D · UTA · #88
Nate Schmidt
- Height
- HT 6'0"
- Weight
- WT 197 lbs
- Birth date
- Jul 16, 1991 (age 35)
- Bio
- USA · Shoots L
He ranks D81 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Aging — counting volume usually fades before skill.
Dynasty Value Score
321
#442 overall · D131 of 272
2025–26 scoring
156.5 pts
82 GP · 1.9 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
131.3 pts
76.0 games · 1.7 PPG
4.9 G · 14.8 A · 19.7 P · 18:15 TOI · 0:57 PP · 3.8 xG
Projection range
111.6–141.7
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.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 19:42 | 0:36 | 41.2% | 5 | 4.5 | 21.5 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 18:15 | 0:57 | 43.4% | 4.9 | 3.8 | 22.0 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 76.0 | 131.3 | 1.7 | 18:15 | 0:57 | 4.9 | 14.8 | 19.7 | 2.0 | — | 77.4 | 75.2 | 82.2 | 9.2 | 22.7 | — | 3.8 | 8.9 |
| 2025–26 | 82 | 156.5 | 1.9 | 19:42 | 0:36 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 78 | 95 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 4.5 | 8 |
| 2024–25 | 80 | 119.4 | 1.5 | 16:32 | 1:14 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 82 | 71 | 4 | 30 | — | 3.5 | 11 |
| 2023–24 | 63 | 114.2 | 1.8 | 16:49 | 1:32 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 66 | 76 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 3.0 | 9 |
| 2022–23 | 71 | 144.9 | 2.0 | 18:28 | 1:38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 45 | 85 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 77 | 176.2 | 2.3 | 20:13 | 1:40 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 117 | 37 | 104 | -4 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 54 | 100.9 | 1.9 | 20:06 | 1:04 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 15 | 72 | -7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 59 | 170.3 | 2.9 | 21:41 | 1:03 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 112 | 25 | 91 | 11 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 61 | 184.2 | 3.0 | 21:57 | 1:50 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 112 | 37 | 100 | 22 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | 76 | 197.9 | 2.6 | 22:14 | 1:45 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 103 | 41 | 121 | 19 | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016–17 | 60 | 97.7 | 1.6 | 15:29 | 0:10 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 51 | 37 | 22 | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015–16 | 72 | 137.3 | 1.9 | 18:04 | 0:04 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 69 | 111 | 12 | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014–15 | 39 | 44.8 | 1.1 | 13:53 | 0:01 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 34 | 33 | -2 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Nate Schmidt'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 Schmidt's Dynasty Value Score?
- Schmidt scores 321 out of 10,000 (#442 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 Schmidt's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 131.3 NHL-standard fantasy points over 75.97999999999999 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.