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Billy Smith

#31 · Goalie · New York Islanders · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Dec 12, 1950 in Perth, Ontario, CAN · 5'10", 185 lb · Catches left · Drafted 59th overall in 1970 by LAK (round 5)

Trophy case

×4 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 1982-83, 1981-82, 1980-81, 1979-80
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 1982-83
William M. Jennings Trophy Goaltender(s) on Team with Fewest Goals Against 1982-83
Vezina Trophy Top Goaltender 1981-82

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 1982-83. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Eddie Mio NYR · 41 GP, 0.882 Murray Bannerman CHI · 41 GP, 0.901 Al Jensen WSH · 40 GP, 0.882 Pelle Lindbergh PHI · 40 GP, 0.890 Don Edwards CGY · 39 GP, 0.882

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

020401971-72: 5 games571-721972-73: 37 games371973-74: 46 games4673-741974-75: 58 games581975-76: 39 games3975-761976-77: 36 games361977-78: 38 games3877-781978-79: 39 games391979-80: 38 games3879-801980-81: 41 games411981-82: 46 games4681-821982-83: 41 games411983-84: 42 games4283-841984-85: 37 games371985-86: 41 games4185-861986-87: 40 games401987-88: 38 games3887-881988-89: 17 games17

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1971-72 LAK 5 13100 178 155 23 4.60 0.871
1972-73 NYI 37 724300 1207 1060 147 4.16 0.878
1973-74 NYI 46 9231200 1300 1166 134 3.08 0.897
1974-75 NYI 58 21181703 1637 1481 156 2.78 0.905
1975-76 NYI 39 1910903 1067 969 98 2.62 0.908
1976-77 NYI 36 218602 1032 945 87 2.50 0.916
1977-78 NYI 38 208802 1039 944 95 2.65 0.909
1978-79 NYI 39 258401 1074 966 108 2.87 0.899
1979-80 NYI 38 1514702 1022 918 104 2.96 0.898
1980-81 NYI 41 2210802 1229 1100 129 3.28 0.895
1981-82 NYI 46 329400 1303 1170 133 2.97 0.898
1982-83 NYI 41 1814701 1191 1079 112 2.87 0.906
1983-84 NYI 42 2313202 1253 1123 130 3.43 0.896
1984-85 NYI 37 1814300 1099 966 133 3.83 0.879
1985-86 NYI 41 2014401 1202 1059 143 3.73 0.881
1986-87 NYI 40 1418501 1004 872 132 3.53 0.869
1987-88 NYI 38 1714502 1061 948 113 3.22 0.893
1988-89 NYI 17 311000 362 308 54 4.44 0.851
18 seasons Career 679 305233105022 19260 17229 2031 3.18 0.895

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1974-75 NYI 6 1400 196 173 23 4.16 0.883
1975-76 NYI 8 4300 195 174 21 2.89 0.892
1976-77 NYI 10 7300 308 281 27 2.80 0.912
1977-78 NYI 1 0000 17 16 1 1.27 0.941
1978-79 NYI 5 4101 147 137 10 1.91 0.932
1979-80 NYI 20 15401 559 505 56 2.80 0.903
1980-81 NYI 17 14300 435 393 42 2.54 0.903
1981-82 NYI 18 15301 498 451 47 2.51 0.906
1982-83 NYI 17 13302 494 451 43 2.69 0.913
1983-84 NYI 21 12800 567 513 54 2.73 0.905
1984-85 NYI 6 3300 182 163 19 3.33 0.896
1985-86 NYI 1 0100 33 29 4 4.06 0.879
1986-87 NYI 2 0000 21 20 1 0.90 0.952
13 seasons Playoffs 132 883605 3652 3306 348 2.73 0.905

1982-83 season totals

GP Starts WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
41 39 1814701 1191 1079 112 2.87 0.906

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 3, 1983 @ PHI L 2-4 L 45 41 4 0.911 60:00
Mar 30, 1983 @ WSH W 7-1 W 23 22 1 0.957 60:00
Mar 26, 1983 vs NYR W 3-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 60:00
Mar 22, 1983 vs BOS L 1-3 L 23 20 3 0.870 59:21
Mar 17, 1983 @ NJD W 9-5 W 36 31 5 0.861 60:00
Mar 12, 1983 vs WSH W 6-2 W 26 24 2 0.923 60:00
Mar 10, 1983 @ PIT W 4-3 W 36 33 3 0.917 60:00
Mar 5, 1983 vs NJD W 5-1 W 40 39 1 0.975 60:00
Mar 1, 1983 @ MTL T 3-3 T 36 33 3 0.917 60:00
Feb 26, 1983 vs DET L 3-5 L 27 23 4 0.852 59:27
Feb 22, 1983 vs WIN T 2-2 T 32 30 2 0.938 60:00
Feb 17, 1983 vs PIT W 4-1 W 34 33 1 0.971 60:00
Feb 12, 1983 vs HFD L 2-4 L 44 41 3 0.932 58:09
Feb 5, 1983 vs MNS L 2-4 L 30 27 3 0.900 59:51
Feb 1, 1983 @ CGY T 2-2 T 23 21 2 0.913 60:00
Jan 29, 1983 @ VAN W 5-3 W 38 35 3 0.921 60:00
Jan 22, 1983 vs PHI L 0-1 L 28 27 1 0.964 59:11
Jan 18, 1983 vs HFD W 8-1 W 33 32 1 0.970 60:00
Dec 31, 1982 @ BUF L 1-5 L 27 22 5 0.815 60:00
Dec 23, 1982 vs WSH L 1-5 L 38 33 5 0.868 60:00
Dec 21, 1982 @ QUE T 3-3 T 20 20 0 1.000 45:00
Dec 14, 1982 vs BUF L 3-5 L 34 29 5 0.853 60:00
Dec 8, 1982 @ DET L 0-2 L 22 20 2 0.909 60:00
Dec 4, 1982 @ TOR L 1-4 L 26 22 4 0.846 60:00
Nov 30, 1982 @ STL W 3-2 W 29 27 2 0.931 60:00
Nov 28, 1982 @ WSH T 3-3 T 26 23 3 0.885 60:00
Nov 27, 1982 vs NYR L 0-3 2 2 0 1.000 20:00
Nov 23, 1982 vs MNS T 8-8 21 16 5 0.762 25:33
Nov 21, 1982 @ NYR L 3-7 L 20 15 5 0.750 31:12
Nov 20, 1982 vs CHI W 5-4 W 24 20 4 0.833 60:00
Nov 16, 1982 vs EDM W 4-2 W 24 22 2 0.917 60:00
Nov 11, 1982 @ MNS L 0-2 L 34 32 2 0.941 60:00
Nov 7, 1982 @ PHI T 2-2 T 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Nov 3, 1982 @ DET T 3-3 T 39 36 3 0.923 60:00
Oct 30, 1982 vs NJD W 8-5 W 31 26 5 0.839 60:00
Oct 26, 1982 vs CGY W 7-2 W 17 15 2 0.882 60:00
Oct 23, 1982 vs NYR W 5-2 W 28 26 2 0.929 60:00
Oct 19, 1982 vs VAN W 5-4 W 30 26 4 0.867 60:00
Oct 14, 1982 vs PIT W 9-0 W, SO 30 30 0 1.000 60:00
Oct 8, 1982 @ EDM W 6-4 W 25 21 4 0.840 60:00
Oct 5, 1982 @ VAN L 1-2 L 38 36 2 0.947 60:00