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Nick Schmaltz News: First shortie of season

Written by RotoWire Staff

Updated on January 27, 2026 at 10:07pm

Schmaltz scored a goal Tuesday in a 4-3 win over the Panthers.

It was a shorthanded goal that opened the scoring in the first period; it was also his first SHG of the season. It was Schmaltz's 19th goal of the campaign (53 games). He's not scoring like he was earlier in 2025-26, but he's still building toward a career season. Schmaltz has 47 points, 126 shots and a plus-17 rating in 53 games. Most impressively, he has swung his plus-minus from an abysmal minus-15 last year to that strong mark this season, and he's on pace to top 70 points.

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