San Jose Sharks · #2 · Centre

Will Smith

Age 21 · Shoots right · 6′0″ · 180 lb · Born Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Drafted 2023, #4 overall by San Jose

Next game · Thu 8 Octat St. Louis · 8:00 PM ET2 P in the last 3 vs STL

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals2T-1st on SJS

Assists1T-2nd on SJS

Points3T-2nd on SJS

P / GP1.00T-52nd in the NHL

Shots540.0% shooting

TOI / GP19:067th on SJS

2025-262025-26: 69 games, 24-35-59, 0.86 points per game Season detail →

Will Smith has 3 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 59 points in 69 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

3 points in 3 games for the 15th-placed San Jose

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Shooting %40.0%91st

Ice time19:0686th

Goals / 602.0986th

Points / GP1.0084th

PP points180th

Shots / GP1.6755th

Assists / 601.0551st

Penalty differential048th

Blocked shots141st

Hits233rd

Takeaways027th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (1.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points3T-2nd on SJS

Points per game1.00T-52nd in NHL

Goals2T-21st in NHL

Assists1T-2nd on SJS

Shooting %40.0%Above avg (11.6%)

Ice time19:067th on SJS

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Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of San Jose's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength15:25

Power play3:24

Shorthanded0:17

Total19:06

21.3 shifts a game, averaging 54 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals1T-1st on SJS

PP assists0T-4th on SJS

PP points1T-2nd on SJS · T-51st NHL

SH goals1

PP points / 605.894th on SJS

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP2San Jose total

Involved in1goals or assists

Share50.0%of every SJS PPG

PP TOI share74.8%of SJS PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

The power play drives the goal total

How the 2 goals and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-3rd on SJS

Overtime goals0T-3rd on SJS

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals0

Power-play goals1

Shorthanded goals1

Goals by period

1st0

2nd2

3rd0

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0

Leading2

Trailing0

0 of 2 goals broke a tie; 0 came with San Jose trailing.

Assists

Primary1 · 100%

Secondary0 · 0%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 603.14

Goals / 602.09

Shots / 605.2

ES points / 602.592 ES points

PP points / 605.891 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 1 G

Slot6 att · 1 G

Wing5 att · 0 G

Point1 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

13 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.8129th

Goals2

Goals vs expected+1.2

Unblocked attempts8

xG per attempt.101

ixG per 600.84

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed in the 79th percentile of forwards: 21.90 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Top speed, mph21.9079th

20+ mph bursts671st

Distance skated, mi9.168th

Average shot, mph58.863rd

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

Hardest shot, mph75.2541st

Distance / 60, mi9.5031st

Defensive-zone time42.6%31st

Offensive-zone time38.3%24th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.90Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph75.25Forward average 74.7

Distance skated9.1 mi3.16 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts46.0%35.1% defensive · 18.9% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

38.3%All situations42.6%

35.9%Even strength44.3%

47.8%Power play35.9%

53.5%Shorthanded29.5%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

21.90vsLAK3 Oct · 2nd 00:40
20.74vsLAK3 Oct · 3rd 15:17
20.27vsFLA1 Oct · 3rd 08:43
20.23vsLAK3 Oct · 1st 06:55
20.10vsLAK3 Oct · 1st 03:51
20.07vsFLA1 Oct · 1st 17:08
19.97@DAL5 Oct · 2nd 01:29
19.84vsFLA1 Oct · 3rd 08:26

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph6 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph16 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

75.25vsFLA1 Oct · 2nd 05:52
73.74vsFLA1 Oct · OT 01:29
72.28@DAL5 Oct · 3rd 11:04
66.66vsLAK3 Oct · 2nd 11:49
61.65@DAL5 Oct · 2nd 07:11
57.70vsFLA1 Oct · 2nd 18:14
53.88@DAL5 Oct · 3rd 15:14
51.05vsFLA1 Oct · 1st 07:50

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph3 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.99@DAL5 Oct · 18:28 TOI
2.92vsLAK3 Oct · 18:41 TOI
3.16vsFLA1 Oct · 20:09 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.02 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-14th on SJS

Giveaways3

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits2T-9th on SJS

Blocked shots1T-12th on SJS

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken41.3 a game

Won3

Win %75.0%

Offensive zone3 of 4

A part-time centre on the draw.

