C · PIT · NHL id 8485414
Ben Kindel has played 77 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2025-26, scoring 17 goals and 18 assists (35 points) on 151 shots while averaging 15:04 a night (12:15 at even strength, 1:49 on the power play and 0:38 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 80% of his 5v5 minutes with Anthony Mantha and 52% with Elmer Soderblom over the last 10 games, and the Penguins have controlled 52% of shot attempts with Kindel on the ice (39-39 in goals, 56% offensive-zone starts). In the Penguins' most recent game against PHI he was on L3 with Anthony Mantha and Elmer Soderblom and on PP2; moved up to L2 (from L4) in the last game. He is shooting 11.3% this season against 10.6% across the 83 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 29 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 18 games, 13:29 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 11 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2025-26 · 308 attempts, 160 on goal, 17 goals
Shot map, OPP at PIT: 308 attempts, 160 on goal, 17 goals, 21.80 expected goals; best chance Ben Kindel at 0.89 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 77 GP · 35 points vs 39.8 expected
Last 20 games: -37. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 11.3%
- 98.2
- 55.6%
- G vs xG
- 17 / 19.1
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (5 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.061 xG per attempt lately vs 0.102 before.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played77
- Goals17163rd of 715
- Assists18292nd of 715
- Points35232nd of 715
- Power-play points10172nd of 715
- Shorthanded points238th of 715
- Shots on goal151149th of 715
- Hits30539th of 715
- Blocked shots58207th of 715
- Plus/minus−5446th of 715
- Penalty minutes18477th of 715
- Faceoffs won283107th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)52.4%158th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)53.0%137th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)52.5%193rd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)52.2%200th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)53.0%196th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)51.8%217th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.32167th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.067523rd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.24513th of 719
- Faceoff win %43.6%191st of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.064185th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game15:04424th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:49218th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %56.4%234th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.4175th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO982518th of 719
- Goals above expected−2.1554th of 715
- Luck Meter−35634th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.5254th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts126130th of 715
- Hardest shot89.4283rd of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.2%310th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 77 of 77 games through the sequence engine
- −0.059
- Season net
- −0.89xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.063
- Season
- −0.41G
- 43.6%649 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 107-124 · NZ 98-133 · DZ 78-109
- Per 60
- 1.32
- Attempts
- 20
- 0.114
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L3 from L4Apr 29, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Jan 10, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 14, 2025 alerts →
- Played 9:35 more than his 5-game averageNov 3, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L4Nov 3, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Nov 1, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Oct 30, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
17 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 49.2 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 12, 2026 @ VGK | Deflection | carry | 0 | 20.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 1, 2026 vs VGK | Rush | carry | 0 | 52.4 | — | |
| Feb 5, 2026 @ BUF | Dump and chase | dump | 2 | 26.1 | 2-on-0 | |
| Feb 5, 2026 @ BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 67.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 31, 2026 vs NYR | Rush | carry | 0 | 35.7 | — | |
| Jan 29, 2026 vs CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 64.0 | — | |
| Jan 25, 2026 @ VAN | Rush | loose | 1 | 75.0 | — | |
| Jan 25, 2026 @ VAN | Deflection | — | 0 | 20.8 | — | |
| Dec 14, 2025 vs UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 77.9 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 4, 2025 @ TBL | Deflection | — | 5* | 25.8 | deflection | |
| Nov 29, 2025 vs TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 22.5 | — | |
| Nov 3, 2025 @ TOR | Cycle | — | 4* | 43.9 | — | |
| Nov 3, 2025 @ TOR | Deflection | — | 3 | 4.8 | rebound | |
| Oct 30, 2025 @ MIN | Rebound | — | 0 | 25.9 | rebound | |
| Oct 23, 2025 @ FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 52.8 | one-timer | |
| Oct 11, 2025 vs NYR | Rush | carry | 0 | 66.5 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Kindel
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Kindel apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Letang | D | 75 | 320:40 | 33% | 52.6% | 36% (10-18) | 52.9% 563:08 | 49.6% 1008:29 |
| Ryan Shea | D | 80 | 317:44 | 33% | 53.7% | 59% (17-12) | 52.2% 620:00 | 48.7% 929:30 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | 82 | 304:46 | 31% | 52.4% | 46% (11-13) | 53.1% 655:10 | 52.9% 1116:02 |
| Anthony Mantha | RW | 46 | 292:04 | 30% | 51.3% | 61% (19-12) | 56.6% 244:03 | 47.1% 276:50 |
