Ben
Meyers
C · SEA · Defensive · Above average
- PAL
- 60
- WAR
- 0.5
- Value
- 78
- PTS
- 15
2025-26№ 236 / 615
Ben Meyers (Seattle Kraken) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Ben Meyers
#59CPlays: Centre · 58% of faceoffs
Seattle Kraken
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 88 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : November 14, 1998 · Delano, United States
Contract : $1,000,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Seattle Kraken | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 2025-26 | Seattle Kraken | 52 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 |
| 2024-25 | Seattle Kraken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Anaheim Ducks | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Colorado Avalanche | 39 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | Colorado Avalanche | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 141 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 49 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Colorado Avalanche | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Ben Meyers: our analysis
2025-26 season: 52 GP, 7 G, 8 A, 15 PTS, -12 +/-, 11:56 TOI. WAR 0.5 (236th of 615) · PAL 60, above average.
In 2025-26, Ben Meyers, 27, posts a PAL Rating of 60 out of 100 (above average), and his WAR of 0.5 ranks 236th among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: defense (82, well above average), possession (69, above average) and discipline (69, above average). On the other hand, power play (29, below average) and creation (34, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+1.3); his biggest cost: finishing (-0.5).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 23 in 2023-24 to 60; his WAR went from -0.1 to 0.5.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 78 (very good contract) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Ben Meyers's story
Growing up in the hockey-rich environs of Delano, Minnesota, Ben Meyers moved through the junior ranks with the Fargo Force of the USHL, wearing an alternate captain’s letter and helping the club capture the Clark Cup in 2018. That junior success opened the door to collegiate hockey at the University of Minnesota, where he became a steady two-way centre for the Golden Gophers.
Meyers made an immediate impact in college. In 2019–20 he posted ten goals and 26 points in 37 games and earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. Named an alternate captain the following season, he improved to 12 goals and 28 points in 31 games. His junior year brought further responsibility as team captain: he finished 2021–22 with 17 goals and 41 points in 34 contests, was a Hobey Baker finalist—the program’s first finalist since 2002—and produced a hat trick on February 25, 2022 against Wisconsin while helping Minnesota win the Big Ten regular-season crown and reach the Frozen Four.
Meyers turned pro on April 13, 2022, signing a two-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche and making his NHL debut four days later. In that first appearance he scored his first NHL goal in a 7–4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Colorado and its AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles, split his 2022–23 season; he played 39 NHL games with Colorado and logged 30 AHL games with the Eagles, producing six goals and 24 points at the AHL level while also appearing in six of seven playoff games for the Avalanche. He re-signed a one-year pact with Colorado on July 26, 2023.
The 2023–24 season continued to see Meyers move between levels. Starting in the AHL, he shuttled to the NHL and finished that campaign after a March 8, 2024 trade to the Anaheim Ducks for a 2024 fifth-round pick; he debuted for Anaheim that night in a 6–2 loss to Dallas and closed the year with 14 appearances and two assists for the Ducks. As a free agent he agreed to a one-year, $755,000 contract with the Seattle Kraken on July 1, 2024. After clearing waivers he began 2024–25 with the Coachella Valley Firebirds but was recalled on November 17, making his Kraken debut that evening in a 2–0 loss to the New York Rangers.
Internationally, Meyers represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics, registering two goals and four points—second on Team USA in scoring—and was later named to the U.S. squad for the 2022 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded four goals and four assists in ten games. His game is characterised by centre responsibilities: offensive instincts, faceoff work and the adaptability to transition between AHL and NHL roles when asked by his coaches.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:32
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:03
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:42
- Pts/GP
- 0.43
- EV points
- 6
- Hits
- 21
- Blocks
- 12
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 35.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 13.9 %
- Faceoffs
- 56.3 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
17between 6 and 28 (80% range)
- Goals
- 5
- Assists
- 12
- Games
- 49
So far: 6 pts in 14 games. The team has played 16 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.31 pts per game (last season: 0.29).
