ForensicHockey

Defense·UTA·Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Nate Schmidt

Born July 16, 1991 · St. Cloud, USA

82

GP

5

G

17

A

22

PTS

Career

57G 204A 261P

Bio

Position
Defense
Height
6'0"
Weight
197 lb
Shoots
L
Number
#88
71OVR

Bottom Six

Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Production35

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking37

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment42

Average ice time per game

Power Play0

Power play points per game

Skating42

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.18

Shots on goal per game

Season projections

82 GP played

Proj. Goals

5

actual

Proj. Assists

17

actual

Proj. Points

22

actual

Proj. Shots

86

actual

Proj. PPG

0

actual

Proj. PPP

0

actual

Points/Game

0.27

current rate

Goals/Game

0.06

current rate

TOI/Game

avg ice time

Shooting %

5.8%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.60

2021–22

0.27

2022–23

0.22

2023–24

0.24

2024–25

0.27

2025–26

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.12

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2026-05-01VGK000100.08
2026-04-29VGK0000-1-0.15
2026-04-27VGK000200.15
2026-04-24VGK000210.30
2026-04-21VGK000110.22

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 82 GP · confidence 50%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

  • Goal-scoring index0.06 · 10 index

    Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.

  • Playmaking index0.21 · 28 index

    Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.

  • Point-production index0.27 · 21 index

    Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games
823
Goals
57
Assists
204
Points
261
+/-
137
PIM
174
Shots
1073

Career totals (playoffs)

Games
105
Goals
10
Assists
31
Points
41
+/-
16
PIM
22
Shots
185

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2025–26Utah Mammoth825172231
2024–25Florida Panthers80514194
2023–24Winnipeg Jets632121410
2022–23Winnipeg Jets717121915
2021–22Winnipeg Jets7742832-4
2021–22USA102462
2020–21Vancouver Canucks5451015-7
2019–20Vegas Golden Knights597243111
2018–19Vegas Golden Knights619213022
2017–18Vegas Golden Knights765313619
2016–17Washington Capitals603141722
2015–16Washington Capitals722141612
2014–15Washington Capitals39134-2
2014–15Hershey19369-2
2013–14Washington Capitals292464
2013–14Hershey3821113-5
2012–13U. of Minnesota4092332
2012–13Hershey8134-4
2011–12U. of Minnesota4333841
2010–11U. of Minnesota13011
2009–10Fargo57142337-7
2008–09St. Cloud Cathedral252124450
2007–08St. Cloud Cathedral161012220
2006–07St. Cloud Cathedral161714310