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.

Adam Edstrom's Plus/Minus of 2 compared to Ben Kindel's -13 represents a 550% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Adam Edstrom's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Goals, where Ben Kindel posts 20 against Adam Edstrom's 16 — a gap of just 25%. Adam Edstrom can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 3-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Goals 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. Adam Edstrom claims the tiebreaker through Plus/Minus advantage — a 550% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NHL debate.