Craig Smith stats
Bio
- Age
- 37 yearsSep 5, 1989
- Height
- 6' 1"
Craig Smith played 14 NHL seasons, 2011-12 to 2024-25.
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 987
- G
- 220
- A
- 232
- PTS
- 452
- +/-
- 88
- PIM
- 395
- S
- 2,319
- HIT
- 903
- BLK
- 307
Ranked among NHL players with 20+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player dressed and took a shift in. | G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | +/-: Goals for minus goals against while the player was on the ice at even strength or short-handed. | PIM: Penalty minutes — time served in the box. | S: Shots on goal. | HIT: Hits: body checks the arena scorer credited. | BLK: Blocked shots: opponents’ shots stopped before they reached the net. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | NSH | 72 | 14 | 22 | 36 | -9 | 30 | 172 | 44 | 17 |
| 2012-13 | NSH | 44 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 20 | 83 | 39 | 13 |
| 2013-14 | NSH | 79 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 16 | 22 | 215 | 54 | 21 |
| 2014-15 | NSH | 82 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 11 | 44 | 252 | 77 | 17 |
| 2015-16 | NSH | 82 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 4 | 40 | 199 | 84 | 18 |
| 2016-17 | NSH | 78 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 30 | 155 | 93 | 16 |
| 2017-18 | NSH | 79 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 20 | 24 | 229 | 60 | 35 |
| 2018-19 | NSH | 76 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 11 | 20 | 205 | 77 | 33 |
| 2019-20 | NSH | 69 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 18 | 34 | 184 | 60 | 19 |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 54 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 132 | 66 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 74 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 2 | 28 | 187 | 95 | 28 |
| 2022-23 |  BOS/WSH | 64 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 104 | 48 | 21 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 75 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 33 | 112 | 50 | 30 |
| 2024-25 |  CHI/DET | 59 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 34 | 90 | 56 | 31 |
What the columns mean: G · A · PTS · +/- · PIM · S · HIT · BLK
Career Postseason
- GP
- 83
- G
- 9
- A
- 14
- PTS
- 23
- +/-
- -10
- PIM
- 20
- S
- 197
- HIT
- 118
- BLK
- 31
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 987
- G
- 0.2
- A
- 0.2
- PTS
- 0.5
- +/-
- 88
- PIM
- 0.4
- S
- 2.3
- HIT
- 0.9
- BLK
- 0.3
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — percentages, plus/minus, goals-against average and time on ice are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player dressed and took a shift in. | G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | +/-: Goals for minus goals against while the player was on the ice at even strength or short-handed. | PIM: Penalty minutes — time served in the box. | S: Shots on goal. | HIT: Hits: body checks the arena scorer credited. | BLK: Blocked shots: opponents’ shots stopped before they reached the net. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | NSH | 72 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 2012-13 | NSH | 44 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -11 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 2013-14 | NSH | 79 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 16 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 2014-15 | NSH | 82 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| 2015-16 | NSH | 82 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| 2016-17 | NSH | 78 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| 2017-18 | NSH | 79 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 20 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| 2018-19 | NSH | 76 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| 2019-20 | NSH | 69 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 18 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 54 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 21 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 74 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| 2022-23 | BOS/WSH | 64 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 75 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 2024-25 | CHI/DET | 59 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
What the columns mean: G · A · PTS · +/- · PIM · S · HIT · BLK
Fantasy
Career regular season
- GP
- 987
- ESPN
- 1,192.2
- YAHOO
- 4,996.1
- ESPN/G
- 1.2
- YAHOO/G
- 5.1
Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season lines. A season before 2009-10 is not scored: ESPN has no hits or blocked shots for it.
