Nate Schmidt
Utah Mammoth · D · #88- HT
- 6'0"
- WT
- 197 lb
- Age
- 35
- Shoots
- L
- From
- St. Cloud, USA
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 48 GP tracked · 16h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 1401 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nate Schmidt | 63 | Depth Defenseman | 22 P · 82 GP | - | $2.83M | - | this player |
 Troy Stecher | 62 | Depth Defenseman | 14 P · 64 GP | $0.79M | $2.59M | B+$1.8M | 89% |
 John Marino | 64 | Depth Defenseman | 36 P · 80 GP | $4.40M | $3.09M | D−$1.3M | 89% |
 Logan Mailloux | 63 | Depth Defenseman | 13 P · 67 GP | $0.88M | $2.83M | B+$2.0M | 88% |
 Samuel Girard | 63 | Depth Defenseman | 19 P · 60 GP | $5.00M | $2.83M | D−$2.2M | 86% |
Chemistry
Top connection: JJ Peterka · 4 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Nate’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs WSH
0P
0G 0A
vs WSH 03-26
0G 0A · 1 shots · 16:46 TOI
@ LAK
0P
0G 0A
@ LAK 03-28
0G 0A · 2 shots · 20:44 TOI
@ SEA
0P
0G 0A
@ SEA 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 19:50 TOI
@ VAN
1P
0G 1A
@ VAN 04-04
0G 1A · 1 shots · 18:45 TOI
vs EDM
0P
0G 0A
vs EDM 04-07
0G 0A · 0 shots · 17:13 TOI
vs NSH
0P
0G 0A
vs NSH 04-09
0G 0A · 0 shots · 18:09 TOI
vs CAR
0P
0G 0A
vs CAR 04-11
0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:40 TOI
@ CGY
0P
0G 0A
@ CGY 04-12
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:53 TOI
vs WPG
1P
0G 1A
vs WPG 04-14
0G 1A · 1 shots · 18:16 TOI
vs STL
0P
0G 0A
vs STL 04-16
0G 0A · 2 shots · 16:25 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the right circle - 2 of 5 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 11 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 95 blocks · 9 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | Washington Capitals | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2014-15 | Washington Capitals | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 |
| 2015-16 | Washington Capitals | 72 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
| 2016-17 | Washington Capitals | 60 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 22 |
| 2017-18 | Vegas Golden Knights | 76 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 19 |
| 2018-19 | Vegas Golden Knights | 61 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 22 |
| 2019-20 | Vegas Golden Knights | 59 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 11 |
| 2020-21 | Vancouver Canucks | 54 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 |
| 2021-22 | Winnipeg Jets | 77 | 4 | 28 | 32 | -4 |
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 15 |
| 2023-24 | Winnipeg Jets | 63 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | Florida Panthers | 80 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | Utah Mammoth | 82 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 31 |
| Career | 6 teams | 823 | 57 | 204 | 261 | 137 |