Smith notched two assists, including one on the power play, in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Mammoth.
Smith had gone two games without a point before this bounce-back effort. He's yet to have a slump reach three contests this season. The 20-year-old is up to seven goals, 12 helpers, five power-play points, 43 shots on net and a plus-5 rating through 20 appearances. Smith's working on a breakout campaign and is a strong offense-only option for fantasy.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Ties game on power play
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Smith scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime win over the Wild.
Smith is up to three goals and seven points during his five-game point streak. His tally Tuesday was his first on the power play this season, though he's been just fine at filling the net at even strength in what's shaping up to be a breakout year. Overall, Smith is up to seven goals, 17 points (four on the power play), 35 shots on net and a plus-10 rating through 17 appearances.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Dishes two helpers in win
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Smith logged two assists, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Panthers.
Smith extended his point streak to four games, two of which have been multi-point efforts. He has two goals and four assists in that span. Smith is up to a total of six goals, 10 helpers, 34 shots on net and a plus-10 rating over 16 appearances. A point-per-game pace might be too tough to sustain at this stage of his career, but the 20-year-old should remain productive enough to help in most fantasy formats.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Nets game-winner Friday
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Smith scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Friday's 2-1 win over the Jets.
Smith has four goals and two assists over his last six games. His tally Friday was clutch, breaking a 1-1 tie with 4:21 left in the third period, and that goal stood as the game-winner. This was Smith's second game-winner of the season, and the 20-year-old is up to six goals, 14 points, 32 shots and a plus-8 rating through 15 appearances to begin his second NHL campaign positively.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Goal, assist in win
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Smith scored a goal on three shots, added a power-play assist and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Kraken.
Smith has three goals and two helpers over his last five outings for one of his most consistent stretches of the season. The 20-year-old is up to five goals, 13 points, 28 shots on net, eight PIM and a plus-6 rating over 14 appearances. Smith's continued roles on the first line and top power-play unit should allow him to remain productive on offense, though he doesn't add a whole lot of non-scoring production to soften the slumps for fantasy managers.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Tickles twine in loss
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Smith scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Kings.
Smith got the Sharks on the board at 15:33 of the second period. The 20-year-old has yet to put together a point streak, but he's had a couple of explosive games on offense. He's at three goals, nine points, 22 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating through 10 outings. Smith has plenty of potential, and as the Sharks' team performance matures throughout the year, he should find more consistency on offense.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Four-point night includes GWG
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Smith scored two goals, one the overtime winner, and added two assists in Thursday's 6-5 victory over the Rangers.
Smith scored his first two goals of the season and San Jose's final two tallies of the night, banging home a rebound early in the third period just after a two-man advantage had expired before ripping a one-timer past Igor Shesterkin in the extra frame. The 20-year-old Smith is showing signs of becoming a very effective Robin to Macklin Celebrini's Batman, and through seven games to begin the season, Smith has eight points.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Pots goal in loss
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Smith scored a goal and added two PIM in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Oilers.
Smith scored for the fourth game in a row -- he has five goals and three assists in that span. He got the Sharks on the board in the first period of this contest. Smith is up to 18 goals, 45 points, 122 shots on net, 18 PIM and a minus-10 rating over 71 appearances. Fantasy managers in redraft formats should have the 20-year-old on their radar by now, as he's put together a strong rookie season.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Racks up four points Wednesday
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Smith scored a goal on three shots, dished three assists and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 8-7 overtime loss to the Wild.
Smith has four goals and three assists during his three-game point streak. Both of the Sharks' top rookies, Smith and Macklin Celebrini, had great performances despite the overtime loss. For the season, Smith has 17 goals, 27 helpers, 12 power-play points, 121 shots on net and a minus-10 rating over 70 appearances. The Sharks have four games left on the schedule, so Smith still has plenty of time to help fantasy managers pad their scoring numbers.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Tallies lone goal in loss
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Smith scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Kraken.
Smith ended an eight-game goal drought with this tally. In that span, he was limited to two assists despite pumping 17 shots on net. The 20-year-old's recent dry spell aside, he's made a great first impression on a rebuilding team. Smith has 14 goals, 38 points, 114 shots on net and a minus-13 rating across 68 appearances as a rookie.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Picks up power-play assist
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Smith logged a power-play assist and went minus-3 in Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Rangers.
Smith has been limited to a pair of helpers over his last five contests. The 20-year-old forward assisted on Cameron Lund's first NHL tally late in the third period to break up Jonathan Quick's shutout bid. Smith is up to 37 points (11 on the power play), 105 shots on net and a minus-12 rating through 64 appearances this season. He's been good with 11 points through 12 outings in March, but there could still be some ups and downs for Smith as he works on closing out 2024-25 on a high note.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Pockets power-play assist
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Smith notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 7-3 loss to the Avalanche.
Smith stayed hot on offense -- he has three goals and five assists over his last six outings. The 19-year-old set up a tally by Macklin Celebrini in the third period, which got Celebrini to the 20-goal mark. Smith hasn't enjoyed the same success as a rookie in 2024-25, but he's at a decent 31 points (20 helpers) with 86 shots on net and a minus-11 rating across 56 appearances.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Posts helper in loss
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Smith notched an assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Stars.
Smith has two goals and six helpers over his last nine outings. The 19-year-old forward set up a Fabian Zetterlund tally in the second period. Smith started slow this season, but he's really settled in as a top-six option for the Sharks. He's at 23 points, 68 shots on net and a minus-9 rating across 49 appearances in his rookie campaign.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Collects two points Monday
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Smith notched one goal and one assist in Monday's 6-3 loss to Boston.
Smith had two helpers in 10 outings going into Monday's game, but the Boston native and former Boston College player put on a show at TD Garden. The rookie forward has seven goals, 17 points and 58 shots on net through 41 games this season.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Questionable for Saturday
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Smith is questionable for Saturday's tilt against Florida because of an undisclosed injury, according to Max Miller of NHL.com.
Smith has five goals and 11 points in 24 appearances in 2024-25. If he can't play, then perhaps Ethan Cardwell will draw into the lineup after being a healthy scratch in San Jose's past two games.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Notches two helpers in win
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Smith recorded a pair of assists, including one on the power play, in Monday's 7-2 win over the Kings.
Smith snapped a three-game slump with the pair of helpers on consecutive tallies early in the third period. The 19-year-old remained on the wing Monday -- while center Mikael Granlund (upper body) exited the lineup, the Sharks also welcomed back another pivot in Nico Sturm. Smith is up to six points, 24 shots on net and a minus-12 rating over 19 contests. He has sat out one game in all four of the Sharks' back-to-back sets so far, so fantasy managers should expect him to sit out either Friday or Saturday during a home-and-home against the Kraken.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Snags helper in overtime win
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Smith registered an assist in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.
Smith set up Jack Thompson's first NHL tally late in the first period. With three points over his last three games, it appears Smith is starting to find his way in the NHL. The rookie center has added 15 shots on net, six PIM and a minus-3 rating over 11 appearances this season. While he's not expected to play every game early on, he should continue to see middle-six minutes and power-play time when in the lineup.
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Sharks' Will Smith: Healthy scratch Friday
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Smith will be a healthy scratch Friday in Winnipeg, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.
The Sharks have decided to ease Smith into his first year in the NHL, as it is a long schedule, and are making him sit out the second game of back-to-back contests after playing Thursday in Chicago. The Ducks did the same thing last season with Leo Carlsson. so expect this to happen with some frequency the rest of the campaign with the highly-regarded Smith. The youngster has yet to hit the scoresheet in four games.
