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Ben Kindel right nowThe 2026-2027 season

Injured (undisclosed injury) since October 19 — has missed 1 game. Expected back around October 29. Pittsburgh Penguins sit 6th in the Metropolitan (4–6–1, 9 pts).

The 2026-2027 season so far
Points
4
NHL#245
Form
COLD
Latest 5 outings
Goals
2
NHL#145
Assists
2
NHL#266
Plus/minus
-5
NHL#654
Games
9
81%
81% of 11
·Pace: 37 points over 84·Swedish teammates: Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell, Elmer Söderblom

Milestones within reach

Career
25 career goals
6 away
Career
50 career points
11 away
Career
100 NHL games
14 away
  1. Injured

    Ben goes down and has missed 1 game

    Undisclosed injury

    • The game
      PIT4–5UTA
      L
      game 10/113
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:53TOI
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    SwedeswithErik Karlsson1+1Rickard Rakell1+1againstKevin Stenlund1+1
    • The game
      PIT2–6VGK
      L
      game 9/115
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG15:37TOI
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    SwedeswithErik Karlsson0+1Rickard Rakell0+0Elmer Söderblom0+0againstRasmus Andersson1+0William Karlsson0+0
    • The game
      PIT2–5COL
      L
      game 8/114
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:57TOI
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    SwedeswithErik Karlsson0+1Rickard Rakell0+0Elmer Söderblom0+0againstGabriel Landeskog1+0
    • The game
      PIT3–5CHI
      L
      game 7/113
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG17:05TOI
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    SwedeswithErik Karlsson0+2Rickard Rakell0+0againstAnton Frondell0+2
    • The game
      DAL1–2PIT
      W
      game 6/115
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:28TOI
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    • GoalPIT 1–1unassistedSO 00:00
    SwedeswithErik Karlsson0+0Rickard Rakell0+0Elmer Söderblom0+0againstOskar Bäck0+0Nils Lundkvist0+0
    • The game
      PIT2–3CBJ
      L
      game 5/113
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG17:19TOI
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    SwedeswithErik Karlsson0+1Rickard Rakell0+0againstEmil Andrae0+0
    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      L
      game 4/113
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG19:36TOI
      +1 assist
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    His points
    SwedeswithErik Karlsson0+0Rickard Rakell0+0againstTimothy Liljegren0+0
    • The game
      WPG3–2PIT
      L
      game 3/114
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG18:37TOI
      +2 points
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    His points
    SwedeswithErik Karlsson0+1Rickard Rakell0+0againstViggo Björck0+0Isak Rosén0+0
    • The game
      MTL5–6PIT
      W
      game 2/113
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-5SOG1PPP14:18TOI
      +1 goal
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    His points
    SwedeswithErik Karlsson0+2Rickard Rakell0+1Filip Hållander0+0
    Season opener

    Ben Kindel plays the 2026-2027 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    PITPittsburgh Penguins

    Ben was 19 years old when the 2026-2027 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    The season before

    How the 2025-2026 season went

    The whole season
    Points
    35
    NHL #232
    Goals
    17
    NHL #163
    Assists
    18
    NHL #292
    Games
    77
    NHL #222
    Pittsburgh Penguins · Eliminated in the playoffs
  11. Injured

    Ben goes down and misses 1 game

    Lower body

That is where the season began.

The 2025-2026 season