Right wing · #18
Ben Smith
- Age
- 38
- Shoots
- Right
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 92 kg
- Born
- Winston-Salem, USA
- Draft
- 2008, round 6, #169 (CHI)
Career · 2010–11 to 2016–17
- Games
- 237
- Goals
- 29
- Points
- 54
- TOI per game
- 12:28
- xGF% (5v5)
- 51.7%
- Goals above expected
- −4.1
Season by season
The regular-season line for each season, with the total, by team for traded players.
| 2010–11 |   CHI | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 13:47 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 0.5 | 54.8% |
| 2011–12 | CHI | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −5 | 9:49 | 18 | 11.1% | 0 | 2.4 | 50.9% |
| 2012–13 | CHI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 18:21 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 35.1% |
| 2013–14 | CHI | 75 | 14 | 12 | 26 | +3 | 12:44 | 90 | 15.6% | 2 | 13.6 | 53.7% |
| 2014–15 | CHI | 61 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −1 | 13:35 | 77 | 6.5% | 0 | 9.5 | 52.0% |
| 2014–15 |   SJS | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 11:20 | 15 | 13.3% | 0 | 1.2 | 57.4% |
| 2014–15 | All teams | 80 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +2 | 13:03 | 92 | 7.6% | 0 | 10.7 | 52.9% |
| 2015–16 | SJS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5:59 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.1 | 42.4% |
| 2015–16 |   TOR | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 14:23 | 16 | 12.5% | 0 | 1.9 | 52.4% |
| 2015–16 | All teams | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 12:06 | 17 | 11.8% | 0 | 2.0 | 50.9% |
| 2016–17 |   COL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 10:46 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.1 | 28.4% |
| 2016–17 | TOR | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −5 | 11:33 | 29 | 6.9% | 0 | 3.6 | 47.6% |
| 2016–17 | All teams | 40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −7 | 11:28 | 30 | 6.7% | 0 | 3.8 | 46.2% |
| Total | 4 teams | 237 | 29 | 25 | 54 | −3 | 12:28 | 254 | 11.4% | 2 | 33.1 | 51.7% |
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 2010–11 to 2016–17 compares with everyone else at the position over the same seasons, and the players with the most similar profile.
Overall rating
3rd line
41st 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 /600.5944th pct
- Assists /600.5118th pct
- ixG /600.6751st pct
- Goals above expected−4.126th pct
Play-driving
2nd line- xGF% (5v5)51.7%74th pct
- CF% (5v5)48.5%42nd pct
- Relative xGF%−1.245th pct
- Penalty diff /600.4786th pct
Usage
4th line- TOI per game12:2840th pct
- PP time share3.7%26th pct
- Offensive zone starts26.2%2nd pct
- Quality of competition23.5%30th 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 2010–11 to 2016–17, against whom and where, and what a win leads to. Ranked among players with 1337+ draws over the same seasons.
Win rate
51.9%
864–801 · #53 of 189 regulars, 72nd percentile
Against an average centre
51.6%
Opponents won 49.7% of their draws; an average centre would have won 50.3% against them.
Wins above average
+26
Draws won beyond what an average centre facing the same opponents would have won.
Draws per game
7.6
1,665 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 zone53.7% 144–124
- Neutral zone55.7% 273–217
- Defensive zone49.3% 447–460
By strength
- Even strength53.7% 681–588
- Power play55.6% 15–12
- Shorthanded45.5% 168–201
What a win leads to
Shot attempts in the next 20 seconds, for minus against, per 100 draws: +1 after a win, −24 after a loss. Each win was worth 1.3 expected goals per 100 draws more than a loss.
Most-faced opponents
- Paul Stastny50.0% 14–14
- Mikko Koivu57.7% 15–11
- Cody Eakin60.0% 15–10
- Ryan Getzlaf56.0% 14–11
- Ryan O'Reilly56.0% 14–11
- Patrice Bergeron41.7% 10–14
- Tomas Plekanec45.8% 11–13
- Vincent Trocheck45.5% 10–12
Season by season
| Season | Draws | Win rate | Against average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | 8 | 75.0% | 73.0% |
| 2011–12 | 14 | 50.0% | 48.1% |
| 2012–13 | 2 | 0.0% | 4.1% |
| 2013–14 | 394 | 50.8% | 50.7% |
| 2014–15 | 594 | 52.2% | 51.9% |
| 2015–16 | 185 | 54.1% | 54.0% |
| 2016–17 | 468 | 51.5% | 50.9% |
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.
−4.1 goals above expected
Goals above expected, everyone at the same position with 20+ games