# 1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season

The 1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques fourth season in the National Hockey League. In the 1981–82 season, Quebec recorded their first winning season in the NHL, as they had a record of 34–34–12, earning 80 points, in which they finished fourth in the Adams Division, qualifying for the post-season for the second consecutive season. The Nordiques lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Boston Bruins.

## Off-season

During the off-season, the Nordiques announced that they would not have a team captain for the 1982–83 season, as Andre Dupont only had the position for the second half of the 1981–82 season after team captain Robbie Ftorek was dealt to the New York Rangers. Expectations were high for the club after their improbable playoff run, in which the team was only one round away from a berth in the Stanley Cup finals.

## Regular season

The Nordiques would have a mediocre regular season, as they hovered around the .500 mark for the entire year. Quebec would set a team record for victories, winning 34 games, however, the team finished with two fewer points than the previous season, as they finished the year with a 34-34-12 record, earning 80 points, and their third consecutive playoff appearance, as they finished in fourth place in the Adams Division.
Offensively, the Nordiques were led by Peter Stastny, who led the club with 124 points, and was second in the league scoring race, finishing behind Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers. Michel Goulet had a breakout season, scoring a team record 57 goals, which was the fourth highest total in the league. Goulet added 48 assists, earning 105 points, which was good for eighth in the NHL. Anton Stastny scored 32 goals and 92 points, while Marian Stastny scored 36 goals and 79 points despite missing 20 games due to injuries. On the blueline, Dave Pichette led the scoring, recording 24 points in 53 games, while Normand Rochefort earned 23 points in 62 games. Dale Hunter once again provided the team toughness, recording 206 penalty minutes.
In goal, Dan Bouchard was the number one goalie, winning a team best 20 games, while posting a team low GAA of 4.01, as well as recording the only shutout Quebec had during the season.

### Season standings

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

Adams Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1982–83 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Boston
—5–36–23–3–25–2–119–10–3
Buffalo
3–5—5–2–13–3–23–3–214–13–5
Hartford
2–62–5–1—3–52–69–22–1
Montreal
3–3–23–3–25–3—5–2–116–11–5
Quebec
2–5–13–3–26–22–5–1—13–15–4
Vs. Patrick Division
1982–83 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Boston
1−0−22−0−13−02−0−12−10−310−4−4
Buffalo
2−0−12−12−0−12−11−1−13−012−3−3
Hartford
2–11–21–21–20–30−2−15−12−1
Montreal
2−10−1−22–12−12−11−0−29−5−4
Quebec
2−11−1–12–10−33−01−1−19−7−2
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Norris Division
1982–83 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Boston
3–03–03–03–02–114–1–0
Buffalo
1−1−11−1−10−2−12−10−2−14−7−4
Hartford
0–30–30−2−11–21–22–12–1
Montreal
0–31−0–23–02–0–10−1–26–4–5
Quebec
1–21–1–12–11–1–11–1–16–6–3
Vs. Smythe Division
1982–83 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Boston
2−0−12−0−11−22−10−2−17−5−3
Buffalo
2−11–22−11−1−12−18−6−1
Hartford
0−1–20–2–11–21–21–1–13–8–4
Montreal
2−11−22−13–03−011−4−0
Quebec
2−0−11−1−11−1−10−32−16−6−3 :

