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Bobby Smith

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-4    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: February 12, 1958 in North Sydney, Nova Scotia

Drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 10:11AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #139. Patrick Marleau… #140. Zdeno Chara… #141. BOBBY SMITH… #141. Kent Nilsson… #143. Gary Roberts… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1978-79 20 MNS NHL 80 30 44 74 29 -8 39 21 9 0 4 244 12.3
1979-80 21 MNS NHL 61 27 56 83 31 16 24 18 9 0 3 223 12.1
1980-81 22 MNS NHL 78 29 64 93 34 1 73 16 13 0 7 242 12.0
1981-82 23 MNS NHL 80 43 71 114 43 10 82 23 20 0 4 261 16.5
1982-83 24 MNS NHL 77 24 53 77 28 -20 81 12 12 0 3 190 12.6
1983-84 25 TOT NHL 80 29 43 72 28 -8 71 21 7 1 3 200 14.5
1983-84 25 MNS NHL 10 3 6 9 3 -1 9 2 1 0 0 21 14.3
1983-84 25 MTL NHL 70 26 37 63 25 -7 62 19 6 1 3 179 14.5
1984-85 26 MTL NHL 65 16 40 56 20 -9 59 8 8 0 1 146 11.0
1985-86 27 MTL NHL 79 31 55 86 32 10 55 26 5 0 7 202 15.3
1986-87 28 MTL NHL 80 28 47 75 28 6 72 17 11 0 7 197 14.2
1987-88 29 MTL NHL 78 27 66 93 33 13 78 19 8 0 4 198 13.6
1988-89 30 MTL NHL 80 32 51 83 31 25 69 26 6 0 3 195 16.4
1989-90 31 MTL NHL 53 12 14 26 10 -4 35 8 4 0 2 102 11.8
1990-91 32 MNS NHL 73 15 31 46 17 -9 60 8 7 0 2 121 12.4
1991-92 33 MNS NHL 68 9 37 46 15 -24 109 6 3 0 1 129 7.0
1992-93 34 MNS NHL 45 5 7 12 5 -9 10 2 3 0 0 53 9.4
Career NHL 1077 357 679 1036 382 -10 917 231 125 1 51 2703 13.2

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1978-79 20 MNS NHL 80 0.38 0.55 0.93 0.36 0.49 3.05 25 37 62 24 92 30 71 1 -8 5.0 1.2 6.1
1979-80 21 MNS NHL 61 0.44 0.92 1.36 0.50 0.39 3.66 22 48 70 25 107 35 56 0 16 6.2 1.2 7.4
1980-81 22 MNS NHL 78 0.37 0.82 1.19 0.43 0.94 3.10 22 50 72 26 125 56 68 0 1 5.6 1.3 6.9
1981-82 23 MNS NHL 80 0.54 0.89 1.43 0.53 1.03 3.26 31 52 83 31 149 57 82 0 10 7.3 1.4 8.7
1982-83 24 MNS NHL 77 0.31 0.69 1.00 0.36 1.05 2.47 19 43 62 22 107 50 78 1 -20 4.1 0.6 4.7
1983-84 25 TOT NHL 80 0.36 0.54 0.90 0.35 0.89 2.50 22 34 56 21 100 35 78 5 -8 4.0 1.0 5.1
1983-84 25 MNS NHL 10 0.30 0.60 0.90 0.33 0.90 2.10 2 5 7 2 12 5 9 1 -1 0.4 0.1 0.5
1983-84 25 MTL NHL 70 0.37 0.53 0.90 0.36 0.89 2.56 20 29 49 19 88 30 69 4 -7 3.6 1.0 4.6
1984-85 26 MTL NHL 65 0.25 0.62 0.86 0.30 0.91 2.25 13 32 45 16 72 37 45 1 -9 2.6 0.7 3.3
1985-86 27 MTL NHL 79 0.39 0.70 1.09 0.41 0.70 2.56 24 43 67 25 121 40 77 6 10 5.1 1.4 6.4
1986-87 28 MTL NHL 80 0.35 0.59 0.94 0.35 0.90 2.46 24 40 64 24 117 48 63 0 6 4.5 1.4 5.9
1987-88 29 MTL NHL 78 0.35 0.85 1.19 0.42 1.00 2.54 22 55 77 27 119 47 62 3 13 5.9 1.4 7.2
1988-89 30 MTL NHL 80 0.40 0.64 1.04 0.39 0.86 2.44 26 42 68 26 115 46 44 0 25 5.3 1.8 7.0
1989-90 31 MTL NHL 53 0.23 0.26 0.49 0.20 0.66 1.92 10 12 22 9 40 10 34 0 -4 0.8 0.6 1.4
1990-91 32 MNS NHL 73 0.21 0.42 0.63 0.23 0.82 1.66 13 27 40 14 65 25 55 6 -9 2.1 0.8 2.9
1991-92 33 MNS NHL 68 0.13 0.54 0.68 0.22 1.60 1.90 8 33 41 13 60 26 58 0 -24 1.7 0.4 2.1
1992-93 34 MNS NHL 45 0.11 0.16 0.27 0.10 0.22 1.18 4 6 10 4 19 7 21 0 -9 -0.5 0.5 0.0
Career NHL 1077 0.33 0.63 0.96 0.35 0.85 2.51 285 554 839 307 1408 549 892 23 -10 59.5 15.6 75.1

