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Brendan Smith has 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists) in 15 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 27) of the 2007 NHL Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, he has 146 points (39 goals, 107 assists) in 741 regular-season games for the Detroit Red Wings, the New York Rangers, the Carolina Hurricanes, the New Jersey Devils, the Dallas Stars and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

He also has 15 points (3 goals, 12 assists) in 59 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 36.9 yrs (08.02.1989)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 91 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 27th in 2007
    Draft Team: Team logoDetroit Red Wings
    Awards: -
    Injury: Month to Month with Lower Leg Injury
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The 36-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Blue Jackets controlling 46% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Brendan Smith is off the ice, the Blue Jackets control 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 23% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 36% in the defensive zone.

  • 57

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 151st of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 278th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.09
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.46
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    13.21
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.14
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.28
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.43
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.26
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.60
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.13
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.09
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.97
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.70
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.26
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.99
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.70
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.36
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
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Actual AAV: $0.800M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 38.4 yrs (08.02.1989)
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Brendan Smith
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
18.12.2025 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 10:24 0 0
20.12.2025 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 -2 10:07 2 0.0% 0
22.12.2025 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 0 11:58 0 0
28.12.2025 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 12:15 0 0
29.12.2025 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 12:35 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -2 2 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2011-12 Team Logo Red Wings 14 1 6 7 3 15:37 13 7.7% 13
2012-13 Team Logo Red Wings 34 0 8 8 1 18:23 33 0.0% 36
2013-14 Team Logo Red Wings 71 5 14 19 -2 18:22 90 5.6% 68
2014-15 Team Logo Red Wings 76 4 9 13 -2 17:52 88 4.5% 68
2015-16 Team Logo Red Wings 63 3 12 15 1 17:36 82 3.7% 62
2016-17 Team Logo Red Wings 33 2 3 5 -1 18:43 39 5.1% 34
2016-17 Team Logo Rangers 18 1 3 4 2 20:10 23 4.3% 29
2017-18 Team Logo Rangers 44 1 7 8 2 17:10 66 1.5% 69
2018-19 Team Logo Rangers 63 4 9 13 -7 15:18 66 6.1% 71
2019-20 Team Logo Rangers 62 3 5 8 -12 11:05 45 6.7% 71
2020-21 Team Logo Rangers 48 5 5 10 3 16:25 58 8.6% 73
2021-22 Team Logo Hurricanes 45 4 4 8 6 13:55 63 6.3% 36
2022-23 Team Logo Devils 60 0 5 5 3 15:33 58 0.0% 63
2023-24 Team Logo Devils 63 5 10 15 -3 16:06 60 8.3% 61
2024-25 Team Logo Stars 32 1 5 6 -9 13:13 27 3.7% 33
2025-26 Team Logo Blue Jackets 15 0 2 2 -1 11:04 10 0.0% 11
Season Projection 54 0 7 7 -4 11:04 36 0.0% 40
Total 741 39 107 146 -16 821 4.8% 798
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2012-13 Team Logo Red Wings 14 2 3 5 -3 19:07 17 11.8% 10
2013-14 Team Logo Red Wings 5 0 0 0 1 19:37 7 0.0% 8
2014-15 Team Logo Red Wings 5 0 0 0 1 16:04 6 0.0% 6
2015-16 Team Logo Red Wings 3 0 1 1 2 16:13 6 0.0% 0
2016-17 Team Logo Rangers 12 0 4 4 8 19:40 11 0.0% 20
2019-20 Team Logo Rangers 3 0 0 0 -1 17:28 3 0.0% 4
2021-22 Team Logo Hurricanes 14 1 3 4 0 11:25 15 6.7% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Devils 3 0 1 1 3 16:10 2 0.0% 12
Total 59 3 12 15 11 67 4.5% 72
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Brendan Smith Team Logo D 36.9 yrs 188 cm / 91 kg 0.13 0.20 59 55 $0.800M
87% Tyler Tucker Team Logo D 25.9 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.21 0.16 56 54 $0.925M
84% Jayden Struble Team Logo D 24.3 yrs 183 cm / 93 kg 0.17 0.20 56 60 $1.413M
82% Riley Stillman Team Logo D 27.8 yrs 188 cm / 93 kg 0.00 0.16 56 60 $0.775M
81% Logan Mailloux Team Logo D 22.7 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.07 0.19 52 50 $0.875M
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