| Justin Brazeau | RW | 41 | 283:42 | 29% | 50.0% | 62% (18-11) | 50.0% 191:00 | 49.8% 171:59 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | 77 | 263:36 | 27% | 55.8% | 48% (12-13) | 51.2% 639:57 | 54.3% 1056:37 |
| Ville Koivunen | RW | 27 | 225:31 | 23% | 62.5% | 31% (5-11) | 50.3% 89:52 | 53.1% 82:47 |
| Connor Clifton | D | 49 | 208:46 | 21% | 49.5% | 60% (9-6) | 52.0% 355:44 | 49.0% 493:15 |
| Rutger McGroarty | RW | 20 | 190:44 | 20% | 56.7% | 50% (9-9) | 55.8% 42:36 | 57.4% 36:22 |
| Tommy Novak | C | 28 | 175:22 | 18% | 55.2% | 46% (6-7) | 49.7% 160:21 | 55.1% 160:51 |
| Samuel Girard | D | 24 | 95:42 | 10% | 48.6% | 29% (2-5) | 54.3% 169:04 | 53.3% 324:56 |
| Brett Kulak | D | 25 | 94:47 | 10% | 57.2% | 57% (4-3) | 53.0% 201:33 | 46.3% 355:18 |
| Elmer Soderblom | LW | 11 | 90:54 | 9% | 55.4% | 30% (3-7) | 30.2% 30:19 | 46.7% 30:30 |
| Ryan Graves | D | 20 | 84:11 | 9% | 57.8% | 29% (2-5) | 55.4% 164:36 | 50.5% 207:30 |
Game log
83 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29PO | @ PHI | OTL 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31% | 19:28 | 17:05 | 1:32 | 0:51 |
| Apr 27PO | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23% | 11:49 | 10:48 | 0:49 | — |
| Apr 25PO | @ PHI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40% | 10:16 | 8:06 | 1:53 | 0:17 |
| Apr 22PO | @ PHI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29% | 13:07 | 9:47 | 2:34 | — |
| Apr 20PO | vs PHI | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 11:00 | 8:33 | 2:27 | — |
| Apr 18PO | vs PHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63% | 12:59 | 11:38 | 1:21 | — |
| Apr 14 | @ STL | L 5-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47% | 18:05 | 13:14 | 2:46 | 0:41 |
| Apr 9 | @ NJD | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57% | 14:47 | 12:48 | 0:49 | 0:47 |
| Apr 5 | vs FLA | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67% | 11:35 | 5:47 | 3:24 | 2:24 |
| Apr 4 | vs FLA | W 9-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36% | 12:10 | 12:01 | 0:09 | — |
| Apr 2 | @ TBL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27% | 11:59 | 10:44 | 1:15 | — |
| Mar 31 | vs DET | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 14:12 | 12:19 | 1:53 | — |
| Mar 30 | @ NYI | W 8-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23% | 14:25 | 12:53 | — | 1:32 |
| Mar 28 | vs DAL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45% | 13:57 | 10:26 | 2:03 | 0:40 |
| Mar 26 | @ OTT | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45% | 15:41 | 14:36 | 0:39 | 0:26 |
| Mar 24 | vs COL | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23% | 12:20 | 10:18 | 1:57 | 0:05 |
| Mar 22 | vs CAR | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36% | 15:37 | 11:40 | 0:46 | 1:58 |
| Mar 21 | vs WPG | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | 13:58 | 12:31 | 1:00 | 0:27 |
| Mar 18 | @ CAR | OTL 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 14:36 | 11:39 | 2:17 | 0:40 |
| Mar 16 | @ COL | W 7-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 13:57 | 10:34 | 1:18 | 2:05 |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 77 | 1159:52 | 15:04 | 1262 | 1013 | 55.5% | 56.1% | 624 | 457 | 63 | 53 | 54% | 67.4 | 52.4 | 62% |
| Even strength | 77 | 943:06 | 12:15 | 975 | 867 | 52.9% | 53.5% | 477 | 387 | 39 | 39 | 50% | 46.7 | 40.6 | 58% |
| 5v5 | 77 | 909:27 | 11:49 | 934 | 847 | 52.4% | 53.1% | 448 | 372 | 39 | 39 | 50% | 42.6 | 38.6 | 56% |
| Power play | 70 | 139:48 | 2:00 | 223 | 42 | 84.2% | 82.6% | 113 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 86% | 14.5 | 2.7 | 94% |
| Penalty kill | 37 | 49:21 | 1:20 | 8 | 73 | 9.9% | 13.6% | 7 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 17% | 0.7 | 4.7 | 8% |
| 4v4 | 18 | 12:58 | 0:43 | 10 | 5 | 66.7% | 54.5% | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.3 | 80% |
| 3v3 (OT) | 17 | 20:41 | 1:13 | 31 | 15 | 67.4% | 69.2% | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 3.6 | 1.8 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 70 | 139:17 | 1:59 | 222 | 42 | 84.1% | 82.6% | 113 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 86% | 14.5 | 2.7 | 94% |
| 4v5 | 37 | 49:19 | 1:20 | 8 | 73 | 9.9% | 13.6% | 7 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 17% | 0.7 | 4.7 | 9% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 21 | 20:06 | 0:57 | 48 | 13 | 78.7% | 78.9% | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 1.9 | 3.0 | 100% |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 15 | 6:18 | 0:25 | 5 | 16 | 23.8% | 21.1% | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Playoffs | PIT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | 10 | 6 | 13:07 |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 77 | 17 | 18 | 35 | -5 | 18 | 151 | 11.3% | 30 | 58 | 15:04 |
Ben Kindel news
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Blue Jackets, Stars, Wings, Oilers, Panthers, Rangers, Penguins, and BluesNHLRumors.com
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Blackhawks, Stars, Panthers, Islanders, Senators, Penguins and MoreNHLRumors.com
- NHL Injuries: Bruins, Sabres, Hurricanes, Avs, Wild, Devils, Flyers, and PenguinsNHLRumors.com
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Stars, Canadiens, Senators, Flyers, Leafs, Capitals and MoreNHLRumors.com
- Penguins Downgrade Benjamin Kindel To Week-To-WeekPro Hockey Rumors
- NHL Injury Notes: Avs, Blue Jackets, Stars, Wings, Kings, Penguins, Capitals and MoreNHLRumors.com
- 5 Young Penguin Player Projections Entering 2026-27The Hockey Writers
- Penguins’ 5 Prospects Dubas Should Be Careful TradingThe Hockey Writers
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.