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1982-83 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

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Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Norris Division         
Chicago Black Hawks* 80 47 23 10 104 .650 338 268 0.75
Minnesota North Stars* 80 40 24 16 96 .600 321 290 0.31
Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 28 40 12 68 .425 293 330 -0.46
St. Louis Blues* 80 25 40 15 65 .406 285 316 -0.40
Detroit Red Wings 80 21 44 15 57 .356 263 344 -0.96
Smythe Division         
Edmonton Oilers* 80 47 21 12 106 .663 424 315 1.26
Calgary Flames* 80 32 34 14 78 .488 321 317 0.07
Vancouver Canucks* 80 30 35 15 75 .469 303 309 -0.04
Winnipeg Jets* 80 33 39 8 74 .463 311 333 -0.23
Los Angeles Kings 80 27 41 12 66 .413 308 365 -0.62
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Adams Division         
Boston Bruins* 80 50 20 10 110 .688 327 228 1.18
Montreal Canadiens* 80 42 24 14 98 .613 350 286 0.78
Buffalo Sabres* 80 38 29 13 89 .556 318 285 0.43
Quebec Nordiques* 80 34 34 12 80 .500 343 336 0.14
Hartford Whalers 80 19 54 7 45 .281 261 403 -1.56
Patrick Division         
Philadelphia Flyers* 80 49 23 8 106 .663 326 240 0.96
New York Islanders* 80 42 26 12 96 .600 302 226 0.84
Washington Capitals* 80 39 25 16 94 .588 306 283 0.23
New York Rangers* 80 35 35 10 80 .500 306 287 0.19
New Jersey Devils 80 17 49 14 48 .300 230 338 -1.27
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 18 53 9 45 .281 257 394 -1.61

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-0):New York Islanders over Edmonton Oilers 
 
Conference Finals (4-0):Edmonton Oilers over Chicago Black Hawks 
Conference Finals (4-2):New York Islanders over Boston Bruins 
 
Division Finals (4-1):Edmonton Oilers over Calgary Flames 
Division Finals (4-1):Chicago Black Hawks over Minnesota North Stars 
Division Finals (4-2):New York Islanders over New York Rangers 
Division Finals (4-3):Boston Bruins over Buffalo Sabres 
 
Division Semi-Finals (3-1):Calgary Flames over Vancouver Canucks 
Division Semi-Finals (3-0):Edmonton Oilers over Winnipeg Jets 
Division Semi-Finals (3-1):Minnesota North Stars over Toronto Maple Leafs 
Division Semi-Finals (3-1):Chicago Black Hawks over St. Louis Blues 
Division Semi-Finals (3-1):New York Islanders over Washington Capitals 
Division Semi-Finals (3-0):New York Rangers over Philadelphia Flyers 
Division Semi-Finals (3-0):Buffalo Sabres over Montreal Canadiens 
Division Semi-Finals (3-1):Boston Bruins over Quebec Nordiques 