Game log

Against St. Louis, a point in one of three

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

30 Mar 2026vs

STLW 5-40223+119:51

26 Mar 2026@

STLOTL 1-2 OT0000−115:17

6 Mar 2026vs

STLOTL 2-3 OT0001016:31

Prediction markets

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2025-26 · The season

59 points in 69 games on a team that finished 24th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Assists / 601.6787th

Points / GP0.8685th

Shots / GP2.4183rd

Goals / 601.1581st

PP points1780th

Ice time18:1178th

Shooting %14.5%67th

Penalty differential+253rd

Takeaways1440th

Hits166th

Blocked shots121st

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.9). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points592nd on SJS

Points per game0.8675th in NHL

Goals24T-79th in NHL

Assists354th on SJS

Shooting %14.5%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time18:118th on SJS

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of San Jose's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength14:49

Power play3:18

Shorthanded0:04

Total18:11

19.6 shifts a game, averaging 56 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals8T-1st on SJS

PP assists9T-4th on SJS

PP points173rd on SJS · T-100th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 604.488th on SJS

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP54San Jose total

Involved in17goals or assists

Share31.5%of every SJS PPG

PP TOI share64.4%of SJS PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

Clutch numbers to match the totals

How the 24 goals and 35 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals5T-1st on SJS

Overtime goals1T-2nd on SJS

First goal of the game4

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals16

Power-play goals8

Goals by period

1st6

2nd9

3rd8

Overtime1

Goals by game state

Tied8

Leading7

Trailing9

8 of 24 goals broke a tie; 9 came with San Jose trailing.

Assists

Primary20 · 57%

Secondary15 · 43%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.82

Goals / 601.15

Shots / 607.9

ES points / 602.4742 ES points

PP points / 604.4817 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease18 att · 5 G

Slot149 att · 15 G

Wing142 att · 6 G

Point19 att · 0 G

Neutral zone2 att · 0 G

330 attempts across the 70 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.8129th

Goals2

Goals vs expected+1.2

Unblocked attempts8

xG per attempt.101

ixG per 600.84

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 77th percentile of forwards: 90.26 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

90+ mph shots181st

Defensive-zone time37.5%80th

Average shot, mph55.779th

Hardest shot, mph90.2677th

Offensive-zone time44.3%75th

Distance skated, mi197.661st

20+ mph bursts9551st

Distance / 60, mi9.4531st

22+ mph bursts130th

Top speed, mph22.1027th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.10Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph90.26Forward average 87.1

Distance skated197.6 mi3.52 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts40.2%25.9% defensive · 34.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

44.3%All situations37.5%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph1 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph94 · avg 102

18-20 mph406 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph1 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph12 · avg 15

70-79 mph72 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways1410th on SJS

Giveaways83

TK / GV ratio0.17

Hits1623rd on SJS

Blocked shots1224th on SJS

Discipline

Penalty minutes16

Minors8

Majors0

Penalties drawn10

Net penalties+2drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken480.7 a game

Won15

Win %31.3%

Offensive zone9 of 35

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.

Consistency

A point in every other game (38 of 69)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point3855% of games

Multi-point games1522%

Goals in20 games29%

Pointless games3145%

Streaks

Longest point streak5 games2 Nov – 11 Nov

Longest goal streak3 games

Longest pointless run6 games

Final ten8 in 10point in 5

Game log

Against St. Louis, a point in one of three

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

30 Mar 2026vs

STLW 5-40223+119:51

26 Mar 2026@

STLOTL 1-2 OT0000−115:17

6 Mar 2026vs

STLOTL 2-3 OT0001016:31

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home33310.94

Road36280.78

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs St. Louis320.67

vs Pacific19201.05

vs Eastern Conf.29210.72

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October11100.91

November15140.93

December750.71

January791.29

February420.50

March15110.73

April1080.80

Prediction markets

21% for the 40+ goals

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Contract

Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he scored 62.1 points per $1M of cap hit, 4th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$950K0.9% of the $104M ceiling

Term3 yearsYear 3 of 3

Expires2026-27RFA at 22

Cap value$2.9MCap hit × 3 years

2027 free agents Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.