| GP: Games the player dressed and took a shift in. | ESPN: A goalie’s fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line. | YAHOO: A goalie’s fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line. | ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played. | YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | NSH | 72 | 86.6 | 351.8 | 1.2 | 4.9 |
| 2012-13 | NSH | 44 | 38.2 | 135.7 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| 2013-14 | NSH | 79 | 118.4 | 522.5 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| 2014-15 | NSH | 82 | 112.9 | 505.8 | 1.4 | 6.2 |
| 2015-16 | NSH | 82 | 97.8 | 405.1 | 1.2 | 4.9 |
| 2016-17 | NSH | 78 | 75.3 | 315.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 2017-18 | NSH | 79 | 129.4 | 563.1 | 1.6 | 7.1 |
| 2018-19 | NSH | 76 | 107.7 | 449.5 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
| 2019-20 | NSH | 69 | 86.4 | 394.6 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 54 | 71.8 | 334.8 | 1.3 | 6.2 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 74 | 96.2 | 384.3 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| 2022-23 | BOS/WSH | 64 | 51.2 | 208.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 75 | 62.2 | 236.8 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 2024-25 | CHI/DET | 59 | 58.1 | 188.0 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
What the columns mean: ESPN/G
Bio
- Age
- 37 yearsSep 5, 1989
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2011
- Birthplace
- Madison, WI
- Draft
- 2009Rd 4, Pk 98
- College
- Wisconsin
Latest performance
Craig Smith
Apr 17 · @ TOR · L 4-3 OT
- A
- 0
- G
- 0
- S
- 0
- +/-
- 0
- GWG
- 0
- PIM
- 0
- PPA
- 0
- PPG
- 0
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Apr 17 | at TORL 4-3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Apr 16 | at NJW 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Apr 14 | vs DALW 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fri, Apr 11 | at TBW 4-3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thu, Apr 10 | at FLAL 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tue, Apr 08 | at MTLL 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
What were Craig Smith's career stats?
Craig Smith played 14 seasons for the Predators, the Bruins and the Stars. He had 220 goals and 232 assists for 452 points in 987 games.
More on Craig Smith
Playoff series
Craig Smith played 83 games across 10 NHL postseasons in 18 series — 9 won, 9 lost.
| G: Goals scored. | G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 |  VGK | Won 4-1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023-24 |  COL | Won 4-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 |  EDM | Won 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 |  CAR | Lost 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | WSH | Won 4-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020-21 |  NYI | Lost 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019-20 |  ARI | Lost 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Lost 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | COL | Won 4-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017-18 |  WPG | Lost 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016-17 |  CHI | Won 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016-17 |  STL | Won 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 |  PIT | Lost 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015-16 |  ANA | Won 4-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015-16 |  SJ | Lost 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | CHI | Lost 2-4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011-12 | DET | Won 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | ARI | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Craig Smith’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from NHL game logs since the 1995-96 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Craig Smith against each club
- vs Chicago Blackhawks (55)
- vs Colorado Avalanche (55)
- vs St. Louis Blues (52)
- vs Dallas Stars (51)
- vs Minnesota Wild (47)
- vs Winnipeg Jets (45)
- vs San Jose Sharks (43)
- vs Anaheim Ducks (42)
- vs Arizona Coyotes (38)
- vs New York Islanders (38)
- vs Buffalo Sabres (35)
- vs Edmonton Oilers (35)
- vs Los Angeles Kings (35)
- vs Pittsburgh Penguins (35)
- vs Washington Capitals (35)
- vs Calgary Flames (33)
- vs Columbus Blue Jackets (33)
- vs Vancouver Canucks (33)
- vs New York Rangers (32)
- vs Detroit Red Wings (30)
- vs Carolina Hurricanes (29)
- vs New Jersey Devils (29)
- vs Philadelphia Flyers (28)
- vs Florida Panthers (27)
- vs Ottawa Senators (26)
- vs Tampa Bay Lightning (24)
- vs Montreal Canadiens (23)
- vs Toronto Maple Leafs (22)
- vs Vegas Golden Knights (21)
- vs Boston Bruins (20)
- vs Nashville Predators (9)
- vs Seattle Kraken (7)
- vs Utah Mammoth (3)
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