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Billy Smith's 1987-1988 season

Wins
17
NHL#17
Save pct
.893
NHL#11
GAA
3.22
NHL#12
Shutouts
2
NHL#7
Games
38
47%
47% of 80

Goaltender Billy Smith was 36 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 17th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 38 games and won 17 of them, at .893.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Billy Smith plays the 1987-1988 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Billy was 36 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 16th season with the team. His 17th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI4–1LAK
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–5NYI
      W
      game 5/802
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5NJD
      L
      game 6/802
      His night
      .808SV%
      21SV26SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .808
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5TOR
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      .800SV%
      20SV25SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      NYI6–5BOS
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      13SV13SA0GA18:58TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–4NYI
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      13SV13SA0GA29:03TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 804 of 20 started
      3
      wins
      .877
      SV%
      3.1
      GAA
      NYI
      14-5-0W-L-OT29Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR4–3NYI
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      .895SV%
      34SV38SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .895
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3NYR
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIL
      .905
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      NYI7–1PIT
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–4WSH
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .886
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–6PIT
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      .833SV%
      30SV36SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–2NYI
      game 29/802
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA65:00TOI
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5WIN
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      .868SV%
      33SV38SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .868
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–2NYI
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–6NJD
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      .838SV%
      31SV37SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .838
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–3NYI
      game 36/804
      His night
      .889SV%in relief
      8SV9SA1GA25:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3NYI
      W
      game 37/801
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .905
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–7CGY
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      .816SV%
      31SV38SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .816
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8015 of 40 started
      7
      wins
      .883
      SV%
      3.4
      GAA
      NYI
      20-16-0W-L-OT44Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI5–5PIT
      game 41/801
      His night
      .872SV%
      34SV39SA5GA65:00TOI
      .872
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE5–8NYI
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      7SV7SA0GA20:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      L
      game 44/803
      His night
      .792SV%
      19SV24SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .792
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4HFD
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA59:33TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2BUF
      W
      game 49/803
      His night
      .955SV%
      42SV44SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      NYR2–2NYI
      game 51/804
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA65:00TOI
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2WSH
      W
      game 52/803
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–6NYI
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–6WSH
      L
      game 55/803
      His night
      .667SV%
      6SV9SA3GA14:00TOIL
      .667
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–9NYI
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      .923SV%
      36SV39SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–2HFD
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      .951SV%
      39SV41SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .951
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8025 of 60 started
      12
      wins
      NHL#21
      .891
      SV%
      NHL#8
      3.4
      GAA
      NHL#14
      NYI
      29-23-0W-L-OT66Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI1–1NYI
      game 62/80
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA65:00TOI
      .950
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      STL0–2NYI
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      30SV30SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–8PIT
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      .810SV%
      34SV42SA8GA60:00TOIL
      .810
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–7NYI
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .879
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–3NYI
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA59:06TOIL
      .826
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–0WIN
      W
      game 73/803
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      35SV35SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    Milestone

    Billy Smith reaches 300 career wins

    in the game against Winnipeg Jets · March 20

    • The game
      NYI6–2LAK
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5NYI
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      NYI2–3BOS
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      .857SV%
      18SV21SA3GA59:46TOIL
      .857
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    The season in numbers

    Billy Smith closes the 1987-1988 season with 17 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    17
    Games
    38of 80
    48%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .893
    GAA
    3.22
    Starts
    34
    Events
    300
    career wins
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Islanders meet New Jersey Devils

    NYIvsNJD
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    View the whole round
    8 days later
    First round

    New Jersey Devils knock New York Islanders out 4–2

    NYI2–4NJD
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Billy Smith ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 0 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    0
    Games
    0
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    —
    GAA
    —
    Starts
    0
    NJD2–4