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Billy Smith's 1981-1982 season

Vezina Trophy
Wins
32
NHL#1
Save pct
.898
NHL#10
GAA
2.97
NHL#9
Shutouts
0
NHL#21
Games
46
57%
57% of 80

Goaltender Billy Smith was 30 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 46 games and won 32 of them, at .898. In the playoffs he played 18 games and won 15. He won Vezina Trophy.

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

1981-1982Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Billy Smith plays the 1981-1982 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Billy was 30 years old when the 1981-1982 season began. It was his 10th season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI4–1LAK
      W
      game 1/804
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–1PIT
      W
      game 3/803
      His night
      .972SV%
      35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .972
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5NYI
      W
      game 5/804
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .862
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    • The game
      NYI4–2WSH
      W
      game 7/805
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–4NYI
      W
      game 9/804
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
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    • The game
      NYI2–1MTL
      W
      game 11/804
      His night
      .971SV%
      34SV35SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • November 1981
    • The game
      CGY2–2NYI
      game 12/804
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOI
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–2NYI
      L
      game 13/804
      His night
      .760SV%
      19SV25SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .760
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3TOR
      W
      game 15/805
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–5PHI
      L
      game 17/803
      His night
      .800SV%
      20SV25SA5GA59:17TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–7QUE
      L
      game 18/804
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      4SV4SA0GA09:28TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4NYI
      W
      game 19/804
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–2NYR
      W
      game 20/805
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8012 of 20 started
      9
      wins
      NHL#3
      .904
      SV%
      NHL#4
      2.7
      GAA
      NHL#2
      NYI
      12-4-0W-L-OT28Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–3NYI
      W
      game 21/804
      His night
      .947SV%
      18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .947
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      L
      game 24/804
      His night
      .833SV%
      25SV30SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • December 1981
    • The game
      NYI8–5MNS
      W
      game 25/806
      His night
      .868SV%
      33SV38SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .868
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4VAN
      L
      game 27/808
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA59:39TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4EDM
      L
      game 29/803
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE7–10NYI
      W
      game 30/803
      His night
      .759SV%
      22SV29SA7GA60:00TOIW
      .759
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3DET
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–4NYI
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–4NYI
      L
      game 36/804
      His night
      .833SV%
      25SV30SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–5NYI
      W
      game 38/804
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8022 of 40 started
      15
      wins
      NHL#4
      .886
      SV%
      NHL#10
      3.3
      GAA
      NHL#7
      NYI
      24-11-0W-L-OT53Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI1–3NYI
      W
      game 41/804
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–5BOS
      L
      game 42/804
      His night
      .844SV%
      27SV32SA5GA59:36TOIL
      .844
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3NYR
      L
      game 44/803
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA59:05TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–6NYI
      W
      game 46/804
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–9NYI
      W
      game 47/804
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      W
      game 49/803
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • February 1982
    • The game
      WSH6–7NYI
      W
      game 50/804
      His night
      .889SV%in relief
      16SV18SA2GA36:57TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2WSH
      W
      game 51/803
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–3BUF
      W
      game 53/803
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–8NYI
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–6NYI
      W
      game 57/803
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–3NYI
      W
      game 59/803
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA59:55TOIW
      .895
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8033 of 60 started
      25
      wins
      NHL#1
      .897
      SV%
      NHL#2
      2.9
      GAA
      NHL#2
      NYI
      40-14-0W-L-OT86Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT2–4NYI
      W
      game 62/803
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE5–5NYI
      game 63/804
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA59:48TOI
      .848
      View the game
    • March 1982
    • The game
      CGY3–6NYI
      W
      game 65/805
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–10NYI
      W
      game 66/805
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–6NYI
      W
      game 67/804
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–4MNS
      game 69/806
      His night
      .900SV%
      36SV40SA4GA60:00TOI
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2CLR
      W
      game 71/804
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2WSH
      W
      game 73/805
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–3NYI
      W
      game 75/804
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • April 1982
    • The game
      NYI3–3PHI
      game 78/804
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOI
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–7PIT
      L
      game 80/803
      His night
      .833SV%
      35SV42SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Billy Smith closes the 1981-1982 season with 32 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    32
    Games
    46of 80
    57%
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .898
    GAA
    2.97
    Starts
    44
    Events
    32
    career best in wins
    10 i rad
    straight wins
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Islanders meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    NYIvsPIT
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PIT1–8NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT2–7NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      NYI1–2PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA64:14TOIL
      .939
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      PIT3–4NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      .857SV%
      18SV21SA3GA65:56TOIW
      .857
      View the game
    First round

    New York Islanders knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 3–2

    NYI3–2PIT
    Advance
    4Games3Wins.929SV%1.9GAA
    2 days later
    Second round

    New York Islanders meet New York Rangers

    NYIvsNYR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR5–4NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      .828SV%
      24SV29SA5GA59:22TOIL
      .828
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYR2–7NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • New York Islandersare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      NYI4–3NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA63:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      NYI5–3NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA59:53TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR4–2NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA56:02TOIL
      .852
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 6
      NYI5–3NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    Second round

    New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    NYI4–2NYR
    Advance
    6Games4Wins.868SV%3.3GAA
    4 days later
    Conference final

    New York Islanders meet Quebec Nordiques

    NYIvsQUE
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Quebec Nordiques
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      QUE1–4NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 2
      QUE2–5NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .946
      View the game
    • May 1982
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 3
      NYI5–4QUE
      W
      4
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA76:52TOIW
      .886
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 4
      NYI4–2QUE
      W
      4
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    Conference final

    New York Islanders knock Quebec Nordiques out 4–0

    NYI4–0QUE
    Advance
    4Games4Wins.926SV%2.1GAA
    4 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders play the Stanley Cup Final against Vancouver Canucks

    NYIvsVAN
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      VAN5–6NYI
      W
      9
      His night
      .857SV%
      30SV35SA5GA79:58TOIW
      .857
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN4–6NYI
      W
      8
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .867
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      NYI3–0VAN
      W
      7
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      23SV23SA0GA59:58TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 4
      NYI3–1VAN
      W
      6
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Champions

    New York Islanders

    beat Vancouver Canucks 4–0 in the final

    4Games4Wins.911SV%2.3GAA
    The run in numbers

    Billy Smith ends the 1981-1982 playoffs with 15 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    15
    Games
    18
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .906
    GAA
    2.51
    Starts
    18
    Events
    50
    playoff wins
    PIT3–2→NYR4–2→QUE4–0→VAN4–0
    Honour

    Billy Smith won Vezina Trophy for 1981-1982

    Vezina Trophy
    NYINew York Islanders