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Ben Kindel

#81
Pittsburgh Penguins

C · 5'11", 183 lb · 19 years old · Shoots right · Coquitlam, British Columbia, CAN

Drafted 2025 · PIT · round 1 · #11 overall

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Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTSGSTOI
Nov 14OTT0111.016:30
Nov 11@SJS1011.419:29
Nov 8@ANA0000.222:12
Nov 7@LAK0110.516:19
Nov 5BOS000-0.518:07

Against their position

Points / 60: 1.82 — 213th of 440Goals / 60: 0.81 — 199th of 440Assists / 60: 1.01 — 214th of 440Shots / 60: 6.68 — 185th of 440Shooting %: 12.1% — 219th of 439Even-strength points / 60: 1.42 — 208th of 440Ice time / game: 17:26 — 112th of 440Points/601.82 213thGoals/600.81 199thAssists/601.01 214thShots/606.68 185thShooting12.1% 219thEV pts/601.42 208thIce time17:26 112th
This playerAverage forward

Against 440 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

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Role
Hits / 602.22334th
Blocks / 602.22168th
Takeaways / 600.80209th
Giveaways / 602.63186th
Faceoff win %45.2%219th
Penalty minutes4114th

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

Per game, against the average forward

G
Goals
F 0.22
A
Assists
F 0.31
SOG
Shots on goal
F 1.7
xG
Expected goals
F 0.22
CF
Attempts for
F 11.2
CA
Attempts against
F 11.2
TOI
Ice time
F 15:11
Speed
Top, mph
22.2
F 21.9
Hits
Hits
F 1.3
Hit±
Dealt minus taken
F +0.4
BLK
Shot blocks
F 0.5
bxG
Block xG margin
F -.01
Poss±
Take minus give
F -0.5
Pen±
Drawn minus taken
F +0.0
FO%
Faceoffs won
F 50.0%
Shot
Hardest, mph
87.3
F 81.0

Every shot this season

Season shot map: 63 attempts, 6 goals.
Goal6Shot on goal30Missed17Shot blocked10

NHL regular season

SeasonGPGAPTSTOI
2026-271745917:26
2025-267717183515:04
Career9421234415:29

Other competitions

SeasonLeagueGPGAPTS
2024-25Hlinka Gretzky Cup5112
2024-25WHL65356499
2024-25Prospects Challenge2011
2024-25WJC-185167
2023-24WHL68154560
2022-23CSSHL U1829172946
2022-23Circle K Classic4202
2022-23CWG66511
2022-23WHL1000
2021-22CSSHL U1522123547
2020-21CSSHL U15 AAA63811
2019-20QC Int PW3044