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Mike Smith

#41 · Goalie · Edmonton Oilers

Born Mar 22, 1982 in Kingston, Ontario, CAN · 6'5", 220 lb · Catches left · Drafted 161st overall in 2001 by DAL (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Marc-Andre Fleury PIT · 67 GP, 0.913 Antti Niemi SJS · 68 GP, 0.915 Cam Ward CAR · 68 GP, 0.915 Ondrej Pavelec WPG · 68 GP, 0.906 Jonathan Quick LAK · 69 GP, 0.929

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602006-07: 23 games2306-072007-08: 34 games342008-09: 41 games4108-092009-10: 42 games422010-11: 22 games2210-112011-12: 67 games672012-13: 34 games3412-132013-14: 62 games622014-15: 62 games6214-152015-16: 32 games322016-17: 55 games5516-172017-18: 55 games552018-19: 42 games4218-192019-20: 39 games392020-21: 32 games3220-212021-22: 28 games28

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2006-07 DAL 23 12523 511 466 45 2.23 0.912
2007-08 DAL 21 12902 510 462 48 2.46 0.906 $950K
2007-08 TBL 13 31001 338 302 36 2.79 0.893
2008-09 TBL 41 141892 1282 1174 108 2.62 0.916 $950K
2009-10 TBL 42 131872 1165 1048 117 3.09 0.900 $2.2M
2010-11 TBL 22 13611 576 518 58 2.89 0.899 $2.2M
2011-12 PHX 67 3818108 2066 1922 144 2.21 0.930 $2M
2012-13 PHX 34 151255 938 854 84 2.58 0.910 $2M
2013-14 PHX 62 2721103 1871 1712 159 2.64 0.915 $5.667M
2014-15 ARI 62 144250 1955 1768 187 3.16 0.904 $5.667M
2015-16 ARI 32 151323 921 844 77 2.63 0.916 $5.667M
2016-17 ARI 55 192693 1819 1663 156 2.92 0.914 $5.667M
2017-18 CGY 55 252263 1686 1545 141 2.65 0.916 $5.667M
2018-19 CGY 42 231622 1069 960 109 2.72 0.898 $5.667M
2019-20 EDM 39 191261 1087 981 106 2.95 0.902 $2M
2020-21 EDM 32 21623 921 850 71 2.31 0.923 $1.5M
2021-22 EDM 28 16922 874 800 74 2.81 0.915
16 seasons Career 670 2992637844 19589 17869 1720 2.70 0.912

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2010-11 TBL 3 1100 48 46 2 1.00 0.958
2011-12 PHX 16 9703 602 568 34 1.99 0.944
2018-19 CGY 5 1401 205 188 17 3.20 0.917
2019-20 EDM 1 0100 23 18 5 11.31 0.783
2020-21 EDM 4 0400 136 124 12 2.40 0.912
2021-22 EDM 16 8602 560 511 49 3.37 0.913
6 seasons Playoffs 45 192306 1574 1455 119 2.68 0.924

2011-12 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
67 67 3818108 2066 1922 144 2.21 0.930

Contract

$2MCap hitends in 2013, then UFA
$35KCap dollars per goal above replacement56.8 goals above replacement
$8.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$6.2MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 30 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2012-13, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2011-12 $2M
2012-13 $2M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2020-21 to 2020-21 $1.5M
2019-20 to 2019-20 $2M
2013-14 to 2018-19 $5.667M
2011-12 to 2012-13 $2M
2009-10 to 2010-11 $2.2M
2007-08 to 2008-09 $950K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2011-12 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+56.8Goals above replacement2nd of 48 goalies
+9.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+38.3Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 48 ranked goalies: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. Goals above average is coloured as it is under Shots faced below, where it is taken per 60 minutes.

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-2002040602010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones. What these numbers mean

+38.3Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
182.3Expected goals againstfrom 2,899 unblocked attempts
144Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.930Save %0.912 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 47 goalies who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. The two goals against tiles are left plain, since they follow how much he played.

Goals saved +0.59 above expected per 60 minutes91st
Shot difficulty 6.3% chance per attempt faced57thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 47 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100150Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Game 50Game 60Expected 182.3Allowed 144

