Ben Kindel or Adam Edstrom? The NHL Stat Breakdown

This is as close as it gets. Ben Kindel and Adam Edstrom split the statistical categories evenly — 3 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested C comparisons in NHL history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Ben Kindel's Assists of 20 compared to Adam Edstrom's 6 represents a 233.3% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Adam Edstrom falls 98.3% below the career average of 350 in this category while Ben Kindel exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Ben Kindel's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Games Played, where Ben Kindel posts 86 against Adam Edstrom's 105 — a gap of just 22.1%. Adam Edstrom can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 3-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Games Played is the statistical ammunition for the Adam Edstrom side.

Hockey's greatest players accumulate points through both goal scoring and playmaking. The balance between goals and assists often reveals a player's style — pure scorer versus pass-first playmaker.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Ben Kindel claims the tiebreaker through Assists advantage — a 233.3% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NHL debate.