Cole Smith #22

R · Nashville Predators · Vegas Golden Knights · Age 30 · Shoots L · 6′3″, 194 lb · Draft: Undrafted

2025-26 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's forwards who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	63	29th
TOI/GP	13:17	28th
G	8	27th
A	4	4th
P	12	11th
P/60	0.86	6th
ixG	11.2	36th
G−ixG	−3.2	23rd
xGF%	47.6	33rd
Rel xGF%	−4.5	16th
GS/GP	+0.17	13th
Pen ±	−6	10th

Scoring		Pctl
G	8	27th
A1	3	10th
A2	1	4th
P	12	11th
P1	11	17th
P/60	0.86	6th
5v5 P/60	0.52	1st
PPP	0	13th
SHP	1	73rd
ENG	4	94th

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	69	24th
iCF	145	28th
iFF	113	27th
ixG	11.2	36th
ixG/60	0.80	45th
G	8	27th
G−ixG	−3.2	23rd
Sh%	11.6	40th
xSh%	9.9	82nd
Blk'd	32	31st
5v5 iCF/60	11.1	40th

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	694	27th
CF%	51.5	68th
FF%	51.7	71st
xGF%	47.6	33rd
GF%	33.3	3rd
xGF/60	2.10	16th
xGA/60	2.31	78th
oiSh%	4.9	2nd
oiSv%	89.8	34th
PDO	94.7	3rd
Rel CF%	−1.7	29th
Rel xGF%	−4.5	16th
OZS%	17.8	3rd

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	13:17	28th
EV/GP	11:17	24th
5v5/GP	11:01	24th
PP/GP	0:02	6th
SH/GP	1:57	87th
Shifts/GP	18.5	40th
Shift	0:43	17th
OZ	56	5th
NZ	223	54th
DZ	259	84th
OZS%	17.8	3rd

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+11.0	14th
GS/GP	+0.17	13th
GS/60	+0.79	12th
Scoring	+8.7	12th
Shooting	+7.3	36th
On ice	−4.7	27th
Penalties	−0.9	8th
Faceoffs	−0.1	42nd
Other	+0.8	42nd

Other		Pctl
Hits	173	91st
Blk	18	12th
Tk	14	42nd
Gv	21	91st
PenD	11	38th
PenT	17	21st
Pen ±	−6	10th
PP min ±	−12.0	9th
FOW	6	23rd
FOL	14	72nd
FO%	30.0	15th

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2026-27	Regular season	9	1	1	2	1.7	46.8	+0.17	13:44
2025-26	Regular season	63	8	4	12	11.2	47.6	+0.17	13:17
2025-26	Playoffs	22	3	3	6	1.8	48.9	+0.17	11:47

Rolling 10-game averages

5v5 xGF% (scale at right)Game Score per game (±0.5), centred on 0 · each point the 10 games to that one, 63 games in all

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Michael McCarron	C	477:42	48.9	45.4
Nick Perbix	D	246:09	46.2	44.1
Brady Skjei	D	241:59	43.8	40.2
Roman Josi	D	186:13	48.5	43.0
Nic Dowd	C	180:31	56.1	53.7
Reid Schaefer	L	147:09	49.6	45.1
Keegan Kolesar	R	142:40	56.8	53.5
Adam Wilsby	D	141:10	50.7	47.5

