Akira Schmid

New Jersey Devils logo
Age 23 May 12, 2000
Nesslau SWZ
Goaltender shoots left
6'4" 193 cm
168 lbs 76 kg
ELC Signing Age 21
Waivers Signing Age 21
UFA Year 2027
Agent Allain Roy
Draft Year 2018
Drafted Overall 136
Draft Round 5
Draft Team New Jersey Devils logo

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Transaction History
May 11, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid stopped 36 of 39 Carolina shots Thursday. It was not enough, however. The Devils took a season-ending 3-2 loss in overtime.
May 11, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid is set to guard the road crease against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 on Thursday.
May 9, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid kicked out 11 of 12 shots in relief in a 6-1 loss to Carolina in Game 4 on Tuesday.
May 5, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid allowed four goals on 25 shots before being pulled in New Jersey's 6-1 loss to Carolina in Game 2 on Friday.
May 5, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will get the starting nod in Carolina for Game 2 on Friday, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
May 3, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid was pulled from Game 1 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday after allowing three goals on 11 shots. He took the loss in the 5-1 defeat.
May 3, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will guard the road goal in Game 1 of the New Jersey Devils' second-round series versus the Carolina Hurricanes, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
May 1, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid stopped 31 shots in Monday's 4-0 series-clinching win over the New York Rangers.
May 1, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will patrol the home crease Monday in Game 7 against the New York Rangers, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Apr 29, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid stopped 24 of 29 shots before being pulled in a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers in Game 6 on Saturday.
Apr 29, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will defend the road crease versus the New York Rangers on Saturday, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Apr 27, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid made 23 saves in a 4-0 shutout win over the New York Rangers on Thursday.
Apr 27, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid is slated to guard the home crease in Game 5 against the New York Rangers on Thursday, per Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site.
Apr 24, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid stopped 22 of 23 shots in Monday's 3-1 win over the New York Rangers.
Apr 24, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid is expected to guard the road goal Monday against the New York Rangers in Game 4, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Apr 22, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid stopped 35 of 36 shots in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win over the New York Rangers in Game 3.
Apr 22, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will guard the road goal in Saturday's Game 3 versus the New York Rangers, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Apr 22, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid was the first goaltender off the ice Saturday, Dan Rosen of NHL.com reports.
Apr 14, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Mackenzie Blackwood | Blackwood allowed four goals on 11 shots before he was replaced by Akira Schmid in the second period of Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Washington Capitals.
Apr 13, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid stopped all 20 shots faced in a 5-4 overtime win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday.
Apr 13, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid was called up by New Jersey on Thursday, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.
Mar 26, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid was reassigned to AHL Utica on Sunday.
Mar 24, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Vitek Vanecek | Vanecek turned aside 17 of 19 shots after replacing Akira Schmid midway through the first period of Friday's 5-4 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Mar 24, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid gave up three goals on seven shots before being replaced by Vitek Vanecek midway through the first period Friday's 5-4 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Mar 24, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will get the starting nod in Buffalo on Friday, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Mar 18, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid made 37 saves Saturday in a 4-2 loss to Florida. He allowed three goals.
Mar 18, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will guard the road goal Saturday against the Florida Panthers, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Mar 16, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid made 20 saves in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.
Mar 16, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid is slated to start at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, per Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site.
Mar 11, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid made 23 saves in a 3-1 over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
Mar 11, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will guard the road goal Saturday versus the Montreal Canadiens, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Mar 9, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid made 20 saves in a 3-2 shootout win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday.
Mar 9, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid was the first goalie to leave the ice Thursday, Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press reports, indicating he'll tend the twine on the road versus Washington.
Mar 3, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid allowed three goals on 27 shots in Friday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Mar 3, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid is slated to start on the road against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, per Sam Kasan of the New Jersey Devils' official site.
Mar 1, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid entered Wednesday's game in the third period and saved the 12 shots he faced to aide New Jersey in its 7-5 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
Feb 25, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid made 23 saves in a 7-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
Feb 25, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid is expected to start at home against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
Feb 21, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid was brought up from AHL Utica on Tuesday.
Jan 6, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid was reassigned to AHL Utica on Friday.
Jan 5, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid made 14 saves in a 5-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. He allowed four goals.
Jan 5, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will guard the home goal versus the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Jan 5, 2023 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid was called up by New Jersey on Thursday.
Dec 19, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid was assigned to AHL Utica on Monday.
Dec 17, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid stopped 25-of-28 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Florida Panthers on Saturday.
Dec 17, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will guard the home net versus Florida on Saturday, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Dec 13, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid stopped 28 of 30 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars.
Dec 13, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will patrol the home crease Tuesday against the Dallas Stars, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Dec 10, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid made 13 saves after entering during the second period of Friday's 6-4 loss to the New York Islanders.
