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Givani Smith
Right Wing #42 Hurricanes
Player Information

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 46) of the 2016 NHL Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, he has 22 points (9 goals, 13 assists) in 168 regular-season games for the Detroit Red Wings, the Florida Panthers, the San Jose Sharks and the Colorado Avalanche.

He has no points in 1 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 27.9 yrs (27.02.1998)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 97 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 46th in 2016
    Draft Team: Team logoDetroit Red Wings
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 27-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Hurricanes controlling 42% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Givani Smith is off the ice, the Hurricanes control 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 37% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 23% in the defensive zone.

  • 57

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 217th of 252 Wings
    Defense:Def: 226th of 252 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.10
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.42
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    7.00
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.24
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.48
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.24
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.64
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.19
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.67
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    3.09
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.37
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.03
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.14
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    4.05
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.90
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.43
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.43
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.23
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.775M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 29.3 yrs (27.02.1998)
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Givani Smith
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
14.12.2024 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 0 7:55 1 0.0% 2
19.12.2024 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 0 4:46 0 0
20.12.2024 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 -2 6:07 0 0
22.12.2024 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 0 6:13 0 0
27.12.2024 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 0 4:37 1 0.0% 2
Total 5 0 0 0 -2 2 0.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Red Wings 21 2 1 3 -2 9:40 22 9.1% 9
2020-21 Team Logo Red Wings 16 1 3 4 -5 10:34 20 5.0% 21
2021-22 Team Logo Red Wings 46 4 3 7 -6 8:28 50 8.0% 108
2022-23 Team Logo Red Wings 2 0 0 0 -3 9:56 3 0.0% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Panthers 34 1 3 4 1 6:49 27 3.7% 72
2023-24 Team Logo Sharks 36 1 3 4 -13 7:49 31 3.2% 40
2024-25 Team Logo Sharks 6 0 0 0 -1 6:16 2 0.0% 10
2024-25 Team Logo Avalanche 7 0 0 0 -2 6:20 3 0.0% 8
Total 168 9 13 22 -31 158 5.7% 268
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 0 5:25 2 0.0% 2
Total 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0% 2