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1979-80 21 MNS NHL 15 1 13 14 9 0 1 0 0
1980-81 22 MNS NHL 19 8 17 25 13 6 2 0 0
1981-82 23 MNS NHL 4 2 4 6 5 2 0 0 0
1982-83 24 MNS NHL 9 6 4 10 17 3 3 0 2
1983-84 25 MTL NHL 15 2 7 9 -1 8 1 1 0 1 19 10.5
1984-85 26 MTL NHL 12 5 6 11 2 30 2 3 0 1 28 17.9
1985-86 27 MTL NHL SC 20 7 8 15 -2 22 4 3 0 3 44 15.9
1986-87 28 MTL NHL 17 9 9 18 0 19 7 2 0 0 49 18.4
1987-88 29 MTL NHL 11 3 4 7 -5 8 2 1 0 0 18 16.7
1988-89 30 MTL NHL 21 11 8 19 1 46 6 5 0 1 40 27.5
1989-90 31 MTL NHL 11 1 4 5 3 6 1 0 0 0 17 5.9
1990-91 32 MNS NHL 23 8 8 16 -5 56 6 2 0 5 60 13.3
1991-92 33 MNS NHL 7 1 4 5 -3 6 0 1 0 0 13 7.7
Career NHL 1 184 64 96 160 -10 245 40 24 0 13 288 16.3

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1974-75 16 Ottawa Golden Knights Minor-ON 58 74 64 138
1975-76 17 Ottawa 67's OMJHL 62 24 34 58 21
1976-77 18 Ottawa 67's OMJHL 64 65 70 135 52
1977-78 19 Ottawa 67's OMJHL 61 69 123 192 44
1977-78 19 Canada WJC-A 3 1 4 5 0
1978-79 20 Canada WEC-A 8 5 3 8 0
1980-81 22 Minnesota North Stars DN-Cup 2 0 0 0 2
1981-82 23 Canada WEC-A 10 1 5 6 0
1990-91 32 Minnesota North Stars Fr-Tour 3 0 1 1 0
Career 1 Season DN-Cup 2 0 0 0 2
Career 1 Season Fr-Tour 3 0 1 1 0
Career 1 Season Minor-ON 58 74 64 138
Career 3 Seasons OMJHL 187 158 227 385 117
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 18 6 8 14 0
Career 1 Season WJC-A 3 1 4 5 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1975-76 17 Ottawa 67's OMJHL 12 2 1 3 4
1976-77 18 Ottawa 67's OMJHL 19 16 16 32 29
1976-77 18 Ottawa 67's M-Cup 5 6 6 12 4
1977-78 19 Ottawa 67's OMJHL 16 15 15 30 10
Career 1 Season M-Cup 5 6 6 12 4
Career 3 Seasons OMJHL 47 33 32 65 43

