18-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Penguins controlling 60% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ben Kindel is off the ice, the Penguins control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 41% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 21% in the defensive zone.

  • 78

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 62nd of 247 Centers
    Defense:Def: 35th of 247 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.10
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.60
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.42
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.87
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.79
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.24
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.03
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.67
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.18
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.11
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.41
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.31
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.49
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.38
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.64
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.42
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.19
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.89
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.21
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Ben Kindel at his age (18.9 yrs):
    Aleksander Barkov (Rating of 77 in 2013, Today 85)
    Patrik Laine (Rating of 79 in 2016, Today 72)
    Nico Hischier (Rating of 79 in 2017, Today 81)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.975M
Player Contract Value: $6.500M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 RFA
Age at the end: 22.2 yrs (19.04.2007)
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Ben Kindel
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 1 1 2 3 12:34 1 100.0% 4
31.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 1 0 1 1 14:49 5 20.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 15:52 2 0.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 1 14:13 2 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 2 0 2 2 17:26 2 100.0% 0
Total 5 4 1 5 7 12 33.3% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 53 14 13 27 -3 15:25 109 12.8% 16
Season Projection 79 21 19 40 -4 15:25 162 13.0% 24
Total 53 14 13 27 -3 109 12.8% 16
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Ben Kindel Team Logo C 18.9 yrs 180 cm / 82 kg 0.51 0.51 73 86 $0.975M
89% Victor Olofsson Team Logo LW 30.6 yrs 180 cm / 81 kg 0.44 0.55 73 90 $1.575M
87% Ethen Frank Team Logo C 28.1 yrs 180 cm / 85 kg 0.48 0.42 72 90 $0.775M
86% Shane Wright Team Logo C 22.1 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.39 0.48 70 87 $0.887M
86% Jaden Schwartz Team Logo LW 33.7 yrs 178 cm / 83 kg 0.53 0.64 70 84 $5.500M
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