Smith scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist, added two hits and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Blues.
Smith has three points on the year, all of which have come over the last two games. His second-period goal was his first as a Shark. The 25-year-old has added 24 shots on net, 22 PIM, 25 hits and a minus-3 rating while playing in a fourth-line role over 15 appearances. Despite his uptick in offense, he's unlikely to sustain his scoring long enough to make an impact in fantasy.
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Sharks' Givani Smith: Registers helper
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Smith earned an assist, fired two shots on goal and added two PIM in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Panthers.
Smith saw just 5:55 of ice time Tuesday, but he was able to set up Mike Hoffman for a first-period goal. Entering Tuesday, Smith was averaging 8:44 of ice time per game. The 25-year-old continues to see a limited role on the fourth line, where he's contributed 23 hits, 22 PIM, 21 shots on net and a minus-5 rating through 14 appearances.
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Sharks' Givani Smith: Spends time in sin bin
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Smith was scoreless in Friday's 3-0 road loss against the Hurricanes.
Smith ended up with two shots on goal, two minor penalties, two blocked shots and a hit in his 9:53 of ice time across 14 shifts. He has very little fantasy appeal outside of the deepest pools, but he can be helpful in the PIM and hits categories.
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Sharks' Givani Smith: Joining San Jose
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Smith signed a two-year, $1.6 million contract with the Sharks on Saturday.
The Panthers elected not to qualify Smith after he logged four points (one goal, three assists) in 34 games. The 25-year-old Smith will bring a physical element to San Jose's bottom six -- he racked up 63 hits and 72 PIM last year.
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Givani Smith: Hitting open market
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Smith was not qualified by Florida on Friday, making him an unrestricted free agent, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
Smith scored four points in 36 combined games with Detroit and Florida last season. His physicality could land him a bottom-line role somewhere, as he also added 67 hits and 72 PIM in 2022-23.
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Panthers' Givani Smith: Activated off LTIR
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Smith (face) has been activated off long-term injured reserve ahead of Tuesday night's game versus the Flyers, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
At this point, it isn't clear if Smith will play Tuesday, but if he does, look for him to slot into a bottom-six role against Philadelphia. He's picked up four points while averaging 7:08 of ice time through 24 contests this campaign.
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Panthers' Givani Smith: Placed on long-term injured reserve
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Smith (face) was placed on long-term injured reserve Friday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
The Panthers are up against the cap with the return of Anthony Duclair (Achilles) to the lineup, as well as injuries to Aleksander Barkov (hand) and Sam Bennett (lower body), both of whom are unavailable Friday against Buffalo. Smith was hit in the face by a Radko Gudas shot in the second period Monday against Anaheim and had a procedure done this week, forcing him out of action until late March. The feisty forward has a goal and three assists with 47 PIM and 48 hits in 22 NHL games this season.
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Panthers' Givani Smith: Out of action Friday
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Smith (face) will not play Friday versus Buffalo, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
Smith was hit in the face by a Radko Gudas shot in the second period Monday and did not return. He could return Tuesday in Tampa Bay, but he'll be out of action Friday. He has a goal and three assists with 48 hits and 47 PIM in 22 games this season.
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Panthers' Givani Smith: Exits Monday's game
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Smith left Monday's 4-3 overtime win over Anaheim in the second period after being hit in the face by a shot from teammate Radko Gudas, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
Coach Paul Maurice said following the contest that X-rays came back negative and Smith won't need to enter concussion protocol. Despite the encouraging news, it's unclear at this time if Smith will be available for Friday's matchup with Buffalo. If he can't play, Chris Tierney could draw back into the lineup.
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Panthers' Givani Smith: Recalled from minors
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Smith was called up from AHL Charlotte on Tuesday.
Smith will most likely provide coverage as an emergency depth option rather than actually suiting up against the Coyotes on Tuesday. Still, the team obviously is impressed enough with the young winger to trade for him in mid-December despite having recorded just five points in 22 AHL games this year. If he does get into the lineup during this stint in the NHL, it will almost certainly be in a fourth-line role, where he will see minimal minutes.