Similarity Scores

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Thru 15 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Bobby Smith 8.7 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.1 4.7 3.3 2.9 2.1 1.4 0.0
Ryan Smyth 95.1 8.4 7.8 7.3 7.3 7.2 6.7 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.5 3.3 3.1 2.8 -0.1 -0.4
Geoff Courtnall 94.5 7.9 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.0 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.4 1.8 1.1 -0.1
Vyacheslav Kozlov 93.9 8.6 8.2 7.5 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.2 5.2 4.9 4.6 3.9 3.3 2.5 0.2 -0.1
Bernie Federko 93.4 8.4 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.1 6.0 5.7 5.6 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.3 2.1
John MacLean 92.9 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.1 6.2 6.1 4.6 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.4 1.6 -0.5
Steve Sullivan 92.3 8.8 8.2 7.4 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.9 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.3 2.5 2.2 1.0
Brian Bellows 92.0 9.5 7.4 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.8 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.6 2.0 1.0
Andrew Brunette 91.6 8.2 7.6 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.4 2.9 2.1 0.8 0.7
Geoff Sanderson 91.2 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.4 6.7 6.6 4.5 3.6 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.3 2.1 1.4 0.1
Rod Brind'Amour 90.3 9.0 8.2 8.2 7.3 6.8 6.5 5.8 5.6 5.2 5.1 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 1.4
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Bobby Smith 8.7 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.1 4.7 3.3 2.9 2.1 1.4 0.0
Geoff Courtnall 93.7 7.9 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.0 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.4 1.8 1.2 1.1 0.6 -0.1
Bernie Federko 93.4 8.4 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.1 6.0 5.7 5.6 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.3 2.1
Ryan Smyth 93.2 8.4 7.8 7.3 7.3 7.2 6.7 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.3 3.3 3.1 2.8 -0.1 -0.4
Steve Sullivan 92.3 8.8 8.2 7.4 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.9 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.3 2.5 2.2 1.0
Andrew Brunette 91.5 8.2 7.6 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.4 2.9 2.1 0.8 0.7
John MacLean 90.5 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.1 6.2 6.1 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.3 -0.5
Bill Cowley 90.2 7.4 6.3 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.3 2.6 2.1 0.4
Cory Stillman 90.2 9.7 7.5 6.8 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.1 4.0 3.7 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.5 -0.1
Syd Howe 90.0 6.2 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.4 0.6 -0.1 -0.1
Brian Bellows 89.9 9.5 7.4 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.8 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.5 2.0 1.2 1.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1981 NHL
1982 NHL
1989 NHL
1991 NHL

Awards

1978-79 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1986 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)

Games Played

1978-79 NHL 80 (1)
 1981-82 NHL 80 (4)
1983-84 NHL 80 (1)
 1986-87 NHL 80 (3)
1988-89 NHL 80 (1)

Assists

1981-82 NHL 71 (7)
1987-88 NHL 66 (8)
Career NHL 679 (57)

Points

1981-82 NHL 114 (8)
Career NHL 1036 (67)

Goals Created

1981-82 NHL 42.7 (8)
Career NHL 382.2 (75)

Power Play Goals

1981-82 NHL 20 (2)
Career NHL 125 (79)

Game-Winning Goals

1980-81 NHL 7 (6)
1985-86 NHL 7 (9)
1986-87 NHL 7 (6)

Assists Per Game

1979-80 NHL 0.92 (5)
1981-82 NHL 0.89 (9)
1987-88 NHL 0.85 (10)
Career NHL 0.63 (47)

Points Per Game

1979-80 NHL 1.36 (6)
1981-82 NHL 1.43 (9)
Career NHL 0.96 (75)

Adjusted Assists

1980-81 NHL 50 (9)
1981-82 NHL 52 (7)
1987-88 NHL 55 (8)
Career NHL 554 (97)

Adjusted Points

1981-82 NHL 83 (8)

Adjusted Goals Created

1981-82 NHL 31.1 (8)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

Career NHL 549 (78)

Offensive Point Shares

1981-82 NHL 7.3 (8)

Transactions

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October 28, 1983: Traded to Montreal by Minnesota for Keith Acton, Mark Napier and Toronto's 3rd round choice (previously acquired, Minnesota selected Ken Hodge Jr.) in 1984 Entry Draft, October 28, 1983.

August 7, 1990: Traded to Minnesota by Montreal for Minnesota's 4th round choice (Louis Bernard) in 1992 Entry Draft, August 7, 1990.

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