Cole Smith

Cole Smith

30-Year-Old Left WingLW
Vegas Golden Knights
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Virtually nothing changed in Smith's usage from 2023-24 to 2024-25, but the winger experienced significant drops in production across the board. He was limited to 12 points, 69 shots on net, 69 PIM, 163 hits and a minus-15 rating last season, a drop of 11 points, 43 shots on net and 72 hits from the prior year. He's still a high-end physical winger, but that level of offense is unplayable in most fantasy formats. The Predators should bounce back as a team, but Smith is not a player most fantasy managers will need to keep a close eye on. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a two-year, $2 million contract extension with the Predators in January of 2024.
Pots decisive goal Tuesday
LWVegas Golden Knights
May 26, 2026
Smith scored a goal on two shots, added two PIM and logged three hits in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Avalanche in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals.
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Smith's goal at 14:15 of the third period was an important one. It put the Golden Knights ahead 2-0, and it ended up being needed insurance when Gabriel Landeskog scored a few minutes later. The tally ended a nine-game point drought for Smith, who has managed to stay in the lineup despite a recent string of penalties. The 30-year-old winger has three goals, two assists, 10 shots on net, 66 hits, 22 PIM and a plus-4 rating over 16 playoff contests in a fourth-line role.
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2025–26 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    14:07
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:02
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    2:16
  • Average Time On Ice:
    11:38
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:03
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    1:20
 
Ice Time
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Short-Handed
2023–24
13:41
0:02
2:08
2024–25
13:36
0:02
2:21
2025–26
14:07
0:02
2:16
2025–26
11:38
0:03
1:20
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
A bottom-six wrecking ball, Smith posted nine goals, 14 assists, 235 hits and 63 PIM while averaging 13:41 of ice time over 80 regular-season contests. He's a good fit with a Predators team that values grit down the lineup, but that hardly makes him a reliable fantasy producer. Smith's ice time is likely to take a hit following Nashville's signings of Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault, which will push most forwards down a spot in the lineup. Smith's still got value as a physical presence and penalty killer, but most fantasy managers don't need to prioritize drafting him this fall.
Smith ended up seeing a full workload in the NHL last year, racking up 17 points, 198 hits, 64 shots on goal and 60 PIM through 69 games. Those kinds of numbers make it a near guarantee he'll be a bottom-six fixture if he can maintain his spot in the lineup heading into 2023-24. Smith could still take a small step forward on offense, but he's unlikely to produce much more than 20 points in a full season. Fantasy managers can find both depth scoring and physicality from more productive sources on draft day.
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Fills empty cage
LWVegas Golden Knights
May 2, 2026
Smith scored an empty-net goal, added six hits and went plus-2 in Friday's 5-1 win over the Mammoth in Game 6.
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Pots goal in Game 5
LWVegas Golden Knights
April 28, 2026
Smith scored a goal on two shots, added four PIM, dished out nine hits and blocked two shots in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Mammoth in Game 4.
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Scores game-winner Tuesday
LWVegas Golden Knights
April 8, 2026
Smith scored the game-winning goal and added four hits in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Canucks.
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First point with new team
LWVegas Golden Knights
March 31, 2026
Smith scored an empty-net goal and added seven hits in Monday's 4-2 win over the Canucks.
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Dealt to Vegas
LWVegas Golden Knights
March 3, 2026
Smith was traded to the Golden Knights from the Predators on Tuesday in exchange for Christoffer Sedoff and a 2028 third-round pick.
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Likely set for trade
LWNashville Predators
March 3, 2026
Smith is expected to be traded after he took just one shift Tuesday versus the Blue Jackets, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
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Nashville dealt Michael McCarron to the Wild just before the game started. Smith was almost a scratch himself, but he suited up and took one shift in the first period before retreating to the locker room. With Smith likely also on the move, the Predators will have openings in the bottom six for young players to get an audition, while Smith will add grit to a contender once a deal is made.
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