39 G · 107 A · 741 GP
0.197 P/GP · 11 PPP · 16:08 ATOI
Columbus Blue Jackets#7Retired
Brendan Smith
D · 6′2″ / 200 lb · Shoots L · Mimico, CAN · Age 37 · 2007 #27 by DET
146Career points
0.197Career P/GP
741Games played
39Goals
15 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-262points
The latest read.
2 points in 15 games in 2025-26. Career: 146 points across 741 games.
15GP
0goals
2assists
2points
10shots
0PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
3 G · 12 A · 59 GP
0.254 P/GP · 0 PPP · 16:49 ATOI
0.500 → 0.133P/GP by season · 15 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2011-12
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 15 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled626 all-time peers
Playoff career · 59 GP · 3 G · 12 A · 15 pts (0.254 P/GP)
63.2
73.8
73.0
What this draft slot returns.
Observed careers at the same pick, across all positionsdraft history · 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC
2007 draft#27round 1 · DET
21Players in sample
85.7%Reached the NHL
Most games in this sample: John Carlson (2008, WSH), 1,159 NHL games.
Sample: 21 players taken #27, across all positions, from draft classes through 2018 on file. Historical totals reflect the 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC snapshot; Brendan Smith's games use this page's NHL career record. Active careers can still grow.
These are observed outcomes, not a forecast for Brendan Smith. Exact-slot rates require at least 12 players. Draft Value methodology.
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2013-14 peak: 71 GP / 5 G / 14 A / 19 Pts / 0.268 P/GP · 18:23 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 71 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0.268 |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0.238 |
| 2015-16 | 63 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.238 |
| 2020-21 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.208 |
| 2018-19 | 63 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.206 |
| Prime-five | 308 | 22 | 50 | 72 | 0.234 |
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2025-12-29@ OTT12:36 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2025-12-28vs NYI12:15 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2025-12-22@ LAK11:59 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2025-12-20@ ANA10:07 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
2025-12-18vs MIN10:24 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart16 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 32 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -9 | 0 | 27 |
| 2023-24 | New Jersey Devils | 63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 0 | 60 |
| 2022-23 | New Jersey Devils | 60 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +3 | 0 | 58 |
| 2021-22 | Carolina Hurricanes | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +6 | 0 | 63 |
| 2020-21 | New York Rangers | 48 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +3 | 0 | 58 |
| 2019-20 | New York Rangers | 62 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -12 | 0 | 45 |
| 2018-19 | New York Rangers | 63 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 0 | 66 |
| 2017-18 | New York Rangers | 44 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +2 | 1 | 66 |
| 2016-17 | Detroit Red Wings | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 3 | 39 |
| 2016-17 | New York Rangers | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 23 |
| 2015-16 | Detroit Red Wings | 63 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +1 | 1 | 82 |
| 2014-15 | Detroit Red Wings | 76 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 2 | 88 |
| 2013-14Peak | Detroit Red Wings | 71 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -2 | 1 | 90 |
| 2012-13 | Detroit Red Wings | 34 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +1 | 2 | 33 |
| 2011-12 | Detroit Red Wings | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +3 | 1 | 13 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | New Jersey Devils | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | Carolina Hurricanes | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2019-20 | New York Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | New York Rangers | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +8 | 0 | 11 |
| 2015-16 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014-15 | Detroit Red Wings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013-14 | Detroit Red Wings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2012-13 | Detroit Red Wings | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 17 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2013-14 is the best season either way: 0.268 raw, 0.293 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32 | 0.188 | 3.04 | 0.185 |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 0.238 | 3.11 | 0.229 |
