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Stars' Brendan Smith: Playing time trending down
Brendan Smith was scratched for the seventh straight game when he sat out Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Predators.Matt Dumba (upper body) was unavailable Thursday, but the Dallas Stars recalled and played Lian Bichsel rather than have Smith join the lineup. That's not a ringing endorsement on Smith's play so far. The 35-year-old has three helpers, eight shots on net, 11 PIM, 18 hits, 11 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating over 12 outings, though he hasn't earned a point since Nov. 14. He hasn't played since going minus-4 in a game versus the Blackhawks on Nov. 27.
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Stars' Brendan Smith: Picks up pair of helpers
Brendan Smith registered two assists, two hits and two PIM in Monday's 7-1 win over the Penguins.Smith checked back into the lineup for Matt Dumba in this contest. The 35-year-old Smith has most often been a healthy scratch this season, sitting out eight of the Dallas Stars' 14 games so far. He's collected two assists, three shots on net, 10 hits, five blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over his six appearances, filling a third-pairing role when in the lineup.
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Stars' Brendan Smith: Good to play Saturday
Brendan Smith (undisclosed) will be in the lineup for Saturday's game against Edmonton, per the NHL media site.Smith appeared to be injured when he absorbed a crosscheck during Thursday's 3-2 loss to Washington, but he won't miss a game following the incident. The 35-year-old defender has no points, two shots, four hits and three blocks in three appearances this campaign.
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Stars' Brendan Smith: Probable for Saturday
Brendan Smith (undisclosed) will probably play Saturday versus Edmonton, but his availability isn't certain, according to Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News on Friday.Smith played through Thursday's 3-2 loss to Washington, but he appeared to be hurt after absorbing a crosscheck during the clash, per Assimakopoulos. The 35-year-old Smith was able to participate in Friday's practice, though, so it seems his injury isn't major. He has no points, two shots, four hits and three blocks across three appearances this season.
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Stars' Brendan Smith: Signs one-year deal
Brendan Smith signed a one-year, $1 million contract with Dallas on Monday.Smith accumulated five goals, 15 points, 60 shots on net, 61 PIM, 101 blocked shots and 117 hits across 63 regular-season games with New Jersey in 2023-24. He will serve as a depth defender for the Dallas Stars.
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Devils' Brendan Smith: Big three-point effort carries win
Brendan Smith had a goal and two assists in a 4-3 win over Ottawa on Saturday.He wired a slap shot from the point that went high glove in the first period that pushed the score to 3-0. Smith has goals in back-to-back games to give a total of five on the season. He has 14 points, 91 blocked shots, 108 hits and 54 shots on net in 58 appearances this campaign. Smith isn't much of a fantasy force, but it's been a productive couple of games for him.
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Devils' Brendan Smith: Good to go Friday
Brendan Smith (undisclosed) is in Friday's lineup against the Ducks, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.Smith was a game-time call for Friday's contest but won't be forced to miss any game action. The 35-year-old has nine points in 41 games this season, including four in his last five appearances.
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Devils' Brendan Smith: Questionable for Friday
Brendan Smith (undisclosed) is considered questionable for Friday's contest against Anaheim, per Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site.Smith has three goals, nine points, 47 PIM, 81 hits and 55 blocks in 41 outings with New Jersey this season. If he can't play Friday, then perhaps Nick DeSimone will make his Devils debut after being claimed off waivers from Calgary on Jan. 25.
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Devils' Brendan Smith: Lights lamp Tuesday
Brendan Smith scored a goal on two shots and blocked three shots in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Sharks.Smith contributed a goal in the New Jersey Devils' four-goal blitz over 5:16 during the third period. The 35-year-old Smith has four points over his last five appearances. He's up to nine points, 40 shots on net, 81 hits, 55 blocked shots, 47 PIM and a plus-2 rating through 41 appearances. He's not guaranteed a spot in the Devils' lineup, but he's played fairly regularly as a bottom-four blueliner this season.
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Devils' Brendan Smith: Goal, assist in Stadium Series
Brendan Smith notched a goal and an assist in Saturday's 6-3 Stadium Series win over the Flyers.Smith picked up an assist on Tyler Toffoli's first-period marker before extending New Jersey's lead to 3-1 in the second, swiping a rebound past Samuel Ersson for his second goal of the campaign. It's just the second multi-point game of the year for Smith, who had gone scoreless in his previous two contests since returning from a 10-game IR stint. The 35-year-old blueliner now has seven points, 73 hits and 50 blocked shots in a third-pairing role with the New Jersey Devils this season.
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