# 1982–83 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1982–83 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL) and their second-straight season of finishing with over 100 points, and they won the Smythe Division for the second straight season. The Oilers broke the NHL record for goals in a season with 424, breaking the record they set in the previous season.

## Regular season

Wayne Gretzky had another amazing season, scoring 71 goals, while earning an NHL record 125 assists to finish the year with 196 points, winning his fourth Hart Trophy and his third Art Ross Trophy. The Oilers tied the Boston Bruins' 1971 record of four 100—point scorers, as Gretzky, Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson and Jari Kurri each passed the 100-point plateau during the season.
Andy Moog would step it up as the Oilers #1 goaltender, winning a team record 33 games, while posting a team best 3.53 GAA.

### Season standings

Smythe Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 424 | 315 | 106 |
| Calgary Flames | 80 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 321 | 316 | 78 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 303 | 309 | 75 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 33 | 39 | 8 | 311 | 333 | 74 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 308 | 365 | 66 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents

Smythe Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Smythe Division
1982–83 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Calgary
—2−4−23−3−25−2−15−2−115−11−6
Edmonton
4−2−2—5−1−25−2−16−220−7−5
Los Angeles
3−3−21−5−2—3−3−22−69−17−6
Vancouver
2−5−12−5−13−3−2—4−3−111−16−5
Winnipeg
2−5−12−66−23−4−1—13−17−2
Vs. Norris Division
1982–83 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Calgary
2−12−11−1−12−11−1−18−5−2
Edmonton
1−1−12−12−12−0−12−0−19−3−3
Los Angeles
0−2−11−0−21−21−22−15−7−3
Vancouver
1−0−21−1−10−2−13−01−26−5−4
Winnipeg
1−23−00−32−13−09−6−0
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1982–83 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Calgary
0−2−11−21−0−21−20−2−13−8−4
Edmonton
0−2−12−12−0−12−11−1−17−5−3
Los Angeles
2−11−22−11−21−1−17−7−1
Vancouver
1−21−1−12−10−33−07−7−1
Winnipeg
2−0−11−21−1−10−31−25−8−2
Vs. Patrick Division
1982–83 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Calgary
2−10−2−10−2−10−33−01−26−10−2
Edmonton
3−00−33−01−22−12−0−111−6−1
Los Angeles
2−10−31−1−11−21−21−1−16−10−2
Vancouver
0−1−21−21−1–11−1−12−11−1−16−7−5
Winnipeg
2−11−1−11−1−10−32−10−1−26−8−4 :

## Schedule and results

1982–83 Game Log :

## Playoffs

In the playoffs, the Oilers would post an 11–1 record in the first 3 rounds, sweeping the Winnipeg Jets in 3 games, defeating the Calgary Flames in 5 games in the first ever Battle of Alberta in the playoffs, and sweep the Chicago Black Hawks in 4 games before facing the 3 time defending Stanley Cup Champions, the New York Islanders. The Islanders would make short work of the Oilers, sweeping Edmonton in 4 games, and winning their 4th straight Stanley Cup.
1983 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Scoring leaders :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Wayne Gretzky | 80 | 71 | 125 | 196 | 59 |
| Mark Messier | 77 | 48 | 58 | 106 | 72 |
| Glenn Anderson | 77 | 48 | 56 | 104 | 70 |
| Jari Kurri | 80 | 45 | 59 | 104 | 22 |
| Paul Coffey | 80 | 29 | 67 | 96 | 87 |
Goaltending :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | Save % | GAA |
| Lindsay Middlebrook | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .909 | 3.00 |
| Andy Moog | 50 | 2833 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 167 | 1 | .891 | 3.54 |
| Grant Fuhr | 32 | 1803 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 129 | 0 | .868 | 4.29 |
| Ron Low | 3 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .818 | 5.77 |

### Playoffs

Scoring leaders :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Wayne Gretzky | 16 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 4 |
| Jari Kurri | 16 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 |
| Mark Messier | 15 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 14 |
| Glenn Anderson | 16 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 32 |
| Paul Coffey | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
Goaltending :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Save % | GAA |
| Grant Fuhr | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| Andy Moog | 16 | 949 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 0 | N/A | 3.03 |

## Records

* 424: An NHL team record for most goals in a single season.
      * 418: A new NHL team record for most goals in a single season on April 1, 1983.
* 125: An NHL record for most assists in a single season by Wayne Gretzky.
      * 121: A new NHL record for most assists in a single season by Wayne Gretzky on April 1, 1983.
* 38: An NHL record for most points in a playoffs by Wayne Gretzky.
      * 36: A new NHL record for most points in a playoffs by Wayne Gretzky on May 12, 1983.
* 33: An Oilers record for most wins in a single season by Andy Moog.
      * 29: A new Oilers record for most wins in a single season by Andy Moog on March 13, 1983.
* 26: An NHL record for most assists in a playoffs by Wayne Gretzky.
      * 24: A new NHL record for most assists in a playoffs by Wayne Gretzky on May 12, 1983.
* 3: Tied NHL record for most short-handed goals in a playoffs by Wayne Gretzky on April 17, 1983.

