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Billy Smith's 1972-1973 season

Wins
7
NHL#31
Save pct
.878
NHL#35
GAA
4.16
NHL#37
Shutouts
0
NHL#30
Games
37
47%
47% of 78

Goaltender Billy Smith was 21 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 37 games and won 7 of them, at .878. New York Islanders did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1972-1973
  1. Season opener

    Billy Smith plays the 1972-1973 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Billy was 21 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      LAK2–3NYI
      W
      game 2/781
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
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    • The game
      NYR2–1NYI
      L
      game 5/78
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIL
      .939
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    • The game
      NYI1–9BOS
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      .769SV%
      30SV39SA9GA60:00TOIL
      .769
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    • November 1972
    • The game
      NYI2–9LAK
      L
      game 11/781
      His night
      .757SV%
      28SV37SA9GA60:00TOIL
      .757
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    • The game
      NYI0–4AFM
      L
      game 15/781
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .852
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    • The game
      NYI3–5PHI
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      .917SV%
      55SV60SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .917
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    • The game
      NYI2–2PIT
      game 19/78
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOI
      .938
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 787 of 20 started
      1
      wins
      .872
      SV%
      4.7
      GAA
      NYI
      3-15-0W-L-OT8Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF7–2NYI
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      .821SV%
      32SV39SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .821
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    • December 1972
    • The game
      NYI1–5BOS
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      .884SV%
      38SV43SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .884
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    • The game
      NYR4–1NYI
      L
      game 25/78
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–4NYI
      game 27/78
      His night
      .905SV%
      38SV42SA4GA60:00TOI
      .905
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    • The game
      PHI2–1NYI
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIL
      .933
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    • The game
      NYI2–4MTL
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .846
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    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .895
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    • The game
      NYI2–5CGS
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      .821SV%
      23SV28SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .821
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    • The game
      NYI2–5VAN
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .848
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    • The game
      AFM6–1NYI
      L
      game 37/78
      His night
      .833SV%
      30SV36SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .833
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7817 of 39 started
      2
      wins
      NHL#19
      .868
      SV%
      NHL#19
      4.5
      GAA
      NHL#19
      NYI
      4-31-0W-L-OT12Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI1–8MNS
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      .837SV%
      41SV49SA8GA60:00TOIL
      .837
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    • The game
      STL2–1NYI
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA59:53TOIL
      .931
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    • The game
      MNS1–0NYI
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      .938SV%
      15SV16SA1GA59:23TOIL
      .938
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    • The game
      NYI9–7BOS
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      .816SV%
      31SV38SA7GA60:00TOIW
      .816
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    • The game
      NYI3–5TOR
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .861
      View the game
    • February 1973
    • The game
      CHI5–3NYI
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      4SV4SA0GA20:00TOI
      in relief
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    • The game
      BUF1–1NYI
      game 53/78
      His night
      .973SV%
      36SV37SA1GA60:00TOI
      .973
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–5BUF
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      .898SV%
      44SV49SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .898
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    • The game
      TOR2–4NYI
      W
      game 55/78
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
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    • The game
      NYR6–0NYI
      L
      game 57/78
      His night
      .926SV%in relief
      25SV27SA2GA48:20TOI
      in relief
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    • The game
      NYI2–8PHI
      L
      game 58/78
      His night
      .818SV%
      36SV44SA8GA60:00TOIL
      .818
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7826 of 59 started
      4
      wins
      NHL#19
      .874
      SV%
      NHL#18
      4.3
      GAA
      NHL#19
      NYI
      7-47-0W-L-OT19Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT4–0NYI
      L
      game 62/78
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .882
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    • The game
      DET2–4NYI
      W
      game 64/781
      His night
      .909SV%in relief
      20SV22SA2GA46:18TOIW
      in relief
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    • The game
      CHI5–3NYI
      L
      game 65/78
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .848
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    • March 1973
    • The game
      VAN3–9NYI
      W
      game 66/78
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
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    • The game
      NYI4–5STL
      L
      game 70/78
      His night
      .894SV%
      42SV47SA5GA59:43TOIL
      .894
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–0NYI
      L
      game 72/781
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .917
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    • The game
      PHI2–3NYI
      W
      game 75/781
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
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    • The game
      BUF3–2NYI
      L
      game 76/781
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA59:12TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–10PHI
      L
      game 77/781
      His night
      .875SV%in relief
      14SV16SA2GA28:12TOI
      in relief
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    The season in numbers

    Billy Smith closes the 1972-1973 season with 7 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    New York Islanders did not reach the playoffs
    Wins
    7
    Games
    37of 78
    47%
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .878
    GAA
    4.16
    Starts
    33