Craig
Smith
CAge : 37Shoots : R
#15
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Craig Smith
Retired 2025#15C
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 92 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : September 4, 1989 · Madison, United States
Drafted : 2009 · NSH · round 4, pick #98
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Detroit Red Wings | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | Chicago Blackhawks | 40 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 28 |
| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | 75 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 33 |
| 2022-23 | Washington Capitals | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | Boston Bruins | 42 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| 2021-22 | Boston Bruins | 74 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 28 |
| 2020-21 | Boston Bruins | 54 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 18 |
| 2019-20 | Nashville Predators | 69 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 34 |
| 2018-19 | Nashville Predators | 76 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 20 |
| 2017-18 | Nashville Predators | 79 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 24 |
| 2016-17 | Nashville Predators | 78 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 30 |
| 2015-16 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 40 |
| 2014-15 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 44 |
| 2013-14 | Nashville Predators | 79 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 22 |
| 2012-13 | Nashville Predators | 44 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2011-12 | Nashville Predators | 72 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 30 |
| NHL totals | 987 | 220 | 232 | 452 | 395 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | Boston Bruins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Boston Bruins | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | Nashville Predators | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Nashville Predators | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Nashville Predators | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | Nashville Predators | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | Nashville Predators | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014-15 | Nashville Predators | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Nashville Predators | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 83 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 20 | |
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 11:20
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:44
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:02
- Pts/GP
- 0.31
- EV points
- 16
- Hits
- 56
- Blocks
- 31
- Takeaways
- 16
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 45.2 %
- Off. zone starts
- 29.1 %
- Faceoffs
- 34.8 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100, computed from data (play-by-play, NHL EDGE, PickALeague analytics), never by hand. Each compares the player with others at the same position, over several seasons. 75 = established NHL player, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 67 %
61
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 78
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 80
- Confidence 72 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 57
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 72
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 77
- Confidence 72 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 76
- Confidence 55 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 48
- Confidence 72 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 71
- Confidence 67 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 75
- Confidence 67 %
- DF
- Defense
- 64
- Confidence 63 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 61
- Confidence 14 %
- EX
- Experience
- 93
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating78
- Top speed (35 %)36.2 · 76
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.205 · 76
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.8 · 82
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.6 · 77
ST — Strength80
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.772 · 78
- Body mass (50 %)0.028 · 78
EN — Endurance57
- Ice time per game (45 %)11.9 · 56
- Total ice time (20 %)610 · 60
- Shift length (15 %)43.7 · 70
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11 · 55
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.029 · 50
DU — Durability72
- Share of games played (100 %)0.803 · 72
CK — Checking77
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.693 · 77
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.113 · 77
- Season volume (10 %)4.025 · 73
FG — Fighting76
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.824 · 76
DI — Discipline48
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.053 · 48
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.923 · 60
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.615 · 67
PA — Passing71
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.563 · 69
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.383 · 67
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.148 · 83
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.236 · 70
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.2 · 47
SC — Scoring75
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.875 · 77
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.796 · 76
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.241 · 79
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.086 · 70
- xG per shot (10 %)0.076 · 53
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)15.2 · 83
DF — Defense64
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.086 · 62
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.15 · 63
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.752 · 66
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.012 · 76
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.13 · 70
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.5 · 72
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.749 · 75
PS — Penalty shot61
- Shootouts (60 %)31.1 · 60
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience93
- Career regular-season games (65 %)97
- Career playoff games (25 %)84
- NHL seasons (10 %)92
OV — Overall61
- SC · Scoring (20 %)75
- PA · Passing (20 %)71
- DF · Defense (20 %)64
- SK · Skating (12 %)78
- EN · Endurance (8 %)57
- DI · Discipline (5 %)48
- ST · Strength (3 %)80
- CK · Checking (2 %)77
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61 | 78 | 75 | 64 |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 80 | 76 | 77 |
| 2022-23 | 66 | 78 | 78 | 64 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.6
wins above replacement
220 of 596
PAL Rating
8/ 100
Performance · Very poor
412 of 451 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 45
- Defense
- 7
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- Offense
- 55
- Creation
- 55
- Shooting
- 47
- Possession
- 20
- Defense
- 7
- Discipline
- 4
- Power play
- 44
- Penalty kill
- 41
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | DET | 0.6 | 8 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 0.5 | 43 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | WSH | -0.0 | 12 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →WAR estimates how many wins a player added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player it could have called up from the AHL. It adds up offense, defense, special teams, shooting and penalties, then converts those goals into wins.
0.6
wins above replacement
-0.4 to 1.8 — 90% interval
220 of 596 forwards
+2.8 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +2.2
- EV defense
- -1.6
- Power play
- +0.1
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- +1.6
- Penalties
- -1.1
- Average → replacement
- +1.6
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | DET | 55 | 0.6 | -0.4 to 1.8 | 220/596 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 75 | 0.5 | -0.5 to 1.4 | 227/608 |
| 2022-23 | WSH | 64 | -0.0 | -0.7 to 1.1 | 425/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →NHL EDGE measures what the eye can't put a number on: skating speed, shot power, distance covered and time spent in each zone, captured by chips in the puck and the shoulder pads. The percentile places the player within the league: 90th means better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 147.0 km/h85th percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.6 km/h43rd percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 5949th percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 39.2 %15th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 179.3 km41st percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.07 km31st percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 38.3 %4th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.3 %79th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.5 %19th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 9054th percentile | 951st percentile | 10.0 %18th percentile |
| High danger | 1838th percentile | 444th percentile | 22.2 %58th percentile |
| Mid range | 3060th percentile | 464th percentile | 13.3 %58th percentile |
| Long range | 1683rd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2025 | @ TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 |
| April 16, 2025 | @ NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:17 |
| April 14, 2025 | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:52 |
| April 11, 2025 | @ TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:02 |
| April 10, 2025 | @ FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:49 |
Craig Smith in five questions
How many goals does Craig Smith have in 2024-25?
Craig Smith has 9 goals and 18 points (9 assists) in 59 games in 2024-25.
How old and how tall is Craig Smith?
Craig Smith is 37 years old (born September 5, 1989). He is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 203 lb (92 kg).
Where is Craig Smith from?
Craig Smith was born in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
How good is Craig Smith?
Craig Smith produced 0.6 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 220th of 596 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 8 out of 100: very poor for his position.
Where can I find Craig Smith's full stats?
On this PickALeague page: his season-by-season stats, WAR, PAL rating and skill ratings, updated daily during the season.
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