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Apr 15	vs SEA	W 4–1	11:08	0	0	0	0.08	50	73	+0.21
Apr 13	vs WPG	W 6–2	11:25	0	0	1	0.18	68	73	+0.41
Apr 11	@ COL	W 3–2 OT	11:47	0	0	1	0.04	56	68	+0.38
Apr 9	@ SEA	L 3–4 OT	12:05	0	0	0	0.06	47	64	+0.15
Apr 7	@ VAN	W 2–1	9:30	1	0	1	0.11	71	81	+1.43
Apr 4	@ EDM	W 5–1	11:17	0	0	3	0.15	44	51	+0.15
Apr 2	vs CGY	W 6–3	10:27	0	0	1	0.04	67	22	−0.33
Mar 30	vs VAN	W 4–2	9:55	1	0	1	0.33	57	38	+0.80
Mar 28	vs WSH	L 4–5 OT	12:55	0	0	2	0.15	61	38	+0.15
Mar 26	vs EDM	L 3–4 OT	9:33	0	0	0	0.04	42	32	−0.10
Mar 24	@ WPG	L 1–4	10:45	0	0	0	0.00	33	14	−0.29
Mar 22	@ DAL	W 3–2	12:13	0	0	0	0.00	56	41	−0.22
Mar 21	@ NSH	L 1–4	14:38	0	0	4	0.42	68	52	+0.33
Mar 19	vs UTA	L 0–4	12:19	0	0	0	0.00	55	54	+0.03
Mar 17	vs BUF	L 0–2	10:03	0	0	0	0.07	63	71	+0.32
Mar 14	vs CHI	W 4–0	10:24	0	0	2	0.29	65	69	+0.64
Mar 12	vs PIT	W 6–2	12:35	0	0	0	0.00	36	16	−0.53
Mar 10	@ DAL	L 1–2	10:59	0	0	0	0.00	73	95	+0.24
Mar 8	vs EDM	L 2–4	12:17	0	0	0	0.10	67	46	−0.01
Mar 6	vs MIN	L 2–4	13:41	0	0	1	0.17	50	58	+0.28
Mar 4	@ DET	W 4–3 OT	14:13	0	0	1	0.20	57	50	+0.13
Mar 3	@ CBJ	L 2–3	0:03	0	0	0	0.00	–	–	0.00
Mar 2	vs DET	L 2–4	11:35	0	0	0	0.00	32	26	−0.93
Feb 28	@ DAL	L 2–3 OT	14:09	0	0	0	0.00	32	16	−0.43
Feb 26	vs CHI	W 4–2	16:20	0	0	0	0.00	40	21	−0.15
Feb 5	@ WSH	L 2–4	14:25	0	1	0	0.00	50	58	+1.20
Feb 4	vs MIN	L 5–6 OT	14:46	0	0	0	0.00	36	13	−1.13
Feb 2	vs STL	W 6–5	16:20	0	0	1	0.44	63	75	+1.41
Jan 31	@ NYI	W 4–3	15:24	0	0	0	0.01	69	38	−0.17
Jan 29	@ NJD	L 2–3 OT	16:00	0	1	0	0.00	31	35	−0.29
Jan 27	@ BOS	L 2–3 OT	16:57	0	0	1	0.02	70	93	+0.51
Jan 24	vs UTA	L 2–5	15:51	0	0	4	0.33	52	53	+0.28
Jan 22	vs OTT	W 5–3	16:53	1	0	3	1.08	69	81	+2.16
Jan 20	vs BUF	L 3–5	13:21	0	0	2	0.34	52	54	+0.15
Jan 17	@ VGK	L 2–7	13:49	0	0	2	0.22	59	34	−0.46
Jan 16	@ COL	W 7–3	12:13	0	0	0	0.08	28	30	−0.75
Jan 13	vs EDM	W 4–3 OT	17:06	0	0	3	0.56	43	63	+0.65
Jan 11	vs WSH	W 3–2	16:16	1	0	2	0.15	53	70	+1.36
Jan 10	vs CHI	L 0–3	11:20	0	0	2	0.20	50	44	−0.28
Jan 8	vs NYI	W 2–1 OT	15:17	0	1	2	0.06	67	71	+1.21
Jan 6	@ EDM	L 2–6	16:35	0	0	2	0.12	61	22	−1.46
Jan 3	@ CGY	W 4–3	17:33	0	0	1	0.13	57	74	+0.85
Jan 1	@ SEA	L 1–4	13:36	0	0	2	0.06	68	52	−0.08
Dec 31	@ VGK	W 4–2	15:51	0	0	0	0.23	33	25	+0.07
Dec 29	@ UTA	W 4–3	13:18	0	0	0	0.22	36	22	−0.75
Dec 27	@ STL	L 2–3	12:13	0	0	3	0.36	62	46	+0.30
Dec 23	@ MIN	W 3–2 OT	14:59	0	0	1	0.01	31	10	−0.46
Dec 21	vs NYR	W 2–1	12:44	0	1	0	0.00	18	27	+0.47
Dec 20	vs TOR	W 5–3	15:16	1	0	1	1.11	57	75	+1.87
Dec 17	vs CAR	L 1–4	17:45	0	0	1	0.07	36	24	−0.27
Nov 1	vs CGY	W 4–2	1:55	0	0	1	0.09	25	34	−0.03
Oct 30	@ PHI	L 1–4	13:07	0	0	2	0.21	63	73	+0.33
Oct 28	vs TBL	L 2–5	14:03	0	0	1	0.00	31	11	−0.82
Oct 26	vs DAL	L 2–3	14:23	0	0	1	0.17	76	74	+0.34
Oct 25	vs LAK	W 5–4 OT	16:49	1	0	2	0.37	33	50	+0.86
Oct 23	vs VAN	W 2–1	15:55	1	0	2	0.15	50	57	+1.11
Oct 21	vs ANA	L 2–5	13:42	0	0	3	0.35	59	57	+0.10
Oct 18	@ WPG	L 1–4	13:47	0	0	0	0.02	42	11	−0.66
Oct 16	@ MTL	L 2–3 OT	14:11	0	0	1	0.23	60	54	+0.24
Oct 14	@ TOR	L 4–7	13:05	0	0	1	0.14	63	48	+0.03
Oct 13	@ OTT	W 4–1	15:49	1	0	2	1.09	35	19	+0.92
Oct 11	vs UTA	L 2–3 OT	13:34	0	0	0	0.00	62	7	−0.77
Oct 9	vs CBJ	W 2–1	14:21	0	0	2	0.19	46	61	+0.28