D · CBJ · NHL id 8474090
Brendan Smith has played 15 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2025-26, scoring 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) on 10 shots while averaging 11:05 a night (10:18 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 0:38 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 61% of his 5v5 minutes with Dante Fabbro and 28% with Adam Fantilli over the last 10 games, and the Blue Jackets have controlled 46% of shot attempts with Smith on the ice (5-6 in goals, 59% offensive-zone starts). In the Blue Jackets' most recent game against OTT he was on D3 with Jake Christiansen and off the power play. He is shooting 0.0% this season against 5.1% across the 449 games in our data.
Right now
From the Dec 29 game vs OTT, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 15 games, 10:56 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
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
2025-26 · 21 attempts, 10 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at CBJ: 21 attempts, 10 on goal, 0 goals, 0.48 expected goals; best chance Brendan Smith at 0.15 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 15 GP · 2 points vs 1.6 expected
Last 20 games: -4. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 0.0%
- 100.1
- 40.0%
- G vs xG
- 0 / 0.4
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
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.
Fantasy box score
- Games played15
- Goals0
- Assists2
- Points2
- Shots on goal10
- Hits12
- Blocked shots11
- Plus/minus−1
- Penalty minutes11
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)46.2%
- Fenwick (FF%)44.4%
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)43.6%
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.101
Usage
- Ice time per game11:05
- Offensive-zone start %58.5%
Special teams & discipline
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1001
- Luck Meter−4415th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Hardest shot84.5
- Offensive-zone time39.3%
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 15 of 15 games through the sequence engine
- −0.097
- Season net
- −0.25xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.78
- Attempts
- 2
- 0.000
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D3Mar 19, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Mar 7, 2024 alerts →
- Played 7:28 more than his 5-game averageMar 7, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Jan 19, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Dec 21, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Nov 1, 2022 alerts →
How his goals happened
6 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2025 vs UTA | Point shot | loose | 2* | 46.4 | 1-on-0 | |
| Apr 6, 2024 @ OTT | Point shot | — | 1 | 72.6 | — | |
| Apr 3, 2024 @ NYR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 49.7 | — | |
| Feb 27, 2024 @ SJS | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 72.6 | one-timer | |
| Feb 17, 2024 vs PHI | Point shot | — | 2 | 23.0 | — | |
| Dec 29, 2023 @ OTT | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 22.9 | 1-on-0 |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Smith
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Smith apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Fabbro | D | 14 | 109:49 | 71% | 43.3% | 33% (3-6) | 57.1% 33:55 | 41.3% 68:32 |
| Adam Fantilli | C | 15 | 45:49 | 30% | 54.3% | 33% (1-2) | 42.7% 108:34 | 52.6% 180:24 |
| Dmitri Voronkov | LW | 14 | 42:07 | 27% | 56.2% | 0% (0-1) | 41.1% 101:54 | 57.7% 133:24 |
| Charlie Coyle | C | 12 | 36:50 | 24% | 37.1% | 67% (2-1) | 44.6% 87:09 | 51.6% 112:54 |
| Sean Monahan | C | 12 | 36:22 | 24% | 47.8% | 50% (2-2) | 43.4% 89:20 | 52.2% 108:47 |
| Kent Johnson | C | 13 | 33:10 | 21% | 50.0% | 100% (1-0) | 43.9% 102:54 | 47.6% 101:21 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | 12 | 32:59 | 21% | 44.2% | 0% (0-1) | 46.4% 86:27 | 55.8% 137:06 |
| Miles Wood | LW | 11 | 31:30 | 20% | 39.3% | 75% (3-1) | 41.6% 82:07 | 50.2% 101:09 |
| Egor Chinakhov | RW | 10 | 30:37 | 20% | 50.0% | 0% (0-2) | 42.4% 74:52 | 54.0% 64:02 |
| Brendan Gaunce | C | 12 | 30:06 | 19% | 49.0% | 0% (0-1) | 42.0% 95:13 | 50.0% 83:18 |
| Cole Sillinger | C | 12 | 29:21 | 19% | 37.3% | 33% (1-2) | 48.1% 96:19 | 50.0% 113:35 |
| Isac Lundeström | C | 10 | 26:53 | 17% | 37.2% | 60% (3-2) | 43.2% 76:01 | 43.1% 81:25 |
