Nick Schmaltz vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

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Nick Schmaltz and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins compared on their NHL careers: Nick Schmaltz played 10 seasons, 2016-17 to 2025-26, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 15 seasons, 2011-12 to 2025-26.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Nick Schmaltz in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Nick Schmaltz and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins career totals
670GP1,031
175G291
322A513, better
497PTS804, better
-8, better+/--28
154, betterPIM355
54PPG88, better
3SHG9, better
28GWG38, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Nick Schmaltz and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins postseason
10GP102
1G25
3A61, better
4PTS86, better
-3, better+/--15
4, betterPIM36
0PPG11, better
0SHG0
0GWG4, better
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Nick Schmaltz and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins all-time places
—Points151st (804), better
—Goals197th (291), better
—Assists141st (513), better
—Power-play goals196th (88), better
—Game-winning goals258th (38), better

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Nick Schmaltz and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins season by season
1st2016-172011-12
2nd2017-182012-13
3rd2018-192013-14
4th2019-202014-15
5th2020-212015-16
6th2021-222016-17
7th2022-232017-18
8th2023-242018-19
9th2024-252019-20
10th2025-262020-21
11th—2021-22
12th—2022-23
13th—2023-24
14th—2024-25
15th—2025-26