Nick Schmaltz
Age 30 · Shoots right · 6′0″ · 184 lb · Born Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Drafted 2014, #20 overall by Chicago
at Boston · 7:00 PM ET2 P in the last 2 vs BOS2025-262025-26: 82 games, 33-41-74, 0.90 points per game Season detail →
Nick Schmaltz has 7 points in 4 games of 2026-27, after 74 points in 82 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample7 points in 4 games for the 2nd-placed Utah
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.8). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-six forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Utah's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
The power play drives the goal total
How the 5 goals and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 5 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Utah trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
20 attempts across the 4 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 82 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersDistance per 60 in the 71st percentile of forwards: 9.96 miles
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 20.77vs
CHI1 Oct · 1st 00:44 - 20.66@
NYR4 Oct · 3rd 18:58 - 20.42@
CBJ3 Oct · 3rd 16:05 - 20.20vsCHI1 Oct · 3rd 11:22
- 19.75@NYR4 Oct · 1st 03:55
- 19.53vsCHI1 Oct · 2nd 09:28
- 19.49@CBJ3 Oct · 3rd 02:07
- 19.41vsCHI1 Oct · 2nd 01:07
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 74.64@CBJ3 Oct · 1st 16:31
- 73.50@CBJ3 Oct · 1st 01:02
- 58.41@CBJ3 Oct · 3rd 02:07
- 56.94@CBJ3 Oct · 1st 06:59
- 51.16@NYR4 Oct · 2nd 08:04
- 48.20@CBJ3 Oct · 3rd 14:13
- 40.60vsCHI1 Oct · 2nd 03:40
- 33.41@CBJ3 Oct · 3rd 14:03
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 3.29@
NJD6 Oct · 19:47 TOI - 2.92@NYR4 Oct · 17:18 TOI
- 2.83@CBJ3 Oct · 17:39 TOI
- 3.06vsCHI1 Oct · 18:12 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.03 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Against Boston, a point in one of two
BOSL 1-40000021:11BOSW 3-20221022:50NJDL 3-51234+119:47NYRW 4-21013−317:18CBJL 1-42028017:39CHIW 6-01012+118:1225% for the 40+ goals
Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.
Kalshi
Polymarket
ProphetXSnapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
74 points in 82 games on a team that finished 15th
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.9). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-six forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Utah's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Clutch numbers to match the totals
How the 33 goals and 41 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
11 of 33 goals broke a tie; 5 came with Utah trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
414 attempts across the 85 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 82 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leaders20+ mph bursts in the 94th percentile of forwards: 208
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Draws more penalties than he takes
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in every other game (46 of 82)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Boston, a point in one of two
BOSL 1-40000021:11BOSW 3-20221022:50
STLL 3-50001−218:15
WPGW 5-32028−121:21
CGYL 1-40003020:49
CARL 1-40003−122:03
NSHW 4-11122+118:58
EDMW 6-5 OT2024+119:23
VANW 7-40113+219:44
SEAW 6-21124−118:44
LAKW 6-21011017:45
WSHL 4-70114−322:54NJDL 3-51234+119:47NYRW 4-21013−317:18CBJL 1-42028017:39CHIW 6-01012+118:12Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
25% for the 40+ goals
Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.
Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
$8M a season through 2033-34
In 2025-26 he scored 9.3 points per $1M of cap hit, 173rd of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.
With Utah
Two seasons · 2024-25 to 2025-26Mikhail Sergachev sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 5 goals, 2026-27.
Who he sets up
Scorers on his 2 assists.
Career
Regular season and playoffsTen seasons, with 3 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct