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Billy Smith's 1983-1984 season

Wins
23
NHL#10
Save pct
.896
NHL#7
GAA
3.43
NHL#18
Shutouts
2
NHL#4
Games
42
52%
52% of 80

Goaltender Billy Smith was 32 years old when the 1983-1984 season began, his 13th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 42 games and won 23 of them, at .896. In the playoffs he played 21 games and won 12.

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

1983-1984Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Billy Smith plays the 1983-1984 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Billy was 32 years old when the 1983-1984 season began. It was his 12th season with the team. His 13th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI7–4MTL
      W
      game 2/804
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .879
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    • The game
      LAK2–5NYI
      W
      game 4/804
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
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    • The game
      PHI5–1NYI
      L
      game 5/804
      His night
      .868SV%
      33SV38SA5GA59:54TOIL
      .868
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    • The game
      NYR3–2NYI
      L
      game 8/809
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA58:58TOIL
      .914
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    • The game
      NJD3–5NYI
      W
      game 11/805
      His night
      .857SV%
      18SV21SA3GA59:51TOIW
      .857
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    • November 1983
    • The game
      VAN3–6NYI
      W
      game 13/807
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–4NYI
      W
      game 15/805
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–5PIT
      W
      game 17/804
      His night
      .884SV%
      38SV43SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .884
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    • The game
      NYI1–7WSH
      L
      game 20/805
      His night
      .844SV%
      38SV45SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .844
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 809 of 20 started
      6
      wins
      NHL#7
      .893
      SV%
      NHL#6
      3.6
      GAA
      NHL#11
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#2
      NYI
      12-8-0W-L-OT24Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE2–3NYI
      W
      game 22/804
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA59:51TOIW
      .913
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    • The game
      CHI3–9NYI
      W
      game 24/805
      His night
      .921SV%
      35SV38SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .921
      View the game
    • December 1983
    • The game
      NYI2–6CGY
      L
      game 26/806
      His night
      .846SV%
      33SV39SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–4LAK
      game 29/805
      His night
      .875SV%in relief
      7SV8SA1GA25:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2MNS
      W
      game 30/805
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .946
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–8NYI
      W
      game 31/805
      His night
      .875SV%
      35SV40SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .875
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    • The game
      NYR1–7NYI
      W
      game 33/808
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA59:53TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–6NYI
      W
      game 35/807
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA59:32TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4WIN
      L
      game 38/806
      His night
      .897SV%
      35SV39SA4GA60:29TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–2NYI
      L
      game 40/805
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .871
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8018 of 40 started
      12
      wins
      NHL#10
      .900
      SV%
      NHL#2
      3.3
      GAA
      NHL#6
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#2
      NYI
      26-12-0W-L-OT54Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI4–5NYR
      L
      game 43/809
      His night
      .833SV%
      25SV30SA5GA59:06TOIL
      .833
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    • The game
      MTL3–7NYI
      W
      game 45/805
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .919
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    • The game
      NYI0–2BOS
      L
      game 47/804
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIL
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–7PHI
      L
      game 49/805
      His night
      .837SV%
      36SV43SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .837
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–3NYI
      L
      game 52/803
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA00:41TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • February 1984
    • The game
      STL5–2NYI
      L
      game 53/805
      His night
      .828SV%
      24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .828
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    • The game
      PIT5–6NYI
      W
      game 54/804
      His night
      .828SV%
      24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .828
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–6NYI
      W
      game 57/808
      His night
      .818SV%
      18SV22SA4GA27:00TOI
      .818
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3TOR
      L
      game 58/806
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .919
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3NYR
      L
      game 59/808
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA01:54TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4NYI
      W
      game 60/807
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA59:53TOIW
      .906
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8027 of 60 started
      15
      wins
      NHL#14
      .891
      SV%
      NHL#5
      3.6
      GAA
      NHL#15
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#10
      NYI
      36-22-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL1–5NYI
      W
      game 62/805
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .970
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5PHI
      L
      game 64/805
      His night
      .891SV%
      41SV46SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .891
      View the game
    • March 1984
    • The game
      NYI11–6TOR
      W
      game 66/805
      His night
      .850SV%
      34SV40SA6GA60:00TOIW
      .850
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–9NYI
      W
      game 68/805
      His night
      .737SV%
      14SV19SA5GA59:51TOIW
      .737
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–4PIT
      W
      game 70/803
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA59:59TOIW
      .882
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–1NYI
      L
      game 72/804
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA57:59TOIL
      .935
      View the game
    Milestone

