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Chicago Blackhawks

Zack Smith

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2019-20 regular season
50
GP
4
G
7
A
11
P
43
SOG
9.3% SH
11:47
TOI/GP

C · CHI · NHL id 8474250

Zack Smith has played 50 games for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2019-20, scoring 4 goals and 7 assists (11 points) on 43 shots while averaging 11:47 a night (10:18 at even strength, 0:11 on the power play and 1:14 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Blackhawks have controlled 45% of shot attempts with Smith on the ice (13-16 in goals, 47% offensive-zone starts). In the Blackhawks' most recent game against VAN he was on L4 with Alex Nylander and David Kampf and on PP1; added to PP2 in the last game. He is shooting 9.3% this season against 6.7% across the 188 games in our data.

Right now

From the Feb 12 game vs VAN, detected from shift data

Added to PP2 in the last gameLast 5: L4 · L2 · L3 · L4/PP1 · L4/PP2

Deployment timeline

2019-20 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 20 games, 12:09 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 15 line changes.

PPLine34▼3▲4▼3▲4▼3▲4▼3▲4▼3▲2▲24▼442▲3▼4▲4▼0m3m7m10m13m17mDec 23Dec 29Jan 2Jan 7Jan 11Jan 15Jan 19Feb 1Feb 5Feb 11
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
20 games shown, 12:09 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

Puck and player tracking

Source: NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE tracking data for this player yet. Edge covers 2021-22 onward and refreshes nightly.

Shot map

2019-20 · 76 attempts, 43 on goal, 4 goals

Shot map, OPP at CHI: 76 attempts, 43 on goal, 4 goals, 3.58 expected goals; best chance Zack Smith at 0.30 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

2019-20 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

012345+0.4goals above expected0.2σOct 4Feb 12
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Beyond the box score

2019-20 regular season · 50 of 50 games through the sequence engine

MethodLeaders
+0.003
Season net
+0.03xG

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

MethodLeaders
Per 100 draws
−0.042
Season
−0.08G
46.3%190 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 34-28 · NZ 23-32 · DZ 31-42

MethodLeaders
Per 60
1.63
Attempts
14
0.036

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

MethodLeaders
Season
−1.17G
Per 60
−0.119
Drawn / taken
6.5 / 14.5minors

MethodLeaders
40.3%
41.1%
40.5%
Transition CF/60
4.9
Turnovers won/60
17.4
Turnovers lost/60
18.5

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

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
43 shots on goal, 4 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
Center Point0%9%0
Low Slot30%23%4
R Point2%7%0
R Circle7%11%0
Outside L7%5%0
L Point9%7%0
Outside R2%4%0

Linemates

2019-20 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Smith

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

50 games in 2019-20, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Feb 12@ VANL 0-3000010110%10:136:013:170:52
Feb 11@ EDML 3-50000022075%12:178:433:030:31
Feb 9@ WPGL 2-50000000020%12:039:38—2:25
Feb 5vs BOSOTL 1-20000024017%12:5311:250:041:24
Feb 4@ MINOTL 2-30000000025%11:0010:480:12—
Feb 1@ ARIW 3-20000022043%11:4510:000:061:39
Jan 21vs FLAL 3-40000102150%9:308:41—0:49
Jan 19vs WPGW 5-2000+2001025%14:0210:58—3:04
Jan 18@ TORW 6-2000+1204050%15:0213:31—1:17
Jan 15@ MTLW 4-1202+2423020%13:4412:01—1:43
Jan 14@ OTTW 3-20000001070%12:5410:43—2:11
Jan 11vs ANAW 4-2011-1000167%13:5412:48—1:06
Jan 9vs NSHL 2-5000-1204050%10:499:260:051:18
Jan 7vs CGYL 1-200003450—11:0710:35—0:32
Jan 5vs DETW 4-2011+10021—12:299:140:132:04
Jan 2@ VANL 5-701100240—12:0810:500:141:04
Dec 31@ CGYW 5-3000-10030100%12:2512:020:03—
Dec 29@ CBJW 3-2000-11030100%11:379:130:062:18
Dec 27vs NYIW 5-2000+10040—12:3410:100:232:01
Dec 23vs NJDL 1-710102041100%12:099:170:422:10

Season splits by strength

2019-20 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations50589:2011:4744459942.6%41.4%241348192246%19.530.045%
Even strength50515:0010:1840849545.2%43.1%212289131645%15.923.347%
5v550514:4110:1840849545.2%43.1%212289131645%15.923.347%
Power play168:530:3319579.2%81.8%133010%1.50.383%
Penalty kill4661:481:21139112.5%16.9%12503538%0.75.915%
5v4168:530:3319482.6%85.7%133010%1.50.383%
4v54661:481:21138613.1%17.8%12463538%0.75.415%
5v6, opponent net empty53:020:362820.0%20.0%2620100%1.20.50%

Career by season

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

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2019-20CHI504711+229439.3%1121811:47
2018-19OTT7091928-6811018.9%1362716:21
2017-18OTT6851419-32541244.0%902916:43

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.