CUTTER GAUTHIER - Gauthier (upper body) won't return to Saturday's game versus the Flames. DARCY KUEMPER - Kuemper will guard the road goal versus the Golden Knights on Saturday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports. CARTER HART - Hart will protect the home goal versus the Kings on Saturday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports. VILLE HUSSO - Husso is set to start on the road against Calgary on Saturday, per Ducks play-by-play broadcaster Aaron Cooney. JAKE SANDERSON - Sanderson (lower body) won't play versus the Predators on Saturday, per the NHL media site. ANDREI VASILEVSKIY - Vasilevskiy is set to start on the road against the Islanders on Saturday, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com. MAVRIK BOURQUE - Bourque (upper body) won't play Saturday versus the Senators, Nick Kieser of Lower Broad Hockey reports. BRANDON BUSSI - Bussi is expected to start on the road against Chicago on Saturday, per Jack Bushman of Chicago Hockey Now. LINUS ULLMARK - Ullmark will tend the twine at home versus the Predators on Saturday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports. SERGEI BOBROVSKY - Bobrovsky is set to start on the road against Colorado on Saturday, according to Bailey Curtis of DNVR Sports. CUTTER GAUTHIER - Gauthier (upper body) won't return to Saturday's game versus the Flames. DARCY KUEMPER - Kuemper will guard the road goal versus the Golden Knights on Saturday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports. CARTER HART - Hart will protect the home goal versus the Kings on Saturday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports. VILLE HUSSO - Husso is set to start on the road against Calgary on Saturday, per Ducks play-by-play broadcaster Aaron Cooney. JAKE SANDERSON - Sanderson (lower body) won't play versus the Predators on Saturday, per the NHL media site. ANDREI VASILEVSKIY - Vasilevskiy is set to start on the road against the Islanders on Saturday, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com. MAVRIK BOURQUE - Bourque (upper body) won't play Saturday versus the Senators, Nick Kieser of Lower Broad Hockey reports. BRANDON BUSSI - Bussi is expected to start on the road against Chicago on Saturday, per Jack Bushman of Chicago Hockey Now. LINUS ULLMARK - Ullmark will tend the twine at home versus the Predators on Saturday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports. SERGEI BOBROVSKY - Bobrovsky is set to start on the road against Colorado on Saturday, according to Bailey Curtis of DNVR Sports. Get more news updates on our Player Newsfeed!

#81 BEN KINDEL (C)
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
 

Age 19.4 Birth Date 2007-04-19
Shoots R Draft Info 2025 (1/11)
Height 5'11 Fantrax Roster% 60
Weight 183 Yahoo Roster% 13
Country CAN Status On Roster
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2026-2027 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
975,000 2032 RFA No No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2026-2027986,2501,486,250
2027-2028986,2501,486,250

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NHL ID: 8485414

2026-2027 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 13@CHI
Oct 16@COL
Oct 17@VGK
Oct 19@UTA
Oct 22FLA
Oct 24NSH
Oct 29UTA
Oct 31@MTL
Nov 3VGK
Nov 5BOS
Nov 7@L.A
Nov 8@ANA
Nov 11@S.J
Nov 14OTT
Nov 19STL
Nov 21@NSH
Nov 22@DAL
Nov 25CGY
Nov 27@BUF
Nov 28TOR
Nov 30CBJ
Dec 2@STL
Dec 5N.J
Dec 6S.J
Dec 8CHI
Dec 10@FLA
Dec 12@T.B
Dec 15T.B
Dec 17L.A
Dec 18SEA
Dec 22BUF
Dec 26@CAR
Dec 29CAR
Dec 31@OTT
Jan 1MIN
Jan 3EDM
Jan 7@CAR
Jan 9@MTL
Jan 12COL
Jan 13@NYI
Jan 16@TOR
Jan 18WSH
Jan 21ANA
Jan 23VAN
Jan 25@DET
Jan 26NYI
Jan 29NYR
Jan 31PHI
Feb 2T.B
Feb 13@EDM
Feb 15@SEA
Feb 16@VAN
Feb 19@CGY
Feb 21@WPG
Feb 23@MIN
Feb 25TOR
Feb 28NYR
Mar 2@BUF
Mar 4@FLA
Mar 6@BOS
Mar 7@NYI
Mar 9OTT
Mar 11BOS
Mar 13WSH
Mar 14DET
Mar 16@CBJ
Mar 18@N.J
Mar 20@NYR
Mar 22CBJ
Mar 25N.J
Mar 27CAR
Mar 30@PHI
Apr 1NYI
Apr 3PHI
Apr 4@WSH
Apr 6@NYR
Apr 9@DET
Apr 10@N.J