Team Statistics

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Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Boston Bruins* 80 50 20 10 110 .688 327 228 1.18 6.94 67 302 22.19 53 275 80.73 8 6
2 Philadelphia Flyers* 80 49 23 8 106 .663 326 240 0.96 7.08 60 278 21.58 61 339 82.01 15 7
3 Edmonton Oilers* 80 47 21 12 106 .663 424 315 1.26 9.24 86 294 29.25 89 396 77.53 22 6
4 Chicago Black Hawks* 80 47 23 10 104 .650 338 268 0.75 7.58 86 316 27.22 71 304 76.64 4 6
5 Montreal Canadiens* 80 42 24 14 98 .613 350 286 0.78 7.95 64 288 22.22 68 260 73.85 8 8
6 New York Islanders* 80 42 26 12 96 .600 302 226 0.84 6.60 69 267 25.84 55 331 83.38 10 3
7 Minnesota North Stars* 80 40 24 16 96 .600 321 290 0.31 7.64 91 345 26.38 67 347 80.69 17 20
8 Washington Capitals* 80 39 25 16 94 .588 306 283 0.23 7.36 75 358 20.95 53 288 81.60 3 11
9 Buffalo Sabres* 80 38 29 13 89 .556 318 285 0.43 7.54 67 311 21.54 48 274 82.48 12 9
10 Quebec Nordiques* 80 34 34 12 80 .500 343 336 0.14 8.49 61 294 20.75 92 348 73.56 6 6
11 New York Rangers* 80 35 35 10 80 .500 306 287 0.19 7.41 71 317 22.40 75 312 75.96 12 8
12 Calgary Flames* 80 32 34 14 78 .488 321 317 0.07 7.98 65 273 23.81 59 258 77.13 7 6
13 Vancouver Canucks* 80 30 35 15 75 .469 303 309 -0.04 7.65 90 333 27.03 56 292 80.82 5 13
14 Winnipeg Jets* 80 33 39 8 74 .463 311 333 -0.23 8.05 78 330 23.64 67 246 72.76 10 7
15 Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 28 40 12 68 .425 293 330 -0.46 7.79 79 355 22.25 83 332 75.00 13 9
16 Los Angeles Kings 80 27 41 12 66 .413 308 365 -0.62 8.41 81 340 23.82 94 296 68.24 10 14
17 St. Louis Blues* 80 25 40 15 65 .406 285 316 -0.40 7.51 67 317 21.14 63 336 81.25 9 12
18 Detroit Red Wings 80 21 44 15 57 .356 263 344 -0.96 7.59 37 268 13.81 80 292 72.60 7 9
19 New Jersey Devils 80 17 49 14 48 .300 230 338 -1.27 7.10 66 301 21.93 78 294 73.47 7 10
20 Hartford Whalers 80 19 54 7 45 .281 261 403 -1.56 8.30 51 264 19.32 70 293 76.11 6 9
21 Pittsburgh Penguins 80 18 53 9 45 .281 257 394 -1.61 8.14 81 358 22.63 110 396 72.22 3 15
League Average 80 34 34 12 80 .500 309 309 0.00 7.73 71 310 22.92 71 310 77.08 9 9

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Wayne Gretzky
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Lanny McDonald
Calder Memorial Trophy:Steve Larmer
Conn Smythe Trophy:Billy Smith
Frank J. Selke Trophy:Bobby Clarke
Hart Memorial Trophy:Wayne Gretzky
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Rod Langway
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Mike Bossy
Lester B. Pearson Award:Wayne Gretzky
Vezina Trophy:Pete Peeters
William M. Jennings Trophy:Roland Melanson
Bob Sauve

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM71
2.Lanny McDonald*-CGY66
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI60
4.Michel Goulet*-QUE57
5.Marcel Dionne*-LAK56

Goals Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM0.89
2.Lanny McDonald*-CGY0.82
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.76
4.Michel Goulet*-QUE0.71
5.Marcel Dionne*-LAK0.70

Assists

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM125
2.Denis Savard*-CBH86
3.Peter Stastny*-QUE77
4.Paul Coffey*-EDM67
5.Bobby Clarke*-PHI62

Assists Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM1.56
2.Denis Savard*-CBH1.10
3.Peter Stastny*-QUE1.03
4.Paul Coffey*-EDM0.84
5.Dave Taylor-LAK0.80

Points

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM196
2.Peter Stastny*-QUE124
3.Denis Savard*-CBH121
4.Mike Bossy*-NYI118
5.Barry Pederson-BOS107
 Marcel Dionne*-LAK107

Points Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM2.45
2.Peter Stastny*-QUE1.65
3.Denis Savard*-CBH1.55
4.Mike Bossy*-NYI1.49
5.Glenn Anderson-EDM1.44

Goals Created

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM74.6
2.Mike Bossy*-NYI47.2
3.Peter Stastny*-QUE46.4
4.Denis Savard*-CBH43.7
5.Lanny McDonald*-CGY43.3
 Marcel Dionne*-LAK43.3

Goals Created Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM0.93
2.Peter Stastny*-QUE0.62
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.60
4.Glenn Anderson-EDM0.58
5.Denis Savard*-CBH0.56

Total Goals For

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM236
2.Paul Coffey*-EDM219
3.Charlie Huddy-EDM194
4.Dave Babych-WPG184
5.Al Secord-CBH155

Power Play Goals For

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM77
2.Dave Babych-WPG70
3.Paul Coffey*-EDM69
4.Pat Boutette-PIT65
5.Denis Savard*-CBH61
 Lanny McDonald*-CGY61
 Rick Kehoe-PIT61

Total Goals Against

1.Jim Korn-TOR162
2.Reed Larson-DET159
3.Serge Savard*-WPG155
4.Willie Huber-DET154
5.Paul Baxter-PIT147

