Cole Smith headshot

RW · CHI · #22

Cole Smith

Height
HT 6'3"
Weight
WT 195 lbs
Birth date
Oct 28, 1995 (age 30)
Bio
USA · Shoots L

He ranks RW85 among 137 right wings in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.

Dynasty Value Score

189

#574 overall · RW92 of 129

2025–26 scoring

90.7 pts

63 GP · 1.4 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

108.3 pts

71.1 games · 1.5 PPG

8.4 G · 7.4 A · 15.9 P · 13:29 TOI · 0:02 PP · 9.6 xG

Projection range

92.1–119.1

If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.

Ice time and shot quality

Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2613:170:0242.3%88.723.5 mph
2026–27Proj13:290:0241.6%8.49.623.0 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

0501001502002020: 0.4 FP020202022: 101.2 FP10120222023: 152.6 FP15320232024: 79.0 FP7920242025: 90.7 FP9120252026: 1.1 FP120262026 projection: 108.3 FP1082026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMFOxGHD
2026–27Proj71.1108.31.513:290:028.47.415.9—1.480.2188.624.9-3.655.16.99.643.6
2026–2711.11.115:160:0000000110100——
2025–266390.71.413:170:028412016917318-74068.740
2024–257179.01.113:360:024812016916329-156997.834
2023–2480152.61.913:410:02914230311223532563513.160
2022–2369101.21.512:450:0341317026419825-3600——
2020–2110.40.45:570:0000000100000——

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Cole Smith's fantasy points calculated?
This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
What is Smith's Dynasty Value Score?
Smith scores 189 out of 10,000 (#574 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
What is Smith's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 108.3 NHL-standard fantasy points over 71.14 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.