Cole
Schwindt
R · FLA · Defensive · Around average
- PAL
- 58
- WAR
- 0.5
- Value
- 76
- PTS
- 7
2025-26№ 234 / 615
Cole Schwindt (Florida Panthers) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Cole Schwindt
#79RPlays: Centre and right wing · 81% of faceoffs
Florida Panthers
HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 95 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : April 24, 2001 · Kitchener, Canada
Drafted : 2019 · FLA · round 3, pick #81
Contract : $875,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Florida Panthers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Florida Panthers | 29 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 42 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Calgary Flames | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | Florida Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 87 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cole Schwindt: our analysis
2025-26 season: 29 GP, 5 G, 2 A, 7 PTS, +2 +/-, 10:02 TOI. WAR 0.5 (234th of 615) · PAL 58, around average.
In 2025-26, Cole Schwindt, 25, posts a PAL Rating of 58 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.5 ranks 234th among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: defense (79, well above average), penalty kill (69, above average) and possession (62, above average). On the other hand, power play (25, well below average) and discipline (38, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+1.7); his biggest cost: EV offense (-0.1).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 35 in 2024-25 to 58; his WAR went from -0.3 to 0.5.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 76 (very good contract) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Cole Schwindt's story
Growing up in Breslau as the oldest of three brothers, Cole Schwindt learned the game in a hockey household and moved up through local minor ranks before stepping into major junior. He developed with the Kitchener Jr. Rangers in the Alliance Hockey League and then spent his junior years with the Mississauga Steelheads of the OHL, where his play attracted NHL attention.
Schwindt’s draft moment came in 2019 when the Florida Panthers chose him 81st overall in the third round. The following season he turned heads in Mississauga, posting 71 points in 57 games — 28 goals and 43 assists — and that form led the Panthers to sign him to a three-year entry-level deal on 9 April 2020.
The pandemic altered his first pro steps: he concluded his junior career early and debuted professionally with Florida’s temporary AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, appearing in 10 games and recording 2 points. Ahead of 2021–22 he attended Florida’s NHL camp and was assigned to the Panthers’ primary AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. He was leading Charlotte in goals when Florida recalled him on 16 December 2021; Schwindt made his NHL debut that night in a 4–1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, then returned to Charlotte two days later.
On 22 July 2022 he was part of a major trade that sent Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar and a conditional 2025 first-round pick to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Matthew Tkachuk and a conditional 2025 fourth-rounder. After completing his entry-level contract, Schwindt signed a one-year extension with Calgary. On 7 October 2024 he was claimed off waivers by the Vegas Golden Knights. In his Vegas debut on 11 October he registered his first NHL point with an assist on a second-period goal by Shea Theodore, and he scored his first NHL goal on an empty net in the team’s final game of the season on 16 April. As a restricted free agent he signed a one-year extension with Vegas on 6 July 2025; placed on waivers on 2 October 2025, he was claimed back by the Florida Panthers the following day.
On the ice, Schwindt’s game has flowed from his junior scoring touch: he produces plays and finishes chances, showing a consistent offensive instinct and an ability to be a reliable contributor when given a role in the forward group.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 8:01
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:06
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:20
- Pts/GP
- 0.00
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 14
- Blocks
- 1
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 46.0 %
- Off. zone starts
- 29.7 %
- Faceoffs
- 57.1 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
5between 0 and 17 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 3
- Games
- 39
So far: 0 pts in 9 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.17 pts per game (last season: 0.24).
