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Nick Schmaltz

#8 · Centre · Utah Mammoth

Born Feb 23, 1996 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA (age 30) · 6'0", 184 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 20th overall in 2014 by CHI (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ryan O'Reilly NSH · 74 P in 81 GP Brandon Hagel TBL · 74 P in 71 GP Sidney Crosby PIT · 74 P in 68 GP Filip Forsberg NSH · 75 P in 82 GP Juraj Slafkovský MTL · 73 P in 82 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602016-17: 28 points2816-172017-18: 52 points5217-182018-19: 25 points2518-192019-20: 45 points4519-202020-21: 32 points3220-212021-22: 59 points5921-222022-23: 58 points5822-232023-24: 61 points6123-242024-25: 63 points6324-252025-26: 74 points7425-262026-27: 8 points826-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2016-17 CHI 61 6 22 28 10 6 66 20 0.46 $925K
2017-18 CHI 78 21 31 52 1 18 118 13 0.67 $925K
2018-19 CHI 23 2 9 11 -4 6 33 5 0.48 $925K
2018-19 ARI 17 5 9 14 -8 2 29 0 0.82
2019-20 ARI 70 11 34 45 3 20 95 12 0.64 $5.85M
2020-21 ARI 52 10 22 32 -1 16 105 15 0.62 $5.85M
2021-22 ARI 63 23 36 59 1 14 123 15 0.94 $5.85M
2022-23 ARI 63 22 36 58 4 20 132 12 0.92 $5.85M
2023-24 ARI 79 22 39 61 -16 10 158 16 0.77 $5.85M
2024-25 UTA 82 20 43 63 -15 14 186 14 0.77 $5.85M
2025-26 UTA 82 33 41 74 17 28 206 23 0.90 $5.85M
2026-27 UTA 6 6 2 8 -2 2 24 3 1.33 $8M
11 seasons Career 676 181 324 505 -10 156 1275 148 0.75

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 CHI 4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 4 0.00
2025-26 UTA 6 1 3 4 -1 2 12 9 0.67
2 seasons Playoffs 10 1 3 4 -3 4 14 13 0.40

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 33 41 74 17 28 206 23 0.90 16.0 19:43

Contract

$5.85MCap hitends in 2026, then extended to 2034
$79KCap dollars per point74 points in 82 games
$463KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.6 goals above replacement
$11.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.6MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Arizona Coyotes on Mar 30, 2019, as an extension of the contract he was on: 7 years and $40.95M, beginning in 2019-20. It runs through 2025-26, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Utah Mammoth on Mar 11, 2026, 8 years and $64M at $8M a season, beginning in 2026-27.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2019-20 $5.85M $2.5M $500K $3M
2020-21 $5.85M $3M $0 $3M
2021-22 $5.85M $5M $1M $6M
2022-23 $5.85M $4.5M $0 $4.5M
2023-24 $5.85M $7.5M $0 $7.5M M-NTC
2024-25 $5.85M $6.95M $1.5M $8.45M M-NTC
2025-26 $5.85M $8.5M $0 $8.5M M-NTC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Mar 11, 2026 Utah Mammoth Extension not begun 2026-27 to 2033-34 8 $64M $8M
Mar 30, 2019 Arizona Coyotes Extension 2019-20 to 2025-26 7 $40.95M $5.85M
Jun 19, 2016 Chicago Blackhawks Entry-level 2016-17 to 2018-19 3 $4.625M $925K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2025-26 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2025-26 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+12.6Goals above replacement35th of 715 skaters, 22nd of 476 forwards
+2.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 476 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+3.5 81st percentileEven-strength defence+1.7 81st percentilePower play+1.7 92nd percentilePenalty kill-0.2 18th percentilePenalties+1.4 86th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

0510152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

55.4Corsi for %1152 attempts for, 926 against
+3.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.1Expected goals for %55.1 expected for, 46.7 against
+2.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
57.3Goals for %67 for, 50 against
100.7PDO12.1% shooting + 88.6% saves
264Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 615 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Nick Schmaltz · Lawson Crouse · Clayton Keller37357:4157.952.628-14
Nick Schmaltz · Clayton Keller · JJ Peterka30198:4056.355.613-5
Nick Schmaltz · Clayton Keller · Barrett Hayton19181:1258.658.59-8
Nick Schmaltz · Clayton Keller · Dylan Guenther3192:0257.156.86-4

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

33Goalsnot counting empty-netters
27.5Expected goalsfrom 290 unblocked attempts
+5.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.02 expected goals per 60 minutes80th
Shot quality 9.5% chance per attempt83rd
Finishing +5.5 goals above expected92ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 444 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 33Expected 27.5

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 16, 2026 vs STL L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:15
Apr 14, 2026 vs WPG W 5-3 2 0 2 -1 0 8 1 21:21
Apr 12, 2026 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:49
Apr 11, 2026 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 22:03
Apr 9, 2026 vs NSH W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 18:58
Apr 7, 2026 vs EDM W 6-5 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 19:23
Apr 4, 2026 @ VAN W 7-4 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 19:44
Apr 2, 2026 @ SEA W 6-2 1 1 2 -1 0 4 0 18:44
Mar 28, 2026 @ LAK W 6-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 17:45
Mar 26, 2026 vs WSH L 4-7 0 1 1 -3 0 4 1 22:54
Mar 24, 2026 vs EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 18:44
Mar 22, 2026 vs LAK W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 7 2 15:59
Mar 20, 2026 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 20:22
Mar 19, 2026 @ VGK W 4-0 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 17:12
Mar 16, 2026 @ DAL W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 21:03
Mar 14, 2026 vs PIT L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 24:25
Mar 12, 2026 vs CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 19:26
Mar 10, 2026 @ MIN L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:03
Mar 9, 2026 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 20:48
Mar 7, 2026 @ CBJ W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:56
Mar 5, 2026 @ PHI W 3-0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 19:34
Mar 3, 2026 @ WSH W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:49
Mar 1, 2026 vs CHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:27
Feb 27, 2026 vs MIN W 5-2 0 2 2 1 2 3 0 16:19
Feb 25, 2026 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 22:13
Feb 4, 2026 vs DET W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 6 0 21:10
Feb 2, 2026 vs VAN W 6-2 3 1 4 4 0 3 0 19:34
Jan 31, 2026 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:18
Jan 29, 2026 @ CAR L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 19:14
Jan 27, 2026 @ FLA W 4-3 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 20:40
Jan 26, 2026 @ TBL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22:14
Jan 24, 2026 @ NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 19:21
Jan 21, 2026 vs PHI W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 19:35
Jan 17, 2026 vs SEA W 6-3 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 19:01
Jan 15, 2026 vs DAL W 2-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 17:57
Jan 13, 2026 vs TOR W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:05
Jan 11, 2026 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 20:49
Jan 9, 2026 vs STL W 4-2 2 1 3 3 0 5 0 23:28
Jan 7, 2026 vs OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 20:29
Jan 5, 2026 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 18:36
Jan 3, 2026 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 6 0 22:17
Jan 1, 2026 @ NYI W 7-2 2 1 3 2 0 4 0 18:07
Dec 29, 2025 vs NSH L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 22:10
Dec 23, 2025 @ COL L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:01
Dec 21, 2025 vs WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:30
Dec 19, 2025 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:18
Dec 17, 2025 @ DET W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 20:08
Dec 16, 2025 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21:11
Dec 14, 2025 @ PIT W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 22:51
Dec 12, 2025 vs SEA W 5-3 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 19:55
Dec 10, 2025 vs FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 21:20
Dec 8, 2025 vs LAK L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19:38
Dec 6, 2025 @ CGY L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 20:33
Dec 5, 2025 @ VAN W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 17:45
Dec 3, 2025 @ ANA W 7-0 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 14:14
Dec 1, 2025 @ SJS L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 15:07
Nov 29, 2025 @ STL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:00
Nov 28, 2025 @ DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:06
Nov 26, 2025 vs MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 23:09
Nov 24, 2025 vs VGK W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:38
Nov 22, 2025 vs NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:15
Nov 20, 2025 vs VGK L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 18:35
Nov 18, 2025 @ SJS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:27
Nov 17, 2025 @ ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:40
Nov 14, 2025 vs NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:01
Nov 12, 2025 vs BUF W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 20:04
Nov 9, 2025 @ OTT L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 20:43
Nov 8, 2025 @ MTL L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 17:17
Nov 5, 2025 @ TOR L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 22:14
Nov 4, 2025 @ BUF W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 20:46
Nov 2, 2025 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 20:22
Oct 28, 2025 @ EDM L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 23:04
Oct 26, 2025 @ WPG W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:10
Oct 25, 2025 @ MIN W 6-2 2 0 2 3 0 6 0 16:24
Oct 23, 2025 @ STL W 7-4 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 20:47
Oct 21, 2025 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 17:56
Oct 19, 2025 vs BOS W 3-2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 22:50
Oct 17, 2025 vs SJS W 6-3 3 1 4 3 0 6 0 18:40
Oct 15, 2025 vs CGY W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 19:52
Oct 13, 2025 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:43
Oct 11, 2025 @ NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 20:04
Oct 9, 2025 @ COL L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19:40