#12 · Defence · NYR
AlbertsSmits
Next milestone 100 points from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 4
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- +1
- PIM
- 2
- 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 speed19.9 mphleague avg 20.4 mph31st percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph0league avg 1.50th percentile
- Distance skated8.7 mileague avg 6.6 mi75th percentile
- Hardest shot76.0 mphleague avg 79.1 mph28th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone39.4%league avg 41.6%33rd 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 | 0.08 | -0.08 | 4 | 0 | .020 |
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 · 4 games · 58:14 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 47.8% | 48.4% | -0.6 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 41.3% | 45.6% | -4.3 |
- Goals for–against
- 3–2
- xG for–against
- 2.9–3.1
- Average rating
- 5.1
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 | 4 | 44:07 | 39.4% |
| Adam Fox | 3 | 6:14 | 86.3% |
| Marcus Pettersson | 3 | 2:46 | 100.0% |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | 3 | 1:48 | — |
| Sean Durzi | 1 | 1:18 | 0.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.1 over the last 4 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 4: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Season by season (1)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |