Nate
Schmidt
D · UTA · Defensive · Very good
- PAL
- 73
- WAR
- 1.9
- Value
- 64
- PTS
- 22
2025-26№ 25 / 325
Nate Schmidt (Utah Mammoth) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Nate Schmidt
#88D
Utah Mammoth
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 89 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : July 15, 1991 · St. Cloud, United States
Contract : $3,500,000 · 2025-26 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract · UFAM-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Utah Mammoth | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Utah Mammoth | 82 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 22 |
| 2024-25 | Florida Panthers | 80 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 30 |
| 2023-24 | Winnipeg Jets | 63 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | Winnipeg Jets | 77 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020-21 | Vancouver Canucks | 54 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | Vegas Golden Knights | 59 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | Vegas Golden Knights | 61 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | Vegas Golden Knights | 76 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 16 |
| 2016-17 | Washington Capitals | 60 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
| 2015-16 | Washington Capitals | 72 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| 2014-15 | Washington Capitals | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013-14 | Washington Capitals | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| NHL totals | 840 | 58 | 207 | 265 | 174 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Utah Mammoth | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Florida Panthers | 23 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Winnipeg Jets | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Vegas Golden Knights | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | Vegas Golden Knights | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Vegas Golden Knights | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | Washington Capitals | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015-16 | Washington Capitals | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 105 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 22 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cuponce · 2024-25
Nate Schmidt: our analysis
2025-26 season: 82 GP, 5 G, 17 A, 22 PTS, +31 +/-, 19:42 TOI. WAR 1.9 (25th of 325) · PAL 73, very good.
In 2025-26, Nate Schmidt, 35, posts a PAL Rating of 73 out of 100 (very good), and his WAR of 1.9 ranks 25th among 325 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: possession (87, among the best in the league), penalty kill (80, well above average) and defense (74, above average). On the other hand, power play (5, among the weakest in the league) holds him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+3.6); his biggest cost: penalties (-0.2).
A marked decline: his PAL was 81 in 2024-25, against 73 now; his WAR, though, went from 1.4 to 1.9.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 64 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Nate Schmidt's story
Growing up in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Nate Schmidt followed a path through local youth and junior ranks that led him to the USHL and then college hockey. A one-season stay with the Fargo Force in 2009–10 preceded his move to the University of Minnesota, where his work on both ends of the ice earned league all-star recognition in the WCHA and prepared him for the professional jump.
Unsigned in the NHL Entry Draft, Schmidt earned his pro break with Washington when he signed an entry-level deal in April 2013. He began in the AHL with Hershey but made his NHL debut during the 2013–14 season, registering his first goal that year and establishing himself as a player able to shift between the minors and the NHL depending on roster needs.
Left exposed in the 2017 expansion process, Schmidt was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights and soon settled contractual terms through arbitration. His first season in Vegas produced career-high offensive totals and heavy minutes, and he played a central role as the Golden Knights advanced to the 2018 Stanley Cup Final. His time there was interrupted by a 20-game suspension under the league's performance-enhancing substances policy prior to the 2018–19 season; the suspension was upheld on appeal. He later moved on via trade to Vancouver and then to Winnipeg.
In Winnipeg, Schmidt provided both offensive support and defensive minutes, saw line-up and pairing changes, and was named to the U.S. squad for the 2022 IIHF World Championship. A hit in December 2022 resulted in placement on long-term injured reserve. The Jets bought out the final year of his deal in June 2024, after which he signed a one-year contract with the Florida Panthers and won the Stanley Cup in 2025. On July 2, 2025, he agreed to a three-year contract with the Utah Mammoth.
On the ice Schmidt is a mobile, puck-moving defenceman who stretches the attack from the blue line, plays significant minutes, and balances offensive support with zone responsibilities. His game is built on skating, joining the rush, and managing play from the back end.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 19:05
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:06
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:58
- Pts/GP
- 0.24
- EV points
- 4
- Hits
- 20
- Blocks
- 14
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 56.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 30.1 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
20between 9 and 30 (80% range)
- Goals
- 5
- Assists
- 15
- Games
- 80
So far: 4 pts in 17 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.25 pts per game (last season: 0.27).
Three straight seasons of growth. Since 2018, of 97 players in that spot, 23 kept improving the next season; on average, their pace fell back to 90% of their best season.
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: 0.22 in 23-24, 0.27 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 81 → 73
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.
