Nate Schmidt

#88 · Defenseman · Utah Mammoth

Shoots left · 35 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	0	1	1	7	21:05
Last season	82	5	17	22	86	19:42

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Role

Where he fits on Utah right now.

Line: P1 with J. Marino · 13:20 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 14 of 14 kills · 0:57 a kill · starts 8
Ice time: 21:05 a game, 2nd-most among Utah defensemen · 17:57 5-on-5 · 2:38 PK
Competition: Easier opponents than 63% of defensemen · home 64%, road 57%
Easier opponents than 73% of defensemen · road 73%

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

Creating chances
+0.20 expected goals /60better than 93% of defensemen
Staying out of the box
0.38 penalties taken /60better than 90% of defensemen
Hardest shot
98.8 mphharder than 89% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Shorthanded threat
0.74 expected goals for /60behind 94% of defensemen
Takeaways
takeaway score 730.52 takeaways /60behind 89% of defensemenfewer than 86% of defensemen
Shot blocking
blocking score 753.45 blocks /60behind 86% of defensemenfewer than 76% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most defensemen.

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most defensemen.

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Nate SchmidtAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 82, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 5 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
+0.20 expected goals /60top 7%
+0.03 expected goals /60top 35%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.05 expected goals against /60top 39%
−0.03 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
11.0 shot attempts /60top 26%
11.6 shot attempts /60top 20%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.17 expected goals /60average
0.20 expected goals /60top 39%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 44%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.33 first assists /60average
0.32 first assists /60bottom 42%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.72 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.74 expected goals for /60bottom 6%
0.85 expected goals for /60bottom 41%

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 117top 35%2.96 hits /60average
hitting score 118top 35%3.99 hits /60top 32%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 75bottom 14%3.45 blocks /60bottom 24%
blocking score 86bottom 32%2.28 blocks /60bottom 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 73bottom 11%0.52 takeaways /60bottom 14%
takeaway score 97average0.57 takeaways /60bottom 20%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.34 penalties drawn /60bottom 25%
0.39 penalties drawn /60bottom 36%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.38 penalties taken /60top 10%
0.55 penalties taken /60top 37%

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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153 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 14 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

9 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 2 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left18
Wide right32
Over the net10
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other0

61 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

Wide left0
Wide right1
Over the net1
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

2 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

Top speed
SlowerBurner
21.6 mphbottom 22%
20.3 mphbottom 29%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
1.4 bursts /60bottom 38%
1.1 bursts /60bottom 39%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
98.8 mphtop 11%
84.0 mphaverage
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.28 miles /60bottom 33%
8.35 miles /60bottom 35%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
42.1% of his timeaverage
44.1% of his timetop 24%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.