1982-83 NHL season

The 1982-83 NHL season was the 66th season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The New York Islanders won their fourth Stanley Cup in a row with their second consecutive finals sweep by beating the Edmonton Oilers four games to none.

Regular season

The Boston Bruins lead the league in overall points with 110. The defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders fell from first overall and finished tied for 6th overall and the high-powered, high offence, Edmonton Oilers tied for second overall. The Oilers set a new record, which they had just set the previous year, for most goals in a season with 424 and were lead by Wayne Gretzky's 196 points. The Oilers also set a record for most 100-point players in one season on one team as Wayne Gretzky, Glenn Anderson, Jari Kurri, and Mark Messier all scored more than 100 points.

For the start of the season, the Colorado Rockies (formally the Kansas City Scouts) moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey and became the New Jersey Devils. They also moved to the Patrick Division, forcing a reluctant Winnipeg Jets organization to leave the Norris division and take Colorado's place in the Smythe.

Some fans consider this season as the true end for the Original Six era, as the remaining 3 players from that era (Carol Vadnais, Serge Savard, and Wayne Cashman) retired after the season. Cashman was the last to play, losing in the Wales Conference Finals as a member of the Bruins.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Boston Bruins	80	50	20	10	110	327	228	1202
Montreal Canadiens	80	42	24	14	98	350	286	1116
Buffalo Sabres	80	38	29	13	89	318	285	1031
Quebec Nordiques	80	34	34	12	80	343	336	1648
Hartford Whalers	80	19	54	7	45	261	403	1392

Patrick Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Philadelphia Flyers	80	49	23	8	106	326	240	1337
New York Islanders	80	42	26	12	96	302	226	1266
Washington Capitals	80	39	25	16	94	306	283	1329
New York Rangers	80	35	35	10	80	306	287	1100
New Jersey Devils	80	17	49	14	48	230	338	1270
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	18	53	9	45	257	394	1859

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Chicago Black Hawks	80	47	23	10	104	338	268	1185
Minnesota North Stars	80	40	24	16	96	321	290	1520
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	28	40	12	68	293	330	1481
St. Louis Blues	80	25	40	15	65	285	316	1281
Detroit Red Wings	80	21	44	15	57	263	344	1064

Smythe Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Edmonton Oilers	80	47	21	12	106	424	315	1771
Calgary Flames	80	32	34	14	78	321	317	1146
Vancouver Canucks	80	30	35	15	75	303	309	1639
Winnipeg Jets	80	33	39	8	74	311	333	1089
Los Angeles Kings	80	27	41	12	66	308	365	1367

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	80	71	125	196	59
Peter Stastny	Quebec Nordiques	75	47	77	124	78
Denis Savard	Chicago Black Hawks	78	35	86	121	99
Mike Bossy	New York Islanders	79	60	58	118	20
Marcel Dionne	Los Angeles Kings	80	56	51	107	22
Barry Pederson	Boston Bruins	77	46	61	107	47
Mark Messier	Edmonton Oilers	77	48	58	106	72
Michel Goulet	Quebec Nordiques	80	57	48	105	51
Glenn Anderson	Edmonton Oilers	72	48	56	104	70
Kent Nilsson	Calgary Flames	80	46	58	104	10

Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

NHL awards

Prince of Wales Trophy:	New York Islanders
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Edmonton Oilers
Art Ross Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Lanny McDonald, Calgary Flames
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Steve Larmer, Chicago Black Hawks
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Billy Smith, New York Islanders
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award:	Orval Tessier, Chicago Black Hawks
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Rod Langway, Washington Capitals
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Mike Bossy, New York Islanders
Lester B. Pearson Award:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
NHL Plus/Minus Award:	Charlie Huddy, Edmonton Oilers,
William M. Jennings Trophy:	Roland Melanson/Billy Smith, New York Islanders
Vezina Trophy:	Pete Peeters, Boston Bruins
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Bill Torrey

References

NHL 1982/83 | Saison LNH 1982-83

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