Ben Kindel
Age 19 · born Apr 19, 2007Coquitlam, British Columbia, CAN5'11" (180 cm) · 183 lb (83 kg)Shoots rightDrafted 2025 R1 #11 by PIT
2026–27 by team
| Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK | ixG | G−ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 17:19 | 4 | 3 | 3.2 | −1.2 |
Player Puckigree
On the league chart →2026–27 · PIT
+0.4goals above replacement · 0.1 wins
EV off+0.1
EV def0.0
PP−0.1
PK+0.0
Finish−0.1
Pen+0.3
Workload+0.1
By season
| Season | Team | GP | Goals | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | PIT | 77 | +2.4 | 0.4 |
| 2026–27 | PIT | 9 | +0.4 | 0.1 |
Goals above a replacement-level player (someone outside a team’s regular rotation): how he did against an average player, plus credit for the workload a replacement would otherwise take. About 6.2 goals make one win. Hover a part for what it measures. How it’s built: How it works.
At 5-on-5
PIT · 83 min
xGF%51.8CF%51.6GF–GA4–6Rel xGF%+5.7OZ%55
Most common linemates
- Andrei Kuzmenko44 min46.9
- Erik Karlsson30 min50.0
- Kaedan Korczak28 min39.1
- Ville Koivunen28 min54.7
- Kris Letang26 min69.8
- Declan Carlile25 min57.6
Game log
Average Imprint 0.62 over 9 games, best 2.7.
| Date | Team | Opponent | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PIM | TOI | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | PIT | @ UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:53 | -0.4 |
| Oct 17 | PIT | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 15:37 | 0.4 |
| Oct 16 | PIT | @ COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 14:57 | -0.2 |
| Oct 13 | PIT | @ CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 17:05 | 0.1 |
| Oct 10 | PIT | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:28 | 0.3 |
| Oct 9 | PIT | @ CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17:19 | 0.6 |
| Oct 7 | PIT | @ WSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 19:36 | 1.4 |
| Oct 5 | PIT | vs WPG | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 18:37 | 2.7 |
| Oct 3 | PIT | vs MTL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 14:18 | 0.5 |
NHL career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | NHL | PIT | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -5 |
| 2025–26 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 77 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 18 | -5 |
NHL playoffs
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
Other leagues
Junior, college, minor-league, European and international seasons from NHL records. Some seasons may be missing. Refreshed Oct 22.
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 (playoffs) | WHL | Calgary Hitmen | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | +6 |
| 2024–25 | WJC-18 | Canada U18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | +2 |
| 2024–25 | Prospects Challenge | Team CHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| 2024–25 | WHL | Calgary Hitmen | 65 | 35 | 64 | 99 | 39 | +39 |
| 2024–25 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | Canada U18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2023–24 | WHL | Calgary Hitmen | 68 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 14 | +2 |
| 2022–23 (playoffs) | CSSHL U18 | Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | — |
| 2022–23 | WHL | Calgary Hitmen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | CWG | Team British Columbia | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — |
| 2022–23 | Circle K Classic | Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2022–23 | CSSHL U18 | Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep | 29 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 18 | — |
| 2021–22 (playoffs) | CSSHL U15 | Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 2021–22 | CSSHL U15 | Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep | 22 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 4 | — |
| 2020–21 | CSSHL U15 AAA | Burnaby Winter Club U15 Varsity | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | — |
| 2019–20 | QC Int PW | Burnaby Winter Club Bruins | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Source: NHL.com data. Player status per the NHL player registry.