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Devante Smith-Pelly

#25 · Right wing · Washington Capitals

Born Jun 14, 1992 in Scarborough, Ontario, CAN · 6'0", 223 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 42nd overall in 2010 by ANA (round 2)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2017-18

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Antti Miettinen WPG · 13 P in 45 GP Drayson Bowman CAR · 13 P in 37 GP Ben Eager EDM · 13 P in 63 GP David Steckel TOR · 13 P in 76 GP Shawn Thornton BOS · 13 P in 81 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.

05101520252011-12: 13 points1311-122012-13: 0 points012-132013-14: 10 points1013-142014-15: 20 points2014-152015-16: 25 points2515-162016-17: 9 points916-172017-18: 16 points1617-182018-19: 8 points818-19

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2011-12 ANA 49 7 6 13 -7 16 66 104 0.27
2012-13 ANA 7 0 0 0 -4 0 5 14 0.00
2013-14 ANA 19 2 8 10 5 2 23 50 0.53
2014-15 ANA 54 5 12 17 1 12 76 147 0.31 $800K
2014-15 MTL 20 1 2 3 -2 12 28 58 0.15
2015-16 MTL 46 6 6 12 -2 22 60 85 0.26 $800K
2015-16 NJD 18 8 5 13 -1 8 34 20 0.72
2016-17 NJD 53 4 5 9 -19 12 76 94 0.17 $1.3M
2017-18 WSH 75 7 9 16 -6 38 103 151 0.21 $650K
2018-19 WSH 54 4 4 8 -6 15 60 78 0.15 $1M
8 seasons Career 395 44 57 101 -41 137 531 801 0.26

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2013-14 ANA 12 5 0 5 -1 24 26 53 0.42
2014-15 MTL 12 1 2 3 -1 2 22 46 0.25
2017-18 WSH 24 7 1 8 -2 12 29 78 0.33
2018-19 WSH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 0.00
4 seasons Playoffs 51 13 3 16 -4 38 79 192 0.31

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
49 7 6 13 -7 16 66 104 0.27 10.6 12:03

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2018-19 to 2018-19 $1M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $650K
2016-17 to 2016-17 $1.3M
2014-15 to 2015-16 $800K

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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Rating

-0.8Goals above replacement559th of 680 skaters, 377th of 445 forwards
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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 44th percentileEven-strength defence-1.7 16th percentilePower play+0.1 69th percentilePenalty kill-0.3 11th percentilePenalties+0.2 47th 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.

-2-101232011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-19Goals 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

44.9Corsi for %393 attempts for, 483 against
-4.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.3Expected goals for %17.7 expected for, 20.6 against
-1.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
38.9Goals for %14 for, 22 against
97.6PDO6.5% shooting + 91.1% saves
106Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 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
Andrew Gordon · Andrew Cogliano · Devante Smith-Pelly750:2938.940.21-2
Ryan Getzlaf · Corey Perry · Devante Smith-Pelly738:4060.372.02-1
Andrew Cogliano · Nick Bonino · Devante Smith-Pelly1036:3452.464.83-1
Bobby Ryan · Nick Bonino · Devante Smith-Pelly635:1555.265.02-0

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.5Expected goalsfrom 95 unblocked attempts
+0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.66 expected goals per 60 minutes46th
Shot quality 6.8% chance per attempt36th
Finishing +0.5 goals above expected62ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Goals 7Expected 6.5

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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 7, 2012 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:26
Apr 5, 2012 @ EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:58
Apr 3, 2012 @ VAN L 4-5 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 16:39
Apr 1, 2012 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 14:21
Mar 31, 2012 @ PHX L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:09
Mar 28, 2012 vs SJS W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 12:35
Mar 25, 2012 vs BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 17:18
Mar 21, 2012 vs STL W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 12:49
Mar 19, 2012 @ SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 1 2 5 4 18:32
Mar 18, 2012 vs NSH L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 14:19
Mar 16, 2012 vs LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 12:50
Mar 14, 2012 vs DET W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:15
Mar 12, 2012 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 15:55
Mar 10, 2012 @ DAL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:39
Mar 8, 2012 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 13:49
Mar 5, 2012 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:05
Mar 3, 2012 @ LAK L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 10:50
Mar 2, 2012 vs CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 10:07
Feb 29, 2012 vs BUF L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:43
Feb 27, 2012 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:24
Feb 26, 2012 vs CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 13:33
Feb 23, 2012 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 11:42
Feb 21, 2012 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 09:44
Dec 8, 2011 @ STL L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 11:11
Dec 6, 2011 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 14:41
Dec 4, 2011 vs MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 11:00
Dec 2, 2011 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 14:46
Nov 30, 2011 vs MTL W 4-1 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 11:09
Nov 27, 2011 vs TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 10:24
Nov 25, 2011 vs CHI L 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:04
Nov 23, 2011 @ PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 12:53
Nov 20, 2011 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 12:21
Nov 17, 2011 vs LAK L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:12
Nov 16, 2011 @ LAK L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:45
Nov 13, 2011 vs MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 08:55
Nov 11, 2011 vs VAN W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:03
Nov 9, 2011 vs NSH L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 09:45
Nov 5, 2011 @ DET L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 13:54
Nov 3, 2011 @ NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 07:23
Nov 1, 2011 @ WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:16
Oct 30, 2011 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 07:30
Oct 29, 2011 @ NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:52
Oct 23, 2011 vs PHX L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 09:45
Oct 21, 2011 vs DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 10:59
Oct 17, 2011 @ SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 13:57
Oct 16, 2011 vs STL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:12
Oct 14, 2011 vs SJS W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 11:41
Oct 8, 2011 vs NYR W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 09:13
Oct 7, 2011 @ BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 08:36