Givani Smith

Givani Smith

27-Year-Old Left WingLW
Carolina Hurricanes
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Smith has spent six seasons in the NHL, but he's never had a significant role, and his usage has fallen off recently. He made just 13 appearances between the Sharks and Avalanche during the 2024-25 regular season, and he failed to record a point and logged 20 hits, 18 PIM and five blocked shots while averaging 6:20 of ice time. He signed a professional tryout agreement with Carolina in late August, but even if he makes the Opening Night roster, he'll likely have a minimal fantasy impact. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a professional tryout agreement with the Hurricanes in August of 2025.
Snags PTO
LWCarolina Hurricanes
August 27, 2025
Smith inked a professional tryout agreement with the Hurricanes on Wednesday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.
ANALYSIS
Smith was in action for 13 regular-season games last year for Colorado and San Jose, in which he failed to register a point while picking up 18 PIM, five shots and 20 hits. If he secures a deal from the Canes, it will almost certainly be a two-way contract that will allow the 27-year-old winger to be shifted between levels easily.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    6:21
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:00
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:00
  • Average Time On Ice:
    6:17
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:04
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:00
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2022–23
9:57
0:00
0:00
2022–23
6:50
0:03
0:01
2023–24
7:49
0:00
0:00
2024–25
6:21
0:00
0:00
2024–25
6:17
0:04
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2018
Smith spent the bulk of the 2019-20 campaign with AHL Grand Rapids, but the physical winger will forever remember that year as one in which he made his grand entrance into the NHL. Primarily serving as an injury reinforcement, Smith ended up with two goals and an assist through 21 contests at the top level. He already drives opponents batty with his abrasive playing style, but Smith needs to improve his skating in order to be trusted with a consistent role with the parent club.
Smith is a fiery junior-league competitor who's found a second home in the penalty box having been named the OHL's most penalized player in back-to-back seasons from 2015-17. Still, he's far from a slouch in the attacking zone based on his output of 73 goals and 62 assists through 236 games split between the Barrie Colts, Guelph Storm and Kitchener Rangers. Given Smith's lofty draft profile -- he was Detroit's second-round (46th overall) draft pick in 2016 -- the 20-year-old should be modestly owned in keeper/dynasty formats, but it's unlikely that he'll bypass the AHL in 2018-19 and that would render him a rather futile option in most redraft leagues.
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Traded to Philadelphia
LWPhiladelphia Flyers
March 7, 2025
Smith was traded to the Flyers from the Avalanche on Friday in exchange for Erik Johnson, RDS.ca reports.
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Reassigned to minors
LWColorado Avalanche
December 28, 2024
Smith was sent to AHL Colorado on Saturday.
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Back in bigs
LWColorado Avalanche
December 14, 2024
Smith was called up from AHL Colorado on Saturday.
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Drops to AHL
LWColorado Avalanche
December 12, 2024
Smith was reassigned to AHL Colorado following Thursday's game versus Utah.
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Heading to Colorado
LWColorado Avalanche
December 9, 2024
Smith, Mackenzie Blackwood and a 2027 fifth-round pick were traded from the Sharks to the Avalanche on Monday in exchange for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2026 second-round pick.
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Might make Panthers debut Friday
LWFlorida Panthers
December 23, 2022
Smith might make his Panthers debut Friday versus the Islanders, per George Richards of Florida Hockey Now.
ANALYSIS
Smith was acquired by Florida from Detroit on Monday, and he was called up by the Panthers from the AHL on Friday. The 24-year-old has two goals, five points and 45 PIM in 20 AHL contests this season. In the NHL, he's recorded seven goals, 14 points, 138 PIM and 160 hits in 85 career games.
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