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Panthers' Givani Smith: Dropped to AHL
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Smith was loaned to AHL Charlotte on Friday, per the AHL transaction page.
Smith logged 7:01 of ice time and posted four hits during his Florida debut Friday against the Islanders. There is a chance he could be back with the Panthers following the holiday break.
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Panthers' Givani Smith: Recalled from AHL Charlotte
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Smith was recalled from AHL Charlotte on Friday.
Smith moves up to the big club after a trade from Detroit on Monday. Smith has seven goals and 14 points in his 85-game NHL career, along with 138 PIM. He should be a bottom-six energy player with the Panthers.
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Panthers' Givani Smith: Traded to Panthers
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Detroit traded Smith to Florida in a three-team deal Monday that sent Danny O'Regan to the Red Wings and Michael Del Zotto to Anaheim.
Smith was selected in the second round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft but has never quite found his footing at the top level. He had 14 points and 138 PIM in 85 career NHL games with Detroit. The 24-year-old winger has five points in 19 AHL games this season and he'll now report to AHL Charlotte.
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Red Wings' Givani Smith: Back to minors
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Smith was demoted to AHL Grand Rapids on Friday, per CapFriendly.
Smith was added to the roster to serve as insurance Thursday against the Rangers and will now head back to the minors. He has two points with a minus-9 rating in eight AHL appearances this season.
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Red Wings' Givani Smith: Recalled Thursday
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Smith was recalled from AHL Grand Rapids on Thursday,
Smith has played two games with Detroit this season, but he failed to pick up a point over that span. The bottom-six forward has averaged close to 10 minutes of ice time per game during his 85-game NHL career, and he's scored seven times while adding seven assists over that stretch. He will provide forward depth as the Red Wings head out to the West Coast after Thursday's home tilt against the Rangers.
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Red Wings' Givani Smith: Heads to AHL
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Smith was assigned to AHL Grand Rapids on Tuesday.
Michael Rasmussen will be eligible to return to the lineup Thursday from his suspension, so Smith will return to the minors after playing in Detroit's past two games.
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Red Wings' Givani Smith: Makes season debut
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Smith had three shots during a 2-1 win over the Wild on Saturday.
Smith, who skated in 83 games for the Red Wings the past three seasons, displayed his physicality Saturday by delivering three hits during 9:18 of ice time. The gritty 24-year-old forward earned his latest promotion from Grand Rapids of the AHL because Oskar Sundqvist (upper body) and Michael Rasmussen (suspension) did not dress. Smith opened Saturday as the center of the third line with rookie Elmer Soderblom and Adam Erne. He could remain with the Red Wings until Rasmussen returns from his two-game penalty.
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Red Wings' Givani Smith: Recalled from AHL
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Smith was recalled from AHL Grand Rapids on Saturday, Kevin Allen of Detroit Hockey Now reports.
Smith will replace Michael Rasmussen on the roster after Rasmussen was given a two-game suspension for his hit to the head of Boston's David Krejci on Thursday. Smith had one assist in three games with the Griffins before his recall, after managing four goals and seven points in 46 games with the Red Wings in 2021-22.
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Red Wings' Givani Smith: Hits waivers
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Detroit waived Smith on Sunday, CapFriendly reports.
The 24-year-old winger scored four goals and seven points in 46 games with Detroit last season. Smith could split time between the Red Wings and AHL Grand Rapids again during the 2022-23 campaign if he passes through waivers unclaimed.
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Red Wings' Givani Smith: Participates on Day 1
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Smith (undisclosed) was on the ice for the first day of Red Wings training camp Thursday, Max Bultman of The Athletic reports.
Smith missed 19 games at the end of last season. The 24-year-old is once again on the roster fringe for the Red Wings, so he'll need to impress in camp or else end up with AHL Grand Rapids. He put up seven points, 108 PIM and 86 hits in 46 contests last year.
