Cole Smith
L
· Chicago Blackhawks
· 6'3" · 195 lb
· L-handed
· 30 yrs
Compare with
Season
63
Games
8–4–12
G–A–P
69
Shots · 11.6%
167 / 31
Hits / Blocks
Contract
Cap hit
$3,000,000
Term2026-27 → 2028-29 (3 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2029
Clauses2026-27: M-NTC; 2027-28: M-NTC
Signed at age30
Signing GMKyle Davidson
AgentDean Grillo
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
51.8%73rd
xGF% (5v5)
44.1%29th
Points/60 (5v5)
0.8610th
Goals Above Expected
-3.47th
Shooting %
11.6%
Ice Time / Game
13:17
Offensive-zone starts
29%
Takeaways / Giveaways
14 / 21
Archetype — how these are computed →
Grinder
A physical, energy depth forward — presence and puck battles over production.
Why he earned it — his rank vs the league
Hits per 60
14.1
93th
Blocks per 60
2.6
48th
Points per 60
1.01
95th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · 2025-26Slot
3 G on 32 shots
9%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+3 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
69
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
8
Shooting %
11.6%
Shots / GP
1.1
xG
4.7
Shot Danger Mix
High danger8%
Medium danger45%
Low danger48%
Top Scoring Zones
01
9%
Slot
3 G on 32 shots
02
33%
High Slot
2 G on 6 shots
03
33%
Left Outer Point
1 G on 3 shots
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NHL | Golden Knights | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Predators | 42 | 6 | 4 | 10 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Predators | 71 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Predators | 80 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 5 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Predators | 69 | 4 | 13 | 17 | — |
| 2021-22 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 59 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Predators | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020-21 | AHL | Chicago Wolves | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — |
| 2020-21 | ECHL | Florida Everblades | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Predators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 15 |
| 2014-15 | MJHL | Steinbach Pistons | 38 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 12 |
| 2013-14 | UMHSEHL | Team The Base | 18 | 7 | 7 | 14 | — |
| 2013-14 | USHS-MN | Brainerd High | 23 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | USHS-MN | Brainerd High | 24 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 3 |
| 2011-12 | USHS-MN | Brainerd High | 25 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 3 |