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Givani Smith

Position	Left Wing / Right Wing	Current Team
Shoots	Left	Current Contract
Height	6'2"	Expires
Weight (lbs)	214	Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age	27 (Feb 27, 1998)	Expiry Status
Drafted	2016, Round 2, Overall 46 (DET)

Date	Team	Transaction
Mar 7, 2025	Philadelphia Flyers	Acquired from Colorado Avalanche
Mar 7, 2025	Colorado Avalanche	Traded to Philadelphia Flyers
Dec 28, 2024	Colorado Avalanche	Assigned to AHL
Dec 14, 2024	Colorado Avalanche	Recalled from AHL
Dec 13, 2024	Colorado Avalanche	Assigned to AHL
Dec 9, 2024	Colorado Avalanche	Acquired from San Jose Sharks
Dec 9, 2024	San Jose Sharks	Traded to Colorado Avalanche
Dec 9, 2024	San Jose Sharks	Cleared Waivers
Dec 8, 2024	San Jose Sharks	Placed on Waivers
Jul 1, 2023	San Jose Sharks	Signed 2 years @ $800K AAV starting in 2023-24
Sep 14, 2021	Detroit Red Wings	Signed 2 years @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Oct 17, 2016	Detroit Red Wings	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2019-20	DET	21	170:19	0.70	0.35	1.06	0.63	0.08	11.76	10.48	1.29	0.00	21.05
2020-21	DET	16	152:45	0.39	1.18	1.57	0.56	-0.17	5.26	7.54	-2.27	14.29	0.00
2021-22	DET	46	386:47	0.62	0.47	1.09	0.60	0.03	8.00	7.67	0.33	7.81	10.94
2022-23	DET	2	19:52	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.89	-0.89	0.00	9.81	-9.81	0.00	16.67
2022-23	FLA	34	229:08	0.26	0.79	1.05	0.59	-0.33	4.00	9.09	-5.09	2.86	2.86
2022-23	DET, FLA	36	249:00	0.24	0.72	0.96	0.62	-0.38	3.57	9.16	-5.59	2.44	4.88
2023-24	SJS	36	268:40	0.22	0.67	0.89	0.63	-0.41	3.33	9.39	-6.06	5.00	7.50
2024-25	SJS	6	37:19	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.42	-0.42	0.00	13.16	-13.16	0.00	50.00
2024-25	COL	7	44:22	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.15	-0.15	0.00	3.69	-3.69	0.00	0.00
2024-25	COL, SJS	13	81:41	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.27	-0.27	0.00	7.47	-7.47	0.00	14.29

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2019-20	DET	21	170:19	31.35	1.06	1.88	41.92	1.76	2.34	37.50	44.62	-0.19	-0.30	0.57
2020-21	DET	16	152:45	35.74	1.96	1.94	42.42	3.54	2.38	35.71	44.91	-0.10	0.11	-2.46
2021-22	DET	46	386:47	35.52	1.71	1.87	42.66	2.79	2.44	37.93	43.36	-0.52	-0.29	-3.29
2022-23	DET	2	19:52	39.26	0.00	1.64	48.32	9.06	2.48	0.00	39.73	-0.05	-0.61	4.48
2022-23	FLA	34	229:08	43.21	1.83	2.23	42.94	1.57	3.01	53.85	42.54	-0.89	0.02	-8.54
2022-23	DET, FLA	36	249:00	42.89	1.69	2.18	43.37	2.17	2.97	43.75	42.36	-0.86	-0.03	-8.03
2023-24	SJS	36	268:40	38.19	1.34	2.23	47.34	4.02	2.87	25.00	43.78	0.25	-0.09	3.66
2024-25	SJS	6	37:19	19.29	0.00	1.03	65.92	1.61	3.64	0.00	22.02	-0.97	1.35	-24.53
2024-25	COL	7	44:22	22.99	0.00	0.78	37.87	2.70	2.01	0.00	27.85	-1.81	-0.41	-23.76
2024-25	COL, SJS	13	81:41	21.30	0.00	0.89	50.68	2.20	2.76	0.00	24.44	-1.41	0.40	-24.98