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2026-2027 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS xGA GSAx STEAL PL MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 13@CHI
Oct 16@COL
Oct 17@VGK
Oct 19@UTA
Oct 22FLA
Oct 24NSH
Oct 29UTA
Oct 31@MTL
Nov 3VGK
Nov 5BOS
Nov 7@L.A
Nov 8@ANA
Nov 11@S.J
Nov 14OTT
Nov 19STL
Nov 21@NSH
Nov 22@DAL
Nov 25CGY
Nov 27@BUF
Nov 28TOR
Nov 30CBJ
Dec 2@STL
Dec 5N.J
Dec 6S.J
Dec 8CHI
Dec 10@FLA
Dec 12@T.B
Dec 15T.B
Dec 17L.A
Dec 18SEA
Dec 22BUF
Dec 26@CAR
Dec 29CAR
Dec 31@OTT
Jan 1MIN
Jan 3EDM
Jan 7@CAR
Jan 9@MTL
Jan 12COL
Jan 13@NYI
Jan 16@TOR
Jan 18WSH
Jan 21ANA
Jan 23VAN
Jan 25@DET
Jan 26NYI
Jan 29NYR
Jan 31PHI
Feb 2T.B
Feb 13@EDM
Feb 15@SEA
Feb 16@VAN
Feb 19@CGY
Feb 21@WPG
Feb 23@MIN
Feb 25TOR
Feb 28NYR
Mar 2@BUF
Mar 4@FLA
Mar 6@BOS
Mar 7@NYI
Mar 9OTT
Mar 11BOS
Mar 13WSH
Mar 14DET
Mar 16@CBJ
Mar 18@N.J
Mar 20@NYR
Mar 22CBJ
Mar 25N.J
Mar 27CAR
Mar 30@PHI
Apr 1NYI
Apr 3PHI
Apr 4@WSH
Apr 6@NYR
Apr 9@DET
Apr 10@N.J

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2026-2027 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

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PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

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Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Pittsburgh Penguins Last Game Lines (2026-10-10)

Opponent: Dallas Stars
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
111:3222.5SIDNEY CROSBY - RICKARD RAKELL - BRYAN RUST0001420.091047.4
29:1818.1EVGENI MALKIN - TOMMY NOVAK - EGOR CHINAKHOV0002250.011568.8
37:5615.5BLAKE LIZOTTE - CONNOR DEWAR - NICK ROBERTSON1014357.114766.7
47:0813.9ELMER SODERBLOM - HENDRIX LAPIERRE - BEN KINDEL000000.03260.0
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
114:3028.3ERIK KARLSSON - DECLAN CARLILE01-11614.391242.9
212:3924.7SAMUEL GIRARD - KAEDAN KORCZAK0002340.010566.7
311:4823.0KRIS LETANG - SPENCER STASTNEY1015362.5221166.7
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
15:5166.1EVGENI MALKIN - SIDNEY CROSBY - RICKARD RAKELL - BEN KINDEL0005271.411284.6
22:3228.6BRYAN RUST - TOMMY NOVAK - EGOR CHINAKHOV - HENDRIX LAPIERRE00010100.050100.0
30:071.3EVGENI MALKIN - RICKARD RAKELL - BRYAN RUST - HENDRIX LAPIERRE000000.0000.0
40:061.1EVGENI MALKIN - SIDNEY CROSBY - RICKARD RAKELL000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
15:3462.9ERIK KARLSSON0004266.79281.8
23:0434.7KRIS LETANG00020100.070100.0
30:061.1ERIK KARLSSON - SAMUEL GIRARD000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:5138.1BRYAN RUST - BLAKE LIZOTTE000030.01516.7
21:4034.4CONNOR DEWAR - BEN KINDEL000010.0040.0
30:3010.3BLAKE LIZOTTE - CONNOR DEWAR000000.0010.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:4536.1KAEDAN KORCZAK - DECLAN CARLILE000030.0060.0
20:5418.6ERIK KARLSSON - KRIS LETANG000010.0020.0
30:4716.2SAMUEL GIRARD - KAEDAN KORCZAK000000.010100.0