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: 0.19 in 24-25, 0.24 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 35 → 58
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 25: 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 41 %
68
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 62
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 81
- Confidence 46 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 45
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 44
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 80
- Confidence 46 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 77
- Confidence 32 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 84
- Confidence 46 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 73
- Confidence 51 %
- PA
- Passing
- 70
- Confidence 41 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 71
- Confidence 41 %
- DF
- Defense
- 81
- Confidence 36 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 49
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating62
- Top speed (35 %)34.8 · 55
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)5.202 · 74
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.3 · 79
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.6 · 51
ST — Strength81
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.291 · 78
- Body mass (50 %)0.588 · 81
EN — Endurance45
- Ice time per game (45 %)11.8 · 50
- Total ice time (20 %)286 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)42.3 · 60
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)10.7 · 56
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.404 · 62
DU — Durability44
- Share of games played (100 %)0.569 · 44
CK — Checking80
- Hits /60 (70 %)6.157 · 80
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)5.571 · 81
- Season volume (10 %)3.689 · 67
FG — Fighting77
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.854 · 77
DI — Discipline84
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.051 · 84
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.456 · 85
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.75 · 73
FO — Faceoffs73
- Faceoff % (85 %)49 · 72
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)38.1 · 75
PA — Passing70
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.589 · 69
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.423 · 71
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.042 · 69
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.404 · 76
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.418 · 71
SC — Scoring71
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.855 · 71
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.804 · 70
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.093 · 74
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.463 · 78
- xG per shot (10 %)0.08 · 76
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.7 · 68
DF — Defense81
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.026 · 78
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.156 · 83
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.459 · 83
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.053 · 82
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.579 · 74
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55.2 · 88
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.565 · 79
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience49
- Career regular-season games (65 %)62
- Career playoff games (25 %)13
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall68
- SC · Scoring (28 %)71
- PA · Passing (22 %)70
- DF · Defense (18 %)81
- SK · Skating (12 %)62
- EN · Endurance (8 %)45
- DI · Discipline (5 %)84
- ST · Strength (4 %)81
- CK · Checking (3 %)80
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 68 | 62 | 71 | 81 |
| 2024-25 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 75 |
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
234 of 615
PAL Rating
58/ 100
Performance · Around average
186 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
76/ 100
Very good contract
0.83 M$ · expected PAL 33
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 50
- Defense
- 76
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- Offense
- 48
- Creation
- 45
- Shooting
- 60
- Possession
- 62
- Defense
- 79
- Discipline
- 38
- Power play
- 25
- Penalty kill
- 69
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 | FLA | 0.5 | 58 | 76 | 0.83 M$ |
| 2024-25 | VGK | -0.3 | 35 | 56 | 0.80 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
54/ 100
Average
better than 54% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
44/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
57/ 100
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, 193 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 43
- Shot selection
- 53
- Penalties drawn
- 16
- Puck management
- 84
Defense
- Takeaways
- 37
- Discipline
- 96
- Safe zone exits
- 20
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 | FLA | 54 | 44 | 57 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 81 | 70 | 77 |
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
-0.0 to 1.3 — 90% interval
234 of 615 forwards
+2.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- +0.4
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Shooting
- +1.7
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.8
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | FLA | 30 | 0.5 | -0.0 to 1.3 | 234/615 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 41 | -0.3 | -0.6 to 0.0 | 527/596 |
| 2023-24 | CGY | 4 | -0.1 | -0.2 to 0.0 | 453/608 |
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
- 105.8 km/h4th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.6 km/h12th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 720th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 47.1 %94th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 17.2 km17th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 2.94 km8th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 47.8 %99th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.0 %48th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 34.8 %96th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 414th percentile | 024th percentile | 0.0 %3rd percentile |
| High danger | 115th percentile | 034th percentile | 0.0 %10th percentile |
| Mid range | 119th percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 031st percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %0th 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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OTTCole Schwindt: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Cole Schwindt have in 2026-27?
Cole Schwindt has 0 goals and 0 points (0 assists) in 9 games in 2026-27.
How old is Cole Schwindt?
Cole Schwindt is 25 years old: he was born on April 25, 2001.
How tall is Cole Schwindt, and how much does he weigh?
Cole Schwindt is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 209 lb (95 kg).
Where is Cole Schwindt from?
Canada: Cole Schwindt was born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Cole Schwindt play for?
Cole Schwindt plays for the Florida Panthers in the NHL, at R, wearing number 79.
Is Cole Schwindt injured?
No: Cole Schwindt is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Cole Schwindt?
Cole Schwindt produced 0.5 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 234th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 58 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Cole Schwindt make?
Cole Schwindt earns $825K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 76 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Cole Schwindt's contract end?
Cole Schwindt's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Cole Schwindt overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 76 out of 100 (very good contract), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Cole Schwindt a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 234th 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 Cole Schwindt getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 35 in 2024-25 to 58 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Cole Schwindt played lately?
Over his last 9 games, Cole Schwindt has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists).
What are Cole Schwindt's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Cole Schwindt has 87 games, 6 goals, 9 assists and 15 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 8 points in 42 games.
Where was Cole Schwindt drafted?
Cole Schwindt was drafted 81st overall (round 3) by Florida Panthers in 2019.
How does Cole Schwindt perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Cole Schwindt has 1 game and 0 points in his career. His pace (0.00 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.17).
Which player is most similar to Cole Schwindt?
Morgan Barron: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Morgan Barron's page →Is Cole Schwindt a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 5 points in 2026-27, or 0.13 points per game.
What is Cole Schwindt's nationality?
Cole Schwindt is Canadian.
Where did Cole Schwindt play before turning pro?
Kitchener Jr. Rangers (Alliance Hockey League) then Mississauga Steelheads (Ontario Hockey League) — played with the Steelheads through the 2019–20 season.
How many points is Cole Schwindt projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 5 points in 39 games in 2026-27 (0 to 17 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Florida Panthers teammates
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