Will Smith - NHL News & Rumors

Toronto Maple Leafs win the lottery for the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL draft

The Toronto Maple Leafs have won the lottery for the first pick in the NHL draft

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Teal Talk: Will Smith | San Jose Sharks Brodie Brazil sits down with Will Smith to talk about being in the playoff race, his friendship with Macklin Celebrini, and the chemistry of...

APRIL 23 • NHL.COM

The Sharks future is bright thanks to a young core led by Macklin Celebrini

The multiyear rebuild era for the San Jose Sharks is complete

APRIL 19 • Associated Press

Media Availability (4/18): Smith | San Jose Sharks Sharks forward Will Smith speaks with the media on locker cleanout day following the 2025-26 season.

APRIL 18 • NHL.COM

One of each in win Smith scored a goal, recorded an assist and fired five shots on net in Thursday's 6-1 win over Winnipeg.

Impact Smith notched his goal late in the first period before later picking up a secondary helper on Macklin Celebrini's tally in the third. The pair of points raised the 21-year-old Smith up to 24 goals, 35 assists and 166 shots on net across 69 games this season. The rising star took another step forward this season offensively, as he compiled more points and shots on net in less games than he played in his rookie campaign. He is a high-upside player in fantasy for the years to come and is set to operate inside the Sharks' top six for the foreseeable future.

APRIL 17 • ROTOWIRE

Celebrini breaks the Sharks' season points season in a closing 6-1 romp over the Jets

Macklin Celebrini had a goal and two assists to break Joe Thornton’s San Jose record for points in a season with 115, helping the Sharks rout the Winnipeg Jets 6-1 on Thursday nigh...

APRIL 17 • Associated Press

Scores winning goal Monday Smith scored a goal on two shots in Monday's 3-2 win over the Blackhawks.

Impact Smith gave the Sharks a 3-1 lead with a snap shot at the 3:28 mark of the third period, and since the Blackhawks pulled one back later, Smith's tally ended up being the game-winning goal -- his fourth of the campaign. This goal also marked Smith's 100th point of his NHL career, and he needed 137 games to reach that sum. The 21-year-old playmaker has the looks of a future franchise cornerstone, and he's already surpassed the numbers he posted in 2024-25. Over 63 contests, Smith is up to 55 points, tallying 23 goals and 32 assists.

APRIL 7 • ROTOWIRE

Postgame vs CHI (4/6): Smith | San Jose Sharks Will Smith speaks to the media following the Sharks 3-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on April 6, 2026.

APRIL 7 • NHL.COM

Postgame vs CHI (4/6): Smith

APRIL 7 • YOUTUBE

Will Smith scores to lead Sharks past Blackhawks 3-2

Will Smith earned his 100th NHL point with a third-period goal, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday night

APRIL 7 • Associated Press

Three-point burst in win Smith scored a power-play goal on two shots, added two assists and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Ducks.

Impact Smith opened the scoring at 4:37 of the first period and helped out on both of Macklin Celebrini's tallies in the third. This was Smith's fourth multi-point effort over the last five games. He's earned three goals and six assists in that span, and he's up to 22 goals, 54 points, 148 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating over 60 appearances. His next point will be the 100th of his NHL career.

APRIL 2 • ROTOWIRE

Celebrini ties it late then sets up Wennberg's winner as the Sharks beat the Ducks 4-3

Macklin Celebrini scored with less than two minutes to play to tie the game then assisted on Alexander Wennberg’s winning goal with 31 seconds left to complete a four-point game as...

APRIL 2 • Associated Press

Smith x Celebrini Telepathy 🧠⚡️

APRIL 2 • YOUTUBE

Contributes two more assists Smith recorded two assists and three shots on goal in Monday's 5-4 win over the Blues.

Impact One of Smith's helpers came on the power play. The 21-year-old has three multi-point efforts over his last four contests, earning two goals and two assists in that span. He temporarily lost the trust of head coach Ryan Warsofsky in the middle of March, but Smith is back on the top line and has returned to productivity. He's earned 21 goals, 30 helpers, 146 shots on net and a minus-2 rating over 59 outings this season, surpassing his 45-point effort from 74 games as a rookie last year.

MARCH 31 • ROTOWIRE

Two helpers Saturday Smith pocketed two assists in Saturday's 3-2 win over Columbus.

Impact The 21-year-old had a hand in both of Igor Chernyshov's tallies as the Sharks' precocious top line of Smith, Chernyshov and Macklin Celebrini combined for three goals and six points. Smith has two multi-point efforts in the last three games, and on the season he's collected 21 goals and 49 points in 58 contests.

MARCH 29 • ROTOWIRE

BABY SHARKS got BITE! 🦈

MARCH 29 • YOUTUBE

Sharks score late, rally past Blue Jackets 3-2 to snap six-game skid

Igor Chernyshov scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 1:25 remaining, to rally the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, snapping a six-game losing...

MARCH 28 • Associated Press

Snaps goal drought Smith scored two goals, including one on the power play, in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Predators.

Impact Smith hadn't found the back of the net since March 6, and he tallied just two assists in nine games during that scoreless stretch. The 21-year-old center has been a productive player for the Sharks since returning from an upper-body injury that caused him to miss 13 games between December and January. Even when considering his slump and scoreless drought, the 21-year-old still has nine goals and 18 total points over his last 23 contests.

MARCH 25 • ROTOWIRE

Postgame at NSH (3/24): Smith | San Jose Sharks Will Smith speaks to the media following the Sharks 6-3 loss to the Nashville Predators on March 24, 2026.

MARCH 25 • NHL.COM

Sharks vs. Predators | NHL Highlights | March 24, 2026

MARCH 25 • YOUTUBE

Postgame at NSH (3/24): Smith

MARCH 25 • YOUTUBE

Forsberg has a goal and 2 assists to lead surging Predators over slumping Sharks 6-3

Filip Forsberg scored a goal and assisted on two others to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks in a matchup of teams headed in opposite direction...

MARCH 25 • Associated Press

Alex Lyon earns 10th straight road win as the Sabres beat the Sharks 5-0

Alex Lyon made 23 saves for his 10th straight road win as the Buffalo Sabres scored three times in a span of less than two minutes in the second period to beat the San Jose Sharks...

MARCH 20 • Associated Press

Making Waves: Reading is Cool | San Jose Sharks Tara Slone visits Bachrodt Elementary for the Sharks Foundation’s Reading Is Cool visit with Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, Zack Ostapchuk,...

MARCH 17 • NHL.COM

Media Availability (3/11): Smith | San Jose Sharks Will Smith speaks to the media after the Sharks practice in Boston on March 11, 2026.

MARCH 11 • NHL.COM

WILL SMITH NEWS

NEWS

BIO

STATS

VIDEOS

GAME LOG

INJURIES