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| John Blum | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | October 5, 1982 |
| Randy Gregg | 1st NHL Game | October 5, 1982 |
| Mark Messier | 100th NHL Assist | October 5, 1982 |
| Jaroslav Pouzar | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | October 5, 1982 |
| Laurie Boschman | 200th NHL Game | October 8, 1982 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 200th NHL Goal | October 9, 1982 |
| Jari Kurri | 100th NHL Assist | October 9, 1982 |
| Randy Gregg | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | October 12, 1982 |
| Glenn Anderson | 200th NHL PIM | October 16, 1982 |
| Kevin Lowe | 100th NHL Point | October 17, 1982 |
| Randy Gregg | 1st NHL Goal | October 24, 1982 |
| Ron Low | 300th NHL Game | October 24, 1982 |
| Glenn Anderson | 100th NHL Assist | November 8, 1982 |
| Dave Semenko | 200th NHL Game | November 8, 1982 |
| Dave Hunter | 300th NHL PIM | November 8, 1982 |
| Mark Messier | 200th NHL Point | November 11, 1982 |
| Ken Linseman | 600th NHL PIM | November 14, 1982 |
| Jaroslav Pouzar | 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick | November 14, 1982 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 17th NHL Hat-trick | November 21, 1982 |
| Laurie Boschman | 500th NHL PIM | November 26, 1982 |
| Mark Messier | 100th NHL Goal | November 28, 1982 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 100th NHL PIM | December 1, 1982 |
| Don Jackson | 100th NHL PIM | December 4, 1982 |
| Dave Lumley | 100th NHL Assist | December 5, 1982 |
| Lee Fogolin | 600th NHL Game | December 9, 1982 |
| Jari Kurri | 200th NHL Point | December 9, 1982 |
| Paul Coffey | 1st NHL Hat-trick | December 11, 1982 |
| Paul Coffey | 100th NHL Assist | December 17, 1982 |
| Jari Kurri | 4th NHL Hat-trick | December 17, 1982 |
| Mark Messier | 4th NHL Hat-trick 1st Four-Goal NHL Game | December 19, 1982 |
| Glenn Anderson | 4th NHL Hat-trick | December 22, 1982 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 1st NHL Gordie Howe Hat-trick | December 22, 1982 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 600th NHL Point | December 26, 1982 |
| Pat Hughes | 400th NHL PIM | December 26, 1982 |
| Glenn Anderson | 200th NHL Point | December 31, 1982 |
| Mark Messier | 2nd NHL Gordie Howe Hat-trick | December 31, 1982 |
| Ken Linseman | 200th NHL Assist | January 4, 1983 |
| Glenn Anderson | 5th NHL Hat-trick | January 7, 1983 |
| Paul Coffey | 200th NHL Game | January 12, 1983 |
| Charlie Huddy | 100th NHL Game | January 18, 1983 |
| Mark Messier | 5th NHL Hat-trick | January 19, 1983 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 400th NHL Assist | January 23, 1983 |
| Pat Hughes | 300th NHL Game | January 26, 1983 |
| Glenn Anderson | 100th NHL Goal | January 29, 1983 |
| Ken Linseman | 300th NHL Point | January 29, 1983 |
| Dave Lumley | 400th NHL PIM | January 29, 1983 |
| Jari Kurri | 200th NHL Game | January 30, 1983 |
| Jari Kurri | 300th NHL PIM | February 17, 1983 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 50th Goal in 60 Games | February 19, 1983 |
| Ken Linseman | 1st NHL Hat-trick | February 19, 1983 |
| Kevin Lowe | 100th NHL Assist | February 19, 1983 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 300th NHL Game | February 20, 1983 |
| Ken Linseman | 700th NHL PIM | February 22, 1983 |
| Dave Semenko | 500th NHL PIM | February 22, 1983 |
| Andy Moog | 1st NHL Shutout | February 27, 1983 |
| Garry Unger | 1,100th NHL Game | February 27, 1983 |
| Paul Coffey | 200th NHL Point | March 2, 1983 |
| Tom Roulston | 100th NHL Game | March 2, 1983 |
| Lee Fogolin | 900th NHL PIM | March 5, 1983 |
| Ken Linseman | 300th NHL Game | March 5, 1983 |
| Jari Kurri | 100th NHL Goal 5th NHL Hat-trick | March 5, 1983 |
| Mark Messier | 400th NHL PIM | March 6, 1983 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 18th NHL Hat-trick | March 8, 1983 |
| Charlie Huddy | 100th NHL PIM | March 16, 1983 |
| Don Jackson | 100th NHL Game | March 19, 1983 |
