#8 · Centre · UTA
NickSchmaltz
Next milestone 96 points from 600
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 4
- G
- 5
- A
- 2
- P
- 7
- +/-
- -1
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 17
- S%
- 29.4
- PPP
- 3
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- February 23, 1996 (age 30)
- Birthplace
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Weight
- 184 lb (83 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- 2014 CHI, round 1, #20 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.9 mphleague avg 21.2 mph36th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph6league avg 4.769th percentile
- Distance skated12.1 mileague avg 7.4 mi95th percentile
- Hardest shot74.6 mphleague avg 73.0 mph42nd percentile
- Time in the offensive zone50.8%league avg 42.2%97th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 5 | 2.25 | +2.75 | 20 | 13 | .113 |
| 2025-26 | 33 | 28.43 | +4.57 | 396 | 111 | .072 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 4 games · 51:21 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 58.1% | 54.2% | +3.8 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 56.7% | 55.7% | +1.0 |
- Goals for–against
- 4–4
- xG for–against
- 3.4–2.5
- Average rating
- 7.8
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Keller | 4 | 44:28 | 59.1% |
| Vincent Trocheck | 4 | 41:15 | 58.7% |
| Daniil But | 2 | 1:21 | 70.4% |
| Dylan Guenther | 1 | 1:10 | 59.2% |
| Lawson Crouse | 1 | 1:10 | 0.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 7.8 over the last 4 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 4: 5 G · 2 A · 7 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 674 | 180 | 324 | 504 | -9 | 156 | 1268 | 14.2 | 132 |
| Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 4 | 14 | 7.1 | 0 |
Season by season (12)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Mammoth | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 2 | 17 | 29.4 | 3 |
| 2025-26 | Mammoth | 82 | 33 | 41 | 74 | +17 | 28 | 206 | 16.0 | 20 |
| 2024-25 | Utah Hockey Club | 82 | 20 | 43 | 63 | -15 | 14 | 186 | 10.8 | 25 |
| 2023-24 | Coyotes | 79 | 22 | 39 | 61 | -16 | 10 | 158 | 13.9 | 21 |
| 2022-23 | Coyotes | 63 | 22 | 36 | 58 | +4 | 20 | 132 | 16.7 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | Coyotes | 63 | 23 | 36 | 59 | +1 | 14 | 123 | 18.7 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | Coyotes | 52 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -1 | 16 | 105 | 9.5 | 7 |
| 2019-20 | Coyotes | 70 | 11 | 34 | 45 | +3 | 20 | 95 | 11.6 | 13 |
| 2018-19 | Blackhawks | 23 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 6 | 33 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | Coyotes | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 2 | 29 | 17.2 | 7 |
| 2017-18 | Blackhawks | 78 | 21 | 31 | 52 | +1 | 18 | 118 | 17.8 | 13 |
| 2016-17 | Blackhawks | 61 | 6 | 22 | 28 | +10 | 6 | 66 | 9.1 | 2 |