C · PIT · #81
Ben Kindel
- Height
- HT 5'11"
- Weight
- WT 183 lbs
- Birth date
- Apr 19, 2007 (age 19)
- Bio
- CAN · Shoots R
He ranks C72 among 277 centers in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Still climbing the NHL aging curve.
Dynasty Value Score
404
#359 overall · C68 of 251
2025–26 scoring
182.4 pts
77 GP · 2.4 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
180.8 pts
75.7 games · 2.4 PPG
16.8 G · 17.7 A · 34.5 P · 15:04 TOI · 1:50 PP · 17.6 xG
Projection range
153.7–196.0
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 15:04 | 1:50 | 42.2% | 17 | 17.9 | 22.5 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 15:04 | 1:50 | 42.2% | 16.8 | 17.6 | 22.5 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 75.7 | 180.8 | 2.4 | 15:04 | 1:50 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 34.5 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 148.4 | 29.5 | 57.0 | -2.5 | 17.7 | 278.0 | 17.6 | 72.7 |
| 2026–27 | 6 | 16.5 | 2.8 | 17:44 | 3:49 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 24 | — | — |
| 2025–26 | 77 | 182.4 | 2.4 | 15:04 | 1:50 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 151 | 30 | 58 | -5 | 18 | 283 | 17.9 | 74 |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
2026–27 games
| Date | Opp | FP | G | A | P | PPP | SOG | +/− | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | @ VGK | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 15:37 |
| Oct 16 | @ COL | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 14:57 |
| Oct 13 | @ CHI | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 17:05 |
| Oct 10 | vs DAL | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:28 |
| Oct 9 | @ CBJ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:19 |
| Oct 7 | @ WSH | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:36 |
| Oct 5 | vs WPG | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:37 |
| Oct 3 | vs MTL | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 14:18 |
FAQ
- How are Ben Kindel's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Kindel's Dynasty Value Score?
- Kindel scores 404 out of 10,000 (#359 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Kindel's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 180.8 NHL-standard fantasy points over 75.65 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.