| Ken Linseman | 100th NHL Goal | March 23, 1983 |
| Willy Lindstrom | 100th NHL Goal | March 26, 1983 |
| Kevin Lowe | 300th NHL Game | March 26, 1983 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 700th NHL Point | March 29, 1983 |
| Mark Messier | 300th NHL Game | March 29, 1983 |
| Dave Hunter | 300th NHL Game | April 1, 1983 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Wayne Gretzky | 3rd NHL Hat-trick 1st NHL Natural Hat-trick 1st Four-Goal NHL Game | April 6, 1983 |
| Dave Hunter | 1st NHL Goal | April 6, 1983 |
| Don Nachbaur | 1st NHL Game | April 7, 1983 |
| Ray Cote | 1st NHL Game | April 9, 1983 |
| Kevin Lowe | 1st NHL Goal | April 9, 1983 |
| Mark Messier | 1st NHL Hat-trick 1st Four-Goal NHL Game | April 14, 1983 |
| Andy Moog | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | April 14, 1983 |
| Randy Gregg | 1st NHL Goal | April 15, 1983 |
| Don Jackson | 1st NHL Goal | April 15, 1983 |
| Ray Cote | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | April 17, 1983 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 50th NHL Point 4th NHL Hat-trick 2nd Four-Goal NHL Game | April 17, 1983 |
| Mark Messier | 2nd NHL Hat-trick | April 17, 1983 |
| Dave Semenko | 50th NHL PIM | April 17, 1983 |
| Lee Fogolin | 100th NHL PIM | April 18, 1983 |
| Tom Roulston | 1st NHL Assist | April 20, 1983 |
| Dave Semenko | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | April 20, 1983 |
| Ken Linseman | 50th NHL Game | April 24, 1983 |
| Glenn Anderson | 1st NHL Hat-trick 1st Four-Goal NHL Game | April 26, 1983 |
| Ray Cote | 1st NHL Assist | April 26, 1983 |
| Mark Messier | 3rd NHL Hat-trick | April 26, 1983 |
| Dave Hunter | 100th NHL PIM | May 1, 1983 |
| Ken Linseman | 150th NHL PIM | May 1, 1983 |
| Ken Linseman | 50th NHL Assist | May 3, 1983 |
| Jaroslav Pouzar | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | May 3, 1983 |
| Dave Semenko | 1st NHL Goal | May 12, 1983 |
| Dave Lumley | 50th NHL PIM | May 12, 1983 |
| Glenn Anderson | 50th NHL PIM | May 17, 1983 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 22, 1982 | To Los Angeles Kings Blair Barnes | To Edmonton Oilers Paul Mulvey |
| July 2, 1982 | To Colorado Rockies Ed Cooper | To Edmonton Oilers Stan Weir |
| August 19, 1982 | To Hartford Whalers Risto Siltanen Brent Loney | To Edmonton Oilers Ken Linseman Don Nachbaur |
| September 14, 1982 | To Detroit Red Wings Stan Weir | To Edmonton Oilers Cash |
| October 22, 1982 | To Philadelphia Flyers Bob Hoffmeyer | To Edmonton Oilers Peter Dineen |
| December 7, 1982 | To Los Angeles Kings Rick Blight | To Edmonton Oilers Alan Hangsleben |
| January 15, 1983 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Read Bailey | To Edmonton Oilers Serge Boisvert |
| February 19, 1983 | To New Jersey Devils Ron Low Jim McTaggart | To Edmonton Oilers Lindsay Middlebrook Paul Miller |
| March 7, 1983 | To Winnipeg Jets Laurie Boschman | To Edmonton Oilers Willy Lindstrom |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| August 27, 1982 (1982-08-27) | Jari Kurri | |

## Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 20 | Jim Playfair | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 2 | 41 | Steve Graves | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 3 | 62 | Brent Loney | Canada | Cornwall Royals (OHL) |
| 4 | 83 | Jaroslav Pouzar | Czechoslovakia | HC České Budějovice (Czechoslovak Extraliga) |
| 5 | 104 | Dwayne Boettger | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) |
| 6 | 125 | Raimo Summanen | Finland | Ilves (SM-liiga) |
| 7 | 146 | Brian Small | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 8 | 167 | Dean Clark | Canada | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) |
| 9 | 188 | Ian Wood | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 10 | 209 | Grant Dion | Canada | Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCJHL) |
| 11 | 230 | Chris Smith | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 12 | 251 | Jeff Crawford | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |