Nate Schmidt

Nate Schmidt

34-Year-Old DefensemanD
Utah Mammoth
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5
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15
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31
PIM
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Schmidt’s one-year stint with Florida can be considered a success. He finished the 2024-25 regular season with five goals, 19 points, 30 PIM, 70 shots, 82 hits and 71 blocks in 80 regular-season appearances while averaging 16:32 of ice time. That’s his third straight campaign below the 20-point milestone after recording 30 or more points in four of five years from 2017-18 through 2021-22. However, Schmidt collected five assists against Edmonton to help the Panthers win a second straight Stanley Cup championship. With a Cup win on his resume, the 34-year-old inked a three-year contract with Utah in the summer. He might get more ice time than he did in Florida, but it probably won’t lead to a considerable swing in his offensive numbers at this stage of his career. Maybe he’ll cross the 20-point mark by a modest amount, but that’s the most fantasy managers should hope out of him in 2025-26. Read Past Outlooks
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Height 6'0"
DOB 7/16/1991
Born St. Cloud, Minnesota
Signed a three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Mammoth in July of 2025.
Slated to play against Edmonton
DUtah Mammoth
March 24, 2026
Schmidt (illness) is expected to be an option for Tuesday's home matchup against the Oilers, per Cole Bagley of KSL Sports.
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Head coach Andre Tourigny said Tuesday that there will be no changes to Utah's lineup against Edmonton, which indicates that Schmidt will be available after being unable to finish Sunday's game against the Kings due to an illness. The 34-year-old blueliner has chipped in just one goal and one assist across his last 22 appearances.
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2025–26 Time On Ice Stats
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    19:55
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:41
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    2:00
 
