Mike Smith was sensational yet again, backstopping the Phoenix Coyotes to their first-ever Western Conference finals appearance after their 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday night. The third-seeded Coyotes won the series 4-1, and just like he was during the regular season, Smith was an integral part. Monday, he made 32 saves, while his teammates mustered up only 17 shots on goal. In 11 playoff games this year, Smith has given up 21 goals. WIth Jonathan Quick in net for the Kings and Smith for the Yotes, goal scoring could be hard to come by as the two teams battle for a Stanley Cup finals berth.

Mike Smith turned aside all 25 Predators shots in a 1-0 victory Friday night. With that shutout, Smith has handed the Phoenix Coyotes a 3-1 series lead. This is his second shutout of the playoffs. He's not the only reason why the Coyotes have done so well in the second round, but he's certainly been a huge factor.

Mike Smith will face Pekka Rinne Friday. Well this is not much of a shocker as the two have started every game for their respective teams. Smith is 6-3 in the post-season with a sparkling 2.02 GAA and a .942 save percentage. He will look to put the Coyotes up three games to one Friday with Rinne looking to square the series at two.

Mike Smith saved 24 of 26 shots in a 2-0 loss Wednesday night. This game snapped Smith's three-game winning streak and cut the Coyotes' series lead down to 2-1. He surrendered two goals on eight shots in the first period.

Mike Smith blocked 29 of 32 shots Sunday as the Coyotes knocked off Nashville by a score of 5-3 to take a 2-0 series lead over the Preds. The game featured a surprising amount of offense considering the teams involved, but Smith continued his strong postseason with another impressive performance.

Mike Smith saved 39 of 42 shots in a 4-3 overtime victory Friday night. It was just the second time that Smith has allowed three or more goals in the 2012 playoffs. This is also the seventh consecutive postseason game that Smith has stopped at least 30 shots.

The Nashville Predators did not see very much of Phoenix goaltender Mike Smith this season. Smith only played in one of the four games the two teams played against each other this season and his one performance was a shootout loss in March in which he gave up four goals on 35 shots. Smith will get the start tonight. He was the star of the first round as he stoned the Blackhawks, giving up 12 goals on 241 shots with a 1.81 GAA.

Mike Smith made 39 saves in recording his first career playoff shutout, a 4-0 win at Chicago in Game 6 that enabled the Coyotes to advance. Smith is forever a part of Coyotes trivia in that he was between the pipes for the first series victory in their history. Smith, who had appeared only three previous playoff matches with Tampa Bay last spring, concluded the six-game series against Chicago with a .952 save percentage.

Mike Smith made 36 saves in the Phoenix Coyotes' 2-1 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. Phoenix's offense certainly didn't play like it wanted to close out the series - as it was outshot 38-19 - but Smith certainly did. The Coyotes head to Chicago for Game 6, up 3-2 in the opening-round series. The netminder has a 2.13 goals-against average and .941 save percentage in the playoffs.

Mike Smith had a stellar night in net, making 30 saves in the Phoenix Coyotes' 3-2 overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday in Game 4 of their opening-round series. Smith has now faced 164 shots in these playoffs and given up 10 goals. Both of the goals he gave up were in the third period, the game-tying one coming with 1:26 left in regulation. This was the second time in NHL history that the first four games of a series all went to overtime. The Yotes hold a 3-1 series lead heading back to Phoenix.