Ben
Chiarot
D · DET · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 1
- WAR
- -1.7
- Value
- 1
- PTS
- 15
2025-26№ 323 / 325
Ben Chiarot (Detroit Red Wings) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Ben Chiarot
HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 102 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : May 8, 1991 · Hamilton, Canada
Drafted : 2009 · ATL · round 4, pick #120
Contract : $3,850,000 · 2026-27 → 2028-29 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Detroit Red Wings | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| 2025-26 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 75 |
| 2024-25 | Detroit Red Wings | 81 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 69 |
| 2023-24 | Detroit Red Wings | 77 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 56 |
| 2022-23 | Detroit Red Wings | 76 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 51 |
| 2021-22 | Florida Panthers | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | Montréal Canadiens | 54 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 50 |
| 2019-20 | Montréal Canadiens | 69 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 61 |
| 2018-19 | Winnipeg Jets | 78 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 62 |
| 2017-18 | Winnipeg Jets | 57 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 32 |
| 2016-17 | Winnipeg Jets | 59 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 33 |
| 2015-16 | Winnipeg Jets | 70 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 43 |
| 2014-15 | Winnipeg Jets | 40 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 2013-14 | Winnipeg Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 823 | 50 | 136 | 186 | 625 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Florida Panthers | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 2019-20 | Montréal Canadiens | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | Winnipeg Jets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Winnipeg Jets | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 2014-15 | Winnipeg Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 66 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 53 | |
Ben Chiarot: our analysis
2025-26 season: 82 GP, 5 G, 10 A, 15 PTS, -9 +/-, 20:50 TOI. WAR -1.7 (323rd of 325) · PAL 1, very poor.
In 2025-26, Ben Chiarot, 35, posts a PAL Rating of 1 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -1.7 ranks 323rd among 325 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
On the other hand, defense (3, among the weakest in the league) and possession (4, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+1.4); his biggest cost: EV defense (-5.5).
A slight dip from 2024-25, when his PAL was 5; his WAR went from -1.2 to -1.7.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 1 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Ben Chiarot's story
Growing up in Hamilton, Ontario, Ben Chiarot concentrated on hockey while coming from a family with deep ties to Canadian football; his early development included stints as a defenceman in the Greater Toronto Hockey League with the Mississauga IceDogs, where he finished his minor career with strong offensive numbers.
He moved through major junior ranks in the OHL, skating for Guelph, Sudbury and Saginaw, and was taken 120th overall by the Atlanta Thrashers at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Chiarot began his professional journey in the American Hockey League with the Chicago Wolves and signed his first NHL contract with the Atlanta organization in March 2011.
Chiarot spent the opening segment of his pro career inside the Thrashers/Jets system, including key development time with the St. John's IceCaps. He notched his first NHL goal on January 3, 2015, and earned contract renewals with Winnipeg before entering free agency. In July 2019 he signed a three-year deal with the Montreal Canadiens and recorded a personal-best season offensively in his first year there, with nine goals and 12 assists across 69 games.
Montreal traded him on March 16, 2022 to the Florida Panthers for prospect Tyler Smilanic and draft picks; he quickly slotted into Florida's defensive group for the remainder of that season and into the playoffs. A month later in July 2022 he agreed to a four-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings. With Detroit he continued to reach milestones, including his 800th career game on April 5, 2026.
On the ice Chiarot is straightforward: a physical, stay-at-home defenceman relied upon for minutes and defensive stability. Throughout his career he has been used in heavy-usage roles during important stretches, showing a style built on reliability, physicality and simple, effective defensive play.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 20:13
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:17
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:14
- Pts/GP
- 0.06
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 21
- Blocks
- 23
- Takeaways
- 5
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 29.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
11between 2 and 19 (80% range)
- Goals
- 3
- Assists
- 8
- Games
- 83
So far: 1 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.16 pts per game (last season: 0.18).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Stable
- Points per game: 0.26 in 23-24, 0.18 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 5 → 1
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 35: the age when production usually declines
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 86 %
46
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 77
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 82
- Confidence 89 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 79
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 89
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 86
- Confidence 89 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 80
- Confidence 66 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 57
- Confidence 89 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 50
- Confidence 86 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 68
- Confidence 86 %
- DF
- Defense
- 51
- Confidence 84 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 90
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating77
- Top speed (35 %)35.7 · 78
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.471 · 68
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.2 · 77
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.1 · 81
ST — Strength82
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.005 · 74
- Body mass (50 %)1.306 · 86
EN — Endurance79
- Ice time per game (45 %)20 · 79
- Total ice time (20 %)1,657 · 83
- Shift length (15 %)46.7 · 72
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)18.9 · 80
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.11 · 72
DU — Durability89
- Share of games played (100 %)0.886 · 89
CK — Checking86
- Hits /60 (70 %)5.415 · 86
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.276 · 84
- Season volume (10 %)5.142 · 92
FG — Fighting80
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.932 · 80
DI — Discipline57
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.09 · 57
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.962 · 59
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.43 · 78
PA — Passing50
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.265 · 62
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.211 · 42
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.155 · 51
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.832 · 67
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.197 · 71
SC — Scoring68
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.19 · 72
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.163 · 65
