Isaac Howard 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
Oilers · LIsaac HowardChange first player
Oilers skaters
- Leon Draisaitl
- Vasily Podkolzin
- Evan Bouchard
- Connor McDavid
- Kasperi Kapanen
- Max Jones
- Trent Frederic
- Alex Formenton
- Isaac Howard
- Colton Dach
- Owen Michaels
- Mathieu Joseph
- Zach Hyman
- Ryan Shea
- Mattias Ekholm
- Josh Samanski
- Jake Walman
- Connor Murphy
- Shakir Mukhamadullin
- Ty Emberson
League chance leaders
- Leon Draisaitl
- Tage Thompson
- William Eklund
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Kyle Connor
- Tomas Hertl
- William Nylander
- Vasily Podkolzin
- Steven Stamkos
- Kirill Marchenko
- John Tavares
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- Adrian Kempe
- Wyatt Johnston
- Jordan Eberle
- Cole Perfetti
- Auston Matthews
- Sebastian Aho
- Nick Schmaltz
- Brandon Hagel
- Morgan Geekie
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
- Matt Boldy
Another club (its chance leader)
Sharks · CWill SmithChange second player
Sharks skaters
- Will Smith
- Tyler Toffoli
- Michael Misa
- Kiefer Sherwood
- Luca Cagnoni
- Alexander Wennberg
- Macklin Celebrini
- Mason Marchment
- Zack Ostapchuk
- Igor Chernyshov
- Collin Graf
- Nolan Allan
- Ivar Stenberg
- Dmitry Orlov
- Jacob Trouba
- Darnell Nurse
- Michael Kesselring
- Barclay Goodrow
- Sam Dickinson
- Ty Dellandrea
League chance leaders
- Leon Draisaitl
- Tage Thompson
- William Eklund
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Kyle Connor
- Tomas Hertl
- William Nylander
- Vasily Podkolzin
- Steven Stamkos
- Kirill Marchenko
- John Tavares
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- Adrian Kempe
- Wyatt Johnston
- Jordan Eberle
- Cole Perfetti
- Auston Matthews
- Sebastian Aho
- Nick Schmaltz
- Brandon Hagel
- Morgan Geekie
- Will Smith
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
- Matt Boldy
Another club (its chance leader)
Every measurepct = league percentile, higher is better
Will Smith is ahead on 11 of 12 measures. The widest gap is creates per 60: Will Smith sits in the 69th percentile, Isaac Howard the 10th.
| Measure | Howard | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring · NHL | ||
| Points | 1 | 3 |
| Goals | 0 | 2 |
| Assists | 1 | 1 |
| Ice time per game | 10:09 | 19:06 |
| His chances · ours | ||
| Expected goals per game | 0.1148 pct | 0.4796 pct |
| Shot attempts per game | 1.737 pct | 2.767 pct |
| Goals above expected | −0.324 pct | +0.680 pct |
| With him on the ice · ours | ||
| Chance share | 21.3%2 pct | 28.4%8 pct |
| Chances for per 60 | 1.146 pct | 1.3813 pct |
| Chances against per 60 | 4.243 pct | 3.4912 pct |
| 5-on-5 impact · ours | ||
| Net impact per 60 | −0.377 pct | −0.1420 pct |
| Creates per 60 | −0.2210 pct | +0.2269 pct |
| Prevents per 60 | −0.1518 pct | −0.363 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 553 skaters who have at least 19 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 →