#2 · Center

Will Smith

Age: 21
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 180 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

GP: 6
G: 2
A: 2
P: 4
+/-: -5
SOG: 11

Drafted 2023 · Round 1, #4 overall (SJS)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	3	6
G	2	0	0+2
A	2	3	4-2
P	4	3	4
SOG	11	8	13-2
PPP	2	1	2
+/-	-5	-1	-2-3
PIM	2	4	4-2
TOI/GP	18:59	17:35+1:24	16:43+2:15
SH%	18.2	0.0+18.2	0.0+18.2

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Smith is shooting 18.2% (2 on 11 shots) against 14.3% over 2024–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.8 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.8).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 40.7; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 27.9; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -9.3; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.818; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.8; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.8; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 53.1; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 15:08; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

26 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Smith is used

#2 · C · San Jose Sharks

Will Smith

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 18:45; 15:08 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 53.1%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 27.9%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 40.7%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Smith55.7s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Smith40%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Mason Marchment53.0 min together40%shot attempts

Macklin Celebrini40.8 min together47%shot attempts

Michael Kesselring29.3 min together37%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	San Jose Sharks	6	2	2	4	-5	2	1	11	18.2	18:59
2025–26	San Jose Sharks	69	24	35	59	+1	16	8	166	14.5	18:11
2024–25	San Jose Sharks	74	18	27	45	-15	18	5	127	14.2	15:51

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	vsBOS	0	1	1	0	4	2	20:50
Sat, Oct 10	vsEDM	0	0	0	-1	1	0	20:11
Thu, Oct 8	@STL	0	0	0	-2	1	0	15:33
Mon, Oct 5	@DAL	0	0	0	-3	0	0	18:28
Sat, Oct 3	vsLAK	0	0	0	-1	2	0	18:41
Thu, Oct 1	vsFLA	2	1	3	+2	3	0	20:09

	Team / League										TOI
2024–25	USA · WC	10	0	7	7	+8	0	–	–	–	–
2024–25	Team USA · International	1	0	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Boston College · NCAA	41	25	46	71	+25	14	–	–	–	–
2023–24	USA U20 · WJC-20	7	4	5	9	+4	0	–	–	–	–
2023–24	USA · WC	5	0	0	0	-2	0	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Team USA · International	1	1	1	2	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2022–23	U.S. National U18 Team · NTDP	60	51	76	127	+71	28	–	–	–	–
2022–23	USNTDP Juniors · USHL	20	15	27	42	+18	20	–	–	–	–
2022–23	USA U18 · WJC-18	7	9	11	20	+15	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	U.S. National U17 Team · NTDP	35	17	20	37	–	8	–	–	–	–
2021–22	USNTDP Juniors · USHL	36	14	14	28	+2	28	–	–	–	–
2021–22	U.S. National U18 Team · NTDP	28	14	13	27	+29	20	–	–	–	–
2021–22	USA U18 · WJC-18	4	2	2	4	+5	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Boston Jr. Eagles · QC Int PW	6	6	8	14	–	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Boston Jr. Bruins · Brick Invitational	6	5	3	8	–	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Boston Jr. Bruins · Brick Invitational	1	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

How Smith is used

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