Ben Kindel
Fantasy Hub Player Intelligence

Ben Kindel

PIT · C · Age 19
GP 3 · G-A-PTS 2-2-4
Limited sample STRONG OVERPERFORMANCE VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 0,60 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 3 GP · 1Y baseline 0,45
Actual P/G 1,33 Limited sample
Deployment 67 #6 among F on team
Driver 80 #6 among F on team
3 GP current season Process: 15% current Role: 30% current
Team context
Pittsburgh Penguins Balanced environment
Fantasy environment #17 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #17 0,73 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Above Average EV OZ #14 · shot diff #11
Power-play environment Strong PP OZ #9
Pace & activity Average #13 NHL · 19,5 bursts/g · 55,5 km/g · 47,7 attempts/g

Balanced environment · above average offensive process · strong power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G15:48
PP TOI/G2:11
SOG/G3,00
5v5 roleObserved role
L35v5 usage band

Bryan Rust · Ville Koivunen · Ben Kindel

Line time · last game
5:08
TOI · With this line · last game
46%
TOI · With this line · last 3
16%
TOI · With this line · season
16%
Trend
StableStable
Power playObserved PP role
PP1Power-play unit

Sidney Crosby · Erik Karlsson · Rickard Rakell · Tommy Novak · Ben Kindel

PP share · last game
65%
PP share · last 3
57%
PP share · season
57%
First-unit starts · last 3
8 / 10
Trend
StableStable
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
0% · 0:00
Own goalie pulled
59% · 3:31

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Established · High confidence · 10 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
3
G
2
A
2
PTS
4
P/G
1,33
SOG/G
3,00
TOI/G
15:48
PP TOI/G
2:11
Official NHL video

Recent highlights

Goals & assists · last 5 games
Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted
Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 80
Deployment 67
Offensive Driver Above average · limited sample
80
Shot Creation Average · limited sample
56
Play Creation High-end · limited sample
90
Deployment Above average · limited sample
67
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
1Y baseline 0,45 Historical P/G
2026–27 1,33 vs baseline +0,88
Expected P/G 0,60 vs baseline +0,14

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Strong offensive process adds support beyond raw production.

The Driver profile is clearly above the position-group median.

MODEL

Play creation is the clearest offensive strength.

The playmaking-process profile is stronger than the shot-creation profile.

MODEL

Production is running above expectation.

Actual P/G exceeds Expected P/G by 0,74.

MODEL

Sample size limits confidence in the current profile.

The model currently reports VERY LOW confidence.

Current value

The current fantasy profile has above-average support from both process and Deployment. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,60.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
12,9

Published
2026-10-09 06:29:21