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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 1986-87. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jacques Cloutier BUF · 40 GP, 0.869 Bill Ranford BOS · 41 GP, 0.891 Rick Wamsley STL · 41 GP, 0.883 Murray Bannerman CHI · 39 GP, 0.873 Greg Millen STL · 42 GP, 0.873

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

1986-87 season totals

GP Starts WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
40 36 1418501 1004 872 132 3.53 0.869

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 5, 1987 @ PHI W 9-5 8 3 5 0.375 21:56
Apr 2, 1987 vs QUE L 1-4 L 34 30 4 0.882 59:52
Mar 26, 1987 vs VAN L 2-5 L 22 18 4 0.818 59:37
Mar 16, 1987 @ MTL L 0-3 L 21 18 3 0.857 60:00
Mar 14, 1987 vs NJD W 7-6 (OT) W 21 17 4 0.810 55:05
Mar 8, 1987 @ CHI W 6-5 W 29 24 5 0.828 59:57
Mar 7, 1987 @ TOR L 2-7 8 6 2 0.750 24:36
Mar 4, 1987 @ NYR L 5-7 L 34 27 7 0.794 58:41
Feb 28, 1987 vs STL T 3-3 (OT) T 28 25 3 0.893 64:28
Feb 24, 1987 @ STL L 2-3 L 19 16 3 0.842 59:12
Feb 22, 1987 @ NJD W 7-0 W, SO 21 21 0 1.000 60:00
Feb 17, 1987 vs PHI L 2-3 L 31 28 3 0.903 59:05
Feb 14, 1987 vs BUF L 1-5 7 6 1 0.857 19:51
Feb 7, 1987 @ CGY L 1-4 L 35 31 4 0.886 60:00
Feb 4, 1987 @ VAN L 1-4 L 28 24 4 0.857 60:00
Jan 31, 1987 vs HFD W 4-2 W 21 19 2 0.905 60:00
Jan 30, 1987 @ WSH T 3-3 (OT) T 23 20 3 0.870 65:00
Jan 27, 1987 vs WIN T 2-2 (OT) T 35 33 2 0.943 65:00
Jan 24, 1987 @ QUE W 2-1 (OT) W 26 25 1 0.962 62:28
Jan 21, 1987 @ DET L 5-8 L 14 10 4 0.714 33:59
Jan 20, 1987 vs CGY L 1-3 L 29 26 3 0.897 59:17
Jan 17, 1987 vs PHI L 2-4 L 25 21 4 0.840 60:00
Jan 13, 1987 vs PIT T 3-3 (OT) T 41 38 3 0.927 65:00
Jan 10, 1987 vs TOR W 3-2 W 21 19 2 0.905 60:00
Jan 9, 1987 @ NYR W 2-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 60:00
Dec 30, 1986 vs CHI L 3-5 L 28 24 4 0.857 59:42
Dec 23, 1986 vs PIT W 4-3 (OT) W 15 12 3 0.800 63:25
Dec 18, 1986 @ PHI L 4-9 L 15 9 6 0.600 25:24
Dec 16, 1986 vs MNS W 4-2 W 33 31 2 0.939 59:38
Dec 9, 1986 vs LAK L 2-7 L 20 13 7 0.650 60:00
Dec 7, 1986 @ BOS L 1-3 L 26 23 3 0.885 60:00
Dec 5, 1986 @ VAN W 4-3 W 29 26 3 0.897 60:00
Nov 29, 1986 vs PHI L 5-6 L 29 23 6 0.793 59:48
Nov 20, 1986 vs TOR W 6-4 W 27 23 4 0.852 59:55
Nov 16, 1986 @ WIN L 1-3 L 37 35 2 0.946 59:39
Nov 15, 1986 @ MNS W 7-3 W 32 29 3 0.906 60:00
Nov 9, 1986 @ BUF W 4-3 W 21 18 3 0.857 60:00
Oct 19, 1986 @ NYR T 2-2 (OT) T 23 21 2 0.913 65:00
Oct 16, 1986 vs WSH W 7-4 W 28 24 4 0.857 60:00
Oct 9, 1986 @ CHI L 2-3 L 34 31 3 0.912 59:05