Billy Smith

William John Smith "Hatchet Man/Battling Billy"
Born: December 12, 1950
Perth, ON Canada
Position: G
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 1971-1988
Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.
Minor league statistics

Billy Smith compiled a career record of 305 wins, 233 losses and 105 ties with a goals against average of 3.17 in his career with the Los Angeles Kings and New York Islanders. He began playing during the 1971 season and last took the ice during the 1988 campaign. Smith was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.

Los Angeles Kings

New York Islanders

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Scoring:

Year	Lg	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971-72	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	5	0	0	0	5
1972-73	NHL	New York Islanders	37	0	0	0	42
1973-74	NHL	New York Islanders	46	0	0	0	11
1974-75	NHL	New York Islanders	58	0	0	0	21
1975-76	NHL	New York Islanders	39	0	1	1	10
1976-77	NHL	New York Islanders	36	0	1	1	12
1977-78	NHL	New York Islanders	38	0	0	0	35
1978-79	NHL	New York Islanders	40	0	2	2	54
1979-80	NHL	New York Islanders	38	1	0	1	39
1980-81	NHL	New York Islanders	41	0	0	0	33
1981-82	NHL	New York Islanders	46	0	1	1	24
1982-83	NHL	New York Islanders	41	0	0	0	41
1983-84	NHL	New York Islanders	42	0	2	2	23
1984-85	NHL	New York Islanders	37	0	0	0	25
1985-86	NHL	New York Islanders	41	0	3	3	49
1986-87	NHL	New York Islanders	40	0	2	2	37
1987-88	NHL	New York Islanders	38	0	0	0	20
1988-89	NHL	New York Islanders	17	0	0	0	8
Totals			680	1	12	13	489

Goaltending:

Year	Lg	Team	GP	Min	W	L	T/OL	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
1971-72	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	5	300	1	3	1	0	0	23	4.60		0
1972-73	NHL	New York Islanders	37	2122	7	24	3	0	0	147	4.16		0
1973-74	NHL	New York Islanders	46	2615	9	23	12	5	0	134	3.07		0
1974-75	NHL	New York Islanders	58	3368	21	18	17	3	3	156	2.78		0
1975-76	NHL	New York Islanders	39	2254	19	10	9	3	3	98	2.61		0
1976-77	NHL	New York Islanders	36	2089	21	8	6	1	2	87	2.50		0
1977-78	NHL	New York Islanders	38	2154	20	8	8	2	2	95	2.65		0
1978-79	NHL	New York Islanders	40	2261	25	8	4	0	1	108	2.87		0
1979-80	NHL	New York Islanders	38	2114	15	14	7	4	2	104	2.95		0
1980-81	NHL	New York Islanders	41	2363	22	10	8	4	2	129	3.28		0
1981-82	NHL	New York Islanders	46	2685	32	9	4	0	0	133	2.97		0
1982-83	NHL	New York Islanders	41	2340	18	14	7	2	1	112	2.87	1307	1195	.914
1983-84	NHL	New York Islanders	42	2279	23	13	2	0	2	130	3.42	1382	1252	.906
1984-85	NHL	New York Islanders	37	2090	18	14	3	1	0	133	3.82	1233	1100	.892
1985-86	NHL	New York Islanders	41	2308	20	14	4	2	1	143	3.72	1347	1204	.894
1986-87	NHL	New York Islanders	40	2252	14	18	5	3	1	132	3.52	1139	1007	.884
1987-88	NHL	New York Islanders	38	2107	17	14	5	1	2	113	3.22	1175	1062	.904
1988-89	NHL	New York Islanders	17	730	3	11	0	2	0	54	4.44	418	364	.871
Totals			680	38431	305	233	105	33	22	2031	3.17	9215	7184	.780

Postseason - Scoring:

Year	Lg	Team	GP	A	Pts	PIM
1974-75	NHL	New York Islanders	6	0	0	6
1975-76	NHL	New York Islanders	8	0	0	11
1976-77	NHL	New York Islanders	10	0	0	8
1977-78	NHL	New York Islanders	1	0	0	9
1978-79	NHL	New York Islanders	5	0	0	4
1979-80	NHL	New York Islanders	20	0	0	11
1980-81	NHL	New York Islanders	17	1	1	2
1981-82	NHL	New York Islanders	18	0	0	6
1982-83	NHL	New York Islanders	17	1	1	9
1983-84	NHL	New York Islanders	21	0	0	17
1984-85	NHL	New York Islanders	6	0	0	6
1985-86	NHL	New York Islanders	1	0	0	0
1986-87	NHL	New York Islanders	2	0	0	0
Totals			132	2	2	89

Postseason - Goaltending:

Year	Lg	Team	GP	Min	W	L	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
1974-75	NHL	New York Islanders	6	333	1	4	1	0	23	4.14		0
1975-76	NHL	New York Islanders	8	437	4	3	0	0	21	2.88		0
1976-77	NHL	New York Islanders	10	580	7	3	0	0	27	2.79		0
1977-78	NHL	New York Islanders	1	47	0	0	0	0	1	1.28		0
1978-79	NHL	New York Islanders	5	315	4	1	0	1	10	1.90		0
1979-80	NHL	New York Islanders	20	1198	15	4	0	1	56	2.80		0
1980-81	NHL	New York Islanders	17	994	14	3	0	0	42	2.54		0
1981-82	NHL	New York Islanders	18	1120	15	3	0	1	47	2.52		0
1982-83	NHL	New York Islanders	17	962	13	3	0	2	43	2.68		0
1983-84	NHL	New York Islanders	21	1190	12	8	0	0	54	2.72	621	567	.913
1984-85	NHL	New York Islanders	6	342	3	3	0	0	19	3.33	201	182	.905
1985-86	NHL	New York Islanders	1	60	0	1	1	0	4	4.00	38	34	.895
1986-87	NHL	New York Islanders	2	67	0	0	1	0	1	0.90	23	22	.957
Totals			132	7645	88	36	3	5	348	2.73	1153	805	.698

Awards

1981 - NHL Vezina
1981 - NHL First Team All-Star
1982 - NHL Jennings shared
1982 - NHL Conn Smythe