#12 · Defence · NYR
AlbertsSmits
Next milestone 100 points from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 5
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- +2
- PIM
- 4
- SOG
- 1
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- December 2, 2007 (age 18)
- Birthplace
- Valmiera, LVA
- Height
- 6′3″ (191 cm)
- Weight
- 208 lb (94 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2026 NYR, round 1, #5 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.5 mphleague avg 20.5 mph51st percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph1league avg 1.925th percentile
- Distance skated10.9 mileague avg 8.0 mi79th percentile
- Hardest shot92.0 mphleague avg 80.3 mph92nd percentile
- Time in the offensive zone40.6%league avg 40.8%44th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.20 | -0.20 | 8 | 0 | .025 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 5 games · 72:56 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 48.9% | 49.7% | -0.8 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 44.0% | 46.8% | -2.8 |
- Goals for–against
- 4–2
- xG for–against
- 3.3–3.5
- Average rating
- 5.2
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Schneider | 5 | 52:25 | 41.4% |
| Adam Fox | 4 | 10:45 | 76.7% |
| Marcus Pettersson | 4 | 3:31 | 100.0% |
| Sean Durzi | 2 | 2:04 | 0.0% |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | 3 | 1:48 | — |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.2 over the last 5 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 5: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Season by season (1)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Rangers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |