Centre · #81

Ben Kindel

Pittsburgh Penguins

Age: 19
Shoots: Right
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 83 kg
Born: Coquitlam, CAN
Draft: 2025, round 1, #11 (PIT)

Career · 2025–26 to 2026–27

Games: 82
Goals: 19
Points: 39
TOI per game: 15:14
xGF% (5v5): 53.4%
Goals above expected: −3.4

Linemates through the season

Coaches reshuffle lines constantly. The river shows who this player spent 5-on-5 time with, game by game.

Linemates through the season

Each band is a linemate's share of this player's 5-on-5 time in each game; thicker means more time together. Click a band or a name for that pairing.

Most common linemates

With and without each other: the share of 5-on-5 expected goals together, and for each player apart.


Kris LetangD · PIT	304:12	73	53.4%	52.2%	49.8%
Ryan SheaD · PIT	288:10	74	54.9%	52.0%	52.3%
Parker WotherspoonD · PIT	278:53	74	47.2%	56.4%	53.9%
Justin BrazeauR · PIT	277:41	59	53.1%	52.3%	51.8%
Erik KarlssonD · PIT	253:40	74	54.3%	54.3%	53.0%
Anthony ManthaR · PIT	248:04	72	53.2%	54.2%	50.8%
Ville KoivunenR · PIT	246:46	37	63.0%	43.6%	50.7%
Connor CliftonD · PIT	194:29	46	54.4%	47.6%	55.9%
Tommy NovakC · PIT	189:47	72	65.6%	50.5%	53.5%
Rutger McGroartyR · PIT	184:05	20	59.0%	57.0%	56.5%
Bryan RustR · PIT	103:00	66	43.8%	54.3%	48.4%
Brett KulakD · PIT/COL	94:51	25	58.2%	54.8%	47.5%

Most frequent opponents

The players this one faced most at 5-on-5 (5+ minutes), and who won the matchup.


Brenden DillonD · NJD	26:48	4	29.0%
Taylor HallL · CAR	25:58	4	39.7%
Logan StankovenC · CAR	24:03	4	42.0%
Simon NemecD · NJD	23:25	4	40.5%
Jamie DrysdaleD · PHI	22:28	4	52.8%
Jackson BlakeR · CAR	22:19	4	42.0%
Nazem KadriC · CGY/COL	21:19	4	32.3%
Dawson MercerC · NJD	21:06	4	35.7%
Vladislav GavrikovD · NYR	20:54	4	52.6%
Alexander NikishinD · CAR	20:46	4	64.3%
Jonas SiegenthalerD · NJD	20:22	4	31.8%
Mike ReillyD · CAR	19:52	4	54.5%