Craig Smith

Age 34 Sep 5, 1989

Madison USA

Right Wing shoots right

6'1" 185 cm

208 lbs 94 kg

ELC Signing Age 21

Waivers Signing Age 22

UFA Year 2017

Agent Kevin Magnuson

Draft Year 2009
Drafted Overall 98
Draft Round 4
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $1,000,000
1.2% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $0
Year 1 of 1 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2024 | 34 yrs old
Career Earnings: $36,980,000

Transaction History

Jul 1, 2023	Dallas Stars \| Craig Smith \| Smith signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the Dallas Stars on Saturday.
Apr 10, 2023	Washington Capitals \| Craig Smith \| Smith tallied a goal and added an assist in Monday's 5-2 win over the New York Islanders.
Mar 30, 2023	Washington Capitals \| Craig Smith \| Smith scored a goal on four shots in the Washington Capitals' 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.
Mar 29, 2023	Washington Capitals \| Craig Smith \| Smith (lower body) is expected to play Wednesday versus the New York Islanders, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
Mar 27, 2023	Washington Capitals \| Craig Smith \| Smith left Monday's practice early because of a lower-body injury, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
Mar 5, 2023	Washington Capitals \| Craig Smith \| Smith registered two goals and a plus-3 rating during Saturday's 8-3 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Feb 25, 2023	Washington Capitals \| Craig Smith \| Smith will make his Washington debut Saturday versus the New York Rangers, Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic reports.
Feb 23, 2023	TRADE ANALYSIS The Boston Bruins acquired Garnet Hathaway from the Washington Capitals for Craig Smith, 2023 1st Round Pick, 2025 2nd Round Pick, and 2024 3rd Round Pick (0) Leave a Comment
Jan 23, 2023	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith registered an assist in Sunday's 4-0 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Jan 7, 2023	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Dec 27, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith, who is back from AHL Providence, will play Tuesday against the Ottawa Senators.
Dec 24, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith was sent down to the AHL on Friday, per the AHL's transactions page.
Dec 21, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith was recalled by the Boston Bruins on Wednesday.
Dec 20, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith was assigned to AHL Providence on Tuesday.
Dec 19, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith took part in Monday's game-day skate ahead of a clash with Florida, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Dec 7, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith registered one shot on goal during Wednesday's 4-0 victory over the host Avalanche.
Dec 6, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (upper body) is expected to return to the lineup Wednesday versus Colorado, Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now reports.
Dec 5, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (upper body) won't be in the lineup Monday against the Vegas Golden Knights, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports.
Dec 3, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (upper body) won't play Saturday against the Colorado Avalanche, Matt Porter of The Boston Globe reports.
Nov 28, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (upper body) is not expected to be available to play Tuesday versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald reports.
Nov 25, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith left Friday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes and won't return because of an upper-body injury.
Nov 7, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (upper body) will rejoin the lineup against the St. Louis Blues on Monday, Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now reports.
Nov 5, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (upper body) won't be in the lineup Saturday versus Toronto, per Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic.
Nov 3, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (upper body) is still considered day-to-day and won't play Thursday versus the New York Rangers, Dan Rosen of NHL.com reports.
Nov 1, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury, Matt Porter of The Boston Globe reports.
Oct 22, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith will return to the Boston Bruins' lineup Saturday after being a healthy scratch the last two games, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Apr 2, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (illness) skated on the third line during Saturday's morning practice, indicating he'll be in the lineup for the evening's matchup with Columbus.
Mar 31, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith is under the weather and won't be in the lineup against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.
Mar 19, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith posted an assist in Friday's 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Mar 12, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith scored two goals in a 3-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.
Mar 8, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith scored a goal and an assist in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
Mar 3, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith netted a hat trick in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Feb 28, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith notched a power-play assist, three shots on goal and five hits in Monday's 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Feb 26, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith notched an assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Feb 24, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith logged an assist, six shots on goal and two hits in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Seattle Kraken.
Feb 17, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith added an assist in a 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday.
Jan 31, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith added a goal in a 6-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Sunday.
Jan 10, 2022	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith chipped in a goal and an assist in a 7-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Monday.
Dec 27, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith cleared COVID-19 protocol and practiced Monday, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Dec 14, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith has entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocols.
Dec 9, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith logged an assist and blocked three shots in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Dec 2, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith recorded a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 2-0 win over the Nashville Predators.
Nov 21, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith registered a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Nov 19, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (undisclosed) will skate with the third line Saturday in Philadelphia, Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald reports.
Nov 16, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (undisclosed) skated alone Tuesday and could return Saturday against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Oct 30, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (undisclosed) will return to the lineup for Saturday's game versus Florida, Joe Haggerty of BostonHockeyNow.com reports.
Oct 30, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (undisclosed) participated in Saturday's morning skate, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Oct 26, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (undisclosed) won't make the trip for Wednesday's game versus the Florida Panthers or Thursday's clash with Carolina, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports.
Oct 24, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (undisclosed) is not in the lineup against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Oct 23, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (undisclosed) is considered questionable for Sunday's matchup with San Jose.
Jun 3, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith tallied a goal on four shots and added a pair of hits Thursday in a 2-1 overtime victory over the New York Islanders in Game 3.
Jun 2, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (lower body) is slated to play against the New York Islanders for Game 3 on Thursday, Joe McDonald of The Athletic reports.
May 31, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (lower body) won't be in action for Game 2 versus New York on Monday, Amalie Benjamin of NHL.com reports.
May 29, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (lower body) won't return to Saturday's Game 1 versus the New York Islanders.
May 19, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Wednesday's 3-2 double-overtime win over the Washington Capitals in Game 3.
