D · NYR · NHL id 8485957
Alberts Smits has played 3 games for the New York Rangers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 14:10 a night. At 5v5 he has skated 78% of his 5v5 minutes with Braden Schneider and 31% with Joseph Veleno over the last 3 games, and the Rangers have controlled 38% of shot attempts with Smits on the ice (3-1 in goals, 56% offensive-zone starts). In the Rangers' most recent game against DET he was on D3 with Braden Schneider and off the power play; dropped to D3 (from D2) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 2 game vs DET, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 3 games, 14:10 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2026-27 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 3 GP in 2026-27: NHL EDGE percentiles are noisy before about 15-20 games.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 2 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals · dots are equal size until the xG model lands
Shot map, OPP at NYR: 2 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.00 expected goals; best chance Alberts Smits at 0.00 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Shooting luck
2026-27 · goals versus shots until the expected-goals model fills in
A shooting percentage well above the player's own baseline usually comes back down; the Puck-Luck Band replaces this view once shot quality (xG) is available.
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- Alberts Smits is an NHL rookie: this is his first season.
- 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played3
- Goals0
- Assists0
- Points0
- Shots on goal0
- Hits5
- Blocked shots2
- Plus/minus+2
- Penalty minutes2
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
- Ice time per game14:10
- Offensive-zone start %—
Special teams & discipline
Luck & trend
NHL EDGE tracking
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2026-27 regular season · 3 of 3 games through the sequence engine
- −0.081
- Season net
- −0.06xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.00
- Attempts
- 0
- 0.000
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Smits
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Smits apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Schneider | D | 3 | 33:02 | 78% | 33.3% | 67% (2-1) | 50.0% 9:27 | 39.1% 10:41 |
| Joseph Veleno | C | 3 | 13:05 | 31% | 29.2% | — (0-0) | 41.7% 29:24 | 59.4% 20:30 |
| Alexis Lafrenière | LW | 3 | 13:00 | 31% | 39.1% | 100% (1-0) | 36.7% 29:29 | 55.3% 30:28 |
| Mika Zibanejad | C | 3 | 12:43 | 30% | 42.9% | 100% (1-0) | 35.3% 29:46 | 46.3% 30:30 |
| Tye Kartye | LW | 3 | 12:14 | 29% | 19.0% | 0% (0-1) | 45.1% 30:15 | 40.6% 20:48 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | RW | 3 | 11:32 | 27% | 37.5% | 100% (1-0) | 37.5% 30:57 | 44.4% 19:41 |
| Will Cuylle | LW | 3 | 11:26 | 27% | 42.9% | 100% (1-0) | 36.2% 31:03 | 45.8% 23:32 |
| Noah Laba | C | 3 | 11:06 | 26% | 41.2% | 50% (1-1) | 36.4% 31:23 | 41.2% 24:17 |
| Gabe Perreault | RW | 3 | 10:54 | 26% | 38.1% | 50% (1-1) | 37.3% 31:35 | 52.6% 27:32 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | 3 | 7:38 | 18% | 46.7% | 100% (1-0) | 35.1% 34:51 | 57.4% 29:15 |
| J.T. Miller | C | 3 | 7:14 | 17% | 53.3% | 100% (1-0) | 33.3% 35:15 | 51.9% 29:01 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | RW | 3 | 6:45 | 16% | 46.2% | 100% (1-0) | 35.6% 35:44 | 50.0% 30:06 |
| Jaroslav Chmelar | RW | 2 | 6:20 | 15% | 30.8% | — (0-0) | 42.4% 19:15 | 45.5% 9:03 |
| Adam Fox | D | 1 | 3:18 | 8% | 50.0% | 100% (1-0) | 37.5% 10:51 | 68.2% 11:17 |
Game log
3 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | @ DET | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11:26 | 11:26 | — | — |
| Oct 1 | vs TBL | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 14:09 | 14:09 | — | — |
| Sep 29 | @ BOS | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 16:54 | 16:54 | — | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 3 | 42:29 | 14:10 | 27 | 45 | 37.5% | 36.7% | 16 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 1.7 | 1.8 | 56% |
| Even strength | 3 | 42:29 | 14:10 | 27 | 45 | 37.5% | 36.7% | 16 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 1.7 | 1.8 | 56% |
| 5v5 | 3 | 42:29 | 14:10 | 27 | 45 | 37.5% | 36.7% | 16 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 1.7 | 1.8 | 56% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NYR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | 14:10 |
Alberts Smits news
- Alberts Smits Shares Thoughts on Historic NY Rangers DebutSports Illustrated
- Alberts Smits StatsNHL.com
- Rangers' Alberts Smits scouting was proven right so far ahead of opening nightBlue Line Station
- Alberts Smits makes Rangers history by earning an Opening Night roster spotBlue Line Station
- Alberts Smits Poised for Rookie Season Success With NY RangersYahoo Sports
- BREAKING: Dylan Garand clears waivers! Alberts Smits ready to go! And are the Rangers a playoff team!WWLTV.com
- Rookie Alberts Smits confident in his abilities ahead of opening night - and so are the RangersNewsday
- Alberts Smits Makes Rangers' Opening Night Rosterginohard.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.