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Billy Smith's 1976-1977 season

Wins
21
NHL#9
Save pct
.916
NHL#5
GAA
2.50
NHL#7
Shutouts
2
NHL#13
Games
36
45%
45% of 80

Goaltender Billy Smith was 25 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 36 games and won 21 of them, at .916. In the playoffs he played 10 games and won 7.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1976-1977Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Billy Smith plays the 1976-1977 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Billy was 25 years old when the 1976-1977 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI4–3BUF
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE4–4NYI
      game 5/802
      His night
      .800SV%
      16SV20SA4GA60:00TOI
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2TOR
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      .950SV%
      38SV40SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–4MTL
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      .889SV%
      32SV36SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • November 1976
    • The game
      NYI3–2VAN
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–1CLR
      W
      game 13/801
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–5NYI
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .909
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    • The game
      NYI2–2BOS
      game 16/801
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOI
      .909
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 808 of 20 started
      5
      wins
      NHL#12
      .913
      SV%
      NHL#5
      2.5
      GAA
      NHL#4
      NYI
      14-3-0W-L-OT31Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET3–1NYI
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      .750SV%
      9SV12SA3GA23:08TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • December 1976
    • The game
      PIT4–2NYI
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA59:19TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–2CHI
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2AFM
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–3NYI
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      30SV30SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1NYR
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      .977SV%
      42SV43SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .977
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–4STL
      game 35/801
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOI
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–1NYI
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      .853SV%
      29SV34SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .853
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–4AFM
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .852
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8017 of 40 started
      10
      wins
      NHL#10
      .911
      SV%
      NHL#5
      2.7
      GAA
      NHL#4
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#9
      NYI
      25-9-0W-L-OT56Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI1–2CHI
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA59:27TOIL
      .923
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    • The game
      WSH1–2NYI
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3BOS
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .842
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–1CLR
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–1NYI
      L
      game 48/803
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA59:03TOIL
      .917
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    • The game
      NYI1–2MTL
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA59:31TOIL
      .944
      View the game
    • February 1977
    • The game
      BUF3–6NYI
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–3NYI
      game 53/801
      His night
      .857SV%
      18SV21SA3GA60:00TOI
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–4NYR
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2WSH
      game 60/801
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOI
      .923
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8027 of 60 started
      14
      wins
      NHL#10
      .913
      SV%
      NHL#3
      2.5
      GAA
      NHL#3
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#13
      NYI
      35-16-0W-L-OT79Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR1–2NYI
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      .923SV%
      12SV13SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1CLE
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      .973SV%
      36SV37SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .973
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–8NYI
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      .952SV%
      40SV42SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .952
      View the game
    • March 1977
    • The game
      MTL5–4NYI
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      .429SV%
      3SV7SA4GA25:34TOI
      .429
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–5MNS
      game 71/802
      His night
      .839SV%
      26SV31SA5GA60:00TOI
      .839
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–0CHI
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–9NYI
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–3CLE
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .912
      View the game
    • April 1977
    • The game
      NYI5–2NYR
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      .951SV%
      39SV41SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .951
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Billy Smith closes the 1976-1977 season with 21 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    21
    Games
    36of 80
    45%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .916
    GAA
    2.50
    Starts
    36
    Events
    4 i rad
    straight wins
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders meet Chicago Blackhawks

    NYIvsCHI
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CHI2–5NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      .875SV%
      14SV16SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI1–2NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      .947SV%
      18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .947
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders knock Chicago Blackhawks out 2–0

    NYI2–0CHI
    Advance
    2Games2Wins.914SV%1.5GAA
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders meet Buffalo Sabres

    NYIvsBUF
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BUF2–4NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      .949SV%
      37SV39SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .949
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF2–4NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      NYI4–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      .938SV%
      45SV48SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      NYI4–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–0

    NYI4–0BUF
    Advance
    4Games4Wins.930SV%2.5GAA
    6 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders meet Montréal Canadiens

    NYIvsMTL
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI3–4MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      .895SV%
      34SV38SA4GA59:28TOIL
      .895
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI0–3MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .909
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      MTL3–5NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      .921SV%
      35SV38SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .921
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      MTL4–0NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      .818SV%
      18SV22SA4GA40:00TOIL
      .818
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock New York Islanders out 4–2

    NYI2–4MTL
    Eliminated
    4Games1Wins.893SV%3.8GAA
    The run in numbers

    Billy Smith ends the 1976-1977 playoffs with 7 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    7
    Games
    10
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .912
    GAA
    2.80
    Starts
    10
    Events
    10
    playoff wins
    CHI2–0→BUF4–0→MTL2–4