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Will Smith
Center #2 Sharks $0.950M
Player Information

Will Smith has 39 points (17 goals, 22 assists) in 42 games for the San Jose Sharks this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 4) of the 2023 NHL Draft by the San Jose Sharks, he has 84 points (35 goals, 49 assists) in 116 regular-season games for the San Jose Sharks.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 20.9 yrs (17.03.2005)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 81 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 4th in 2023
    Draft Team: Team logoSan Jose Sharks
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 20-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Sharks controlling 56% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Will Smith is off the ice, the Sharks control 41% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 45% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 19% in the defensive zone.

  • 79

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 29th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 112th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.16
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.56
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    18.07
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    1.28
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    1.11
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.77
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.98
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.75
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.43
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.51
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.45
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    1.78
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.91
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.47
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.60
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    0.68
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.68
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.15
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.19
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Will Smith at his age (20.9 yrs):
    Brandon Saad (Rating of 79 in 2012, Today 63)
    Nathan MacKinnon (Rating of 79 in 2015, Today 90)
    Jack Hughes (Rating of 79 in 2021, Today 80)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.950M
Player Contract Value: $7.100M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 23.3 yrs (17.03.2005)
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Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 1 2 3 1 17:30 1 100.0% 2
29.01.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 1 1 0 19:45 4 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 1 0 1 -1 19:03 5 20.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 1 0 1 -2 21:11 3 33.3% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 -2 17:40 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 3 3 6 -4 15 20.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Sharks 74 18 27 45 -15 15:50 127 14.2% 18
2025-26 Team Logo Sharks 42 17 22 39 0 18:08 103 16.5% 14
Season Projection 69 28 36 64 0 18:09 169 16.6% 23
Total 116 35 49 84 -15 230 15.2% 32
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Will Smith Team Logo C 20.9 yrs 183 cm / 81 kg 0.93 0.72 81 74 $0.950M
91% Trevor Zegras Team Logo C 24.9 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.88 0.73 79 74 $5.750M
88% Dylan Guenther Team Logo RW 22.9 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.85 0.77 81 72 $7.143M
85% Elias Lindholm Team Logo C 31.2 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.84 0.68 78 75 $7.750M
85% Troy Terry Team Logo RW 28.5 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.98 0.70 79 69 $7.000M
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