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Florida Panthers · Goalie · Catches L

Akira Schmid

Age 26 · 6'5" · 190 lb · Born in Bern, CHE

Cap hit

$2M

1.9% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

+$1.542M

vs. $3.542M market estimate

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

GP

1

1 starts

Record

0-0-1

SV%

.875

GAA

3.80

Shots against

32

GSAx

-0.4

goals saved above expected

Game Score

-0.41

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameDecSASVGASV%TOIxGAGSAxHD savesGS
Oct 1@ SJS · OTL 4-3OTL32284.87563:143.59-0.412/5-0.41
Mar 21@ NSH · L 4-1L20164.80055:122.93-1.074/6-1.07
Mar 19vs UTA · L 4-0Relief141401.00050:021.28+1.281/1+1.28
Mar 6vs MIN · L 4-2L24204.83358:252.34-1.661/2-1.66
Mar 3@ BUF · L 3-2L28253.89358:293.04+0.043/4+0.04

Dec = decision (W, L, OTL; ND = started, no decision). HD saves = high-danger shots on goal stopped. GS = our Game Score.

Advanced metrics

2025-26 · 34 GP · 1,966 min · percentile vs. NHL goalies

SV%.893

41st percentile

GSAx-5.7

26th percentile

GSAx/60-0.17

33rd percentile

HDSV%.696

31st percentile

HD GSAx-1.1

44th percentile

5v5 GSAx+0.2

54th percentile

EV SV%.900

44th percentile

Quality start %37.9%

11th percentile

Really bad start %24.1%

39th percentile

xGA/602.42

3rd percentile

Expected goals come from our own model and rate every unblocked shot he faced by its chance of going in. High-danger shots are those worth 0.15 expected goals or more. Percentiles compare him with goalies who played 600 minutes that season. xGA/60 shows how hard his workload was, so its bar is grey.

Play styleInconsistent part-timer

Trait percentiles vs. NHL goalies · 2025-26

Schmid's numbers show a goalie who is mostly average on dangerous chances and at 5-on-5, but who struggles with routine saves, rebounds and night-to-night consistency. With 29 starts but a workload below the NHL midpoint, he profiles as a part-time goalie whose results have not been steady.

Part-timeInconsistentRebound issuesAverage at 5-on-5
High-danger saves
43
Routine saves
29
Rebound control
24
5-on-5 saves
54
PK saves
43
Consistency
11
Workload
37

Strengths

  • Average at 5-on-5, 54th percentile for goals saved above expected.
  • High-danger saves sit near average at the 43rd percentile, with a 0.696 save % on 92 shots.
  • PK save percentage is near average at the 43rd percentile.

Watch-outs

  • Quality starts in only 38% of starts, 11th percentile for consistency.
  • Routine saves rank 29th percentile, so lower-danger shots cost him goals.
  • Rebound control is 24th percentile, with more quick follow-up shots after saves.

Similar style: Frederik Andersen (EDM), Joonas Korpisalo (NYR)

Built from play-by-play and our expected goals model, compared with goalies who have 600+ minutes in the season.

Where his Game Score comes from

2026-27 · 1 GP

Season total -0.4, or -0.41 per game.

Goaltending
-0.4

Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

SeasonLeagueTeamGPGSWLOTLSV%GAASOSAGA
2012-13Mini ASchallenberg U158—————————
2013-14Top MiniLangnau U1521—————————
2013-14 (playoffs)U15-ElitLangnau U151—————————
2014-15Top MiniLangnau U1531—————————
2014-15 (playoffs)U15-ElitLangnau U152—————————
2015-16U17-ElitLangnau U1721—1371—3.012—64
2015-16 (playoffs)U17-ElitLangnau U1710—55——3.041—29
2016-17WJC-18Switzerland U183—030.9013.520919
2016-17U20-ElitLangnau U202—110—3.970—8
2016-17U17-ElitLangnau U1736—19122—1.894—67
2016-17 (playoffs)U17-ElitLangnau U1710—————1.70———
2017-18Elite Jr. ASCL Young Tigers U2032—1893—2.602—81
2017-18WJC-18Switzerland U182—020.8656.5009613
2017-18U20-ElitLangnau U2032—1893—2.602—81
2017-18MyHLThun4—310—2.210—9
2017-18 (playoffs)NLLangnau1————.9123.00———
2017-18 (playoffs)U20-ElitLangnau U205—————3.02———
2018-19WHLLethbridge Hurricanes1—010.7417.430277
2018-19USHLOmaha Lancers37—16142.9262.18298673
2018-19WJC-20Switzerland U203—020.8784.2309812
2018-19NAHLCorpus Christi IceRays2—200.9481.500583
2019-20USHLSioux City Musketeers7—340.8883.41120623
2019-20USHLOmaha Lancers6—221.8913.01016518
2020-21USHLSioux City Musketeers36—22131.9212.01391472
2020-21 (playoffs)USHLSioux City Musketeers4—221.9202.2811139
2021-22NHLNew Jersey Devils64040.8334.83011419
2021-22AHLUtica Comets38—2283.9112.602106194
2021-22 (playoffs)AHLUtica Comets1—015.8953.890384
2022-23NHLNew Jersey Devils1814952.9222.13140832
2022-23AHLUtica Comets23—1174.9052.62261859
2022-23 (playoffs)NHLNew Jersey Devils98440.9212.35222918
2023-24NHLNew Jersey Devils1915591.8953.15045748
2023-24WCSwitzerland3—300.9460.86—372
2023-24AHLUtica Comets23—985.8943.06165069
2024-25NHLVegas Golden Knights53201.9441.260905
2024-25AHLHenderson Silver Knights30—9183.8863.580922105
2024-25 (playoffs)NHLVegas Golden Knights10——01.0000.00090
2025-26NHLVegas Golden Knights342916106.8932.59279185
2026-27NHLFlorida Panthers11001.8753.800324

Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.

Usage

Last game: @ SJS, Oct 1

Started in net last game.

From the NHL's shift chart.

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Recent Game Scores

Last 10 games · goals above average

Average -0.40 per game over these 10.

Age curve

NHL goalies · production index

202937

At 26, goalies typically produce 100% of their peak (age 26). His contract runs through age 27, when the typical level is 100%.

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Contract by season

2 seasons left

SeasonTeamCap hit% of cap
2026-27FLA$2M1.9%
2027-28FLA$2M1.8%

UFA after 2027-28. $4M in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).