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Cole Smith has 5 points (4 goals, 1 assists) in 22 games for the Nashville Predators this season.

As an undrafted Right Wing, he has 57 points (21 goals, 36 assists) in 251 regular-season games for the Nashville Predators.

He has no points in 5 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 30.2 yrs (28.10.1995)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 88 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
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The 30-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Predators controlling 40% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Cole Smith is off the ice, the Predators control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 9% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 50% in the defensive zone.

  • 66

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 197th of 250 Wings
    Defense:Def: 103rd of 250 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    69.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    -0.08
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    12.74
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    0.27
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.68
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.20
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    0.75
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.52
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    1.64
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    1.43
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.12
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    3.58
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.93
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    1.43
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    1.71
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.98
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.02
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.45
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    6.86
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    5.96
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Actual AAV: $1.000M
Player Contract Value: $1.800M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 31.7 yrs (28.10.1995)
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Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.12.2025 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 12:13 3 0.0% 0
29.12.2025 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 -1 13:18 0 2
31.12.2025 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 1 15:50 0 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 -1 13:35 2 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 1 17:33 1 0.0% 5
Total 5 0 0 0 0 6 0.0% 7
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 0 5:57 1 0.0% 0
2021-22 Team Logo Predators 8 0 0 0 -3 8:49 3 0.0% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Predators 69 4 13 17 -3 12:45 64 6.2% 60
2023-24 Team Logo Predators 80 9 14 23 5 13:40 112 8.0% 63
2024-25 Team Logo Predators 71 4 8 12 -15 13:35 69 5.8% 69
2025-26 Team Logo Predators 22 4 1 5 -1 14:00 27 14.8% 19
Season Projection 63 11 3 14 -3 13:59 77 14.3% 54
Total 251 21 36 57 -17 276 7.6% 211
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Predators 5 0 0 0 -1 13:25 5 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -1 5 0.0% 0
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Cole Smith Team Logo RW 30.2 yrs 191 cm / 88 kg 0.23 0.23 60 75 $1.000M
87% Zemgus Girgensons Team Logo C 32 yrs 191 cm / 89 kg 0.21 0.25 60 71 $0.850M
84% Colton Dach Team Logo C 23 yrs 193 cm / 88 kg 0.17 0.21 59 68 $0.825M
84% Nathan Bastian Team Logo RW 28.1 yrs 193 cm / 98 kg 0.15 0.24 57 73 $0.775M
84% Mark Jankowski Team Logo LW 31.3 yrs 193 cm / 90 kg 0.19 0.29 63 78 $0.800M
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