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Billy Smith

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: December 12, 1950 in Perth, Ontario

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1993

Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (59th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft.

* Sweater numbers are available 1951-1970, 1972-1994, and 1999-2008.
29
Los Angeles Kings
1972		 31
New York Islanders
1973-1989

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1971-72 21 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 300 1 3 1 3 .300 0 23 4.60 0 0 0 5
1972-73 22 New York Islanders NHL 37 2122 7 24 3 17 .250 0 147 4.16 0 0 0 42
1973-74 23 New York Islanders NHL 46 2615 9 23 12 30 .341 0 134 3.07 0 0 0 11
1974-75 24 New York Islanders NHL 58 3368 21 18 17 59 .527 3 156 2.78 0 0 0 21
1975-76 25 New York Islanders NHL 39 2254 19 10 9 47 .618 3 98 2.61 0 1 1 10
1976-77 26 New York Islanders NHL 36 2089 21 8 6 48 .686 2 87 2.50 0 1 1 12
1977-78 27 New York Islanders NHL 38 2154 20 8 8 48 .667 2 95 2.65 0 0 0 35
1978-79 28 New York Islanders NHL 40 2261 25 8 4 54 .730 1 108 2.87 0 2 2 54
1979-80 29 New York Islanders NHL 38 2114 15 14 7 37 .514 2 104 2.95 1 0 1 39
1980-81 30 New York Islanders NHL 41 2363 22 10 8 52 .650 2 129 3.28 0 0 0 33
1981-82 31 New York Islanders NHL 46 2685 32 9 4 68 .756 0 133 2.97 0 1 1 24
1982-83 32 New York Islanders NHL 41 2340 18 14 7 43 .551 1 112 2.87 0 0 0 41
1983-84 33 New York Islanders NHL 42 2279 23 13 2 48 .632 2 130 3.42 1252 1122 .896 0 2 2 23
1984-85 34 New York Islanders NHL 37 2090 18 14 3 39 .557 0 133 3.82 1100 967 .879 0 0 0 25
1985-86 35 New York Islanders NHL 41 2308 20 14 4 44 .579 1 143 3.72 1204 1061 .881 0 3 3 49
1986-87 36 New York Islanders NHL 40 2252 14 18 5 33 .446 1 132 3.52 1007 875 .869 0 2 2 37
1987-88 37 New York Islanders NHL 38 2107 17 14 5 39 .542 2 113 3.22 1062 949 .894 0 0 0 20
1988-89 38 New York Islanders NHL 17 730 3 11 0 6 .214 0 54 4.44 364 310 .852 0 0 0 8
Career NHL 680 38431 305 233 105 715 .556 22 2031 3.17 5989 5284 .882 1 12 13 489

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1974-75 24 New York Islanders NHL 6 333 1 4 2 .200 0 23 4.14 0 0 0 6
1975-76 25 New York Islanders NHL 8 437 4 3 8 .571 0 21 2.88 0 0 0 11
1976-77 26 New York Islanders NHL 10 580 7 3 14 .700 0 27 2.79 0 0 0 8
1977-78 27 New York Islanders NHL 1 47 0 0 0 0 1 1.28 0 0 0 9
1978-79 28 New York Islanders NHL 5 315 4 1 8 .800 1 10 1.90 0 0 0 4
1979-80 29 New York Islanders NHL SC 20 1198 15 4 30 .789 1 56 2.80 0 0 0 11
1980-81 30 New York Islanders NHL SC 17 994 14 3 28 .824 0 42 2.54 0 1 1 2
1981-82 31 New York Islanders NHL SC 18 1120 15 3 30 .833 1 47 2.52 0 0 0 6
1982-83 32 New York Islanders NHL SC 17 962 13 3 26 .813 2 43 2.68 0 1 1 9
1983-84 33 New York Islanders NHL 21 1190 12 8 24 .600 0 54 2.72 567 513 .905 0 0 0 17
1984-85 34 New York Islanders NHL 6 342 3 3 6 .500 0 19 3.33 182 163 .896 0 0 0 6
1985-86 35 New York Islanders NHL 1 60 0 1 0 .000 0 4 4.00 34 30 .882 0 0 0 0
1986-87 36 New York Islanders NHL 2 67 0 0 0 0 1 0.90 22 21 .955 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 4 132 7645 88 36 176 .710 5 348 2.73 805 727 .903 0 2 2 89