## Schedule and results

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
| 1 | October 6 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–4 | Buffalo Sabres | 1–0–0 | 2 | 11,196 |
| 2 | October 7 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–9 | Philadelphia Flyers | 1–1–0 | 2 | 16,250 |
| 3 | October 9 | Buffalo Sabres | 4–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–1–0 | 4 | 15,118 |
| 4 | October 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–2–0 | 4 | 15,259 |
| 5 | October 14 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–2–1 | 5 | 14,011 |
| 6 | October 16 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–3–1 | 5 | 15,226 |
| 7 | October 20 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings | 3-3–1 | 7 | 8,242 |
| 8 | October 21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4–8 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–3–1 | 9 | 14,140 |
| 9 | October 23 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–9 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–4–1 | 9 | 18,144 |
| 10 | October 26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–9 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–4–1 | 11 | 14,483 |
| 11 | October 30 | New York Rangers | 4–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–4–1 | 13 | 15,186 |
| 12 | November 2 | Vancouver Canucks | 5–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–5–1 | 13 | 15,021 |
| 13 | November 6 | Minnesota North Stars | 1–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 7–5–1 | 15 | 15,229 |
| 14 | November 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 7–5–2 | 16 | 15,221 |
| 15 | November 10 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–7 | Hartford Whalers | 7–6–2 | 16 | 9,909 |
| 16 | November 11 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–2 | Boston Bruins | 8–6–2 | 18 | 14,685 |
| 17 | November 13 | New Jersey Devils | 2–7 | Quebec Nordiques | 9–6–2 | 20 | 15,004 |
| 18 | November 16 | Boston Bruins | 7–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 9–7–2 | 20 | 15,258 |
| 19 | November 18 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–7 | Montreal Canadiens | 9–8–2 | 20 | 18,895 |
| 20 | November 21 | Quebec Nordiques | 9–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 10–8–2 | 22 | 17,498 |
| 21 | November 23 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–5 | Vancouver Canucks | 10–9–2 | 22 | 15,781 |
| 22 | November 25 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–2 | Calgary Flames | 11–9–2 | 24 | 7,226 |
| 23 | November 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–1 | Quebec Nordiques | 11–10–2 | 24 | 15,254 |
| 24 | November 30 | Winnipeg Jets | 6–8 | Quebec Nordiques | 12–10–2 | 26 | 14,828 |
| 25 | December 2 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–3 | Boston Bruins | 12–10-3 | 27 | 12,252 |
| 26 | December 4 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 13–10–3 | 29 | 15,237 |
| 27 | December 7 | Boston Bruins | 5–10 | Quebec Nordiques | 14–10–3 | 31 | 15,235 |
| 28 | December 9 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 14–11–3 | 31 | 16,203 |
| 29 | December 11 | Quebec Nordiques | 7–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 15–11–3 | 33 | 11,142 |
| 30 | December 12 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 15–12–3 | 33 | 18,132 |
| 31 | December 14 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 15–12–4 | 34 | 14,845 |
| 32 | December 18 | Buffalo Sabres | 5–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 15–13–4 | 34 | 15,023 |
| 33 | December 19 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–3 | Buffalo Sabres | 15–14–4 | 34 | 11,308 |
| 34 | December 21 | New York Islanders | 3–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 15–14–5 | 35 | 15,237 |
| 35 | December 23 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 16–14–5 | 37 | 15,314 |
| 36 | December 26 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–4 | Montreal Canadiens | 16–14–6 | 38 | 18,117 |
| 37 | December 28 | Hartford Whalers | 1–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 17–14–6 | 40 | 15,236 |
| 38 | January 2 | Washington Capitals | 7–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 17–15–6 | 40 | 15,258 |
| 39 | January 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 18–15–6 | 42 | 15,276 |
| 40 | January 7 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–5 | New York Rangers | 18–16–6 | 42 | 17,421 |
| 41 | January 8 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–6 | New York Islanders | 18–17–6 | 42 | 15,230 |
| 42 | January 10 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–6 | New Jersey Devils | 18–18–6 | 42 | 9,814 |
| 43 | January 12 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–2 | Buffalo Sabres | 18–19–6 | 42 | 11,507 |
| 44 | January 13 | Quebec Nordiques | 0–2 | Boston Bruins | 18–20–6 | 42 | 14,685 |
| 45 | January 15 | Calgary Flames | 2–7 | Quebec Nordiques | 19–20–6 | 44 | 15,039 |
| 46 | January 18 | St. Louis Blues | 1–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 20-20–6 | 46 | 15,232 |
| 47 | January 21 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–4 | Washington Capitals | 21–20–6 | 48 | 13,365 |
| 48 | January 22 | Quebec Nordiques | 7–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 22–20–6 | 50 | 10,336 |
| 49 | January 25 | Winnipeg Jets | 3–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 23–20–6 | 52 | 15,193 |
| 50 | January 27 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–5 | Hartford Whalers | 23–21–6 | 52 | 11,061 |
| 51 | January 29 | New Jersey Devils | 4–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 24–21–6 | 54 | 15,056 |
| 52 | February 1 | Hartford Whalers | 3–12 | Quebec Nordiques | 25–21–6 | 56 | 15,190 |
| 53 | February 3 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–5 | Boston Bruins | 25–22–6 | 56 | 13,744 |
| 54 | February 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 0–0 | Quebec Nordiques | 25–22–7 | 57 | 15,247 |
| 55 | February 6 | Washington Capitals | 4-4 | Quebec Nordiques | 25–22–8 | 58 | 15,232 |
| 56 | February 10 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–3 | Calgary Flames | 25–22–9 | 59 | 7,242 |
| 57 | February 11 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 25–23–9 | 59 | 17,498 |
| 58 | February 13 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 26–23–9 | 61 | 17,875 |
| 59 | February 15 | New York Islanders | 1–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 27–23–9 | 63 | 15,240 |
| 60 | February 17 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–6 | Minnesota North Stars | 27–24–9 | 63 | 13,922 |
| 61 | February 19 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–4 | St. Louis Blues | 27–24–10 | 64 | 12,052 |
| 62 | February 22 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–6 | Montreal Canadiens | 27–25–10 | 64 | 17,721 |
| 63 | February 24 | Montreal Canadiens | 6–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 27–26–10 | 64 | 15,330 |
| 64 | February 26 | New York Rangers | 3-6 | Quebec Nordiques | 28–26–10 | 66 | 15,250 |
| 65 | March 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 5–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 28–26–11 | 67 | 15,273 |
| 66 | March 3 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–5 | Detroit Red Wings | 28–27-11 | 67 | 13,326 |
| 67 | March 5 | Hartford Whalers | 3–10 | Quebec Nordiques | 29–27–11 | 69 | 15,240 |
| 68 | March 6 | Quebec Nordiques | 7–3 | Hartford Whalers | 30–27–11 | 71 | 9,321 |
| 69 | March 8 | Boston Bruins | 11–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 30–28–11 | 71 | 15,292 |
| 70 | March 13 | Minnesota North Stars | 3–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 31–28–11 | 73 | 15,250 |
| 71 | March 15 | Quebec Nordiques | 3-5 | St. Louis Blues | 31–29-11 | 73 | 11,180 |
| 72 | March 17 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–4 | Los Angeles Kings | 31–30–11 | 73 | 11,770 |
| 73 | March 18 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–7 | Vancouver Canucks | 31–31–11 | 73 | 16,413 |
| 74 | March 20 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–3 | Winnipeg Jets | 31–32–11 | 73 | 15,075 |
| 75 | March 24 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–7 | Quebec Nordiques | 32–32–11 | 75 | 15,142 |
| 76 | March 26 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 32–33–11 | 75 | 16,382 |
| 77 | March 27 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–6 | Buffalo Sabres | 32–33–12 | 76 | 14,063 |
| 78 | March 29 | Boston Bruins | 4–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 32–34–12 | 76 | 15,227 |
| 79 | April 2 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–4 | Hartford Whalers | 33–34–12 | 78 | 11,142 |
| 80 | April 3 | Hartford Whalers | 5–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 34–34–12 | 80 | 15,132 |

