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Zack Smith

#15 · Centre · Chicago Blackhawks

Born Apr 5, 1988 in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, CAN · 6'2", 208 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 79th overall in 2008 by OTT (round 3)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Andrew Shaw CHI · 15 P in 48 GP Daniel Cleary DET · 15 P in 48 GP Steve Bernier NJD · 15 P in 47 GP Sean Couturier PHI · 15 P in 46 GP Sergei Kostitsyn NSH · 15 P in 46 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

01020302008-09: 0 points008-092009-10: 3 points309-102010-11: 9 points910-112011-12: 26 points2611-122012-13: 15 points1512-132013-14: 22 points2213-142014-15: 3 points314-152015-16: 36 points3615-162016-17: 32 points3216-172017-18: 19 points1917-182018-19: 28 points2818-192019-20: 11 points1119-20

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 OTT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
2009-10 OTT 15 2 1 3 1 14 11 31 0.20
2010-11 OTT 55 4 5 9 -11 120 78 129 0.16
2011-12 OTT 81 14 12 26 4 98 134 168 0.32 $700K
2012-13 OTT 48 4 11 15 -9 56 94 97 0.31 $700K
2013-14 OTT 82 13 9 22 -9 111 154 175 0.27 $1.888M
2014-15 OTT 37 2 1 3 -8 18 38 64 0.08 $1.888M
2015-16 OTT 81 25 11 36 16 80 121 175 0.44 $1.888M
2016-17 OTT 74 16 16 32 6 61 137 140 0.43 $1.888M
2017-18 OTT 68 5 14 19 -32 54 124 90 0.28 $3.25M
2018-19 OTT 70 9 19 28 -6 81 101 136 0.40 $3.25M
2019-20 CHI 50 4 7 11 2 29 43 112 0.22 $3.25M
12 seasons Career 662 98 106 204 -46 722 1035 1318 0.31

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 OTT 6 0 0 0 -4 5 7 14 0.00
2011-12 OTT 7 0 1 1 -2 10 13 16 0.14
2012-13 OTT 10 1 1 2 -2 31 9 25 0.20
2014-15 OTT 3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 17 0.00
2016-17 OTT 19 1 5 6 -5 12 25 42 0.32
5 seasons Playoffs 45 2 7 9 -14 58 57 114 0.20

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
48 4 11 15 -9 56 94 97 0.31 4.3 15:09

Contract

$700KCap hit2012-13
$47KCap dollars per point15 points in 48 games
$417KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.7 goals above replacement
$2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.3MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2018-19 to 2020-21 $3.25M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $3.25M
2013-14 to 2016-17 $1.888M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $700K
2011-12 to 2012-13 $700K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2012-13 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.7Goals above replacement312th of 605 skaters, 217th of 397 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-0.7 37th percentileEven-strength defence+0.5 63rd percentilePower play-0.1 42nd percentilePenalty kill-0.1 20th percentilePenalties0.0 33rd percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-4-202462010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

53.7Corsi for %645 attempts for, 557 against
0.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.5Expected goals for %24.8 expected for, 22.4 against
-0.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
43.2Goals for %16 for, 21 against
98.0PDO4.6% shooting + 93.4% saves
154Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Chris Neil · Colin Greening · Zack Smith27149:3257.948.46-5
Chris Neil · Zack Smith · Dave Dziurzynski10102:2743.045.62-0
Daniel Alfredsson · Guillaume Latendresse · Zack Smith1049:4153.164.12-1
Chris Neil · Guillaume Latendresse · Zack Smith1035:1752.651.51-2

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.7Expected goalsfrom 133 unblocked attempts
-5.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.80 expected goals per 60 minutes68th
Shot quality 7.3% chance per attempt45th
Finishing -5.7 goals above expected1stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Expected 9.7Goals 4

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 28, 2013 @ BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:32
Apr 27, 2013 vs PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 13:22
Apr 25, 2013 @ WSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 16:09
Apr 22, 2013 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 5 1 3 14:08
Apr 20, 2013 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 7 14:59
Apr 18, 2013 vs WSH W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 13:13
Apr 16, 2013 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 09:07
Apr 12, 2013 @ NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 14:26
Apr 11, 2013 @ PHI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:05
Apr 9, 2013 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 12:47
Apr 7, 2013 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 16:03
Apr 5, 2013 @ BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:13
Apr 2, 2013 @ BOS L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 19:16
Mar 30, 2013 vs TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 13:25
Mar 28, 2013 vs NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:53
Mar 25, 2013 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 11:14
Mar 23, 2013 vs TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 14:51
Mar 21, 2013 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 17:07
Mar 19, 2013 @ NYI W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 13:29
Mar 17, 2013 vs WPG W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 16:35
Mar 16, 2013 @ BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 17:22
Mar 13, 2013 @ MTL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 17:48
Mar 11, 2013 vs BOS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 16:58
Mar 8, 2013 @ NYR W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 20:01
Mar 6, 2013 @ TOR L 4-5 1 1 2 1 0 5 2 18:46
Mar 3, 2013 @ NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:01
Mar 2, 2013 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 4 2 2 16:41
Feb 28, 2013 @ BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 16:33
Feb 25, 2013 vs MTL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 15:57
Feb 23, 2013 vs TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:20
Feb 21, 2013 vs NYR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:41
Feb 19, 2013 vs NYI W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 18:08
Feb 18, 2013 @ NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:54
Feb 16, 2013 @ TOR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 16:02
Feb 13, 2013 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 14:35
Feb 12, 2013 vs BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:07
Feb 9, 2013 vs WPG L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 18:11
Feb 7, 2013 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 16:34
Feb 5, 2013 vs BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 15:54
Feb 3, 2013 @ MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:09
Feb 1, 2013 @ CAR L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 12:30
Jan 30, 2013 vs MTL W 5-1 0 2 2 2 5 0 1 15:19
Jan 29, 2013 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 13:28
Jan 27, 2013 vs PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 13:24
Jan 25, 2013 @ TBL L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 13:14
Jan 24, 2013 @ FLA W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 13:34
Jan 21, 2013 vs FLA W 4-0 0 0 0 0 7 4 3 12:32
Jan 19, 2013 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 13:29