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Givani Smith

#55 · Right wing · Free agent, last with the Colorado Avalanche

Born Feb 27, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 6'2", 214 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 46th overall in 2016 by DET (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jonas Rondbjerg VGK · 0 P in 13 GP Nikita Prishchepov COL · 0 P in 10 GP Brendan Brisson VGK · 0 P in 9 GP Jere Innala COL · 0 P in 17 GP Raphael Lavoie VGK · 0 P in 9 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.

02462019-20: 3 points319-202020-21: 4 points420-212021-22: 7 points721-222022-23: 4 points422-232023-24: 4 points423-242024-25: 0 points024-25

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2019-20 DET 21 2 1 3 -2 9 22 42 0.14 $714K
2020-21 DET 16 1 3 4 -5 21 20 28 0.25 $714K
2021-22 DET 46 4 3 7 -6 108 50 86 0.15 $750K
2022-23 DET 2 0 0 0 -3 0 3 4 0.00 $750K
2022-23 FLA 34 1 3 4 1 72 27 63 0.12
2023-24 SJS 36 1 3 4 -13 40 31 87 0.11 $800K
2024-25 SJS 6 0 0 0 -1 10 2 7 0.00 $800K
2024-25 COL 7 0 0 0 -2 8 3 13 0.00
6 seasons Career 168 9 13 22 -31 268 158 330 0.13

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2022-23 FLA 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0.00
1 season Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0.00

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
13 0 0 0 -3 18 5 20 0.00 0.0 6:20

Contract

$800KCap hitends in 2025, then UFA

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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show.

The contract

Signed by the San Jose Sharks on Jul 1, 2023, as a new contract: 2 years and $1.6M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $800K $800K $0 $800K
2024-25 $800K $800K $0 $800K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Oct 3, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $775K $775K
Jul 1, 2023 San Jose Sharks New contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $1.6M $800K
Sep 14, 2021 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $1.5M $750K
Oct 17, 2016 Detroit Red Wings Entry-level 2018-19 to 2020-21 signed for 2016-17, slid 3 $2.925M $714K

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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Rating

-1.7Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-1.2Even-strength defence-0.2Power play0.0Penalty kill0.0Penalties-0.5

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. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked.

-2-1012019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25Goals 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

31.7Corsi for %45 attempts for, 97 against
-16.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
19.4Expected goals for %1.0 expected for, 4.1 against
-29.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
29.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
0.0Goals for %0 for, 3 against
94.3PDO0.0% shooting + 94.3% saves
10Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Chris Wagner · Givani Smith · Ivan IvanCOL421:2636.438.90-0
Givani Smith · Ivan Ivan · Jere InnalaCOL313:0150.038.20-1
Carl Grundstrom · Givani Smith · Ty DellandreaSJS210:4937.516.10-0
Givani Smith · Klim Kostin · Nico SturmSJS28:5325.07.90-1

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.3Expected goalsfrom 7 unblocked attempts
-0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.25 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 4.9% chance per attempt1st
Finishing -0.3 goals above expected51stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.3Goals 0

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
Dec 27, 2024 @ UTA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 04:38
Dec 22, 2024 vs SEA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:13
Dec 20, 2024 @ ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 06:08
Dec 19, 2024 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:47
Dec 14, 2024 vs NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 07:55
Dec 12, 2024 vs UTA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 06:30
Dec 10, 2024 @ PIT W 6-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 08:19
Nov 25, 2024 vs LAK W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:42
Nov 21, 2024 @ STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:53
Nov 11, 2024 @ PHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 06:01
Nov 10, 2024 @ NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 05:27
Oct 28, 2024 @ UTA W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 5 2 0 03:42
Oct 18, 2024 @ WPG L 3-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 07:59