Billy Smith career saves
17,229Career Regular Season
Billy Smith has recorded 17,229 saves over 18 regular seasons, 33rd among 472 NHL players on file.
| GP: Games the player dressed and took a shift in. | GS: Games the goalie started. | W: Wins credited to the goalie. | L: Regulation losses charged to the goalie. | GAA: Goals-against average: goals allowed per 60 minutes in net. | SV%: Save percentage: saves per shot on goal faced. | SV: Saves. | SO: Shutouts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 |  LA | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4.60 | .871 | 155 | 0 |
| 1972-73 |  NYI | 37 | 33 | 7 | 24 | 4.16 | .878 | 1,060 | 0 |
| 1973-74 | NYI | 46 | 43 | 9 | 23 | 3.08 | .897 | 1,166 | 0 |
| 1974-75 | NYI | 58 | 57 | 21 | 18 | 2.78 | .905 | 1,481 | 3 |
| 1975-76 | NYI | 39 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 2.62 | .908 | 969 | 3 |
| 1976-77 | NYI | 36 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 2.50 | .916 | 945 | 2 |
| 1977-78 | NYI | 38 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 2.65 | .909 | 944 | 2 |
| 1978-79 | NYI | 39 | 39 | 25 | 8 | 2.87 | .899 | 966 | 1 |
| 1979-80 | NYI | 38 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 2.96 | .898 | 918 | 2 |
| 1980-81 | NYI | 41 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 3.28 | .895 | 1,100 | 2 |
| 1981-82 | NYI | 46 | 44 | 32 | 9 | 2.97 | .898 | 1,170 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | NYI | 41 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 2.87 | .906 | 1,079 | 1 |
| 1983-84 | NYI | 42 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 3.43 | .896 | 1,123 | 2 |
| 1984-85 | NYI | 37 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 3.83 | .879 | 966 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | NYI | 41 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 3.73 | .881 | 1,059 | 1 |
| 1986-87 | NYI | 40 | 36 | 14 | 18 | 3.53 | .869 | 872 | 1 |
| 1987-88 | NYI | 38 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3.22 | .893 | 948 | 2 |
| 1988-89 | NYI | 17 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 4.44 | .851 | 308 | 0 |
- Best season on file: 1,481 in 1974-75.
- Most recent: 308 in 1988-89.
Sum of 18 regular seasons, 1971-72 through 1988-89. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 18, 2026.