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Cole Smith

#22

R · 6'3", 195 lb · 30 years old · Shoots left · Brainerd, Minnesota, USA

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Oct 17	DAL	0	0	1	0	10:44
Oct 15	WPG	0	0	2	0	11:08
Oct 13	PIT	1	1	0	0	12:36
Oct 10	CAR	0	0	1	0	15:01
Oct 8	@NYI	0	0	2	-1	14:54

Against his position

This playerAverage forward

Against 443 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

Role

Hits / 609.21106th

Blocks / 600.00400th

Takeaways / 600.97150th

Giveaways / 602.91223rd

Penalty minutes4241st

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.

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Chicago Blackhawks	9	1	1	2	+1	9	11.1	13:44
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		301	26	40	66	-22	327	8.0	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

Shot maps, expected goals and comparisons against league average at this position are coming to this page. They come from Puckflow’s own model rather than the NHL feed, and an empty chart would be worse than this sentence.