Will Smith #2

Center

San Jose Sharks

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Player Information

The 20-year-old has 45 points (18 goals, 27 assists) in 74 games for the San Jose Sharks this season. Selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round (No. 4) of the 2023 NHL Draft, he has 45 points (18 goals, 27 assists) in 74 regular-season games for the San Jose Sharks.

Country:	USA
Age:	20.6 yrs (17.03.2005)
Height / Weight:	183 cm / 82 kg
Shoots:	R
Drafted:	4th in 2023
Draft Team:	San Jose Sharks
Awards:	-

Player RatingPowered by CORE

66

Overall Rating

Offense:Off: 85th of 219 Centers

Defense:Def: 217th of 219 Centers

Season by Season Ratings:

Contract InformationPowered by CORE

Actual AAV:	$0.950M
Player Contract Value:	$1.900M
Remaining:	2 year(s)
Contract Ends:	2027 RFA
Age at the end:	22.3 yrs (17.03.2005)

Will Smith

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
09.04.2025	Wild	1	1	3	4	2	20:43	3	33.3%	0
11.04.2025	Oilers	1	1	0	1	0	20:04	1	100.0%	2
13.04.2025	Flames	1	0	0	0	-3	17:40	3	0.0%	0
14.04.2025	Canucks	1	0	0	0	-1	17:13	0		0
16.04.2025	Oilers	1	0	0	0	-1	18:49	2	0.0%	0
Total		5	2	3	5	-3		9	22.2%	2

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2024-25	Sharks	74	18	27	45	-15	15:50	127	14.2%	18
Total		74	18	27	45	-15		127	14.2%	18

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
No games played

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Player Match	Name	Team	Pos	Age	Height / Weight	Season P/G	Career P/G	Offense Rating	Defense Rating	Actual AAV
	Will Smith		C	20.6 yrs	183 cm / 82 kg	0.61	0.61	73	54	$0.950M
83%	Frank Nazar		C	21.7 yrs	178 cm / 86 kg	0.49	0.48	73	54	$0.950M
83%	Jack Quinn		RW	24 yrs	185 cm / 83 kg	0.53	0.54	75	61	$3.375M
79%	Ryan Strome		C	32.2 yrs	185 cm / 86 kg	0.50	0.56	72	61	$5.000M
76%	Casey Mittelstadt		C	26.9 yrs	185 cm / 92 kg	0.49	0.54	74	64	$5.750M

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