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Detroit Red Wings

Craig Smith

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2024-25 regular season
59
GP
9
G
9
A
18
P
90
SOG
10.0% SH
11:20
TOI/GP

C · DET · NHL id 8475225

Craig Smith has played 59 games for the Detroit Red Wings in 2024-25, scoring 9 goals and 9 assists (18 points) on 90 shots while averaging 11:20 a night (10:25 at even strength, 0:43 on the power play and 0:02 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Red Wings have controlled 44% of shot attempts with Smith on the ice (27-35 in goals, 53% offensive-zone starts). In the Red Wings' most recent game against TOR he was on L1 with Austin Watson and Tyler Motte and off the power play; moved up to L3 (from L4) in the last game. He is shooting 10.0% this season against 9.5% across the 600 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 17 game vs TOR, detected from shift data

Line
L1
Austin WatsonTyler Motte
Power play
No PP unit
Penalty kill
No PK unit
Moved up to L3 (from L4) in the last gameLast 5: L4 · L4 · L4 · L4 · L3

Deployment timeline

2024-25 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 10 games, 10:01 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 line changes.

PPLine4442444443▲0m3m7m10m13m17mMar 28Mar 30Apr 2Apr 4Apr 6Apr 8Apr 10Apr 12Apr 14Apr 16
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
10 games shown, 10:01 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2024-25 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE
Top speed42nd4322.1 mph
Bursts 20+ mph49th4959
Hardest shot85th8591.4 mph
Offensive-zone time15th1539.2%
Distance skated41st41111.4 mi
High-danger SOG38th3818
Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

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

2024-25 · 169 attempts, 90 on goal, 9 goals

Shot map, OPP at DET: 169 attempts, 90 on goal, 9 goals, 7.62 expected goals; best chance Craig Smith at 0.38 xG.

  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked
Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Puck luck

2024-25 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

0246810+1.4goals above expected0.5σOct 8Apr 17
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Beyond the box score

2024-25 regular season · 56 of 59 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

MethodLeaders
−0.031
Season net
−0.32xG

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

MethodLeaders
Per 100 draws
−0.155
Season
−0.04G
34.8%23 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 6-9 · NZ 1-3 · DZ 1-3

MethodLeaders
Per 60
2.05
Attempts
21
0.061

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

MethodLeaders
Season
−2.07G
Per 60
−0.186
Drawn / taken
6 / 17minors

MethodLeaders
42.7%
39.2%
42.8%
Transition CF/60
4.6
Turnovers won/60
22.1
Turnovers lost/60
22.1

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
90 shots on goal, 9 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
R Circle23%13%1
Outside R12%4%0
R Point1%6%0
L Point1%6%0
L Circle10%13%1
Low Slot18%21%4
Crease0%3%0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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How his goals happened

20 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method
Goal anatomy
GamePlayEntryPassesShot mphNotesReplay
Mar 5, 2025 vs OTTReboundloose1*40.6one-timer, rebound
Feb 22, 2025 @ CBJDeflection—127.3deflection
Feb 8, 2025 @ STLRushcarry049.9—
Dec 1, 2024 vs CBJDeflection—237.9deflection
Nov 21, 2024 vs FLADump and chasedump2*31.12-on-1
Nov 2, 2024 @ LAKRushcarry056.4one-timer
Oct 25, 2024 vs NSHDeflectioncarry119.22-on-1, rebound
Oct 19, 2024 vs BUFRebound—018.8rebound
Oct 19, 2024 vs BUFOdd-man rushpass367.72-on-1
Apr 13, 2024 vs SEADeflection—138.1deflection
Mar 20, 2024 vs ARIForecheck turnover—044.7—
Mar 16, 2024 vs LAKRushcarry157.9—
Mar 14, 2024 vs NJDForecheck turnover—045.0—
Feb 15, 2024 @ NSHDump and chasedump06.9—
Jan 25, 2024 vs ANAReboundcarry028.43-on-2, rebound
Jan 20, 2024 @ NJDRushcarry059.2—
Dec 31, 2023 vs CHIDeflectioncarry449.8deflection
Dec 23, 2023 @ NSHCycle—020.4—
Nov 9, 2023 @ CBJReboundcarry039.91-on-0, rebound
Oct 17, 2023 @ VGKCycle—4*9.7—

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2024-25 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Smith

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

59 games in 2024-25, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Apr 17@ TOROTL 3-400000011—14:3914:23——
Apr 16@ NJDW 5-200000001—8:178:17——
Apr 14vs DALW 6-400001000—10:5210:410:11—
Apr 11@ TBLW 4-3000+11002—10:0210:020:00—
Apr 10@ FLAL 1-400001000—11:4911:070:42—
Apr 8@ MTLL 1-4000-10010—8:448:44——
Apr 6vs FLAW 2-1000002000%11:5811:470:05—
Apr 4vs CARW 5-3000-11011—7:587:51——
Apr 1@ STLOTL 1-200000040—6:516:490:02—
Mar 29vs BOSW 2-100001040—9:249:220:02—
Mar 27vs OTTL 3-4011-11210—11:1111:11——
Mar 25@ COLL 2-500000210100%11:0710:48——
Mar 24@ UTAW 5-1011+22010—8:398:250:02—
Mar 22@ VGKL 3-6000020350%14:4414:43——
Mar 18@ WSHL 1-400002010—11:5111:51——
Mar 16vs VGKW 3-000001020—10:3010:280:02—
Mar 14@ CARL 2-4000-21041—10:0810:08——
Mar 12vs BUFW 7-300000010—13:0612:12—0:54
Mar 10@ OTTL 1-200002010—10:5610:540:02—
Mar 5vs OTTOTL 3-4101+11040—14:1714:17——

Season splits by strength

2024-25 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations59668:5911:2061572645.9%47.0%328353333747%30.234.858%
Even strength59614:4010:2554869744.0%45.1%292339273544%23.732.153%
5v559613:1810:2454869344.2%45.3%292336273544%23.731.753%
Power play3842:211:07591085.5%82.1%33650100%5.20.8100%
Penalty kill51:320:18020.0%0.0%0200—0.00.2—
5v43842:181:07591085.5%82.1%33650100%5.20.8100%
6v5, own net empty92:400:182166.7%50.0%11010%0.10.8—
5v6, opponent net empty146:270:281165.9%11.1%151150%0.90.90%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2024-25DET, CHI599918-9349010.0%563111:20
2023-24PlayoffsDAL14022-22140.0%25911:14
2023-24DAL7511920+2331129.8%513010:13
2022-23WSH, BOS649716+5181048.7%482111:00
2021-22PlayoffsBOS7000-52130.0%9311:51
2021-22BOS74162036+2281878.6%952814:25
2020-21PlayoffsBOS1023504219.5%13516:13
2020-21BOS54131932+21181329.8%66814:53
2019-20NSH69181331+18341849.8%601913:25
2018-19PlayoffsNSH610102166.3%2214:06
2018-19NSH76211738+112020510.2%773315:08
2017-18PlayoffsNSH13224-32326.3%16315:43
2017-18NSH79252651+202422910.9%603515:23

Craig Smith news

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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.