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.302 · 77
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.059 · 64
- xG per shot (10 %)0.032 · 53
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.504 · 75
DF — Defense51
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.139 · 52
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.309 · 45
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.911 · 53
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.021 · 71
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.632 · 83
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)61.5 · 53
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.611 · 86
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience90
- Career regular-season games (65 %)94
- Career playoff games (25 %)79
- NHL seasons (10 %)90
OV — Overall46
- DF · Defense (30 %)51
- PA · Passing (22 %)50
- SK · Skating (12 %)77
- SC · Scoring (12 %)68
- EN · Endurance (9 %)79
- ST · Strength (6 %)82
- DI · Discipline (5 %)57
- CK · Checking (4 %)86
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 46 | 77 | 68 | 51 |
| 2024-25 | 59 | 79 | 69 | 60 |
| 2023-24 | 66 | 79 | 72 | 69 |
| 2022-23 | 63 | 81 | 70 | 67 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-1.7
wins above replacement
323 of 325
PAL Rating
1/ 100
Performance · Very poor
249 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
1/ 100
Very poor return
4.75 M$ · expected PAL 64
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 13
- Defense
- 2
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- Offense
- 19
- Creation
- 42
- Shooting
- 27
- Possession
- 4
- Defense
- 3
- Discipline
- 10
- Power play
- 17
- Penalty kill
- 57
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DET | -1.7 | 1 | 1 | 4.75 M$ |
| 2024-25 | DET | -1.2 | 5 | 1 | 4.75 M$ |
| 2023-24 | DET | -0.8 | 18 | 10 | 4.75 M$ |
| 2022-23 | DET | -1.3 | 13 | 4 | 4.75 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
17/ 100
Low
better than 17% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
11/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
36/ 100
Below average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 186 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 14
- Shot selection
- 5
- Penalties drawn
- 55
- Puck management
- 53
Defense
- Takeaways
- 72
- Discipline
- 8
- Safe zone exits
- 74
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DET | 17 | 11 | 36 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 33 | 64 | 17 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 35 | 42 | 35 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 29 | 23 | 46 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-1.7
wins above replacement
-2.6 to -1.0 — 90% interval
323 of 325 defensemen
-9.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -4.9
- EV defense
- -5.5
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.2
- Shooting
- +1.4
- Penalties
- -3.4
- Average → replacement
- +3.5
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DET | 82 | -1.7 | -2.6 to -1.0 | 323/325 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 77 | -1.2 | -1.8 to -0.4 | 309/314 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 77 | -0.8 | -1.4 to 0.1 | 302/316 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 76 | -1.3 | -2.3 to -0.3 | 329/334 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 147.5 km/h72nd percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.5 km/h65th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 435th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 40.5 %42nd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 83.1 km81st percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.40 km67th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.8 %47th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.0 %47th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.5 %37th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1659th percentile | 049th percentile | 0.0 %27th percentile |
| High danger | 175th percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %60th percentile |
| Mid range | 136th percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 1177th percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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VGK
TBL
FLA
STL
CHI
EDM
CGY
VAN
SEA
SJS
PHI
NJD
MTL
OTT
WPG
NYRBen Chiarot: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Ben Chiarot have in 2026-27?
Ben Chiarot has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Ben Chiarot?
Ben Chiarot is 35 years old: he was born on May 9, 1991.
How tall is Ben Chiarot, and how much does he weigh?
Ben Chiarot is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 225 lb (102 kg).
Where is Ben Chiarot from?
Canada: Ben Chiarot was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Ben Chiarot play for?
Ben Chiarot plays for the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL, at D, wearing number 8.
Is Ben Chiarot injured?
No: Ben Chiarot is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Ben Chiarot?
Ben Chiarot produced -1.7 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 323rd of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 1 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Ben Chiarot make?
Ben Chiarot earns $4.8M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 1 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Ben Chiarot's contract end?
Ben Chiarot's contract runs through the 2028-29 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Ben Chiarot overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 1 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Ben Chiarot a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 323rd of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Ben Chiarot getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 5 in 2024-25 to 1 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Ben Chiarot played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Ben Chiarot has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists).
What are Ben Chiarot's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Ben Chiarot has 823 games, 50 goals, 136 assists and 186 points. His best season: 2019-20, with 21 points in 69 games.
Where was Ben Chiarot drafted?
Ben Chiarot was drafted 120th overall (round 4) by ATL in 2009.
Is Ben Chiarot better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.10 points per game at home (1 in 10 games) and 0.00 on the road (0 in 8 games).
How does Ben Chiarot perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Ben Chiarot has 66 games and 8 points in his career. His pace (0.12 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.23).
Which player is most similar to Ben Chiarot?
Yan Kuznetsov: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Yan Kuznetsov's page →Is Ben Chiarot a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 11 points in 2026-27, or 0.13 points per game.
Is Ben Chiarot related to anyone famous?
Yes: Gord (grandfather, played for the Hamilton Tiger‑Cats and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League); Matt Chiarot (father, played college football for McMaster University); null (uncle, played college football for McMaster University).
What is Ben Chiarot's nationality?
Ben Chiarot is Canadian.
How many championships has Ben Chiarot won?
1: Presidents' Trophy 2022 with the Florida Panthers.
Where did Ben Chiarot play before turning pro?
minor hockey: Mississauga IceDogs (Greater Toronto Hockey League); major junior hockey: Guelph Storm, Sudbury Wolves and Saginaw Spirit (OHL).
How many points is Ben Chiarot projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 11 points in 83 games in 2026-27 (2 to 19 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Detroit Red Wings teammates
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