    Billy Smith reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Washington Capitals · March 17

    • The game
      NYI4–5HFD
      L
      game 73/803
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA01:06TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–5NYI
      W
      game 74/803
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3BOS
      game 75/803
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA65:00TOI
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3BUF
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–7NYI
      W
      game 78/804
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      27SV27SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–1WSH
      W
      game 79/803
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Billy Smith closes the 1983-1984 season with 23 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    23
    Games
    42of 80
    53%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .896
    GAA
    3.43
    Starts
    38
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    4 i rad
    straight wins
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Islanders meet New York Rangers

    NYIvsNYR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on New York Rangers
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    • Game 1
      NYR1–4NYI
      W
      7
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR3–0NYI
      L
      7
      His night
      .833SV%
      15SV18SA3GA58:21TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • New York Islandersare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      NYI2–7NYR
      L
      7
      His night
      .722SV%
      13SV18SA5GA29:59TOIL
      .722
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      NYI4–1NYR
      W
      7
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • New York Islandersare2–2withNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR2–3NYI
      W
      7
      His night
      .955SV%
      42SV44SA2GA68:56TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    First round

    New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 3–2

    NYI3–2NYR
    Advance
    5Games3Wins.915SV%2.6GAA
    2 days later
    Second round

    New York Islanders meet Washington Capitals

    NYIvsWSH
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      WSH3–2NYI
      L
      4
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA58:58TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      WSH4–5NYI
      W
      5
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA67:35TOIW
      .886
      View the game
    • New York Islandersare1–1withWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      NYI3–1WSH
      W
      7
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .970
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      NYI5–2WSH
      W
      7
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 5
      WSH3–5NYI
      W
      7
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    Second round

    New York Islanders knock Washington Capitals out 4–1

    NYI4–1WSH
    Advance
    5Games4Wins.910SV%2.5GAA
    6 days later
    Conference final

    New York Islanders meet Montréal Canadiens

    NYIvsMTL
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI0–3MTL
      L
      5
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .870
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI2–4MTL
      L
      5
      His night
      .810SV%
      17SV21SA4GA59:38TOIL
      .810
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      MTL2–5NYI
      W
      5
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • May 1984
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      MTL1–3NYI
      W
      4
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • New York Islandersare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      NYI3–1MTL
      W
      4
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      MTL1–4NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    Conference final

    New York Islanders knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    NYI4–2MTL
    Advance
    6Games4Wins.915SV%2.0GAA
    5 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders play the Stanley Cup Final against Edmonton Oilers

    NYIvsEDM
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      EDM1–0NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      .974SV%
      37SV38SA1GA58:28TOIL
      .974
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      EDM1–6NYI
      W
      5
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    • New York Islandersare1–1withEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      NYI2–7EDM
      L
      5
      His night
      .806SV%
      25SV31SA6GA46:16TOIL
      .806
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      NYI2–7EDM
      L
      5
      His night
      .816SV%
      31SV38SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .816
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYI2–5EDM
      L
      5
      His night
      .778SV%
      7SV9SA2GA20:00TOI
      .778
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    Edmonton Oilers knock New York Islanders out 4–1

    NYI1–4EDM
    Eliminated
    5Games1Wins.878SV%4.2GAA
    The run in numbers

    Billy Smith ends the 1983-1984 playoffs with 12 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    12
    Games
    21
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .905
    GAA
    2.73
    Starts
    21
    Events
    75
    playoff wins
    NYR3–2→WSH4–1→MTL4–2→EDM1–4