1983-84 NHL season

The 1983-84 NHL season was the 67th season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The Edmonton Oilers de-throned the four-time defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders four games to one in the Cup finals.

Not since World War II travel restrictions caused the NHL to drop regular season overtime games in 1942-43 had the NHL used overtime to decide regular season games. Starting this season, the NHL introduced a five minute extra period of overtime following the third period in the event of a tied game. If the game remained tied after the five minute extra period, it remained a tie. Overtime in the Stanley Cup playoffs remained unchanged.

Regular season

The Edmonton Oilers ran away with the best record in the league and for the third straight year, they set a new record for most goals in a season with 446. The Oilers' new captain Wayne Gretzky was once again breaking records and re-writing the record book with his name. This season saw Gretzky score at least one point in the first 51 games of the season, a mark that is often compared to Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak in baseball. During those 51 games, Gretzky had 61 goals and 92 assists for 153 points, which is exactly three points a game. He also won his fifth straight Hart Trophy and his fourth straight Art Ross Trophy.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Boston Bruins	80	49	25	6	104	336	261	1606
Buffalo Sabres	80	48	25	7	103	315	257	1190
Quebec Nordiques	80	42	28	10	94	360	278	1600
Montreal Canadiens	80	35	40	5	75	286	295	1371
Hartford Whalers	80	28	42	10	66	288	320	1184

Patrick Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
New York Islanders	80	50	26	4	104	357	269	1157
Washington Capitals	80	48	27	5	101	308	226	1252
Philadelphia Flyers	80	44	26	10	98	350	290	1488
New York Rangers	80	42	29	9	93	314	304	1471
New Jersey Devils	80	17	56	7	41	231	350	1352
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	16	58	6	38	254	390	1695

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Minnesota North Stars	80	39	31	10	88	345	344	1696
St. Louis Blues	80	32	41	7	71	293	316	1614
Detroit Red Wings	80	31	42	7	69	298	323	1546
Chicago Black Hawks	80	30	42	8	68	277	311	1358
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	26	45	9	61	303	387	1682

Smythe Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Edmonton Oilers	80	57	18	5	119	446	314	1577
Calgary Flames	80	34	32	14	82	311	314	1390
Vancouver Canucks	80	32	39	9	73	306	328	1474
Winnipeg Jets	80	31	38	11	73	340	374	1579
Los Angeles Kings	80	23	44	13	59	309	376	1265

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	74	87	118	205	39
Paul Coffey	Edmonton Oilers	80	40	86	126	104
Michel Goulet	Quebec Nordiques	75	56	65	121	76
Peter Stastny	Quebec Nordiques	80	46	73	119	73
Mike Bossy	New York Islanders	76	51	67	118	8
Barry Pederson	Boston Bruins	80	39	77	116	64
Jari Kurri	Edmonton Oilers	64	52	61	113	14
Bryan Trottier	New York Islanders	68	40	71	111	59
Bernie Federko	St. Louis Blues	79	41	66	107	43
Rick Middleton	Boston Bruins	80	47	58	105	14

Leading goaltenders

Stanley Cup playoffs

Note: all dates in 1984

Stanley Cup finals

Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Islanders
Away	Home
Edmonton 1	0 NY Islanders
Edmonton 1	6 NY Islanders
NY Islanders 2	7 Edmonton
NY Islanders 2	7 Edmonton
NY Islanders 2	5 Edmonton
Edmonton wins series 4–1 and Stanley Cup
Mark Messier (Edmonton) wins Conn Smythe Trophy

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:	Brad Park, Detroit Red Wings
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	Doug Jarvis, Washington Capitals
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award:	Bryan Murray, Washington Capitals
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:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers,
William M. Jennings Trophy:	Al Jensen/Pat Riggin, Washington Capitals
Vezina Trophy:	Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres
Lester Patrick Trophy:	John A. Ziegler, Jr., Arthur Howie Ross

References

NHL 1983/84 | Saison LNH 1983-84

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