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 7, 2012 @ MIN W 4-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 60:00
Apr 6, 2012 @ STL W 4-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 60:00
Apr 3, 2012 vs CBJ W 2-0 W, SO 54 54 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 31, 2012 vs ANA W 4-0 W, SO 44 44 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 29, 2012 vs SJS W 2-0 W, SO 38 38 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 24, 2012 @ SJS L 3-4 (SO) OTL 32 29 3 0.906 65:00
Mar 22, 2012 vs COL W 3-2 W 41 39 2 0.951 60:00
Mar 20, 2012 @ DAL L 3-4 (SO) OTL 33 30 3 0.909 65:00
Mar 18, 2012 @ EDM W 3-2 (SO) W 38 36 2 0.947 64:34
Mar 15, 2012 @ CGY L 1-4 L 19 15 4 0.789 60:00
Mar 14, 2012 @ VAN W 5-4 W 43 39 4 0.907 59:51
Mar 12, 2012 vs NSH L 4-5 (SO) OTL 35 31 4 0.886 65:00
Mar 10, 2012 vs SJS W 3-0 W, SO 42 42 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 6, 2012 @ CBJ L 2-3 7 5 2 0.714 03:54
Mar 5, 2012 @ PIT L 1-2 L 28 26 2 0.929 58:55
Mar 3, 2012 vs CBJ L 2-5 L 25 21 4 0.840 59:09
Mar 1, 2012 vs CGY L 2-4 L 30 27 3 0.900 59:42
Feb 28, 2012 vs VAN W 2-1 (SO) W 40 39 1 0.975 64:39
Feb 25, 2012 @ EDM W 3-1 W 22 21 1 0.955 60:00
Feb 23, 2012 @ CGY W 4-3 (SO) W 24 21 3 0.875 65:00
Feb 21, 2012 vs LAK W 5-4 (SO) W 29 25 4 0.862 64:42
Feb 18, 2012 vs DAL W 2-1 (OT) W 31 30 1 0.968 61:15
Feb 16, 2012 @ LAK W 1-0 W, SO 28 28 0 1.000 59:45
Feb 11, 2012 vs CHI W 3-0 W, SO 38 38 0 1.000 60:00
Feb 9, 2012 vs CGY W 2-1 (OT) W 24 23 1 0.958 63:05
Feb 7, 2012 @ DAL W 4-1 W 29 28 1 0.966 60:00
Feb 6, 2012 vs DET W 3-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 59:54
Feb 4, 2012 vs SJS W 5-3 W 35 32 3 0.914 59:57
Jan 31, 2012 vs ANA L 1-4 L 18 15 3 0.833 33:50
Jan 24, 2012 vs OTT W 3-2 W 34 32 2 0.941 60:00
Jan 21, 2012 vs TBL L 3-4 L 21 17 4 0.810 58:40
Jan 19, 2012 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) OTL 35 33 2 0.943 64:55
Jan 18, 2012 @ ANA L 2-6 L 21 15 6 0.714 60:00
Jan 16, 2012 vs COL W 6-1 W 39 38 1 0.974 60:00
Jan 12, 2012 @ DET L 2-3 (SO) OTL 42 40 2 0.952 65:00
Jan 10, 2012 @ NYR L 1-2 (SO) OTL 32 31 1 0.969 65:00
Jan 7, 2012 vs NYI W 5-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 60:00
Jan 5, 2012 @ LAK L 0-1 (OT) OTL 28 27 1 0.964 60:38
Jan 3, 2012 @ STL L 1-4 L 30 27 3 0.900 58:15
Dec 20, 2011 @ FLA W 2-1 W 20 19 1 0.950 43:26
Dec 17, 2011 vs NYR L 2-3 L 30 27 3 0.900 60:00
Dec 15, 2011 vs EDM W 4-2 W 20 18 2 0.900 59:42
Dec 14, 2011 @ ANA L 1-4 L 28 24 4 0.857 59:45
Dec 10, 2011 vs MIN L 1-4 L 20 16 4 0.800 60:00
Dec 8, 2011 @ DET L 2-5 L 11 7 4 0.636 15:29
Dec 5, 2011 @ CHI W 4-3 (SO) W 35 32 3 0.914 65:00
Dec 3, 2011 vs PHI L 2-4 L 17 13 4 0.765 20:00
Dec 1, 2011 @ WPG L 0-1 L 31 30 1 0.968 58:43
Nov 29, 2011 @ CHI W 4-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Nov 26, 2011 vs DAL W 3-0 W, SO 26 26 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 25, 2011 vs VAN L 0-5 L 37 32 5 0.865 59:59
Nov 23, 2011 vs ANA W 4-2 W 21 19 2 0.905 59:40
Nov 19, 2011 @ BUF W 4-2 W 45 43 2 0.956 60:00
Nov 17, 2011 @ PHI L 1-2 L 42 40 2 0.952 59:41
Nov 15, 2011 @ TOR W 3-2 (SO) W 37 35 2 0.946 65:00
Nov 12, 2011 @ SJS W 3-0 W, SO 31 31 0 1.000 59:53
Nov 10, 2011 vs MTL L 2-3 (OT) OTL 36 33 3 0.917 61:44
Nov 5, 2011 vs EDM W 4-2 W 26 24 2 0.923 60:00
Nov 2, 2011 @ COL W 4-1 W 40 39 1 0.975 60:00
Oct 29, 2011 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) W 39 37 2 0.949 64:16
Oct 27, 2011 vs NJD W 5-3 W 34 31 3 0.912 59:51
Oct 25, 2011 vs DAL L 2-3 (SO) OTL 36 34 2 0.944 65:00
Oct 23, 2011 @ ANA W 5-4 W 33 29 4 0.879 60:00
Oct 20, 2011 vs LAK L 0-2 L 22 20 2 0.909 57:34
Oct 15, 2011 vs WPG W 4-1 W 19 18 1 0.947 59:57
Oct 10, 2011 @ DAL L 1-2 (SO) OTL 25 24 1 0.960 64:39
Oct 8, 2011 @ SJS L 3-6 L 52 46 6 0.885 58:13