Mike Smith News

Smith allowed five goals on 31 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Rangers on December 29th. Louis Domingue started last Saturday, so expect Smith to get back in net tonight in Vancouver. Smith was 3-9-2 with a 2.96 GAA and .916 SV% in 14 starts in December and is a risky start whenever he gets the nod.

Smith allowed five goals on 31 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Rangers on December 29th. Louis Domingue started last Saturday, so expect Smith to get back in net tonight in Vancouver. Smith was 3-9-2 with a 2.96 GAA and .916 SV% in 14 starts in December and is a risky start whenever he gets the nod.

Smith allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Stars on Tuesday. Smith has lost five consecutive games in regulation while posting a 3.06 GAA and .891 SV%. Tonight he will face the Rangers for the first time this season—the veteran netminder has gone 4-6-2 with a 2.76 GAA and .921 SV% on home-ice this season.

Smith allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to Toronto on Friday. Smith has now lost four in a row while allowing a combined 13 goals on 109 shots (.881 SV%). Smith is playing well, but the Coytes are giving up far too many shots and scoring chances. He starts vs. the Stars tonight and comes in at 4-5-2 on home ice this season.

Smith allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Oilers on Wednesday. Smith has lost three in a row while allowing three goals in each start and posting an .883 SV%. Tonight he will face the Maple Leafs for the second time in just over a week—he allowed just two goals on 46 shots a win in Toronto on December 15th.

Smith allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Oilers on Wednesday. Smith has lost three in a row while allowing three goals in each start and posting an .883 SV%. Tonight he will face the Maple Leafs for the second time in just over a week—he allowed just two goals on 46 shots a win in Toronto on December 15th.

Smith allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Flames on Monday. Smith has lost his last two starts while allowing a combined six goals on 56 shots (.893 SV%). Smith has gone 3-5-2 with a 2.71 GAA and .928 SV% in his last 10 starts and tonight he will make his third start vs. Edmonton. He has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.44 GAA and .961 SV% in the first two meetings.

Smith gave up three goals on 29 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Minnesota on Saturday. It was a subpar performance for Smith, who entered play with three wins in his previous four starts. Tonight, Smith will make his third start vs. the Flames—the 34-year-old is 0-0-2 with a 1.97 GAA and .932 SV% in the first two meetings.

Smith gave up three goals on 29 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Minnesota on Saturday. It was a subpar performance for Smith, who entered play with three wins in his previous four starts. Tonight, Smith will make his third start vs. the Flames—the 34-year-old is 0-0-2 with a 1.97 GAA and .932 SV% in the first two meetings.

Smith gave up two goals on 46 shots in the Coyotes’ shootout win in Toronto on Thursday. Smith has won two in a row while turning aside 81 of 84 shots (.964 SV%). Smith has played very well since returning from injury and has gone 3-3-2 with a 2.62 GAA and .935 SV% in December. This afternoon he will take on a Coyotes team that has won six consecutive games.

Smith stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Coyotes’ 4-1 win over the Red Wings on Tuesday. Smith continues to face an abundance of shots and is hanging in there pretty well. He is due for a poor performance here and there, but they’ve been few and far between so far. He could face close to 50 shots tonight against a Maple Leafs team that is in the top-5 in shots per game.

Smith allowed four goals on 22 shots before being yanked in the Coyotes’ loss in Pittsburgh last night. The Penguins are torching everyone right now, so Smith was likely pulled in order to keep him fresh for tonight’s game in Detroit. Smith has gone 1-2-2 with a 3.03 GAA and .914 SV% on the road this season.

Smith stopped 44 of 45 shots in the Coyotes’ win over the Predators on Saturday. Smith is facing a whopping 38 shots per 60 minutes in his 11 starts since returning from injury. Over that stretch he has gone 4-3-4 with a 2.44 GAA and .936 SV%. Smith is playing very well, but wins will be limited because of the Coyotes’ lack of offence.

Smith gave up two goals on 35 shots in the Coyotes’ overtime loss to the Flames on Thursday. Despite posting a .929 SV% over his last five starts, Smith is winless (0-2-3) over that stretch. Tonight he will take on the Predators on home-ice, where he is 3-2-2 with a 2.85 GAA and .925 SV% this season.

Smith allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Chicago on Tuesday. Smith has lost four in a row (2-0-2) while posting a 2.96 GAA and .926 SV%. This dude faces so many shots it’s ridiculous, so while the SV% will likely be high, so will the GAA. In his first start against Calgary, Smith allowed two goals on 24 shots in a 2-1 OT loss.

Smith allowed stopped an absurd 58 shots in the Coyotes’ shootout loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. 58 saves was a career-high for Smith, which earned him a much-deserved night off last night. He has lost three in a row while posting a 2.62 GAA and .941 SV% and tonight he faces a Blackhawks team that has gone 3-4-1 in their last eight games.

Smith allowed stopped an absurd 58 shots in the Coyotes’ shootout loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. 58 saves was a career-high for Smith, which earned him a much-deserved night off last night. He has lost three in a row while posting a 2.62 GAA and .941 SV% and tonight he faces a Blackhawks team that has gone 3-4-1 in their last eight games.

Smith gave up four goals on 33 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Kings on Thursday. Smith will make his seventh straight start. He has won three of his previous six starts while posting a 2.71 GAA and .930 SV%. Tonight he will face a Blue Jackets team that has won three of their last four starts while averaging 3.50 goals per game.