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 2026-2027 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QS QS% RBS RBS% MIN

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
ARTURS SILOVS25.5201961567.08.0
TAYLOR GAUTHIER25.60003.02.0
JOEL BLOMQVIST24.720202527.56.5
SERGEI MURASHOV22.5202241188.08.5

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2026-2027PIT52240.8067-101414.32.83110012151.203:2963.034.717:52
2025-2026PIT771718350.4538-51815111.32.030410125828343.601:5038.113.015:04
3 Year AVG 841920390.4840-61816911.52.034511126031144.101:5639.914.315:14
CAREER 821920390.4840-61816511.52.033511125930444.101:5639.914.315:14

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2026-2027PIT520.4020.4040.8000.00142.8010.2030.6010.20214.20
2025-2026PIT77170.22180.23350.45180.231511.96100.13300.39580.752833.68

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2024-2025WHLCalgary Hitmen653564991.52393900.00039
2024-2025WJC-18Canada U1851671.402200.000
2024-2025Hlinka Gretzky CupCanada U1851120.400000.000
2024-2025Prospects ChallengeTeam CHL20110.500100.000
2023-2024WHLCalgary Hitmen681545600.8814200.00022
2022-2023CSSHL U18Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep291729461.5918000.000
2022-2023CWGTeam British Columbia665111.834000.000
2022-2023Circle K ClassicYale Hockey Academy U18 Prep42020.502000.000
2022-2023WHLCalgary Hitmen10000.000000.0000
2021-2022CSSHL U15Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep221235472.144000.000
2020-2021CSSHL U15 AAABurnaby Winter Club U15 Varsity638111.832000.000
2019-2020QC Int PWBurnaby Winter Club Bruins30441.330000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2025-2026PIT60000.000-4090.01.510000061834.601:4632.63.813:07
3 Year AVG 840000.000-5601260.01.514000008425234.601:4632.63.813:07
CAREER 60000.000-4090.01.510000061834.601:4632.63.813:07

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2025-2026PIT600.0000.0000.0000.0091.5000.00101.6761.00183.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2024-2025WHLCalgary Hitmen1187151.368600.00035
2022-2023CSSHL U18Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep438112.750000.000
2021-2022CSSHL U15Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep33031.006000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2026-2027PIT10000.0000010.01.0000001685.700:000.015.806:13
2025-2026PIT61230.504220156.72.53000033858.502:4048.811.316:40
3 Year AVG 841224360.43362401926.32.33600004852861.102:1744.111.715:10
CAREER 71230.433620166.32.33000044461.102:1744.111.715:10

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2026-2027PIT100.0000.0000.0000.0011.0000.0000.0011.0066.00
2025-2026PIT610.1720.3330.5000.00152.5000.0030.5030.50386.33

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2026-2027

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
152241413:2917:51
20000000:00:0
30000000:00:0
40000000:00:0

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2025-2026

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
1175273441:4915:15
22138114552:1015:47
32075124511:3615:09
4192352701:4013:58

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

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Shooting % 14.3
5on5 Shooting % 13.6
PTS/60 2.7
PDO 999
Sec. Asst% 0

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Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Shot Map Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

Extended Game Log

Date OPP TEAM CF CA CF% GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5



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