| Boone Jenner | C | 8 | 25:57 | 17% | 43.6% | 33% (1-2) | 47.8% 54:22 | 56.6% 82:54 |
| Jake Christiansen | D | 3 | 22:57 | 15% | 52.5% | — (0-0) | 35.3% 7:39 | 45.5% 5:26 |
Game log
15 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29 | @ OTT | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 12:36 | 10:22 | — | 1:53 |
| Dec 28 | vs NYI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 12:15 | 10:39 | — | 1:26 |
| Dec 22 | @ LAK | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 11:59 | 9:35 | — | 2:10 |
| Dec 20 | @ ANA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10:07 | 9:05 | — | 0:46 |
| Dec 18 | vs MIN | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 10:24 | 10:24 | — | — |
| Dec 16 | vs ANA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 10:18 | 8:34 | — | 1:42 |
| Dec 13 | vs VGK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 11:12 | 11:12 | — | — |
| Dec 11 | vs OTT | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10:28 | 10:28 | — | — |
| Dec 9 | @ CAR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11:35 | 11:35 | — | — |
| Dec 7 | @ WSH | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9:24 | 9:13 | — | — |
| Dec 6 | @ FLA | OTL 6-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11:09 | 9:31 | — | 1:38 |
| Dec 4 | vs DET | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 8:48 | 8:48 | — | — |
| Dec 1 | @ NJD | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 11:06 | 10:08 | — | — |
| Nov 28 | vs PIT | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 13:54 | 13:54 | — | — |
| Nov 26 | vs TOR | OTL 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10:55 | 10:55 | — | — |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 15 | 166:10 | 11:05 | 128 | 159 | 44.6% | 43.0% | 61 | 78 | 5 | 7 | 42% | 5.9 | 8.3 | 53% |
| Even strength | 15 | 154:23 | 10:18 | 126 | 147 | 46.2% | 44.4% | 59 | 72 | 5 | 6 | 45% | 5.8 | 7.5 | 59% |
| 5v5 | 15 | 154:23 | 10:18 | 126 | 147 | 46.2% | 44.4% | 59 | 72 | 5 | 6 | 45% | 5.8 | 7.5 | 59% |
| Penalty kill | 6 | 9:35 | 1:36 | 2 | 9 | 18.2% | 20.0% | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 6 | 9:35 | 1:36 | 2 | 9 | 18.2% | 20.0% | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0% |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 11 | 10 | 0.0% | 12 | 11 | 11:05 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 32 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -9 | 33 | 27 | 3.7% | 41 | 23 | 13:13 |
| 2023-24 | NJD | 63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 61 | 60 | 8.3% | 117 | 101 | 16:06 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | NJD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 12 | 2 | 0.0% | 9 | 0 | 16:10 |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 60 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +3 | 63 | 58 | 0.0% | 102 | 76 | 15:33 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | CAR | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 6.7% | 26 | 6 | 11:26 |
| 2021-22 | CAR | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +6 | 36 | 63 | 6.3% | 73 | 40 | 13:55 |
| 2020-21 | NYR | 48 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +3 | 73 | 58 | 8.6% | 84 | 41 | 16:26 |
| 2019-20 | NYR | 62 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -12 | 71 | 45 | 6.7% | 90 | 41 | 11:06 |
| 2018-19 | NYR | 63 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 71 | 66 | 6.1% | 100 | 48 | 15:18 |
| 2017-18 | NYR | 44 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +2 | 69 | 66 | 1.5% | 58 | 37 | 17:10 |
Brendan Smith news
- Blue Jackets 2025-26 Player Review, Brendan Smith brought stability and toughness when healthyUnion and Blue
- NHL Injuries: Ducks, Flames, Avs, Kings, Wild, Pens, Leafs, Capitals, and MoreNHLRumors.com
- Blue Jackets' Brendan Smith undergoes meniscus surgery, might miss rest of seasonYardbarker
- Blue Jackets D Brendan Smith (knee) out 3-4 monthsBig News Network.com
- Blue Jackets lose defenceman Brendan Smith after undergoing surgery on torn meniscusFlashscore.com
- Blue Jackets' Brendan Smith Undergoes Surgery On KneeThe Hockey News
- Blue Jackets' Brendan Smith: Undergoes surgeryCBS Sports
- Blue Jackets' Brendan Smith Undergoes Meniscus Surgery - NHL RumorsProHockeyRumors.com
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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.