Ben Kindel
Pittsburgh Penguins · C · #81
Points / GP
0.45
Goals / GP
0.22
Assists / GP
0.23
Shots / GP
2.0
Plus/Minus
-5
PP Points
10
HockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 77 GP · 1312 games analyzedxG Share?xG ShareA player's individual xG as a share of their team's total xG in the games they played. Shows how much of the offense runs through them.
7.6%
ZEIS?Zone Exit/Entry Impact Score (ZEIS)Transition impact: rush shots plus zone-coded takeaways, minus costly giveaways, per game. Positive = drives play up ice; negative = bleeds possession. Event-derived proxy (the NHL feed has no entry/exit tracking).
-0.30
PSPL?Pre-Shot Pass Lethality (PSPL)The xG a player creates for teammates within 3 seconds — rebounds their shots generate and shots off their offensive-zone steals. Playmaking danger the assist column misses. Event-derived proxy.
0.35
Def Suppression?Defensive SuppressionBlocked shots plus defensive-zone takeaways minus defensive-zone giveaways, per game. A proxy for who kills opposing offense before it starts.
0.63
Percentiles vs. league forwards with 20+ GP · hockeyalpha.com
- Height
- 5'11"
- Weight
- 182 lb
- Born
- 2007-04-19
- Birthplace
- Coquitlam, CAN
- Shoots
- R
- Draft
- 2025 PIT · R1 #11
Recent form · last 10 games
Last 5 games
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:28 |
| 2026-04-27 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:49 |
| 2026-04-25 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:16 |
| 2026-04-22 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:07 |
| 2026-04-20 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:00 |
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 77 | 17 | 18 | 35 | -5 |