Cole Smith vs Pontus Holmberg
Who gets more chances, who finishes them, and whose team owns the ice when he is on it? The league's scoring numbers and ours, side by side.
2026-27 seasonregular season and playoffs so far
Blackhawks · RCole SmithChange first player
Blackhawks skaters
- Patrick Kane
- Jordan Greenway
- Frank Nazar
- Anton Frondell
- Oliver Moore
- Artyom Levshunov
- Ryan Greene
- Ryan Donato
- Tyler Bertuzzi
- Roman Kantserov
- Teuvo Teravainen
- Sam Rinzel
- Cole Smith
- Andrew Mangiapane
- Bowen Byram
- Nick Lardis
- Wyatt Kaiser
- Alex Vlasic
- Kevin Korchinski
- Ethan Del Mastro
- Ian Cole
League chance leaders
- Leon Draisaitl
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Tomas Hertl
- Vasily Podkolzin
- Kyle Connor
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- Adrian Kempe
- Jordan Eberle
- William Eklund
- Nick Schmaltz
- Brandon Hagel
- Cole Perfetti
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
- Dylan Guenther
- Tyson Foerster
- Clayton Keller
- William Nylander
- Will Smith
- Alex Tuch
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Sebastian Aho
- Marco Rossi
- Kirill Kaprizov
- JJ Peterka
Another club (its chance leader)
Lightning · RPontus HolmbergChange second player
Lightning skaters
- Brandon Hagel
- Brayden Point
- Jake Guentzel
- Nikita Kucherov
- Pontus Holmberg
- Gage Goncalves
- Ilya Mikheyev
- Conor Geekie
- J.J. Moser
- Anthony Cirelli
- Jeffrey Viel
- John Carlson
- Erik Cernak
- Victor Hedman
- Jansen Harkins
- Zemgus Girgensons
- Charle-Edouard D'Astous
- Max Crozier
- Emil Lilleberg
- Ryan McDonagh
League chance leaders
- Leon Draisaitl
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Tomas Hertl
- Vasily Podkolzin
- Kyle Connor
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- Adrian Kempe
- Jordan Eberle
- William Eklund
- Nick Schmaltz
- Brandon Hagel
- Cole Perfetti
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
- Dylan Guenther
- Tyson Foerster
- Clayton Keller
- William Nylander
- Will Smith
- Alex Tuch
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Sebastian Aho
- Marco Rossi
- Kirill Kaprizov
- JJ Peterka
Another club (its chance leader)
Every measurepct = league percentile, higher is better
Pontus Holmberg is ahead on 12 of 13 measures. The widest gap is expected goals per game: Pontus Holmberg sits in the 76th percentile, Cole Smith the 25th.
| Measure | Smith | Holmberg |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring · NHL | ||
| Points | 0 | 2 |
| Goals | 0 | 1 |
| Assists | 0 | 1 |
| Ice time per game | 14:53 | 14:30 |
| His chances · ours | ||
| Expected goals per game | 0.0525 pct | 0.2476 pct |
| Shot attempts per game | 0.710 pct | 2.354 pct |
| Goals above expected | −0.141 pct | +0.373 pct |
| With him on the ice · ours | ||
| Chance share | 43.8%34 pct | 50.7%48 pct |
| Chances for per 60 | 2.2245 pct | 2.9071 pct |
| Chances against per 60 | 2.8526 pct | 2.8227 pct |
| 5-on-5 impact · ours | ||
| Net impact per 60 | +0.2365 pct | +0.5790 pct |
| Creates per 60 | +0.0343 pct | +0.2371 pct |
| Prevents per 60 | +0.2085 pct | +0.3495 pct |
How this is measured
Points, goals, assists and ice time are the NHL's own numbers for the season. Everything else is ours, from the shot model: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, added up for the shooter (his chances) or for everyone on the ice with him at five-on-five (with him on the ice). The impact rating also accounts for his linemates, opponents, home ice and the score. The bold number is the better of the two.
Percentiles compare each skater with the 518 skaters who have at least 19 five-on-five minutes this season; a skater under that minimum has no on-ice numbers here yet. For chances against, a higher percentile means fewer allowed. Goalies are not compared on this page. More →