Top Cheddar 2026-27
2017-18 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #15 CRAIG SMITH Nashville Predators · Center
NM-MT Season grade
8
Card #2018-08475225
Craig Smith in action
15 C Center
97 OVR
Craig Smith Nashville Predators
2017-18 · 79 GP · 25 G · 26 A · 51 PTS
2018-19
2016-17

Season Report

8 Near Mint–Mint 8

Game Score 0.72 a game, 84th percentile of the league's forwards that season.

GP
79
G
25
A
26
P
51
+/-
+20
PIM
24
PPP
14
SHP
0
GWG
2
S
229
TOI
15:22
HIT
60
BLK
35
TK
61
FO%
42.6%

2017-18 ranks

  • 3rd Goals on the Predators
  • 5th Plus/Minus on the Predators
  • 9th Corsi For % of 628 in the NHL

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2017-18. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 96

Goals / 60
1.23

89th percentile of forwards

Shots / 60
11.31

97th percentile of forwards

Playmaking 86

Points / 60
2.52

83rd percentile of forwards

Assists / 60
1.28

72nd percentile of forwards

PP Points / GP
0.18

77th percentile of forwards

Defensive Awareness 97

Corsi For %
56.7%

98th percentile of forwards

Takeaways / 60
3.01

95th percentile of forwards

Physicality 61

Hits / 60
2.96

36th percentile of forwards

Blocks / 60
1.73

41st percentile of forwards

PIM / 60
1.19

37th percentile of forwards

Connections

Every 2017-18 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

L 91OVR Kevin Fiala Predators 8 of his goals D 96OVR P.K. Subban Predators 7 of his goals D 91OVR Mattias Ekholm Predators 5 of his goals D 97OVR Roman Josi Predators 3 of his goals

Set up most

L 91OVR Kevin Fiala Predators Set up 6 goals C 85OVR Kyle Turris Predators Set up 6 goals L 99OVR Filip Forsberg Predators Set up 5 goals C 56OVR Colton Sissons Predators Set up 2 goals
Scored on most
Anton Khudobin 2 goals Anders Nilsson 2 goals Philipp Grubauer 2 goals
Best game
December 04, 2017 vs BOS: 2G · 1A

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2017-18, from the play-by-play.

Hit most

D 64OVR Alex Goligoski Coyotes Hit him 3 times D 54OVR Braydon Coburn Lightning Hit him 2 times D 63OVR Sami Vatanen Devils Hit him 2 times D 49OVR Kevin Gravel Kings Hit him 2 times

Hit most by

R 63OVR Scottie Upshall Blues Hit by him 2 times D 80OVR Brent Seabrook Blackhawks Hit by him 2 times R 55OVR Troy Brouwer Flames Hit by him 2 times D 56OVR Adam McQuaid Bruins Hit by him 2 times

Faced most on the draw

C 58OVR Tomas Plekanec Maple Leafs Won 2 of 3 C 67OVR Kyle Brodziak Blues Won 1 of 3 C 47OVR Brandon Dubinsky Blue Jackets Won 0 of 3 C 93OVR Tyler Seguin Stars Won 2 of 3

2017-18 Nashville Predators

53-18-11 · 117 points · 1st of 31

Top teammates

G 99OVR Pekka Rinne Predators 59 GP · 42 W · .927 SV% · 2.31 GAA L 99OVR Filip Forsberg Predators 67 GP · 26 G · 38 A · 64 PTS D 98OVR Ryan Ellis Predators 44 GP · 9 G · 23 A · 32 PTS D 97OVR Roman Josi Predators 75 GP · 14 G · 39 A · 53 PTS D 96OVR P.K. Subban Predators 82 GP · 16 G · 43 A · 59 PTS D 91OVR Mattias Ekholm Predators 81 GP · 10 G · 24 A · 34 PTS