Al Smith
#31 · Goalie · Colorado Rockies
Born Nov 10, 1945 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 200 lb · Catches left
Compare with a similar player
The goalies closest to him in games played in 1971-72. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Cesare Maniago
MNS ·
43 GP, 0.920
Ed Giacomin
NYR ·
44 GP, 0.901
Gary Edwards
LAK ·
44 GP, 0.898
Gerry Cheevers
BOS ·
41 GP, 0.920
Jim Rutherford
PIT ·
40 GP, 0.891
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | TOR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 1.92 | 0.935 |
| 1966-67 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 5.00 | 0.857 |
| 1968-69 | TOR | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 157 | 16 | 2.90 | 0.908 |
| 1969-70 | PIT | 46 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1283 | 1154 | 129 | 3.03 | 0.899 |
| 1970-71 | PIT | 45 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1256 | 1128 | 128 | 3.11 | 0.898 |
| 1971-72 | DET | 43 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1242 | 1108 | 134 | 3.22 | 0.892 |
| 1975-76 | BUF | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 317 | 43 | 3.07 | 0.881 |
| 1976-77 | BUF | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 97 | 19 | 4.33 | 0.836 |
| 1979-80 | HFD | 30 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 862 | 755 | 107 | 3.67 | 0.876 |
| 1980-81 | CLR | 36 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 923 | 772 | 151 | 4.76 | 0.836 |
| 10 seasons | Career | 231 | 73 | 99 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 6281 | 5547 | 734 | 3.46 | 0.883 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | PIT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 79 | 10 | 3.35 | 0.888 |
| 1975-76 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.49 | 0.500 |
| 1979-80 | HFD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 54 | 10 | 4.99 | 0.844 |
| 3 seasons | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 134 | 21 | 3.98 | 0.865 |
1971-72 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 40 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1242 | 1108 | 134 | 3.22 | 0.892 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1972 | @ CHI | L 1-6 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0.867 | 40:00 | |
| Mar 11, 1972 | vs NYR | L 2-4 | L | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0.840 | 60:00 |
| Mar 8, 1972 | @ TOR | L 1-5 | L | 40 | 35 | 5 | 0.875 | 60:00 |
| Mar 5, 1972 | vs PIT | W 6-3 | W | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 60:00 |
| Mar 4, 1972 | vs BOS | L 4-5 | L | 39 | 34 | 5 | 0.872 | 59:55 |
| Mar 2, 1972 | @ PIT | L 4-7 | L | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0.853 | 59:10 |
| Feb 29, 1972 | vs VAN | W 8-2 | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0.913 | 60:00 |
| Feb 27, 1972 | vs PHI | L 1-3 | L | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.893 | 60:00 |
| Feb 24, 1972 | vs VAN | W 2-0 | W, SO | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 22, 1972 | vs TOR | W 5-4 | W | 40 | 36 | 4 | 0.900 | 60:00 |
| Feb 19, 1972 | @ PIT | W 6-2 | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0.935 | 60:00 |
| Feb 16, 1972 | @ MNS | L 2-4 | L | 48 | 45 | 3 | 0.938 | 58:38 |
| Feb 12, 1972 | vs CHI | T 3-3 | T | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0.889 | 60:00 |
| Feb 3, 1972 | @ PHI | L 4-5 | L | 36 | 31 | 5 | 0.861 | 59:00 |
| Feb 1, 1972 | vs TOR | W 4-0 | W, SO | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 30, 1972 | @ CHI | L 2-4 | L | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 | 60:00 |
| Jan 29, 1972 | vs LAK | T 4-4 | T | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0.826 | 60:00 |
| Jan 27, 1972 | @ BUF | W 3-1 | W | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.955 | 60:00 |
| Jan 23, 1972 | vs STL | W 3-1 | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0.967 | 60:00 |
| Jan 22, 1972 | vs BUF | W 3-2 | W | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0.895 | 60:00 |
| Jan 16, 1972 | @ BOS | L 2-9 | L | 47 | 38 | 9 | 0.809 | 60:00 |
| Jan 11, 1972 | vs PHI | W 5-0 | W, SO | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 9, 1972 | vs PIT | W 4-2 | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 60:00 |
| Jan 5, 1972 | @ MNS | L 2-4 | L | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0.871 | 60:00 |
| Jan 2, 1972 | vs MTL | W 6-4 | W | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.955 | 40:00 |
| Dec 31, 1971 | vs CGS | W 6-3 | W | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.893 | 60:00 |
| Dec 26, 1971 | vs MNS | W 5-1 | W | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.955 | 60:00 |
| Dec 22, 1971 | vs VAN | W 3-0 | W, SO | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 17, 1971 | @ CGS | T 3-3 | T | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.893 | 60:00 |
| Dec 1, 1971 | @ PIT | L 2-4 | L | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0.842 | 40:00 |
| Nov 24, 1971 | @ CGS | L 1-6 | L | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0.806 | 60:00 |
| Nov 20, 1971 | @ LAK | L 1-3 | L | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 59:33 |
| Nov 13, 1971 | @ PHI | W 6-3 | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0.889 | 60:00 |
| Nov 10, 1971 | @ MNS | W 2-1 | W | 33 | 32 | 1 | 0.970 | 60:00 |
| Nov 7, 1971 | @ BUF | T 3-3 | T | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0.857 | 60:00 |
| Nov 6, 1971 | vs BOS | L 1-2 | L | 39 | 37 | 2 | 0.949 | 59:46 |
| Nov 1, 1971 | @ TOR | L 1-6 | L | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0.829 | 60:00 |
| Oct 31, 1971 | vs PIT | W 3-1 | W | 36 | 35 | 1 | 0.972 | 60:00 |
| Oct 27, 1971 | @ NYR | L 4-7 | L | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0.789 | 40:00 |
| Oct 24, 1971 | vs CGS | L 3-6 | L | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0.833 | 58:58 |
| Oct 20, 1971 | @ BOS | L 3-4 | L | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0.871 | 60:00 |
| Oct 16, 1971 | @ STL | L 2-9 | L | 51 | 42 | 9 | 0.824 | 60:00 |
| Oct 9, 1971 | vs MNS | L 2-4 | L | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0.810 | 60:00 |