Dec 3, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid made 31 saves Saturday in a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Dec 3, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will start Saturday's road game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Nov 30, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid (illness) was back on the ice for Wednesday's practice session, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Nov 28, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid is not on the ice for the morning skate due to an illness, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Nov 25, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid made 33 saves Friday in a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Nov 25, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will tend the road crease against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Nov 19, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid made 25 saves during Saturday's 5-1 victory over the host Senators.
Nov 19, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will patrol the road crease during Saturday's matinee matchup versus the Ottawa Senators, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Nov 12, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid made 16 saves in a 4-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.
Nov 12, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid is expected to start at home against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, according to Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site.
Nov 10, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid made seven saves, including five in overtime, in his season debut Thursday in relief in a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Nov 5, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid was recalled from AHL Utica on Saturday.
May 2, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid finished with a 0-4-0 record, 4.83 GAA and .833 save percentage at the NHL level in 2021-22.
Feb 17, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid was promoted from AHL Utica on Thursday.
Feb 4, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | The Devils reassigned Schmid to AHL Utica on Friday.
Feb 1, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid replaced Jon Gillies for the third period of Tuesday's 7-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs and allowed one goal on eight shots.
Feb 1, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Jon Gillies | Gillies surrendered six goals on 28 shots through the first two periods of Tuesday's 7-1 loss to Toronto. He was replaced by Akira Schmid for the third period.
Jan 31, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid allowed five goals on 32 shots in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The sixth goal was an empty-netter.
Jan 31, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid is expected to man the crease on the road versus Toronto on Monday, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Jan 26, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Jon Gillies | Gillies turned aside 23 of 24 shots after replacing Akira Schmid to begin the second period of Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Dallas Stars.
Jan 26, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid stopped four of seven shots before being replaced by Jon Gillies to begin the second period of Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Dallas Stars.
Jan 25, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will guard the home goal versus the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Jan 25, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid was promoted from AHL Utica to the active roster Tuesday.
Jan 15, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid exited the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Saturday and was subsequently assigned to AHL Utica.
Jan 11, 2022 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Tuesday.
Dec 18, 2021 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid allowed five goals on 31 shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
Dec 18, 2021 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will protect the road goal Saturday versus the Detroit Red Wings, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Dec 15, 2021 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid turned away seven of eight shots in relief of a struggling Mackenzie Blackwood in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Dec 11, 2021 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid made 25 saves in his NHL debut Saturday. The Devils lost 4-2 to the New York Islanders.
Dec 11, 2021 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid will guard the road goal Saturday versus the New York Islanders, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Dec 10, 2021 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | The Devils recalled Schmid from AHL Utica on Friday.
May 17, 2021 New Jersey Devils | Akira Schmid | Schmid agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract with New Jersey on Monday.
Sep 17, 2019 New Jersey Devils | Assigned G Akira Schmid to Omaha (USHL).
Sep 23, 2018 New Jersey Devils | Assigned G Akira Schmid to Lethbridge (WHL).
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2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Akira Schmid
GP GAA SV% PIM GSAx GSAx/GP
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils logo 18 2.13 0.922 0
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Career Stats
Season Team League GP GAA SV% PIM GSAx GSAx/GP Playoffs GP GAA SV% PIM
2012-2013 Schallenberg U15 U15-Top 8 0.000 0
2013-2014 Langnau U15 U15-Elit 21 0.000 0
2014-2015 Langnau U15 U15-Elit 31 0.000 0
2014-2015 Langnau U17 U17-Elit 0 0.000 0
2015-2016 Langnau U17 U17-Elit 21 3.01 0.000 0 Playoffs 10 3.04 0.000 0
2015-2016 Switzerland U16 (all) International-Jr 7 1.71 0.915 0
2016-2017 Langnau U17 U17-Elit 36 1.89 0.000 0 Playoffs 10 1.7 0.000 0
2016-2017 Switzerland U17 (all) International-Jr 7 3.19 0.893 0
2016-2017 Langnau U20 U20-Elit 2 3.97 0.000 0
2016-2017 Switzerland U18 (all) International-Jr 4 3.09 0.900 0
2016-2017 Switzerland U18 WJC-18 3 3.52 0.901 0
Draft Yr 2017-2018 Switzerland U18 (all) International-Jr 12 3.62 0.882 0
Draft Yr 2017-2018 Langnau U20 U20-Elit 32 2.6 0.000 0 Playoffs 5 3.02 0.000 0
Draft Yr 2017-2018 Switzerland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 3 1.96 0.930 0
Draft Yr 2017-2018 Langnau Swiss Cup 1 3 0.000 0
Draft Yr 2017-2018 Switzerland U19 WJAC-19 2 3.53 0.854 0
Draft Yr 2017-2018 Switzerland U20 WJC-20 0 0.000 0
Draft Yr 2017-2018 Thun MyHL 4 2.21 0.000 0
Draft Yr 2017-2018 Switzerland U19 (all) International-Jr 3 3.67 0.894 0
Draft Yr 2017-2018 Switzerland U18 WJC-18 2 6.5 0.865 0
Draft Yr 2017-2018 Langnau NL 1 3 0.912 0
2018-2019 Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr 6 4.13 0.876 0
2018-2019 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 1 7.43 0.741 0
2018-2019 Corpus Christi IceRays NAHL 2 1.5 0.948 0
2018-2019 Omaha Lancers USHL 37 2.18 0.926 0
2018-2019 Switzerland U20 WJC-20 3 4.23 0.878 0
2019-2020 Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr 3 3.64 0.876 0
2019-2020 Omaha Lancers USHL 6 3.01 0.891 0
2019-2020 Switzerland U20 WJC-20 0 0.000 0
2019-2020 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 7 3.41 0.888 0
2020-2021 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 36 2.01 0.921 0 Playoffs 4 2.28 0.920 0
2021-2022 Utica Comets AHL 38 2.6 0.911 0 Playoffs 1 3.89 0.895 0
2021-2022 New Jersey Devils NHL 6 4.83 0.833 0
2022-2023 Utica Comets AHL 23 2.62 0.905 0
2022-2023 New Jersey Devils NHL 18 2.13 0.922 0 Playoffs 9 2.35 0.921 0
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Active Contract

Signing Team New Jersey Devils logo
Signing Date May 17, 2021
Agent Allain Roy
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,552,499 1.02% of cap space
2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Cap Hit $850,833 $850,833 $850,833
RFA
AAV $925,000 $925,000 $925,000
Performance Bonuses $82,500 $82,500 $82,500
Base Salary $750,000 $750,000 $775,000
Signing Bonuses $92,500 $92,500 $92,500
Total Salary $842,500 $842,500 $867,500
Minors Salary $65,000 $65,000 $70,000
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