May 1, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith scored three goals, one on the power play, in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Apr 29, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith collected two assists and four hits in a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.
Apr 29, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (not injury related) is expected to play Thursday versus Buffalo, NHL.com reports.
Apr 29, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith's status for Thursday night's game against the Buffalo Sabres hinges on a COVID testing issue, per coach Bruce Cassidy.
Apr 18, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith tallied two assists and two shots in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Washington Capitals.
Apr 15, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith scored a power-play goal on four shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the New York Islanders.
Apr 13, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith scored a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Apr 11, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith scored a power-play goal on his only shot and had two PIM in Sunday's 8-1 loss to Washington.
Apr 10, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith collected two assists in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Apr 8, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith scored a power-play goal on two shots and dished an assist in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals.
Apr 3, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith notched two assists while adding three shots, a hit and a plus-2 rating during Saturday's 7-5 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Mar 30, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith dished out three assists to go with four shots and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils.
Mar 25, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith is set to play Thursday night against the New York Islanders, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Mar 24, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith is off the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list, Joe Haggerty of BostonHockeyNow.com reports.
Mar 19, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith was added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list Friday, source reports.
Mar 15, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Jake DeBrusk \| DeBrusk worked with with David Krejci and Craig Smith during Monday's morning skate in advance of the Boston Bruins' evening road tilt against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Feb 21, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith notched two assists and a pair of shots on goal in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Feb 17, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Trent Frederic \| Frederic skated on a line with Charlie Coyle and Craig Smith during Wednesday's practice, indicating that he'll be added to the active roster ahead of Thursday's game against the New Jersey Devils, Eric Russo of the Boston Bruins' official site reports.
Feb 1, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith scored a goal on three shots in Monday's 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals.
Jan 28, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith will skate on the Boston Bruins' top line Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins, alongside Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron.
Jan 27, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith skated on the Boston Bruins' top line during Wednesday's practice, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Jan 24, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith notched a goal and an assist in 15:00 worth of ice time in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, Eric Russo of the Boston Bruins' official site reports.
Jan 24, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Trent Frederic \| Frederic has been moved up to the Boston Bruins' third line, alongside Charlie Coyle and Craig Smith, Eric Russo of the team's official site reports.
Jan 17, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith saw 17:07 worth of ice time in Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to New Jersey.
Jan 16, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (lower body) will make his debut with the Boston Bruins versus New Jersey on Saturday, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Jan 15, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (lower body) practiced Friday, Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now reports.
Jan 14, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (lower body) is said to be day-to-day according to head coach Bruce Cassidy, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports.
Jan 14, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (lower body) isn't on the ice for warmups, indicating that he won't play in Thursday's game against the New Jersey Devils, Matt Porter of The Boston Globe reports.
Jan 14, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith (lower body) is a game-time decision for Thursday's season opener against the New Jersey Devils, Matt Porter of The Boston Globe reports.
Jan 13, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Nick Ritchie \| Ritchie is in line to skate on a line with Charlie Coyle and Craig Smith when the Boston Bruins play New Jersey on Thursday, Eric Russo of the Boston Bruins' official site reports.
Jan 12, 2021	Boston Bruins \| Craig Smith \| Smith has looked good in his first training camp with the Boston Bruins, Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now reports.
Oct 10, 2020	Boston Bruins \| Signed RW Craig Smith to a three-year, $9.3 million contract.
Mar 3, 2019	Nashville Predators \| Activated RW Craig Smith from injured reserve.
Jul 20, 2015	Nashville Predators \| Signed C Craig Smith to a five-year, $21.25 million contract extension.
Mar 29, 2013	Nashville Predators \| Recalled C Craig Smith from Milwaukee (AHL).
Mar 22, 2013	Nashville Predators \| Assigned C Craig Smith to Milwaukee (AHL).
Sep 15, 2012	Nashville Predators \| Re-signed C Craig Smith to a two-year contract extension.
Jul 26, 2011	Nashville Predators \| (Craig Smith) Signed to a two-year, entry-level contract.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Craig Smith	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Boston Bruins	42	4	6	10	4	14	413	59.30	51.60	-3.50	50.30	-1.10	0.73	0.87
Washington Capitals	22	5	1	6	1	4	260	54.20	46.80	2.10	48.80	3.50	1.15	1.38
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2004-2005	Madison La Follette/East High	USHS-WI	20	16	24	40	0
	2005-2006	Madison La Follette/East High	USHS-WI	20	35	26	61	0
	2006-2007	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL	45	8	10	18	28									Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
	2007-2008	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL	58	13	10	23	90									Playoffs	11	2	3	5	0
	2007-2008	USA U19	WJAC-19	4	0	0	0	0
Draft Yr	2008-2009	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL	54	28	48	76	108									Playoffs	3	1	3	4	0
Draft Yr	2008-2009	USA U19	WJAC-19	5	3	5	8	2
	2009-2010	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	41	8	25	33	72
	2010-2011	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	41	19	24	43	87
	2010-2011	USA	WC	7	3	3	6	4
	2011-2012	Nashville Predators	NHL	72	14	22	36	30	826	46.03	48.44	-0.58	47.28	1.21	0.58	1.67	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0
	2011-2012	USA	WC	4	0	2	2	2
	2012-2013	Nashville Predators	NHL	44	4	8	12	20	512	38.71	53.12	5.33	44.06	-1.69	0.23	0.59
	2012-2013	KalPa	Liiga	8	4	4	8	20
	2012-2013	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	4	1	4	5	0
	2012-2013	USA	WC	10	4	10	14	18
	2013-2014	Nashville Predators	NHL	79	24	28	52	22	1,071	58.24	51.48	0.66	50.04	2.64	0.84	2.24
	2013-2014	USA	WC	8	3	5	8	10
	2014-2015	Nashville Predators	NHL	82	23	21	44	44	1,035	59.60	54.77	0.21	55.66	3.64	0.93	1.97	Playoffs	6	2	3	5	0
	2015-2016	Nashville Predators	NHL	82	21	16	37	40	1,030	55.56	56.49	4.46	56.75	5.52	1.11	1.86	Playoffs	11	1	1	2	0
	2016-2017	Nashville Predators	NHL	78	12	17	29	30	970	56.76	51.83	-0.60	54.25	3.60	0.62	1.61	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	0
	2017-2018	Nashville Predators	NHL	79	25	26	51	24	981	64.20	56.76	8.90	58.08	7.49	0.92	2.14	Playoffs	13	2	2	4	0
	2018-2019	Nashville Predators	NHL	76	21	17	38	20	924	59.72	50.67	0.23	52.83	0.98	1.10	1.95	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	0
	2019-2020	Nashville Predators	NHL	69	18	13	31	34	753	67.20	56.60	8.40	55.00	5.40	1.12	1.83	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
	2020-2021	Boston Bruins	NHL	54	13	19	32	18	698	69.20	55.60	2.60	57.00	3.40	0.69	2.15	Playoffs	10	2	3	5	0
	2021-2022	Boston Bruins	NHL	74	16	20	36	28	928	54.30	57.90	1.30	55.30	1.00	1.03	2.07	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	0
	2022-2023	Boston Bruins	NHL	42	4	6	10	14	413	59.30	51.60	-3.50	50.30	-1.10	0.73	0.87
	2022-2023	Washington Capitals	NHL	22	5	1	6	4	260	54.20	46.80	2.10	48.80	3.50	1.15	1.38
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Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date July 1, 2023
Signing Status UFA
Agent Kevin Magnuson