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Schmidt finished his third and final season in Winnipeg with arguably his least productive year to date. He appeared in 62 regular-season games, managing two goals and 14 points. The Jets elected to buy out the remaining year of his contract, allowing Schmidt to sign a one-year, $800K contract with the Panthers in free agency. It seems like an ideal landing spot for both team and player. Schmidt is likely to serve in a third-pairing role for his new team while seeing time on the second power-play unit, making him a name to monitor in deeper formats.
Schmidt has solid years and subpar years, and 2022-23 fell in the latter category. While he scored seven goals, he added just 12 assists, 85 blocked shots and 101 shots on goal while posting a plus-15 rating. The blueliner has reached 30 points four times in his career, but he's never landed between 20 and 29 points in a campaign, making him a bit of a risky option for fantasy managers considering he's entering his age-32 season. At this stage of his career, he's also seeing less ice time -- he was under 20 minutes per game in 2022-23 for the first time in six years. If that continues, there's no reason to expect a significant bounce-back campaign this year.
Schmidt posted 30-plus points (32) for the fourth time in the past five years in 2021-22. His 1:40 worth of power-play time per game was his highest mark since the 2018-19 campaign with Vegas. However, the presence of both Josh Morrissey and Neal Pionk stealing some of the now 31-year-old Schmidt's minutes with the man advantage is a real concern, especially since the Minnesota native doesn't contribute in any other areas. There's a non-zero chance Schmidt could be able to carve out late-round fantasy value this coming season, but you can probably do better on draft day.
Schmidt's only season in Vancouver was a colossal disappointment, as he posted the lowest point total (15) and plus-minus rating (minus-7) of his career since establishing himself as a full-time NHLer back in 2015-16. Schmidt failed to tally a single power-play point in 2020-21 despite averaging 1:04 of ice time per game with the man advantage. The Canucks dumped Schmidt (and his $5.95 million contract through 2024-25) on Winnipeg in July in exchange for a third-round pick. Schmidt should see his production rise to normal expected levels (30-plus points) on a thin Jets blue line, making him a solid late-round pick in most fantasy formats.
Schmidt posted his third straight 30-point season with seven goals and 24 assists in 59 games for the Golden Knights last season. With Vegas in a cap crunch after signing Alex Pietrangelo, Schmidt was dealt to the Canucks, where he'll immediately assume a top-four role. The 29-year-old Schmidt has finished as a minus player just once in his career, back in 2013-14, and his ability to play both sides on defense will make him a versatile option for head coach Travis Green. Look for Schmidt to potentially see a little less than the 21:41 of ice time per game he received in Vegas last year, but it shouldn't decrease his scoring production. He'll also add roughly 100 blocked shots, which boosts his fantasy value just a little more.
Schmidt spent most of the 2018-19 campaign playing catchup after serving a 20-game ban for violating the NHL's performance-enhancing drug policy. The American defenseman denied any wrongdoing, but the suspension was upheld, and he ended up appearing in just 61 regular-season games as a result. Obviously reeling from the forced hiatus, Schmdit managed to produce a career-high nine goals to complement 21 assists and a tidy plus-21 rating. With a calculated two-way game and the endurance to handle big minutes -- both at even strength and on special teams -- Schmidt checks out as a bonafide top-pairing spark plug for the Golden Knights. Consider targeting him once the elite blueliners are off the draft board.
After four seasons with the Capitals, Schmidt was left exposed by Washington in the expansion draft. Schmidt signed a two-year, $4.45 million contract with Vegas and put up a career high in points (36), while also leading the team in average ice time (22:14). Schmidt is a valuable defenseman, but be careful not to overrate his fantasy value. The 27-year-old wasn't known for his offense prior to 2017-18 and likely won't be able to duplicate another season in the 40-point range, especially with consideration to his 20-game suspension for violating the NHL's Performance Enhancing Substances policy. Schmidt should still block plenty of shots and see time on the second power-play unit once he returns, but tempering your expectations would be beneficial to ensure he's taken at the right spot in fantasy drafts.
Schmidt got one of the rawest deals of anyone out of the NHL expansion draft, as he went from one of the league's top teams in the Capitals to the newfangled Golden Knights, for whom he’s expected to be a major minutes eater in their inaugural season. With Vegas trying (perhaps halfheartedly) to bring a bunch of disparate parts together into a cohesive whole, Schmidt will surely see his rating plummet from last season's plus-22, quite conceivably into the negative range, and you can't count on him for a point total north of the teens. That doesn't leave him with much fantasy value.
Signed as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Minnesota in 2012, Schmidt has steadily established himself as a legitimate NHL prospect. Like 2012-2013, Schmidt is likely to spend the balance of the upcoming season in the AHL, but he has shown flashes of potential and will likely get another taste of NHL action as an injury call-up. The former NCAA standout has all the tools to be a serviceable top-6 defenseman in the NHL at some point in the future.
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Leaves game due to illness
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Illness
March 22, 2026
Schmidt didn't finish Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Kings because of an illness, per Brogan Houston of the Deseret News.
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Finds twine in Monday's win
DUtah Mammoth
March 17, 2026
Schmidt scored a goal on two shots, added two hits and went plus-2 in Monday's 6-3 win over the Stars.
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Matches offensive highs Saturday
DUtah Mammoth
January 17, 2026
Schmidt had two goals, including the game-winner, and two assists in a 6-3 win over Seattle on Saturday.
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Adds helper in win
DUtah Mammoth
January 13, 2026
Schmidt notched an assist and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Maple Leafs.
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Sparks comeback effort
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December 15, 2025
Schmidt scored a goal, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Penguins.
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Hitting open market
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July 1, 2025
Schmidt is expected to reach the open market Tuesday, Pierre LeBrun of TSN reports.
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Schmidt played in all 24 playoff games for the Panthers on their way to lifting Lord Stanley's Cup, generating three goals and nine assists while dishing out 36 hits and 20 blocks. Despite his crucial role, the team prioritized the likes of Aaron Ekblad, Sam Bennett and Brad Marchand, leaving it with precious little cap space to bring back Schmidt.
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