Nate Schmidt
Utah Mammoth · #88 · Defenseman · age 35 · 6'0" · 197 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 St. Cloud, Minnesota · Undrafted
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.20 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
3 points in 15 games — 108th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
0HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMES ↓ -17hotter than 0% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
74ENERGY · MODERATEaverage defenseman 92 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Schmidt isn't a dazzling scorer, but his career assist rate and consistent ice time reveal a reliable defenseman. He's the steady hand, a blue-line lieutenant who eats minutes and makes smart plays, quietly fueling his team's attack.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
The read on his form isn’t written yet — check back after his next game.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 0 lately — hotter than 0% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 0 · −8 over these 15 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
0 points in 5 games — below his own pace (1.0 per 5).
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Points | 0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Shots | 2 | 5 | 6 | ▼ 0.4× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 6.3% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −3 | −0.3 | +0.0 | −3 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 19:49 | 20:10 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | @ PHI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 17:51 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | @ PIT | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:43 | 17 |
| Oct 27 | vs MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:27 | 18 |
| Oct 24 | vs TBL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 18:50 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | @ SEA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:13 | 17 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points108th of 228 defensemen3leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals56th of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists107th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots94th of 228 defensemen14leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus126th of 228 defensemen−1leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game83rd of 228 defensemen20:10leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), assists (32nd).
■ Schmidt this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 16 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 36 in 2017–18.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | UTA | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.20 | −1 |
| 2025–26 | UTA | 82 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0.27 | +31 |
| 2024–25 | FLA | 80 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0.24 | +4 |
| 2023–24 |  WPG | 63 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.22 | +10 |
| 2022–23 | WPG | 71 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0.27 | +15 |
| 2021–22 | WPG | 77 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 0.42 | −4 |
| 2020–21 |  VAN | 54 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0.28 | −7 |
| 2019–20 · best |  VGK | 59 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 0.53 | +11 |
| 2018–19 | VGK | 61 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 0.49 | +22 |
| 2017–18 | VGK | 76 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 0.47 | +19 |
| 2016–17 |  WSH | 60 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0.28 | +22 |
| 2015–16 | WSH | 72 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0.22 | +12 |
| 2014–15 | WSH | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.10 | −2 |
| 2013–14 | WSH | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.21 | +4 |