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Cole Smith

Position Left Wing / Right Wing Current Team Nashville Predators
Shoots Left Current Contract 2 years
Height 6'3" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 195 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 30
Age 29 (Oct 28, 1995) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted Undrafted
Date Team Transaction
Jan 21, 2025 Nashville Predators Activated from IR
Dec 23, 2024 Nashville Predators Placed on IR
Jan 24, 2024 Nashville Predators Signed 2 years @ $1.000M AAV starting in 2024-25
Feb 6, 2023 Nashville Predators Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 14, 2022 Nashville Predators Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 15, 2021 Nashville Predators Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Mar 19, 2020 Nashville Predators Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2020-21 NSH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 5:57
2021-22 NSH 8 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0.0 8:50
2022-23 NSH 69 4 13 17 -3 60 64 6.2 12:45
2023-24 NSH 80 9 14 23 +5 63 112 8.0 13:41 5 -1 5 0.0 13:26
2024-25 NSH 63 4 7 11 -11 69 60 6.7 13:26
Career 221 17 34 51 -12 192 240 7.1 13:07 5 -1 5 0.0 13:26

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2020-21 NSH 1 5:57 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.27 -1.27 0.00 12.57 -12.57 0.00 0.00
2021-22 NSH 8 64:30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.40 -0.40 0.00 14.45 -14.45 0.00 25.00
2022-23 NSH 69 714:45 0.25 0.76 1.01 0.57 -0.32 5.88 13.34 -7.46 1.27 12.66
2023-24 NSH 80 887:10 0.47 0.68 1.15 0.75 -0.28 7.37 11.70 -4.33 2.33 8.53
2024-25 NSH 53 576:31 0.42 0.52 0.94 0.54 -0.13 8.16 10.67 -2.50 4.23 5.63

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2020-21 NSH 1 5:57 30.25 0.00 1.55 80.67 0.00 2.79 - 35.78 -0.84 1.15 -23.53
2021-22 NSH 8 64:30 36.28 0.93 2.12 45.58 3.72 2.82 20.00 42.99 -0.54 0.66 -12.30
2022-23 NSH 69 714:45 36.94 1.51 2.25 41.64 2.10 2.55 41.86 46.85 -0.42 -0.31 -1.42
2023-24 NSH 80 887:10 39.23 2.10 2.36 40.98 2.30 2.38 47.69 49.88 -0.43 -0.08 -3.34
2024-25 NSH 53 576:31 37.36 1.77 2.15 41.00 2.60 2.17 40.48 49.78 -0.44 -0.30 -1.50

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 8 22.0 0.9 10.0 10.2 68.9 37.6 0.0 0.0 100.0 38.7 19.0 42.2
2022-23 69 23.1 0.8 9.3 9.4 95.3 28.5 10.2 32.7 57.1 41.2 18.3 40.5
2023-24 80 22.9 0.9 9.7 9.8 85.5 33.9 2.6 32.5 64.9 38.3 19.4 42.3
2024-25 43 22.2 0.9 9.5 9.6 83.6 53.9 0.0 46.2 53.8 38.2 19.5 42.3

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 28 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 UFA
2025-26 29 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 UFA
Total - - $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Signed: Jan 24, 2024
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.14

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 27 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 UFA
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000
Signed: Feb 6, 2023
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.93

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 26 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $80,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $750,000 $750,000 $80,000
Signed: July 14, 2022
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.91
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary in 2022-23 is $115,000.

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 25 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $70,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $750,000 $750,000 $70,000
Signed: July 15, 2021
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.92

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 24 $792,500 $925,000 $132,500 $92,500 $700,000 $792,500 $70,000 ELC
Total $132,500 $92,500 $700,000 $792,500 $70,000
Signed: Mar 19, 2020
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb

*Age is as of September 15