Nick Schmaltz headshot

C · UTA · #8

Nick Schmaltz

Height
HT 6'0"
Weight
WT 184 lbs
Birth date
Feb 23, 1996 (age 30)
Bio
USA · Shoots R

He ranks C14 among 277 centers in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.

Dynasty Value Score

733

#136 overall · C29 of 251

2025–26 scoring

307.5 pts

82 GP · 3.8 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

253.9 pts

78.1 games · 3.3 PPG

22.8 G · 39.5 A · 62.3 P · 19:16 TOI · 3:12 PP · 21.8 xG

Projection range

215.8–266.7

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.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2619:433:1045.4%3325.723.2 mph
2026–27Proj19:163:1245.6%22.821.822.7 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

01002003004002016: 110.4 FP20162017: 198.8 FP20172018: 84.8 FP20182019: 161.4 FP20192020: 130.5 FP20202021: 208.2 FP20212022: 211.2 FP20222023: 231.9 FP20232024: 247.2 FP20242025: 307.5 FP20252026 projection: 253.9 FP2026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMFOxGHD
2026–27Proj78.1253.93.319:163:1222.839.562.320.81.2182.618.145.70.419.4299.521.894.2
2025–2682307.53.819:433:103341742022062352172844825.7111
2024–2582247.23.018:353:162043632501861445-151418523.0101
2023–2479231.92.919:113:132239612111581641-161016415.062
2022–2363211.23.419:432:58223658121132122842040——
2021–2263208.23.318:152:24233659801231528114114——
2020–2152130.52.517:032:45102232701051525-116230——
2019–2070161.42.315:322:15113445130951234320160——
2018–194084.82.117:503:04718258062512-128104——
2017–1878198.82.518:142:402131521321181339118321——
2016–1761110.41.813:161:03622282066202710684——

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

FAQ

How are Nick Schmaltz'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 Schmaltz's Dynasty Value Score?
Schmaltz scores 733 out of 10,000 (#136 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 Schmaltz's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 253.9 NHL-standard fantasy points over 78.07 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.