- Age
- 19
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 183 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Born
- Coquitlam, British Columbia, CAN
- GP
- 6
- G
- 2
- A
- 2
- P
- 4
- +/-
- -3
- SOG
- 16
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2025 · Round 1, #11 overall (PIT)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 6 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| G | 2 | 1 | 1+1 |
| A | 2 | 0 | 0+2 |
| P | 4 | 1 | 1+3 |
| SOG | 16 | 6 | 11+5 |
| PPP | 1 | 0 | 0+1 |
| +/- | -3 | 0 | 0-3 |
| PIM | 0 | 4 | 4-4 |
| TOI/GP | 17:44 | 14:20+3:24 | 13:51+3:53 |
| SH% | 12.5 | 16.7-4.2 | 9.1+3.4 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.
Shooting:Kindel is shooting 12.5% (2 on 16 shots) against 11.3% over 2025–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.
Shot quality says 2.1 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.1).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 49.5
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 52.4
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- +0.2
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 0.937
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 2.1
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -0.1
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 48.7
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 11:10
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
24 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Kindel is used
#81 · C · Pittsburgh Penguins
Ben Kindel
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts
- Line 3
- PP1
- PK2
- Ice time / game
- 17:45
- 11:10 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 48.7%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 52.4%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 49.5%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.
Most-used linemates · 5v5
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025–26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 77 | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:05 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:28 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | @ CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:19 |
| Wed, Oct 7 | @ WSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:36 |
| Mon, Oct 5 | vs WPG | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 18:37 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs MTL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 5 | 14:18 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Canada U18 · Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | Calgary Hitmen · WHL | 65 | 35 | 64 | 99 |
| 2024–25 | Team CHL · Prospects Challenge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Canada U18 · WJC-18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Calgary Hitmen · WHL | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2023–24 | Calgary Hitmen · WHL | 68 | 15 | 45 | 60 |
| 2022–23 | Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep · CSSHL U18 | 29 | 17 | 29 | 46 |
| 2022–23 | Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep · Circle K Classic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | Team British Columbia · CWG | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2022–23 | Calgary Hitmen · WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 (P) | Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep · CSSHL U18 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2021–22 | Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep · CSSHL U15 | 22 | 12 | 35 | 47 |
| 2021–22 (P) | Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep · CSSHL U15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | Burnaby Winter Club U15 Varsity · CSSHL U15 AAA | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2019–20 | Burnaby Winter Club Bruins · QC Int PW | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Kindel in the news
The week ahead: Some tough opponents are waiting for the Pittsburgh Penguins this weekPITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 3: Ben Kindel #81 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates in the third period during the game against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG PAINTS Arena on October 3, 2026 in Pittsburgh,…PensBurgh · 2026-10-12
Look at these Penguins numbers: Ben Kindel, Nicholas Robertson and moreEvery other Friday throughout the course of the 2026-27 season I am going to take a look at some numbers from the Pittsburgh Penguins that stand out to me, what importance they might have and what they might mean. Let’s…PensBurgh · 2026-10-09
Could Anaheim Ducks rookie Nikita Klepov be this season's Ben Kindel?Klepov, the No. 15 pick in the 2026 class, made his NHL debut for the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.The Athletic · 2026-10-08
Penguins forward Ben Kindel: ‘I still see a lot of things that I want to accomplish’Ben Kindel was in a different place Saturday.Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Penguins · 2026-10-04
A stronger and faster Ben Kindel looks poised to take another step for the PenguinsPittsburgh Post-Gazette - Penguins · 2026-10-04