#81 · Centre · PIT
BenKindel
Next milestone 62 points from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 2
- G
- 2
- A
- 1
- P
- 3
- +/-
- -2
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 7
- S%
- 28.6
- PPP
- 1
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- April 19, 2007 (age 19)
- Birthplace
- Coquitlam, British Columbia, CAN
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- Weight
- 183 lb (83 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- 2025 PIT, round 1, #11 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.5 mphleague avg 21.1 mph23rd percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph2league avg 3.927th percentile
- Distance skated5.0 mileague avg 6.2 mi32nd percentile
- Hardest shot72.2 mphleague avg 71.8 mph35th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone46.8%league avg 42.1%83rd percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 2 | 0.84 | +1.16 | 8 | 5 | .105 |
| 2025-26 | 17 | 20.32 | -3.32 | 286 | 77 | .071 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 2 games · 22:11 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 38.8% | 53.0% | -14.2 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 45.5% | 46.7% | -1.2 |
- Goals for–against
- 2–3
- xG for–against
- 0.7–1.1
- Average rating
- 7.2
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Kuzmenko | 2 | 12:13 | 35.8% |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 1 | 7:26 | 17.7% |
| Connor Dewar | 1 | 5:52 | 31.2% |
| Blake Lizotte | 1 | 5:18 | 36.7% |
| Ville Koivunen | 1 | 4:47 | 55.3% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 7.2 over the last 2 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 2: 2 G · 1 A · 3 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 79 | 19 | 19 | 38 | -7 | 18 | 158 | 12.0 | 11 |
| Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 |
Season by season (2)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Penguins | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 | 1 |
| 2025-26 | Penguins | 77 | 17 | 18 | 35 | -5 | 18 | 151 | 11.3 | 10 |