Nate Schmidt

Two-way
Play-driver
Stingy

Points, 2026–27: 3; 1 G, 2 A in 10 GP
Individual xG: 0.5; 1 goals from it
Ice time per game: 20:20; 12 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 64.7; share of chances while he's on

Nate Schmidt has 1 goal and 2 assists (3 points) in 10 games for the Utah Mammoth in 2026–27, with 12 shots on goal and 20:20 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 41.4 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

10 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 79% of defencemen

Goals above average: +0.9
Wins: +0.15

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.16, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 78.5% of 223 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+1.73 SD · 98th percentile · weight 11% · +0.5 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.1692th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.2.8093th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 178 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

vs PIT
Monday, October 19
Drought over
Nate Schmidt scored for the first time in 29 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 18:31 and had one shot on goal. It finished 5-4 for the Mammoth.
at NYR
Sunday, October 4
Volume
Nate Schmidt had 9 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 2.0 attempts a game. The Mammoth lost 4-2 to the Rangers.
vs ANA
Friday, March 20
Volume
Nate Schmidt had 9 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 2.8 attempts a game. The Mammoth lost 4-1 to the Ducks.
at DAL
Monday, March 16
Drought over
Nate Schmidt scored for the first time in 18 games. He has 5 goals this season. He played 18:28 and had two shots on goal. It finished 6-3 for the Mammoth.
vs SEA
Saturday, January 17
Big night
Nate Schmidt had four points, two goals and two assists. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 2.8. His goal stood up as the winner. It finished 6-3 for the Mammoth.
vs VGK
Monday, November 24
Streak
Nate Schmidt has a point in 5 straight games. He has 10 points in 23 games this season. He played 21:22 and had no shots on goal. It finished 5-1 for the Mammoth.
vs VGK
Thursday, November 20
Drought over
Nate Schmidt scored for the first time in 41 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Mammoth fell 4-1 to the Golden Knights.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game20:20
60
Points per 600.89
53
Goals per 600.30
65
Individual xG per 600.13
33
Shots per 603.5
52

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice3.31
91
xG against per 60, on ice1.80
91
xGF%64.7%
96

Physical

Hits per 604.4
72
Blocks per 602.7
16
Penalty minutes per 600.0
93

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed20.9 mph
52
Bursts over 20 mph4
53
Distance skated29 mi
88

Shooting

Hardest shot88.8 mph
68
Shots on goal12
77
Shooting %8.3%
65

Zone time

Offensive zone time42.9%
67
Offensive zone time, even strength44.2%
77

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
John Marino	9	121:31	141–93	6.7–4.1	5–5	62%
MacKenzie Weegar	10	21:36	20–13	1.1–0.5	1–0	70%
Andrew Peeke	10	19:42	20–14	0.9–0.4	0–0	69%
Mikhail Sergachev	9	5:31	4–6	0.7–0.2	1–0	81%
Dmitri Simashev	10	5:08	2–3	0.1–0.3	0–1	21%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 15 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.100.200.30

04-1110-19

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	10	1	2	3	12	0.5	20:20	15	9	64.7
2025–26	82	5	17	22	86	5.4	19:42	78	95	55.6
2024–25	80	5	14	19	70	3.7	16:32	82	71	57.6
2023–24	63	2	12	14	75	3.6	16:49	66	76	54.5

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-19	18:31	1	1	1	0.03	2	0	0
2026-10-17	17:01	0	0	0	0.06	1	2	0
2026-10-15	22:24	0	0	2	0.02	1	1	0
2026-10-13	20:27	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0
2026-10-10	19:37	0	0	1	0.01	3	2	0
2026-10-08	18:48	0	0	2	0.03	0	1	0
2026-10-06	23:27	0	0	2	0.16	2	2	0
2026-10-04	22:39	0	0	3	0.11	3	1	0
2026-10-03	21:33	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
2026-10-01	18:56	0	1	0	0.03	2	0	0
2026-05-01	18:33	0	0	1	0.20	0	0	0
2026-04-29	26:36	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0
2026-04-27	27:29	0	0	2	0.15	0	2	0
2026-04-24	18:18	0	0	2	0.08	1	4	2
2026-04-21	18:08	0	0	1	0.00	1	1	0
2026-04-19	20:50	0	1	2	0.09	1	3	0
2026-04-16	16:25	0	0	2	0.10	0	0	0
2026-04-14	18:16	0	1	1	0.01	0	1	0
2026-04-12	19:53	0	0	1	0.05	1	0	0
2026-04-11	15:40	0	0	0	0.07	0	2	0