Will Smith Logs Moderate Evening in Sharks' One-Goal Loss
Played about two minutes above his season average and took one shot while the Oilers edged San Jose 3-1
Will Smith had a quiet offensive night in San Jose’s 3-1 loss to Edmonton. He skated 20:11, finishing with no points on one shot and a minus-1. He drew 22 shifts and registered one blocked shot; he had 0 hits, 0 takeaways and 0 giveaways in the game.
Those 20:11 ranked 6th among 18 San Jose skaters and 3rd of 12 forwards for the night, and were above his season average of 18.6 minutes per game. Through five games this season Smith has 3 points (2 goals, 1 assist), 7 shots and a plus-minus of -5; his on-ice expected goals for is 3.91 versus 5.89 expected goals against, with 18 high-danger chances for and 36 against.
Plainly: Smith’s night was unremarkable offensively, logging the ice time shown above and limited shot volume while the Sharks fell by one.