Day-to-day· Upper Body· expected back November 11
OV · OverallConfidence 84 %
78
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 77
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 56
- Confidence 87 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 72
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 83
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 75
- Confidence 87 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 78
- Confidence 65 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 83
- Confidence 87 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 68
- Confidence 84 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 75
- Confidence 84 %
- DF
- Defense
- 85
- Confidence 81 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 92
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating77
- Top speed (35 %)35.7 · 78
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.942 · 76
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.1 · 73
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.6 · 76
ST — Strength56
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.459 · 62
- Body mass (50 %)-0.345 · 67
EN — Endurance72
- Ice time per game (45 %)18.4 · 72
- Total ice time (20 %)1,591 · 80
- Shift length (15 %)43.6 · 60
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.4 · 69
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.421 · 76
DU — Durability83
- Share of games played (100 %)0.865 · 83
CK — Checking75
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.194 · 75
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.288 · 72
- Season volume (10 %)4.369 · 79
FG — Fighting78
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.878 · 78
DI — Discipline83
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.015 · 83
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.456 · 84
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.37 · 74
PA — Passing68
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.327 · 71
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.355 · 68
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.039 · 79
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)2.788 · 45
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.237 · 75
SC — Scoring75
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.214 · 75
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.198 · 74
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.251 · 76
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.118 · 77
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 75
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.45 · 74
DF — Defense85
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.134 · 85
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.111 · 81
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.441 · 86
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.016 · 77
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.07 · 72
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55.4 · 87
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.764 · 65
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience92
- Career regular-season games (65 %)95
- Career playoff games (25 %)88
- NHL seasons (10 %)90
OV — Overall78
- DF · Defense (30 %)85
- PA · Passing (22 %)68
- SK · Skating (12 %)77
- SC · Scoring (12 %)75
- EN · Endurance (9 %)72
- ST · Strength (6 %)56
- DI · Discipline (5 %)83
- CK · Checking (4 %)75
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 85 |
| 2024-25 | 83 | 85 | 77 | 88 |
| 2023-24 | 78 | 84 | 76 | 84 |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 86 | 83 | 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
1.9
wins above replacement
25 of 325
PAL Rating
73/ 100
Performance · Very good
62 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
64/ 100
Good value
3.50 M$ · expected PAL 58
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 57
- Defense
- 81
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- Offense
- 42
- Creation
- 58
- Shooting
- 50
- Possession
- 87
- Defense
- 74
- Discipline
- 74
- Power play
- 5
- Penalty kill
- 80
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 | UTA | 1.9 | 73 | 64 | 3.50 M$ |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 1.4 | 81 | 61 | 5.95 M$ |
| 2023-24 | WPG | 0.2 | 64 | 42 | 5.95 M$ |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 0.6 | 55 | 30 | 5.95 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
67/ 100
Average
better than 67% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
70/ 100
Very good
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
56/ 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, 74 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 61
- Shot selection
- 52
- Penalties drawn
- 67
- Puck management
- 80
Defense
- Takeaways
- 14
- Discipline
- 81
- Safe zone exits
- 52
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 | UTA | 67 | 70 | 56 |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 39 | 17 | 65 |
| 2023-24 | WPG | 55 | 48 | 59 |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 74 | 54 | 85 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
1.9
wins above replacement
1.3 to 2.8 — 90% interval
25 of 325 defensemen
+10.0 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +2.6
- EV defense
- +3.6
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.2
- Shooting
- +0.3
- Penalties
- -0.2
- Average → replacement
- +3.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | UTA | 82 | 1.9 | 1.3 to 2.8 | 25/325 |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 76 | 1.4 | 0.8 to 2.2 | 33/314 |
| 2023-24 | WPG | 63 | 0.2 | -0.5 to 0.6 | 135/316 |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 71 | 0.6 | -0.1 to 1.6 | 72/334 |
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
- 142.8 km/h56th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.4 km/h61st percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 752nd percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 42.7 %67th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 73.2 km66th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.28 km60th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 44.2 %84th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.7 %32nd percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 39.5 %61st percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1764th percentile | 172nd percentile | 5.9 %55th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 579th percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 864th percentile | 195th percentile | 12.5 %96th 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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CHINate Schmidt: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Nate Schmidt have in 2026-27?
Nate Schmidt has 1 goal and 4 points (3 assists) in 17 games in 2026-27.
How old is Nate Schmidt?
Nate Schmidt is 35 years old: he was born on July 16, 1991.
How tall is Nate Schmidt, and how much does he weigh?
Nate Schmidt is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 196 lb (89 kg).
Where is Nate Schmidt from?
United States: Nate Schmidt was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States.
What team does Nate Schmidt play for?
Nate Schmidt plays for the Utah Mammoth in the NHL, at D, wearing number 88.
Is Nate Schmidt injured?
Yes: Nate Schmidt is injured, day-to-day (upper body). He is expected back around November 11.
How good is Nate Schmidt?
Nate Schmidt produced 1.9 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 25th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 73 out of 100: very good for his position.
How much does Nate Schmidt make?
Nate Schmidt earns $3.5M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 64 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Nate Schmidt's contract end?
Nate Schmidt's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Nate Schmidt overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 64 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Nate Schmidt a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 25th 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 Nate Schmidt getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 81 in 2024-25 to 73 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Nate Schmidt played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Nate Schmidt has 3 points (1 goal, 2 assists).
What are Nate Schmidt's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Nate Schmidt has 840 games, 58 goals, 207 assists and 265 points. His best season: 2017-18, with 36 points in 76 games.
Is Nate Schmidt better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.50 points per game at home (3 in 6 games) and 0.09 on the road (1 in 11 games).
How does Nate Schmidt perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Nate Schmidt has 105 games and 41 points in his career. His pace (0.39 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.32).
Which player is most similar to Nate Schmidt?
Rasmus Ristolainen: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Rasmus Ristolainen's page →Is Nate Schmidt a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 20 points in 2026-27, or 0.25 points per game.
What is Nate Schmidt's nationality?
Nate Schmidt is American. Internationally: United States national team: named to Team USA for the 2022 IIHF World Championship.
What awards has Nate Schmidt won?
Selected to the All‑WCHA First Team (2012–13).
How many championships has Nate Schmidt won?
1: Stanley Cup 2025 with the Florida Panthers.
Where did Nate Schmidt play before turning pro?
St. Cloud Cathedral (MSHSL); Fargo Force (USHL), 2009–10 season; University of Minnesota (Minnesota Golden Gophers), including All‑WCHA selection in 2012–13.
How many points is Nate Schmidt projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 20 points in 80 games in 2026-27 (9 to 30 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Utah Mammoth teammates
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