Richard Smehlik
Player profile and career history
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Richard Smehlik was a defenceman. Born January 23, 1970 in Ostrava, Czechia, he stood 6'3", weighed 230 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1990 (round 5, 97th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres. In 644 NHL regular-season games he had 49 goals and 146 assists for 195 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 644
- Goals
- 49
- Assists
- 146
- Points
- 195
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 146
- Game Winning Goals
- 5
- Games Played
- 644
- Goals
- 49
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 415
- Plus Minus
- 62
- Points
- 195
- Power Play Goals
- 5
- Power Play Points
- 27
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0704
- Shorthanded Goals
- 5
- Shorthanded Points
- 14
- Shots
- 696
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 88
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 14
- Points
- 15
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 14
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 88
- Goals
- 1
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 40
- Plus Minus
- 1
- Points
- 15
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- Power Play Points
- 4
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0125
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 1
- Shots
- 80
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.08
- Assists / game
- 0.23
- Points / game
- 0.30
- Shots / game
- 1.08
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 14 1993–94 · Buffalo Sabres
- Assists
- 27 1993–94 · Buffalo Sabres
- Points
- 41 1993–94 · Buffalo Sabres
- Shots
- 106 1993–94 · Buffalo Sabres
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
2002–03
2001–02
Buffalo SabresNHL- CzechiaOlympics
2000–01
1999–00
1998–99
1997–98
- Buffalo SabresNHL
- CzechiaOlympics
1996–97
1994–95
- VitkoviceCzRep
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1993–94
1992–93
1991–92
- CzechoslovakiaCan-Cup
- VitkoviceCzech
- CzechoslovakiaOlympics
- CzechoslovakiaWC-A
1990–91
- HC Dukla JihlavaCzech
- JihlavaCzech
- CzechoslovakiaWEC-A
1989–90
- VitkoviceCzech
- CzechoslovakiaWJC-A
1988–89
- HC VitkoviceCzech
- VitkoviceCzech
1987–88
- CzechoslovakiaEJC-A
1985–86
- HC Vitkovice U18Czech U18
New Jersey DevilsCoverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | NHL |  Atlanta Thrashers | Regular | 43 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | NHL |  New Jersey Devils | Regular | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | NHL | New Jersey Devils | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | NHL |  Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 60 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -9 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | Olympics | Czechia | Regular | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 56 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 64 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 13 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1998–99 | NHL |  Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 72 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 44 | -9 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1998–99 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1997–98 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 72 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 62 | 11 | 90 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1997–98 | Olympics | Czechia | Regular | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1996–97 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 62 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 43 | 19 | 100 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1996–97 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1994–95 | CzRep | Vitkovice | Regular | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1994–95 | NHL |  Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 39 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1994–95 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1993–94 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 84 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 69 | 22 | 106 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1993–94 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1992–93 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 80 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 59 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1992–93 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1991–92 | Can-Cup | Czechoslovakia | Regular | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | Czech | Vitkovice | Regular | 47 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | Olympics | Czechoslovakia | Regular | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | WC-A | Czechoslovakia | Regular | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1990–91 | Czech | Jihlava | Regular | 58 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1990–91 | WEC-A | Czechoslovakia | Regular | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1990–91 | Czech | HC Dukla Jihlava | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1989–90 | Czech | Vitkovice | Regular | 44 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1989–90 | WJC-A | Czechoslovakia | Regular | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1989–90 | Czech | Vitkovice | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1988–89 | Czech | Vitkovice | Regular | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1988–89 | Czech | HC Vitkovice | Playoffs | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1987–88 | EJC-A | Czechoslovakia | Regular | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1985–86 | Czech U18 | HC Vitkovice U18 | Regular | 34 | 8 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-19 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 |
| 2003-05-17 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:04 |
| 2003-05-15 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 |
| 2003-05-13 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:43 |
| 2003-04-15 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:09 |
Awards
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 14, 12:50 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.