Will Smith Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Smith has scored 2 times on Juuse Saros this season, more than on any other goaltender.

2 goals on 12 attempts, 16.7%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

John Gibson has turned him away every time: 23 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

Almost everything he puts on this goalie goes in

His deadliest matchup is Juuse Saros: 16.7% of his attempts against him go in.

2 goals on 12 attempts

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 2 goals against the Predators this season.

14 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than John Gibson: 23 attempts, 0 goals.

0.0% conversion

He keeps taking penalties against this one opponent

Mark Kastelic has drawn 3 penalties on him.

penalties taken, from play-by-play

He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice

40.3% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

27 of 67 attempts, 122nd of 137 forwards

He works the outside and rarely gets to the front of the net

40.3% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

27 attempts from inside the home plate, 122nd of 137 forwards

He finds shooting lanes that most players cannot

29.9% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

20 of 67 attempts, 107th of 137 forwards

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

28.4% of his attempts are the wrist shot.

19 attempts, 2 goals

He shoots more pucks over a season than almost anybody

Smith has taken 67 shot attempts this season.

27 on goal, 17 missed, 20 blocked, 31st of 137 forwards

Most of his shots come from a long way out

His average attempt comes from 28.3 feet.

67 located attempts, 94th of 137 forwards

He gets almost nothing from long range

13.4% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

9 long-range attempts, 86th of 137 forwards

He hits the net about as often as anyone

63.8% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

30 of 47 unblocked, 78th of 137 forwards

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 19.1 feet out, and the longest went in from 30.

3 goals located by coordinate

His shooting has gone cold this season

He converts 10.0% of the shots he puts on goal.

3 goals on 30 shots, 92nd of 137 forwards

He is not converting the chances he gets

Smith has 3 goals off 3.4 expected: 0.4 short of what the chances say.

88th of 137 forwards

He finishes in tight at about the usual rate

From inside 25 feet he buries 7.4% of his attempts.

2 goals on 27 close attempts, 80th of 137 forwards

He chips in points even when his team is a man down

He has 1 short-handed points this season.

49th in the league

The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays

He is -5 on the season.

656th in the league

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Smith plays 19:58 a night, 42nd among forwards.

200 minutes across 10 games

Michael Kesselring is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Michael Kesselring has assisted on 2 of his 4 goals, 50.0% of them.

2 primary, 0 secondary

Macklin Celebrini is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 5 of Macklin Celebrini's goals, 83.3% of his own assists.

3 primary, 2 secondary

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