- Age
- 38
- Shoots
- Left
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 94 kg
- Born
- Maple Creek, CAN
- Draft
- 2008, round 3, #79 (OTT)
Career · 2009–10 to 2019–20
- Games
- 661
- Goals
- 98
- Points
- 204
- TOI per game
- 14:45
- xGF% (5v5)
- 47.3%
- Goals above expected
- −4.7
Season by season
The regular-season line for each season, with the total, by team for traded players.
| 2009–10 |   OTT | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 9:03 | 11 | 18.2% | 0 | 1.0 | – |
| 2010–11 | OTT | 55 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −11 | 12:36 | 78 | 5.1% | 0 | 6.7 | 46.0% |
| 2011–12 | OTT | 81 | 14 | 12 | 26 | +4 | 14:04 | 134 | 10.4% | 1 | 13.4 | 48.0% |
| 2012–13 | OTT | 48 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −9 | 15:09 | 94 | 4.3% | 2 | 10.2 | 54.6% |
| 2013–14 | OTT | 82 | 13 | 9 | 22 | −9 | 15:32 | 154 | 8.4% | 1 | 12.0 | 46.6% |
| 2014–15 | OTT | 37 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −8 | 12:02 | 38 | 5.3% | 0 | 3.5 | 42.7% |
| 2015–16 | OTT | 81 | 25 | 11 | 36 | +16 | 15:24 | 121 | 20.7% | 5 | 13.8 | 50.3% |
| 2016–17 | OTT | 74 | 16 | 16 | 32 | +6 | 16:23 | 137 | 11.7% | 1 | 16.7 | 52.6% |
| 2017–18 | OTT | 68 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −32 | 16:43 | 124 | 4.0% | 3 | 11.7 | 43.9% |
| 2018–19 | OTT | 70 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −6 | 16:21 | 101 | 8.9% | 0 | 9.9 | 44.6% |
| 2019–20 |   CHI | 50 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 11:47 | 43 | 9.3% | 0 | 3.8 | 40.7% |
| Total | 2 teams | 661 | 98 | 106 | 204 | −46 | 14:45 | 1,035 | 9.5% | 13 | 102.7 | 47.3% |
Form
Rolling averages smooth out single games so the trend shows.
Points and individual expected goals per game (left scale), averaged over the previous ten games. Ice time is on the second chart.
Player card
How 2009–10 to 2019–20 compares with everyone else at the position over the same seasons, and the players with the most similar profile.
Overall rating
4th line
32nd percentile among qualified forwards, blending scoring 40%, play-driving 40%, usage 20%.
- 1st line
- 2nd line
- 3rd line
- 4th line
- Extra / AHL
Scoring
4th line- Goals /600.6044th pct
- Assists /600.6527th pct
- ixG /600.6339th pct
- Goals above expected−4.727th pct
Play-driving
4th line- xGF% (5v5)47.3%33rd pct
- CF% (5v5)49.2%50th pct
- Relative xGF%−1.542nd pct
- Penalty diff /60-0.2218th pct
Usage
2nd line- TOI per game14:4565th pct
- PP time share14.0%46th pct
- Offensive zone starts41.5%17th pct
- Quality of competition24.2%58th pct
Percentiles among forwards with 200+ minutes at 5-on-5 and 20+ games. Ratings rank each column's average percentile among the same players and read it as a role on a depth chart (how).
Faceoffs
How often Smith wins the draw over 2009–10 to 2019–20, against whom and where, and what a win leads to. Ranked among players with 2117+ draws over the same seasons.
Win rate
50.6%
3368–3291 · #92 of 197 regulars, 54th percentile
Against an average centre
50.8%
Opponents won 50.2% of their draws; an average centre would have won 49.8% against them.
Wins above average
+51
Draws won beyond what an average centre facing the same opponents would have won.
Draws per game
10.5
6,659 draws in all.
By dot, attacking to the right
Win rate at each dot; the small numbers are draws and the xG swing (×100) of winning rather than losing there.
By zone
- Offensive zone52.4% 957–870
- Neutral zone50.8% 1142–1104
- Defensive zone49.1% 1269–1317
By strength
- Even strength51.6% 2742–2577
- Power play51.0% 176–169
- Shorthanded45.2% 447–541
What a win leads to
Shot attempts in the next 20 seconds, for minus against, per 100 draws: +12 after a win, −19 after a loss. Each win was worth 1.3 expected goals per 100 draws more than a loss.
Most-faced opponents
- Patrice Bergeron30.2% 42–97
- Tyler Bozak55.4% 62–50
- Tomas Plekanec52.9% 55–49
- Sidney Crosby40.4% 42–62
- John Tavares45.6% 47–56
- David Krejci56.7% 55–42
- Eric Staal52.1% 50–46
- Nicklas Backstrom55.2% 48–39
Season by season
| Season | Draws | Win rate | Against average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | 60 | 46.7% | 46.0% |
| 2010–11 | 388 | 53.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011–12 | 990 | 48.9% | 48.8% |
| 2012–13 | 731 | 51.8% | 52.3% |
| 2013–14 | 1291 | 52.7% | 52.5% |
| 2014–15 | 231 | 44.6% | 44.6% |
| 2015–16 | 729 | 52.1% | 52.3% |
| 2016–17 | 609 | 52.1% | 52.7% |
| 2017–18 | 620 | 47.9% | 48.6% |
| 2018–19 | 820 | 49.1% | 49.4% |
| 2019–20 | 190 | 46.3% | 46.9% |
Cumulative goals (solid) and individual xG (dashed) through the season. The gap is finishing: above the dashed line, the player scored more than an average shooter would from the same chances.
−4.7 goals above expected
Goals above expected, everyone at the same position with 20+ games