| 2022-23 | 60 | 0.083 | 3.18 | 0.079 |
| 2021-22 | 45 | 0.178 | 3.14 | 0.170 |
| 2020-21 | 48 | 0.208 | 2.94 | 0.213 |
| 2019-20 | 62 | 0.129 | 3.02 | 0.128 |
| 2018-19 | 63 | 0.206 | 3.01 | 0.205 |
| 2017-18 | 44 | 0.182 | 2.97 | 0.184 |
| 2016-17 | 51 | 0.176 | 2.77 | 0.191 |
| 2015-16 | 63 | 0.238 | 2.71 | 0.263 |
| 2014-15 | 76 | 0.171 | 2.73 | 0.188 |
| 2013-14Best adjusted | 71 | 0.268 | 2.74 | 0.293 |
| 2012-13 | 34 | 0.235 | 2.72 | 0.259 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | AHL | Cleveland Monsters | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Hartford Wolf Pack | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | AHL | Grand Rapids | 32 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 2011-12 | AHL | Grand Rapids | 57 | 10 | 24 | 34 |
| 2010-11 | AHL | Grand Rapids | 63 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 2009-10 | WCHA | U. Of Wisconsin | 42 | 15 | 37 | 52 |
| 2008-09 | WCHA | U. Of Wisconsin | 31 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 2007-08 | WCHA | U. Of Wisconsin | 22 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2006-07 | OPJHL | St. Michael's | 39 | 12 | 24 | 36 |
| 2006-07 | OPJHL | St. Michael's | 16 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 2005-06 | OPJHL | St. Michael's | 39 | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| 2005-06 | OPJHL | St. Michael's | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004-05 | GTHL | Tor. Marlboros | 66 | 22 | 63 | 85 |
| 2003-04 | Big Nickel Bantam | Toronto Marlboros Bantam AAA | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Defencemen only; career games played within ±20% of 741 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 593 to 889); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 52 of them cleared the band.
Brett KulakD · 2012 #105 · active663 GP · 29 G · 108 A · 137 P0.207 P/GP · +0.010Troy StecherD · Undrafted · active624 GP · 25 G · 106 A · 131 P0.210 P/GP · +0.013Jamie OleksiakD · 2011 #14 · active758 GP · 45 G · 116 A · 161 P0.212 P/GP · +0.015Trevor van RiemsdykD · Undrafted · active751 GP · 28 G · 133 A · 161 P0.214 P/GP · +0.017Connor MurphyD · 2011 #20 · active825 GP · 48 G · 129 A · 177 P0.215 P/GP · +0.018
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
The complete game ledger.
Per-game official box scoresofficial NHL game log
There is no 2025-26 game-log receipt on file for Brendan Smith. The complete ledger is only collected for players who dressed for an NHL club in that season, so nothing here is reported as a run of zeroes. The most recent official appearances on the player landing are below.
Recent form.
Last five official NHL gamesofficial game log
| Date | Opponent | TOI | G | A | PTS | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | at OTT | 12:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-28 | vs NYI | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-22 | at LAK | 11:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-20 | at ANA | 10:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-12-18 | vs MIN | 10:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed84.5mph21.7
135.9 km/h equivalent · league average 88.9 mph
Max skating speed20.7mph18.2
33.3 km/h equivalent · league average 21.6 mph
Distance skated39.2km21.6
24.4 mi equivalent · league average 214.3 km
Most distance in one game3.1km4.9
1.9 mi equivalent · league average 5.2 km
Bursts over 20 mph3bursts19.8
league average 31.3
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time39.3%13.8
league average 42.3
Neutral zone time19.2%100.0
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time41.5%30.7
league average 40.9
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal10shots21.3
league average 62.1 shots
High-danger shots on goal0shots0.0
league average 4.0 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
L Point40 G48th
L Circle20 G42th
R Point20 G31th
High Slot10 G24th
Outside L10 G36th
Behind the Net00 G0th
Beyond Red Line00 G0th
Center Point00 G0th
Crease00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
L Net Side00 G0th
Low Slot00 G0th
Offensive Neutral Zone00 G0th
Outside R00 G0th
R Circle00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
R Net Side00 G0th
0high danger0 G · 0.0%
3mid danger0 G · 0.0%
6long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 10 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Against the goaltenders.
Goaltenders faced, from play-by-playNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
Brendan Smith has faced 49 goaltenders in this dataset but none of them for the 20 shots on goal a published rate requires here. The counts exist; the rates would be noise, so they are not printed.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
The room.
Every current Columbus Blue Jackets teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