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	46	22.1	0.7	3.6	4.0	89.2	52.6	16.7	40.0	43.3	43.5	19.0	37.4
2022-23	36	22.3	0.4	9.7	9.8	95.6	46.8	22.2	33.3	44.4	41.1	17.5	41.4
2023-24	36	21.9	0.6	10.1	10.1	90.2	51.9	20.8	37.5	41.7	44.7	19.1	36.1
2024-25	13	22.1	0.9	10.3	10.3	86.0	62.8	25.0	25.0	50.0	46.3	18.2	35.5

Legend

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Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	Wagner, C	Ivan, I	COL	21:26	0.00	0.00	-	0.67	1.04	39.20	-1.84	-1.31	-12.45
2023-24	Hoffman, M	Carpenter, R	SJS	30:46	3.90	3.90	50.00	2.18	2.22	49.57	0.28	-0.58	9.10
2023-24	Carpenter, R	Labanc, K	SJS	28:17	0.00	2.12	0.00	3.24	2.76	53.95	1.35	-0.17	14.87
2023-24	Zetterlund, F	Sturm, N	SJS	23:58	0.00	2.50	0.00	2.77	0.98	73.81	0.88	-2.38	37.81
2022-23	Cousins, N	White, C	FLA	45:05	1.33	3.99	25.00	1.66	3.43	32.63	-1.45	0.48	-18.64
2022-23	Staal, E	Lomberg, R	FLA	39:42	3.02	0.00	100.00	2.95	2.68	52.40	-0.05	-0.20	1.42
2022-23	White, C	Lomberg, R	FLA	24:05	2.49	2.49	50.00	2.85	4.05	41.32	-0.30	1.20	-11.25
2021-22	Gagner, S	Veleno, J	DET	89:44	2.01	2.67	42.86	1.44	2.09	40.87	-0.87	-0.60	-5.38
2021-22	Gagner, S	Rowney, C	DET	33:02	5.45	3.63	60.00	1.83	2.47	42.58	-0.47	-0.54	-0.67
2021-22	Suter, P	Zadina, F	DET	33:00	0.00	1.82	0.00	3.08	3.89	44.13	1.02	0.89	3.43
2021-22	Gagner, S	Stephens, M	DET	28:36	0.00	4.20	0.00	2.24	1.79	55.53	-0.41	-1.16	8.23
2021-22	Rowney, C	Stephens, M	DET	25:12	0.00	2.38	0.00	1.01	2.41	29.56	-0.85	-0.86	-6.69
2021-22	Erne, A	Rasmussen, M	DET	23:24	2.56	0.00	100.00	2.45	1.42	63.25	-0.03	-1.19	14.63
2019-20	Abdelkader, J	Ehn, C	DET	65:59	0.91	0.91	50.00	1.58	1.96	44.53	-0.38	-0.78	2.87

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

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A red-hot start fizzles out in the 3rd period as the Canes squander one to the Cats at Cardiac Cane (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Preseason Game 1: Lineups, Game Preview and How to Watch at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
2025 NHL PTO Tracker at The Hockey Writers (Sun Sep 21, 2025)
32 joueurs ont accepté un essai professionnel dans la LNH at HABSolument Fan (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
All You Need To Know About The Three Players The Hurricanes Signed To PTOs at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Sep 15, 2025)
Several Former Red Wings Looking For Work at Detroit Hockey Now (Fri Sep 12, 2025)
Canes Release Training Camp Schedule at Canes Country (Fri Sep 12, 2025)
SJHN Daily: Clowe Joins Rangers as AGM, Celebrini & Smith at Giants Game at San Jose Hockey Now (Tue Sep 9, 2025)
5 Free Agents the Avalanche Should Target on a PTO at Colorado Hockey Now (Sat Sep 6, 2025)
Les Hurricanes offrent un essai professionnel à deux vétérans at HABSolument Fan (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
Hurricanes Sign Oliver Kylington And Givani Smith To PTO Contracts at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
Hurricanes Sign Ryabkin, 2 PTO Additions, Prospect Showcase & More at The Hockey Writers (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
Red Wings Notebook: Sandin Pellikka Excited For NHL Challenge at Detroit Hockey Now (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
Carolina Hurricanes Sign Two Former Avs to PTOs at Colorado Hockey Now (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
The Hurricanes sign 2 veterans to PTOs ahead of September's training camp at Cardiac Cane (Wed Aug 27, 2025)
Philadelphia Flyers Trade History with the Colorado Avalanche at Brotherly Puck (Tue Jul 29, 2025)
Who was the Flyers' "Fight Night Champ" last year? at Broad Street Buzz (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
Devils Army Blog Top-20 Trade List, Trade Tracker at Devils Army (Thu Mar 6, 2025)