Power Play Goals Against

1.Pat Boutette-PIT57
2.Greg Malone-PIT51
3.Jim Korn-TOR48
4.Don Lever-NJD46
 Marc Chorney-PIT46

Plus/Minus

1.Charlie Huddy-EDM62
2.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM60
3.Paul Coffey*-EDM52
4.Raymond Bourque*-BOS49
5.Jari Kurri*-EDM47
 Mark Howe-PHI47

Penalties in Minutes

1.Randy Holt-WSH275
2.Tiger Williams-VAN265
3.Brian Sutter-STL254
4.Paul Baxter-PIT238
5.Glen Cochrane-PHI237

Even Strength Goals

1.Lanny McDonald*-CGY49
2.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM47
3.Michel Goulet*-QUE43
4.Peter Stastny*-QUE42
5.Mike Bossy*-NYI41

Power Play Goals

1.Al Secord-CBH20
 Paul Gardner-PIT20
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI19
4.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM18
 Rick Vaive-TOR18

Short-Handed Goals

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM6
2.Mike Rogers-NYR5
 Mike Murphy-LAK5
 Pat Hughes-EDM5
 Mark Howe-PHI5
 Butch Goring-NYI5
 Mike Eaves-MNS5
 Guy Carbonneau-MTL5

Game-Winning Goals

1.Brian Propp-PHI12
2.Barry Pederson-BOS10
 Glenn Anderson-EDM10
4.Steve Larmer-CBH9
 Wayne Gretzky*-EDM9

Shots on Goal

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM348
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK345
3.Dale Hawerchuk*-WPG297
4.Rick Vaive-TOR296
5.Rob Ramage-STL279

Shooting Percentage

1.Darcy Rota-VAN24.3
2.Lanny McDonald*-CGY24.3
3.Mark Pavelich-NYR24.0
4.Ken Linseman-EDM23.4
5.Mark Napier-MTL23.4

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Mike Liut-STL68
2.Glenn Resch-NJD65
3.Pete Peeters-BOS62
4.Greg Millen-HAR60
5.Richard Brodeur-VAN58

Wins (Goalie)

1.Pete Peeters-BOS40
2.Andy Moog-EDM33
3.Rick Wamsley-MTL27
4.Bob Sauve-BUF25
5.Roland Melanson-NYI24
 Murray Bannerman-CBH24

Losses (Goalie)

1.Greg Millen-HAR38
2.Glenn Resch-NJD35
3.Michel Dion-PIT30
4.Mike Liut-STL27
5.Richard Brodeur-VAN26

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Mike Liut-STL13
2.Glenn Resch-NJD12
3.Gilles Meloche-MNS11
4.Pat Riggin-WSH9
 Pete Peeters-BOS9
 Greg Stefan-DET9

Points (Goalie)

1.Pete Peeters-BOS89
2.Andy Moog-EDM73
3.Rick Wamsley-MTL59
4.Bob Sauve-BUF57
5.Mike Liut-STL55

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Bob Froese-PHI.783
2.Andy Moog-EDM.760
3.Pete Peeters-BOS.742
4.Rick Wamsley-MTL.670
5.Tony Esposito*-CBH.654

Shutouts

1.Pete Peeters-BOS8
2.Bob Froese-PHI4
 Murray Bannerman-CBH4
4.Pelle Lindbergh-PHI3
5.Eddie Mio-NYR2
 Corrado Micalef-DET2
 Markus Mattsson-2Tm2

Goals Against

1.Greg Millen-HAR282
2.Glenn Resch-NJD242
3.Mike Liut-STL235
4.Richard Brodeur-VAN208
5.Michel Dion-PIT198

Goals Against Average

1.Pete Peeters-BOS2.36
2.Bob Froese-PHI2.52
3.Roland Melanson-NYI2.66
4.Billy Smith*-NYI2.87
5.Pelle Lindbergh-PHI2.98
      

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Pete Peeters
D: Mark Howe
D: Rod Langway
C: Wayne Gretzky
C: Mark Messier
RW: Mike Bossy
 2nd Team
G: Roland Melanson
D: Raymond Bourque
D: Paul Coffey
C: Denis Savard
LW: Michel Goulet
RW: Lanny McDonald

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
G: Pelle Lindbergh
D: Phil Housley
D: Scott Stevens
C: Dan Daoust
LW: Mats Naslund
RW: Steve Larmer