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Standard Contract | 1 Years $1,000,000 1.20% of cap space

	2023-2024
Cap Hit	$1,000,000	UFA
AAV	$1,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$800,000
Signing Bonuses	$200,000
Total Salary	$1,000,000
Minors Salary	$1,000,000
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date October 10, 2020
Signing Status UFA
Agent Kevin Magnuson

Standard Contract | 3 Years $9,300,000 3.80% of cap space

	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Cap Hit	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	UFA
AAV	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	$3,100,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$2,000,000	$3,000,000	$4,300,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$2,000,000	$3,000,000	$4,300,000
Minors Salary	$2,000,000	$3,000,000	$4,300,000
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Signing Team

Signing Date July 20, 2015
Signing Status RFA
Agent Kevin Magnuson

Standard Contract | 5 Years $21,250,000 5.95% of cap space

	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
Cap Hit	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	UFA
AAV	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	$4,250,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$3,750,000	$4,000,000	$4,250,000	$4,500,000	$4,750,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$3,750,000	$4,000,000	$4,250,000	$4,500,000	$4,750,000
Minors Salary	$3,750,000	$4,000,000	$4,250,000	$4,500,000	$4,750,000
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Signing Team

Signing Date September 14, 2012
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 2 Years $4,000,000 3.11% of cap space

	2013-2014	2014-2015
Cap Hit	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	RFA
AAV	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
Minors Salary	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
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Signing Date July 26, 2011

Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,800,000 1.11% of cap space

	2011-2012	2012-2013
Cap Hit	$715,000	$715,000	RFA
AAV	$900,000	$900,000
Performance Bonuses	$210,000	$160,000
Base Salary	$600,000	$650,000
Signing Bonuses	$90,000	$90,000
Total Salary	$690,000	$740,000
Minors Salary	$67,500	$67,500
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