Nate Schmidt
Utah Mammoth · #88

Nate Schmidt

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D · 6'0" · 197 lb · Shoots L
Age 35
Career
0.32
P / GP
262P in 831 GP
Archetype
Bottom Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$3.5M
Signed through 2028
Career points
262
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
0.4
13 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.4
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.4
13 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.4
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
8.0
187 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
4.5
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
64.1
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+2
6 GF · 4 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2013–14 · age 22
Washington Capitals
0.21 P/GP
29 GP · 2G · 4A
Prime
2014–15 → 2022 · age 23–30
Vegas Golden Knights
0.36 P/GP
498 GP · 36G · 145A
Veteran
2022–23 → 2027 · age 31–35
Utah Mammoth
0.25 P/GP
304 GP · 19G · 56A

Nate Schmidt, a defenseman for the Utah Mammoth, is entering his age-35 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist) in 8 games, a 0.12 points-per-game pace. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 64.1% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.4. HighDanger's model projects 20 points for 2026-27, in a 15 to 25 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–237171219+158518:280.27
2023–246321214+1016416:490.22
2024–258051419+430416:320.24
2025–268251722+3122019:420.27
2026–278011+10020:590.12
Career83157205262+13817450—0.32

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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