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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 1987-88. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brian Hayward MTL · 39 GP, 0.896 Kari Takko MNS · 37 GP, 0.866 Bob Mason CHI · 41 GP, 0.882 Kirk McLean VAN · 41 GP, 0.875 Pete Peeters WSH · 35 GP, 0.898

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

1987-88 season totals

GP Starts WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
38 34 1714502 1061 948 113 3.22 0.893

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 3, 1988 @ BOS L 2-3 L 21 18 3 0.857 59:46
Mar 29, 1988 vs PHI W 5-3 W 28 25 3 0.893 60:00
Mar 23, 1988 @ LAK W 6-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 60:00
Mar 20, 1988 @ WIN W 6-0 W, SO 35 35 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 12, 1988 vs DET L 3-4 L 23 19 4 0.826 59:06
Mar 8, 1988 vs VAN W 7-4 W 33 29 4 0.879 60:00
Mar 5, 1988 @ PIT L 3-8 L 42 34 8 0.810 60:00
Mar 1, 1988 vs STL W 2-0 W, SO 30 30 0 1.000 60:00
Feb 25, 1988 vs CHI T 1-1 (OT) T 20 19 1 0.950 65:00
Feb 21, 1988 @ HFD W 7-2 W 41 39 2 0.951 60:00
Feb 16, 1988 vs CGY W 9-3 W 39 36 3 0.923 60:00
Feb 12, 1988 @ WSH L 2-6 L 9 6 3 0.667 14:00
Feb 6, 1988 vs BUF W 6-4 W 32 28 4 0.875 60:00
Feb 5, 1988 @ WSH W 4-2 W 34 32 2 0.941 60:00
Feb 2, 1988 vs NYR T 2-2 (OT) T 28 26 2 0.929 65:00
Jan 29, 1988 @ BUF W 5-2 W 44 42 2 0.955 60:00
Jan 21, 1988 @ HFD L 3-4 L 29 25 4 0.862 59:33
Jan 17, 1988 @ BUF L 2-5 L 24 19 5 0.792 60:00
Jan 14, 1988 vs QUE W 8-5 7 7 0 1.000 20:00
Jan 12, 1988 @ PIT T 5-5 (OT) T 39 34 5 0.872 65:00
Jan 8, 1988 @ CGY L 4-7 L 38 31 7 0.816 60:00
Jan 2, 1988 vs PIT W 3-2 W 21 19 2 0.905 60:00
Dec 29, 1987 vs NYR T 3-3 (OT) T 9 8 1 0.889 25:00
Dec 28, 1987 @ NJD L 4-6 L 37 31 6 0.838 60:00
Dec 26, 1987 vs BOS W 2-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 60:00
Dec 22, 1987 @ WIN L 2-5 L 38 33 5 0.868 60:00
Dec 15, 1987 vs STL T 2-2 (OT) T 22 20 2 0.909 65:00
Dec 11, 1987 @ PIT L 4-6 L 36 30 6 0.833 60:00
Dec 4, 1987 @ WSH W 6-4 W 35 31 4 0.886 60:00
Dec 2, 1987 @ PIT W 7-1 W 30 29 1 0.967 60:00
Nov 29, 1987 @ NYR L 1-3 L 21 19 2 0.905 60:00
Nov 24, 1987 vs TOR L 3-4 L 38 34 4 0.895 60:00
Nov 7, 1987 vs DET W 4-3 (OT) 13 13 0 1.000 29:03
Nov 1, 1987 @ BOS W 6-5 (OT) W 13 13 0 1.000 18:58
Oct 28, 1987 @ TOR L 2-5 L 25 20 5 0.800 60:00
Oct 23, 1987 @ NJD L 3-5 L 26 21 5 0.808 60:00
Oct 20, 1987 vs CGY W 5-4 W 25 21 4 0.840 60:00
Oct 8, 1987 @ LAK W 4-1 W 20 19 1 0.950 60:00