Other Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1969-70 19 Cornwall Royals QJHL 55 3300 1 249 4.53
1970-71 20 Springfield Kings AHL 49 2728 19 20 6 44 .489 2 160 3.52
1971-72 21 Springfield Kings AHL 28 1649 13 10 5 31 .554 4 77 2.80
Career AHL 77 4377 32 30 11 75 .514 6 237 3.25
Career QJHL 55 3300 1 249 4.53

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1969-70 19 Cornwall Royals QJHL 6 360 1 14 2.33
1970-71 20 Springfield Kings AHL 11 682 9 1 0 18 .900 1 29 2.55
1971-72 21 Springfield Kings AHL 4 192 1 2 0 2 .333 0 13 4.06
Career AHL 15 874 10 3 0 20 .769 1 42 2.88
Career QJHL 6 360 1 14 2.33

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1978 NHL

Awards

1981-82 NHL Vezina Trophy
1982-83 NHL Conn Smythe Trophy

Honors

1981-82 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)

Games Played (Goalie)

1973-74 NHL 46 (10)
1974-75 NHL 58 (5)
Career NHL 680 (21)

Wins (Goalie)

1974-75 NHL 21 (10)
1976-77 NHL 21 (9)
1978-79 NHL 25 (6)
1980-81 NHL 22 (8)
1981-82 NHL 32 (1)
 1983-84 NHL 23 (10)
Career NHL 305 (20)

Losses (Goalie)

1972-73 NHL 24 (3)
1973-74 NHL 23 (4)
Career NHL 233 (36)

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1973-74 NHL 12 (2)
1974-75 NHL 17 (1)
 1975-76 NHL 9 (8)
1977-78 NHL 8 (10)
Career NHL 105 (17)

Points (Goalie)

1974-75 NHL 59 (7)
1976-77 NHL 48 (9)
1978-79 NHL 54 (10)
1980-81 NHL 52 (8)
1981-82 NHL 68 (2)
Career NHL 715 (20)

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1975-76 NHL .618 (6)
1976-77 NHL .686 (5)
1977-78 NHL .667 (7)
1978-79 NHL .730 (1)
 1980-81 NHL .650 (4)
1981-82 NHL .756 (1)
 1983-84 NHL .632 (10)
1985-86 NHL .579 (10)
Career NHL .556 (40)

Shutouts

1974-75 NHL 3 (8)
1975-76 NHL 3 (6)
1979-80 NHL 2 (7)
1980-81 NHL 2 (3)
1982-83 NHL 1 (8)
1983-84 NHL 2 (4)
1986-87 NHL 1 (6)
1987-88 NHL 2 (7)
Career NHL 22 (75)

Goals Against

1972-73 NHL 147 (6)
1974-75 NHL 156 (10)
Career NHL 2031 (24)

Goals Against Average

1974-75 NHL 2.78 (8)
1975-76 NHL 2.61 (5)
1976-77 NHL 2.50 (4)
1977-78 NHL 2.65 (7)
1978-79 NHL 2.87 (5)
1979-80 NHL 2.95 (7)
1981-82 NHL 2.97 (3)
1982-83 NHL 2.87 (4)
1987-88 NHL 3.22 (8)
Career NHL 3.17 (89)

Shots Against

Career NHL 5989 (79)

Saves

Career NHL 5284 (81)

Save Percentage

1983-84 NHL .896 (2)
1987-88 NHL .894 (7)
Career NHL .882 (65)
  

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 6, 1972: Claimed by NY Islanders from Los Angeles in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1972.

November 28, 1979: Credited with scoring a goal vs. Colorado, November 28, 1979.