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
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.13 in 23-24, 0.29 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 23 → 60
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 27: prime years
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 56 %
76
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 75
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 75
- Confidence 62 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 60
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 47
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 79
- Confidence 62 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 84
- Confidence 43 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 78
- Confidence 62 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 80
- Confidence 63 %
- PA
- Passing
- 65
- Confidence 56 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 75
- Confidence 56 %
- DF
- Defense
- 84
- Confidence 52 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 60
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating75
- Top speed (35 %)35.9 · 71
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)7.059 · 79
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.7 · 83
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.5 · 61
ST — Strength75
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.67 · 79
- Body mass (50 %)-0.588 · 71
EN — Endurance60
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.7 · 61
- Total ice time (20 %)614 · 62
- Shift length (15 %)42.3 · 64
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)10.6 · 52
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.762 · 65
DU — Durability47
- Share of games played (100 %)0.592 · 47
CK — Checking79
- Hits /60 (70 %)5.61 · 80
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.042 · 78
- Season volume (10 %)4.205 · 77
FG — Fighting84
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.121 · 84
DI — Discipline78
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.024 · 77
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.492 · 82
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.633 · 68
FO — Faceoffs80
- Faceoff % (85 %)52.2 · 81
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)34.6 · 71
PA — Passing65
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.551 · 68
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.368 · 65
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.002 · 69
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.627 · 77
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.168 · 46
SC — Scoring75
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.729 · 72
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.763 · 74
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.277 · 74
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.47 · 81
- xG per shot (10 %)0.084 · 78
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.7 · 73
DF — Defense84
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.09 · 84
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.235 · 87
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.51 · 80
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.033 · 70
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.328 · 76
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.6 · 80
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)1.975 · 63
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience60
- Career regular-season games (65 %)68
- Career playoff games (25 %)37
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall76
- SC · Scoring (20 %)75
- PA · Passing (20 %)65
- DF · Defense (20 %)84
- SK · Skating (12 %)75
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)80
- EN · Endurance (8 %)60
- DI · Discipline (5 %)78
- ST · Strength (3 %)75
- CK · Checking (2 %)79
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 84 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 81 | 73 | 85 |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 85 | 79 | 85 |
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
0.5
wins above replacement
236 of 615
PAL Rating
60/ 100
Performance · Above average
176 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
78/ 100
Very good contract
0.78 M$ · expected PAL 32
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 40
- Defense
- 81
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- Offense
- 34
- Creation
- 34
- Shooting
- 43
- Possession
- 69
- Defense
- 82
- Discipline
- 69
- Power play
- 29
- Penalty kill
- 66
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 | SEA | 0.5 | 60 | 78 | 0.78 M$ |
| 2023-24 | ANA | -0.1 | 23 | 38 | 0.78 M$ |
| 2022-23 | COL | 0.1 | 59 | 72 | 0.91 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
71/ 100
Very good
better than 71% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
65/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
61/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Why 71, higher than both scores? Overall IQ isn't an average, it's a rank: 121 of 424 forwards. Few players are good at both ends at once; being so puts Ben Meyers ahead of almost everyone else.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 58
- Shot selection
- 60
- Penalties drawn
- 38
- Puck management
- 81
Defense
- Takeaways
- 67
- Discipline
- 87
- Safe zone exits
- 17
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 | SEA | 71 | 65 | 61 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 11 | 31 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 82 | 86 | 60 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.5
wins above replacement
-0.1 to 1.5 — 90% interval
236 of 615 forwards
+2.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.2
- EV defense
- +1.3
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Shooting
- -0.5
- Penalties
- +0.5
- Average → replacement
- +1.6
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | SEA | 52 | 0.5 | -0.1 to 1.5 | 236/615 |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 8 | -0.1 | -0.3 to -0.0 | 478/596 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 23 | -0.1 | -0.3 to 0.2 | 449/608 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 39 | 0.1 | -0.6 to 1.1 | 328/617 |
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
- 134.3 km/h58th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 37.4 km/h96th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1440th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 34.8 %2nd percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 47.2 km37th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.83 km27th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 37.1 %4th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 16.7 %3rd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 48.5 %1st percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1232nd percentile | 139th percentile | 8.3 %20th percentile |
| High danger | 433rd percentile | 034th percentile | 0.0 %10th percentile |
| Mid range | 550th percentile | 177th percentile | 20.0 %76th percentile |
| Long range | 272nd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th 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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EDMBen Meyers: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Ben Meyers have in 2026-27?
Ben Meyers has 1 goal and 6 points (5 assists) in 14 games in 2026-27.
How old is Ben Meyers?
Ben Meyers is 27 years old: he was born on November 15, 1998.
How tall is Ben Meyers, and how much does he weigh?
Ben Meyers is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
Where is Ben Meyers from?
United States: Ben Meyers was born in Delano, Minnesota, United States.
What team does Ben Meyers play for?
Ben Meyers plays for the Seattle Kraken in the NHL, at C, wearing number 59.
Is Ben Meyers injured?
No: Ben Meyers is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Ben Meyers?
Ben Meyers produced 0.5 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 236th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 60 out of 100: above average for his position.
How much does Ben Meyers make?
Ben Meyers earns $775K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 78 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Ben Meyers's contract end?
Ben Meyers's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Ben Meyers overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 78 out of 100 (very good contract), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Ben Meyers a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 236th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Ben Meyers getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 23 in 2023-24 to 60 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Ben Meyers played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Ben Meyers has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Ben Meyers's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Ben Meyers has 141 games, 14 goals, 15 assists and 29 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 15 points in 52 games.
Is Ben Meyers better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.14 points per game at home (1 in 7 games) and 0.71 on the road (5 in 7 games).
How does Ben Meyers perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Ben Meyers has 6 games and 0 points in his career. His pace (0.00 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.21).
Which player is most similar to Ben Meyers?
Justin Sourdif: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Justin Sourdif's page →Is Ben Meyers a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 17 points in 2026-27, or 0.35 points per game.
What is Ben Meyers's nationality?
Ben Meyers is American. Internationally: United States — 2022 Winter Olympics (men's tournament), second on Team USA with 2 goals and 4 points; 2022 IIHF World Championship, 4 goals and 4 assists in 10 games.
What awards has Ben Meyers won?
Big Ten All-Freshmen Team (2019–20) ; Hobey Baker Award finalist (2021–22) ; Academic All-Big Ten (2021–22) ; Academic All-District (2021–22) ; Second Team All-America (2021–22) ; Big Ten Player of the Year (2021–22) ; First Team All-Big Ten (2021–22) ; NCAA All-Regional Team (2021–22).
How many championships has Ben Meyers won?
2: Clark Cup with the Fargo Force (USHL) — 2018; Big Ten Season Championship with the Minnesota Golden Gophers — 2021–22.
Where did Ben Meyers play before turning pro?
Fargo Force (USHL), Clark Cup winner in 2018; University of Minnesota, Minnesota Golden Gophers (college seasons 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22).
How many points is Ben Meyers projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 17 points in 49 games in 2026-27 (6 to 28 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Seattle Kraken teammates
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