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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ben Bishop TBL · 62 GP, 0.916 Antti Niemi SJS · 61 GP, 0.914 Roberto Luongo FLA · 61 GP, 0.921 Marc-Andre Fleury PIT · 64 GP, 0.920 Pekka Rinne NSH · 64 GP, 0.923

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

2014-15 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
62 61 144250 1955 1768 187 3.16 0.904

Contract

$5.667MCap hitends in 2019, then UFA
$52KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$5.6MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 48 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 2018-19, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2014-15 $5.667M
2015-16 $5.667M
2016-17 $5.667M
2017-18 $5.667M
2018-19 $5.667M

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

-2.4Goals above replacement43rd of 50 goalies
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-19.4Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 50 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

-19.4Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
167.6Expected goals againstfrom 2,688 unblocked attempts
187Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.904Save %0.914 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 49 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 -0.33 above expected per 60 minutes12th
Shot difficulty 6.2% chance per attempt faced61stA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 49 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100150Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Game 50Game 60Allowed 187Expected 167.6

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 11, 2015 vs ANA L 1-2 L 38 36 2 0.947 59:43
Apr 9, 2015 @ VAN L 0-5 L 24 20 4 0.833 37:10
Apr 7, 2015 @ CGY L 2-3 L 32 29 3 0.906 58:33
Apr 4, 2015 vs SJS W 5-3 W 45 42 3 0.933 59:55
Mar 30, 2015 vs BUF L 1-4 L 34 32 2 0.941 58:48
Mar 28, 2015 @ PIT L 2-3 L 46 43 3 0.935 57:59
Mar 26, 2015 @ BUF W 4-3 (OT) W 35 32 3 0.914 60:54
Mar 24, 2015 @ DET W 5-4 (OT) W 37 33 4 0.892 63:08
Mar 22, 2015 vs VAN L 1-3 L 43 41 2 0.953 58:45
Mar 21, 2015 vs PIT L 1-3 L 36 34 2 0.944 59:12
Mar 16, 2015 @ LAK L 0-1 L 35 34 1 0.971 58:39
Mar 14, 2015 vs NJD L 1-4 L 29 25 4 0.862 60:00
Mar 12, 2015 vs CHI L 1-2 L 44 42 2 0.955 58:47
Mar 7, 2015 vs MTL L 0-2 L 34 33 1 0.971 58:37
Mar 5, 2015 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) W 34 32 2 0.941 65:00
Mar 3, 2015 vs ANA L 1-4 L 34 31 3 0.912 59:26
Feb 28, 2015 @ BOS L 1-4 L 20 16 4 0.800 31:50
Feb 26, 2015 @ NYR L 3-4 L 38 34 4 0.895 58:39
Feb 24, 2015 @ NYI L 1-5 L 39 34 5 0.872 60:00
Feb 23, 2015 @ NJD L 0-3 L 27 25 2 0.926 59:39
Feb 21, 2015 vs TBL L 2-4 L 26 23 3 0.885 59:07
Feb 14, 2015 vs NYR L 1-5 L 32 27 5 0.844 60:00
Feb 13, 2015 vs SJS L 2-4 L 25 22 3 0.880 58:38
Feb 10, 2015 @ STL L 1-2 L 36 34 2 0.944 57:57
Feb 9, 2015 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) W 38 36 2 0.947 65:00
Feb 7, 2015 vs DET L 1-3 L 25 23 2 0.920 58:58
Feb 5, 2015 vs CAR L 1-2 (SO) OTL 41 40 1 0.976 65:00
Feb 3, 2015 @ CBJ W 4-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 60:00
Jan 31, 2015 @ OTT L 2-7 L 20 15 5 0.750 42:15
Jan 29, 2015 @ TOR W 3-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Jan 27, 2015 @ PHI L 3-4 (SO) OTL 42 39 3 0.929 65:00
Jan 20, 2015 @ CHI L 1-6 L 51 45 6 0.882 60:00
Jan 18, 2015 @ WPG L 3-4 (SO) OTL 30 27 3 0.900 65:00
Jan 17, 2015 @ MIN L 1-3 L 32 30 2 0.938 59:39
Jan 15, 2015 vs CGY L 1-4 L 24 21 3 0.875 59:40
Jan 10, 2015 vs OTT L 1-5 L 33 28 5 0.848 60:00
Jan 8, 2015 vs WPG W 4-1 W 35 34 1 0.971 60:00
Jan 6, 2015 vs STL L 0-6 L 39 33 6 0.846 59:42
Jan 3, 2015 vs CBJ W 6-3 W 26 23 3 0.885 59:59
Dec 22, 2014 @ VAN L 1-7 L 11 7 4 0.636 21:39
Dec 11, 2014 vs NSH L 1-5 L 38 33 5 0.868 59:50
Dec 6, 2014 vs BOS L 2-5 9 8 1 0.889 25:13
Dec 4, 2014 vs LAK L 0-4 L 20 17 3 0.850 35:41
Dec 2, 2014 @ CGY L 2-5 L 23 19 4 0.826 59:32
Dec 1, 2014 @ EDM W 5-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 60:00
Nov 25, 2014 vs COL L 3-4 (OT) OTL 35 31 4 0.886 63:16
Nov 23, 2014 @ ANA L 1-2 L 30 28 2 0.933 59:04
Nov 20, 2014 @ DAL L 1-3 L 27 24 3 0.889 58:10
Nov 18, 2014 vs WSH L 1-2 (OT) OTL 24 22 2 0.917 63:15
Nov 13, 2014 @ CGY L 3-5 L 25 20 5 0.800 58:41
Nov 11, 2014 vs DAL L 3-4 L 32 28 4 0.875 58:50
Nov 8, 2014 vs NYI L 0-1 L 33 32 1 0.970 58:19
Nov 7, 2014 @ ANA W 3-2 (SO) W 39 37 2 0.949 65:00
Nov 4, 2014 vs TOR W 3-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 59:48
Nov 1, 2014 @ CAR L 0-3 L 35 32 3 0.914 60:00
Oct 30, 2014 @ FLA L 1-2 L 26 24 2 0.923 59:04
Oct 28, 2014 @ TBL L 3-7 L 33 27 6 0.818 49:26
Oct 25, 2014 vs FLA W 2-1 (OT) W 24 23 1 0.958 62:15
Oct 23, 2014 @ MIN L 0-2 L 29 27 2 0.931 58:12
Oct 18, 2014 vs STL L 1-6 L 36 30 6 0.833 59:55
Oct 15, 2014 vs EDM W 7-4 W 27 23 4 0.852 60:00
Oct 9, 2014 vs WPG L 2-6 L 27 21 6 0.778 59:58