Tommy Novak vs Will Smith
Who gets more chances, who finishes them, and whose team owns the ice when he is on it? The league's scoring numbers and ours, side by side.
2026-27 seasonregular season and playoffs so far
Penguins · CTommy NovakChange first player
Penguins skaters
- Filip Hallander
- Egor Chinakhov
- Sidney Crosby
- Samuel Girard
- Rickard Rakell
- Tommy Novak
- Ben Kindel
- Evgeni Malkin
- Nick Robertson
- Blake Lizotte
- Kris Letang
- Ville Koivunen
- Declan Carlile
- Kaedan Korczak
- Erik Karlsson
- Connor Dewar
- Hendrix Lapierre
- Elmer Soderblom
- Andrei Kuzmenko
- Trevor van Riemsdyk
League chance leaders
- Leon Draisaitl
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Tomas Hertl
- Vasily Podkolzin
- Kyle Connor
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- Adrian Kempe
- Jordan Eberle
- William Eklund
- Nick Schmaltz
- Cole Perfetti
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
- Dylan Guenther
- Clayton Keller
- William Nylander
- Alex Tuch
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Sebastian Aho
- Marco Rossi
- Kirill Kaprizov
- JJ Peterka
- Artemi Panarin
- Sam Reinhart
Another club (its chance leader)
Sharks · CWill SmithChange second player
Sharks skaters
- Will Smith
- Luca Cagnoni
- Michael Misa
- Macklin Celebrini
- Tyler Toffoli
- Kiefer Sherwood
- Alexander Wennberg
- Igor Chernyshov
- Mason Marchment
- Nolan Allan
- Collin Graf
- Zack Ostapchuk
- Dmitry Orlov
- Jacob Trouba
- Ivar Stenberg
- Barclay Goodrow
- Michael Kesselring
- Darnell Nurse
League chance leaders
- Leon Draisaitl
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Tomas Hertl
- Vasily Podkolzin
- Kyle Connor
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- Adrian Kempe
- Jordan Eberle
- William Eklund
- Nick Schmaltz
- Cole Perfetti
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
- Dylan Guenther
- Clayton Keller
- William Nylander
- Will Smith
- Alex Tuch
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Sebastian Aho
- Marco Rossi
- Kirill Kaprizov
- JJ Peterka
- Artemi Panarin
- Sam Reinhart
Another club (its chance leader)
Every measurepct = league percentile, higher is better
Tommy Novak is ahead on 8 of 12 measures. The widest gap is net impact per 60: Tommy Novak sits in the 97th percentile, Will Smith the 34th.
| Measure | Novak | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring · NHL | ||
| Points | 4 | 3 |
| Goals | 2 | 2 |
| Assists | 2 | 1 |
| Ice time per game | 15:23 | 19:25 |
| His chances · ours | ||
| Expected goals per game | 0.2476 pct | 0.6598 pct |
| Shot attempts per game | 2.046 pct | 3.579 pct |
| Goals above expected | +1.597 pct | +0.785 pct |
| With him on the ice · ours | ||
| Chance share | 56.0%62 pct | 53.8%57 pct |
| Chances for per 60 | 2.0339 pct | 1.6822 pct |
| Chances against per 60 | 1.6081 pct | 1.4487 pct |
| 5-on-5 impact · ours | ||
| Net impact per 60 | +0.7797 pct | −0.0234 pct |
| Creates per 60 | +0.6797 pct | +0.2371 pct |
| Prevents per 60 | +0.1069 pct | −0.257 pct |
How this is measured
Points, goals, assists and ice time are the NHL's own numbers for the season. Everything else is ours, from the shot model: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, added up for the shooter (his chances) or for everyone on the ice with him at five-on-five (with him on the ice). The impact rating also accounts for his linemates, opponents, home ice and the score. The bold number is the better of the two.
Percentiles compare each skater with the 519 skaters who have at least 18 five-on-five minutes this season; a skater under that minimum has no on-ice numbers here yet. For chances against, a higher percentile means fewer allowed. Goalies are not compared on this page. More →