| Dec. 10, 2024 |
Smith (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. - Even using a retroactive designation, Smith will need to miss at least the next two games for the Sharks after being placed on IR. In a corresponding move, the team activated Barclay Goodrow (upper body), who figures to rejoin the lineup against Carolina on Tuesday. |
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| Dec. 7, 2024 |
Smith (upper body) will not be in the lineup Saturday in Florida, according to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now. - Smith will be replaced in the lineup by Ethan Cardwell. Smith, the fourth overall pick in the 2023 Draft, has five goals and six assists across 24 games this season. Consider him day-to-day at this time. |
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| Dec. 6, 2024 |
Smith is questionable for Saturday's tilt against Florida because of an undisclosed injury, according to Max Miller of NHL.com. - Smith has five goals and 11 points in 24 appearances in 2024-25. If he can't play, then perhaps Ethan Cardwell will draw into the lineup after being a healthy scratch in San Jose's past two games. |
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| Dec. 1, 2024 |
Smith scored a goal and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Kraken. - For the first time in his young career, Smith played in both halves of a back-to-back. He had often sat out a game in those situations over the first quarter of the campaign, and it's unclear if Saturday signals a shift in the Sharks' development plan for the 19-year-old, or if his offense was simply too hot to bench. He has three goals and four assists over his last four contests, giving him five goals, 11 points, 31 shots on net and a minus-7 rating across 22 appearances this season. |
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| Nov. 30, 2024 |
Smith scored a goal and added an assist Friday in an 8-5 win over the Kraken. - Smith has three straight multipoint games (two goals, five assists), which comprises 70 percent of his offense in 21 games. He has four goals, six assists and 30 shots in 21 games, and he's discovering that the NHL is a lot harder than the NCAA. Smith is a brilliant playaker, but he's making passes that his teammates can't finish. That will change over time when the caliber of his teammates increase. Right now, Smith is a tough redraft play. |
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| Nov. 28, 2024 |
Smith scored a power-play goal on four shots and added an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Senators. - Smith set up a Mario Ferraro tally in the second period before briefly tying the game with a goal of his own in the third. With four points over his last two outings, Smith appears to have found another gear on offense. The 19-year-old rookie has three goals, five assists, 28 shots on net and a minus-11 rating, and four of his eight points have come on the power play. |
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| Nov. 26, 2024 |
Smith recorded a pair of assists, including one on the power play, in Monday's 7-2 win over the Kings. - Smith snapped a three-game slump with the pair of helpers on consecutive tallies early in the third period. The 19-year-old remained on the wing Monday -- while center Mikael Granlund (upper body) exited the lineup, the Sharks also welcomed back another pivot in Nico Sturm. Smith is up to six points, 24 shots on net and a minus-12 rating over 19 contests. He has sat out one game in all four of the Sharks' back-to-back sets so far, so fantasy managers should expect him to sit out either Friday or Saturday during a home-and-home against the Kraken. |
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| Nov. 17, 2024 |
Smith produced a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Penguins. - Smith has been limited to two assists over six outings in November. The 19-year-old has also moved to the wing with the Sharks healthy down the middle. Smith has four points, 18 shots on net and a minus-10 rating through 15 contests. He'll likely continue to see middle-six minutes when in the lineup. Smith is probable to sit out a game this week, as the Sharks have a road back-to-back in Dallas on Wednesday and St. Louis on Thursday. He has yet to play both halves of a back-to-back this season. |
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| Nov. 5, 2024 |
Smith registered an assist in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime win over the Blue Jackets. - Smith set up Jack Thompson's first NHL tally late in the first period. With three points over his last three games, it appears Smith is starting to find his way in the NHL. The rookie center has added 15 shots on net, six PIM and a minus-3 rating over 11 appearances this season. While he's not expected to play every game early on, he should continue to see middle-six minutes and power-play time when in the lineup. |
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| Oct. 31, 2024 |
Smith scored twice on three shots, including one power-play goal, in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Blackhawks. - Smith hadn't logged a point in his first eight NHL appearances. The 19-year-old center changed that, opening the scoring in the first period and then adding a power-play game-winner midway through the second. He's added 14 shots on net, six PIM and a minus-3 rating over nine contests. Smith has sat out three times so far, including one game in each of the Sharks' first two back-to-back sets. He will likely continue to have his minutes managed as he adjusts from the NCAA schedule to a full-length NHL campaign, so don't be surprised to see him be a healthy with some regularity. |
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| Oct. 18, 2024 |
Smith will be a healthy scratch Friday in Winnipeg, Max Miller of NHL.com reports. - The Sharks have decided to ease Smith into his first year in the NHL, as it is a long schedule, and are making him sit out the second game of back-to-back contests, after playing Thursday in Chicago. The Ducks did the same thing last season with Leo Carlsson. so expect this to happen with some frequency the rest of the campaign with the highly-regarded Smith. Smith has yet to hit the scoresheet in four games. |
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