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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Defenseman•#7Brendan Smith is a 37-year-old defenseman for the CBJ. Selected 27th overall by DET in the 2007 NHL Draft. Born in Mimico, CAN. A veteran presence at 37 years old.
On the blue line this season, Brendan has recorded 0 goals and 2 assists for 2 points across 15 games. He averages 0.13 points per game on 11:04 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Brendan was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 15 games, 189 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
55.6 vs 54.8 lg
58th percentile
Quality of teammates
45.4 vs 53.2 lg
30th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Brendan takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
10
Goals vs expected
0 vs 0.3 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
0%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
13
Offense
49
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong defensive results per minute. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
36-pt spreadThe 36-point spread between offensive (13th) and defensive (49th) percentiles is significant for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong defensive results per minute. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
36-pt spreadThe 36-point spread between offensive (13th) and defensive (49th) percentiles is significant for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Brendan Smith's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | CBJ | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 10 | — | |||
| 24-252024-25 | DAL | 32 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -9 | 27 | 3.7% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | NJD | 63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 60 | 8.3% |
Form
Brendan's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29 | @ OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 |
| Dec 28 | vs NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:15 |
| Dec 22 | @ LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:59 |
| Dec 20 | @ ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 10:07 |
| Dec 18 | vs MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the CBJ this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 22-232022-23 | NJD | 60 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +3 | 58 | — |
| 21-222021-22 | CAR | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +6 | 63 | 6.3% |
| 20-212020-21 | NYR | 48 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +3 | 58 | 8.6% |
| 19-202019-20 | NYR | 62 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -12 | 45 | 6.7% |
| 18-192018-19 | NYR | 63 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 66 | 6.1% |
| 17-182017-18 | NYR | 44 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +2 | 66 | 1.5% |
| 16-172016-17 | NYR | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 23 | 4.3% |
| 16-172016-17 | DET | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 39 | 5.1% |
| 15-162015-16 | DET | 63 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +1 | 82 | 3.7% |
| 14-152014-15 | DET | 76 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 88 | 4.5% |
| 13-142013-14 | DET | 71 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -2 | 90 | 5.6% |
| 12-132012-13 | DET | 34 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +1 | 33 | — |
| 11-122011-12 | DET | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +3 | 13 | 7.7% |
| Career | — | 741 | 39 | 107 | 146 | -16 | 821 | 4.8% |
Conor Garland
RW · 33 pts
