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Cole Smith

#22

R · 6'3", 195 lb · 31 years old · Shoots left · Brainerd, Minnesota, USA

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	GS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Nov 14	WPG	0	0	-0.5	1	0	14:01
Nov 12	BUF	0	0	0.3	0	0	14:03
Nov 7	@CAR	0	0	-0.0	1	-3	12:29
Nov 5	@TBL	0	0	0.6	2	0	12:47
Nov 4	@FLA	1	1	0.7	0	-1	14:21

Against their position

This playerAverage forward

Against 440 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

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Role

Hits / 609.9487th

Blocks / 600.66412th

Takeaways / 601.10111th

Giveaways / 603.31284th

Penalty minutes10294th

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

Per game, against the average forward

Goals

F 0.22

Assists

F 0.31

SOG

Shots on goal

F 1.7

Expected goals

F 0.22

Attempts for

F 11.2

Attempts against

F 11.2

TOI

Ice time

F 15:11

Speed

Top, mph

23.1

F 21.9

Hits

F 1.3

Hit±

Dealt minus taken

F +0.4

BLK

Shot blocks

F 0.5

bxG

Block xG margin

F -.01

Poss±

Take minus give

F -0.5

Pen±

Drawn minus taken

F +0.0

FO%

Faceoffs won

F 50.0%

Shot

Hardest, mph

76.8

F 81.0

Every shot this season

Goal1Shot on goal20Missed8Shot blocked11

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Chicago Blackhawks	20	1	2	3	-7	22	4.5	13:34
2025-26	Vegas Golden Knights	21	2	0	2	0	18	11.1	11:38
2025-26	Nashville Predators	42	6	4	10	-7	51	11.8	14:07
2024-25	Nashville Predators	71	4	8	12	-15	69	5.8	13:36
2023-24	Nashville Predators	80	9	14	23	+5	112	8.0	13:41
2022-23	Nashville Predators	69	4	13	17	-3	64	6.3	12:45
2021-22	Nashville Predators	8	0	0	0	-3	3	–	8:50
2020-21	Nashville Predators	1	0	0	0	0	1	–	5:57
Career		312	26	41	67	-30	340	7.6	13:13

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2021-22	AHL	Milwaukee Admirals	59	21	20	41
2020-21	ECHL	Florida Everblades	5	1	2	3
2020-21	AHL	Chicago Wolves	23	5	5	10
2019-20	NCAA	Univ. of North Dakota	34	11	7	18
2018-19	NCAA	Univ. of North Dakota	37	5	11	16
2017-18	NCAA	Univ. of North Dakota	37	5	5	10
2016-17	NCAA	Univ. of North Dakota	29	3	4	7
2015-16	MJHL	Steinbach Pistons	54	26	35	61
2014-15	MJHL	Steinbach Pistons	38	12	11	23
2013-14	USHS-MN	Brainerd High	23	18	23	41
2013-14	UMHSEHL	Team The Base	18	7	7	14
2012-13	USHS-MN	Brainerd High	24	21	18	39
2011-12	USHS-MN	Brainerd High	25	17	6	23