Ben Kindel

Ben Kindel

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C · 5'11" · 183 lb · Shoots R
Age 19
Career
0.46
P / GP
39P in 84 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Emerging
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$986K
Signed through 2028
Career points
39
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
2.5
24 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.5
vs expected
5v5 ixG
1.4
15 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.3
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
3.1
96 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
2.9
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
51.1
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
-3
3 GF · 6 GA

Career journey

Rookie
2025–26 · age 18
Pittsburgh Penguins
0.45 P/GP
77 GP · 17G · 18A
Emerging
2026–27 · age 19
Pittsburgh Penguins
0.57 P/GP
7 GP · 2G · 2A

Ben Kindel, a center for the Pittsburgh Penguins, is entering his age-19 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists) in 7 games, a 0.57 points-per-game pace, 1 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 51.1% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.5. HighDanger's model projects 44 points for 2026-27, in a 38 to 55 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2025–2677171835-5181015:040.45
2026–277224-42117:200.57
Career84192039-92011—0.46

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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