Top Cheddar 2026-27
2025-26 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #22 COLE SMITH Vegas Golden Knights · Right Wing
VG Season grade
3
Card #2026-08482062
Cole Smith in action
22 R Right Wing
48 OVR
Cole Smith Vegas Golden Knights
2025-26 · 63 GP · 8 G · 4 A · 12 PTS
Today
2024-25

Season Report

3 Very Good 3

Game Score 0.16 a game, 14th percentile of the league's forwards that season.

GP
63
G
8
A
4
P
12
+/-
-7
PIM
40
PPP
0
SHP
1
GWG
2
S
69
TOI
13:16
HIT
173
BLK
18
TK
14
FO%
30.0%

2025-26 ranks

  • 3rd Hits on the Golden Knights

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2025-26. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 54

Goals / 60
0.57

29th percentile of forwards

Shots / 60
4.95

22nd percentile of forwards

Hardest Shot
79.3 mph

6th percentile of forwards

High-Danger Shots / 60
2.51

59th percentile of forwards

Goals Above Expected / 60
-0.05

37th percentile of forwards

Playmaking 42

Points / 60
0.86

8th percentile of forwards

Assists / 60
0.29

3rd percentile of forwards

PP Points / GP
0.00

15th percentile of forwards

Skating 88

Top Speed
23.5 mph

92nd percentile of forwards

Bursts 20+ mph / GP
1.83

73rd percentile of forwards

Distance / GP
2.1 mi

33rd percentile of forwards

Defensive Awareness 85

Corsi For %
50.9%

67th percentile of forwards

Takeaways / 60
1.00

60th percentile of forwards

Physicality 84

Hits / 60
12.41

88th percentile of forwards

Blocks / 60
1.29

19th percentile of forwards

PIM / 60
2.87

81st percentile of forwards

Connections

Every 2025-26 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 50OVR Nic Dowd Golden Knights 2 of his goals C 46OVR Michael McCarron Wild 2 of his goals D 93OVR Roman Josi Predators 1 of his goals L 58OVR Erik Haula Predators 1 of his goals

Set up most

C 46OVR Michael McCarron Wild Set up 2 goals C 93OVR Steven Stamkos Predators Set up 1 goal C 93OVR Ryan O'Reilly Predators Set up 1 goal
Scored on most
Darcy Kuemper 1 goal Thatcher Demko 1 goal Charlie Lindgren 1 goal
Best game
October 13, 2025 vs OTT: 1G

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2025-26, from the play-by-play.

Dropped the gloves with

D 74OVR Connor Murphy Oilers 1 fight L 47OVR Ryan Lomberg Flames 1 fight

Hit most

D 74OVR Lian Bichsel Stars Hit him 4 times D 82OVR Zeev Buium Canucks Hit him 4 times RC D 87OVR Oliver Ekman-Larsson Maple Leafs Hit him 3 times D 72OVR Troy Stecher Maple Leafs Hit him 3 times

Hit most by

C 84OVR Dylan Cozens Senators Hit by him 4 times D 82OVR Jared Spurgeon Wild Hit by him 3 times C 60OVR Jason Dickinson Oilers Hit by him 3 times D 95OVR Filip Hronek Canucks Hit by him 3 times

Faced most on the draw

C 80OVR Mikael Backlund Flames Won 0 of 1 C 90OVR John Tavares Maple Leafs Won 0 of 1 C 85OVR Matt Duchene Stars Won 1 of 1 C 71OVR Nazem Kadri Avalanche Won 1 of 1

2025-26 Vegas Golden Knights

39-26-17 · 95 points · 13th of 32

Most time together

C 46OVR Michael McCarron Wild 399 min together C 50OVR Nic Dowd Golden Knights 171 min together D 46OVR Nick Perbix Predators 169 min together D 93OVR Roman Josi Predators 168 min together

Best with

C 46OVR Michael McCarron Wild 9–18 in goals together