Current Contract

Player does not currently have a contract.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	25	$800,000	$800,000	-	-	$800,000	$800,000	$800,000	RFA-arb
2024-25	26	$800,000	$800,000	-	-	$800,000	$800,000	$800,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	$1,600,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: San Jose Sharks

GM: Mike Grier

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.96

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	23	$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	RFA
2022-23	24	$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000

Signed: Sep 14, 2021

Team: Detroit Red Wings

GM: Steve Yzerman

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 0.92

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	18	$725,833	$925,000	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2017-18	19	$728,333	$927,500	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2018-19	20	$714,666	$913,333	$257,500	$92,500	$650,000	$742,500	$67,500	ELC
2019-20	21	$714,666	$913,333	$182,500	-	$700,000	$700,000	$67,500	ELC
2020-21	22	$714,666	$913,333	$157,500	-	$700,000	$700,000	$67,500	ELC
Total				$597,500	$277,500	$2,050,000	$2,327,500	$202,500

Signed: Oct 17, 2016

Team: Detroit Red Wings

GM: Ken Holland

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2013-14	GTHL	Miss. Senators	26	9	8	17		71				7	4	4	8		4
2013-14	Other	Miss. Senators										4
2014-15	OHL	Barrie	31	0	4	4	+3	20
2014-15	OHL	Guelph	30	7	8	15	+4	56				9	2	3	5	-3	18
2015-16	OHL	Guelph Storm	65	23	19	42	-27	146
2016-17	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	3	0	0	0	-2	2
2016-17	OHL	Guelph Storm	64	26	18	44	-9	139
2017-18	OHL	Guelph Storm	19	8	3	11	-5	14
2017-18	OHL	Kitchener Rangers	27	9	10	19	+6	36				18	11	7	18	+5	22
2018-19	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	64	6	7	13	+2	86				4		2	2	+1	9
2019-20	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	21	2	1	3	-2	9	22	9.1	9:41
2019-20	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	37	9	10	19	-6	75
2020-21	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	16	1	3	4	-5	21	20	5.0	10:35
2020-21	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	25	9	6	15	-5	54
2021-22	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	46	4	3	7	-6	108	50	8.0	8:28
2022-23	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	2	0	0	0	-3		3	0.0	9:57
2022-23	NHL	Florida Panthers	34	1	3	4	+1	72	27	3.7	6:50	1					2	2	0.0	5:25
2022-23	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	19	2	3	5	-21	45
2022-23	AHL	Charlotte Checkers	3	0	0	0	-1	4
2023-24	NHL	San Jose Sharks	36	1	3	4	-13	40	31	3.2	7:49
2024-25	NHL	San Jose Sharks	6	0	0	0	-1	10	2	0.0	6:17
2024-25	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	7	0	0	0	-2	8	3	0.0	6:21
2024-25	AHL	Colorado Eagles	6	0	1	1	-2	12
2024-25	AHL	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	10	1	1	2	-1	9				7				-4	19
NHL Career			168	9	13	22	-31	268	158	5.7	8:12	1					2	2	0.0	5:25