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Nate Smith

Position Center Current Team
Shoots Right Current Contract
Height 6'0" Expires
Weight (lbs) 177 Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age 26 (Oct 19, 1998) Expiry Status
Drafted 2018, Round 3, Overall 91 (WPG)

News and Opinions

Date Team Transaction
Oct 2, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Assigned to AHL
Oct 2, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Cleared Waivers
Oct 1, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Placed on Waivers
Jul 1, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 7, 2023 Arizona Coyotes Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Apr 10, 2022 Arizona Coyotes Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2014-15 USHS-FL River Ridge 17 26 20 46 28
2015-16 USHS-FL Mitchell High 15 41 45 86 59
2016-17 NAHL Aberdeen Wings 4 1 1 2 18
2016-17 USHS-FL Mitchell High 13 21 23 44 22 2 4 4 8
2017-18 USHL Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 51 17 30 47 -1 84
2017-18 WJAC-19 USA U19 5 1 0 1 4
2018-19 USHL Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 59 18 35 53 +35 81 4 1 1 -1 12
2019-20 NCAA Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) 35 9 18 27 +10 37
2020-21 NCAA Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) 28 9 16 25 +7 16
2021-22 NHL Arizona Coyotes 10 2 2 4 -1 2 14 14.3 14:09
2021-22 NCAA Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) 38 19 31 50 +22 43
2021-22 OG USA 4 1 1 2 +2 2
2022-23 NHL Arizona Coyotes 4 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0.0 7:27
2022-23 AHL Tucson Roadrunners 64 12 15 27 -18 37 1 -1
2023-24 AHL Tucson Roadrunners 60 12 19 31 -4 38
2024-25 AHL Abbotsford Canucks 60 9 17 26 -5 38 22 4 5 9 +2 22
NHL Career 14 2 2 4 -2 6 16 12.5 12:14

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.
2021-22 ARI 10 117:59 1.02 1.02 2.03 0.79 0.22 14.29 11.15 3.14 0.00 5.88
2022-23 ARI 4 29:21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.27 -0.27 0.00 6.50 -6.50 0.00 0.00

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
2021-22 ARI 10 117:59 40.68 3.05 2.70 45.77 3.56 3.12 46.15 46.40 0.26 -0.11 3.41
2022-23 ARI 4 29:21 26.58 0.00 0.86 47.02 2.04 2.91 0.00 22.75 -1.54 0.55 -27.53

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 10 22.1 1.0 10.3 10.3 93.3 40.5 8.3 8.3 83.3 44.5 19.4 36.1
2022-23 4 21.2 1.2 9.9 9.9 77.3 19.4 0.0 100.0 0.0 44.1 19.3 36.7
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - - - -

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.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate     Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2021-22 Kessel, P Carcone, M ARI 47:16 2.54 3.81 40.00 2.32 3.03 43.35 -0.17 0.02 -1.92

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.

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 25 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $225,000 UFA-Grp6
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $225,000
Signed: July 1, 2024
Team: Vancouver Canucks
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.88

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 24 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $115,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $115,000
Signed: July 7, 2023
Team: Arizona Coyotes
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.93
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $165,000.

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 22 $883,750 $1,350,000 $82,500 $92,500 $750,000 $842,500 $70,000 ELC
2022-23 23 $883,750 $1,350,000 $850,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $932,500 $185,000 $1,582,500 $1,767,500 $140,000
Signed: Apr 10, 2022
Team: Arizona Coyotes
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb

*Age is as of September 15