In the early stages of the first period, Smith found a ton of open space across the ice from a puck battle. Defenseman Cody Ceci managed to puck the puck through to forward Luke Kunin who found Smith wide open across the rink. Smith settled the pass and had the time to beat Blackhawks netminder Petr Mrazek over his right shoulder. Smith put the Sharks up 1-0, but he wasn't done there.
In the second period, while on the power play, Smith got to show off his accuracy. Late in a man advantage situation, Smith again found himself with some room to situate himself, this time from above the faceoff circles. Smith let go a perfectly placed wrist shot that most of the Blackhawks didn't think went in. The puck never hit the back of the net, rather pinging off the crossbar before tapping the right post and just barely crossing the goal line.
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