Givani
Smith
RAge : 28Shoots : L
#42
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Givani Smith
#42R
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 97 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : February 26, 1998 · Toronto, Canada
Drafted : 2016 · DET · round 2, pick #46
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Colorado Avalanche | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | San Jose Sharks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | San Jose Sharks | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 |
| 2022-23 | Florida Panthers | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 72 |
| 2022-23 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Detroit Red Wings | 46 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 108 |
| 2020-21 | Detroit Red Wings | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 2019-20 | Detroit Red Wings | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| NHL totals | 168 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 268 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Florida Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 6:20
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:02
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.00
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 20
- Blocks
- 5
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 31.6 %
- Off. zone starts
- 5.8 %
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Player ratings, 2023-24
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 35 %
61
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 75
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 81
- Confidence 40 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 35
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 55
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 87
- Confidence 40 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 93
- Confidence 31 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 56
- Confidence 40 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 73
- Confidence 35 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 67
- Confidence 35 %
- DF
- Defense
- 71
- Confidence 31 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 56
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating75
- Top speed (35 %)35.6 · 71
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)5.398 · 77
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.9 · 78
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.3 · 74
ST — Strength81
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.954 · 77
- Body mass (50 %)0.703 · 82
EN — Endurance35
- Ice time per game (45 %)10.6 · 47
- Total ice time (20 %)280 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)44.1 · 69
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)9.255 · 35
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.015 · 55
DU — Durability55
- Share of games played (100 %)0.643 · 55
CK — Checking87
- Hits /60 (70 %)10.2 · 87
- Season volume (10 %)4.477 · 77
FG — Fighting93
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)2.345 · 93
DI — Discipline56
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.04 · 57
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)1.354 · 45
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)1.118 · 87
PA — Passing73
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.689 · 76
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.33 · 61
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.032 · 71
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.575 · 79
SC — Scoring67
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.676 · 61
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.819 · 71
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.362 · 67
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.289 · 74
- xG per shot (10 %)0.078 · 74
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)14.2 · 74
DF — Defense71
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.05 · 67
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.116 · 80
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.827 · 67
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.008 · 78
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.134 · 72
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.7 · 74
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.335 · 77
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience56
- Career regular-season games (65 %)71
- Career playoff games (25 %)13
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall61
- SC · Scoring (28 %)67
- PA · Passing (22 %)73
- DF · Defense (18 %)71
- SK · Skating (12 %)75
- EN · Endurance (8 %)35
- DI · Discipline (5 %)56
- ST · Strength (4 %)81
- CK · Checking (3 %)87
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 61 | 75 | 67 | 71 |
| 2022-23 | 66 | 75 | 72 | 74 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
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.
PAL Rating
7/ 100
Performance · Very poor
433 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 18
- Defense
- 23
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- Offense
- 22
- Creation
- 29
- Shooting
- 13
- Possession
- 24
- Defense
- 29
- Discipline
- 7
- Power play
- 44
- Penalty kill
- 13
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | SJS | -0.5 | 7 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | FLA | -0.5 | 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.
-0.2
wins above replacement
-0.5 to -0.1 — 90% interval
504 of 596 forwards
-1.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- -0.2
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.5
- Penalties
- -0.5
- Average → replacement
- +0.2
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | COL | 13 | -0.2 | -0.5 to -0.1 | 504/596 |
| 2023-24 | SJS | 36 | -0.5 | -0.8 to -0.1 | 550/608 |
| 2022-23 | FLA | 36 | -0.5 | -0.8 to -0.2 | 573/617 |
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
- 138.4 km/h51st percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.6 km/h42nd percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1320th percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 35.5 %0th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 22.7 km17th percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 2.34 km3rd percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 35.5 %0th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.2 %74th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 46.3 %1st percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 512th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 213th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 19th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 115th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 2024 | @ UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:38 |
| December 22, 2024 | vs SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:13 |
| December 20, 2024 | @ ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6:08 |
| December 19, 2024 | @ SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:47 |
| December 14, 2024 | vs NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:55 |
Givani Smith in five questions
How many goals does Givani Smith have in 2024-25?
Givani Smith has 0 goals and 0 points (0 assists) in 13 games in 2024-25.
How old and how tall is Givani Smith?
Givani Smith is 28 years old (born February 27, 1998). He is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 214 lb (97 kg).
Where is Givani Smith from?
Givani Smith was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
How good is Givani Smith?
Givani Smith produced -0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 504th of 596 players at his position in the NHL.
Where can I find Givani 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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