## Playoffs

The Nordiques opened the 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs with a best of five Adams Division semi-final series against the Boston Bruins. The Nordiques eliminated Boston in seven games in the Division finals the previous season. The Bruins had the best record in the Adams Division, posting a record of 50–20–10, earning 110 points, which was 30 more than the Nordiques. The series opened with two games at the Boston Garden, and Quebec stunned the Bruins in the first period, as Peter Stastny had a natural hat trick, as Quebec took a 3–0 lead. The Bruins came back, led by two goals by Mike O'Connell and one by Barry Pederson to even the game up, setting up overtime. In the extra period, Barry Pederson scored, as Boston completed the comeback and won the game 4–3. In the second game, the two teams exchanged goals in the first period, before Dale Hunter gave the Nordiques a 2–1 lead midway through the third period. The Bruins managed another comeback though, as Boston scored three unanswered goals to win the game 4–2, and take a 2–0 series lead. The series then moved to Le Colisée for the next two games, and the Nordiques, led by 31 saves by Dan Bouchard, staved off elimination with a 2–1 victory and cut the Bruins series lead in half. In the fourth game, Bruins goaltender Pete Peeters stole the show, making 38 saves, as Boston held on for a 2–1 win, and eliminated the Nordiques.

### Boston Bruins 3, Quebec Nordiques 1

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | April 5 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–4 | Boston Bruins | 0-1 | 13,549 |
| 2 | April 7 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–4 | Boston Bruins | 0-2 | 14,685 |
| 3 | April 9 | Boston Bruins | 1–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 1-2 | 15,290 |
| 4 | April 10 | Boston Bruins | 2–1 | Quebec Nordiques | 1-3 | 15,269 |

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Peter Stastny | C | 75 | 47 | 77 | 124 | 78 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Michel Goulet | LW | 80 | 57 | 48 | 105 | 51 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| Anton Stastny | LW | 79 | 32 | 60 | 92 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Marian Stastny | RW | 60 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Real Cloutier | RW | 68 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 30 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Wilf Paiement | RW | 80 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 170 | -10 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Hunter | C | 80 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 206 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | LW | 76 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Alain Cote | LW | 79 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 45 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Sleigher | RW | 51 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Pichette | D | 53 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | LW | 35 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Normand Rochefort | D | 62 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Aubry | LW | 77 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 48 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wally Weir | D | 58 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 135 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | D | 46 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | D | 36 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 108 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Moller | D | 75 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 145 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Wesley | D | 52 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 84 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | D | 43 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | D | 51 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Tookey | C | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard David | LW | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Lacroix | D | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | G | 50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Eldebrink | D | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | D | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Basil McRae | LW | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 59 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gillis | C | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Garrett | G | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Bolduc | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Eagles | C/LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Marc Gaulin | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Johnson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Malarchuk | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Shaw | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaston Therrien | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Dan Bouchard | 2947 | 50 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 197 | 4.01 | 1 |
| Clint Malarchuk | 900 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 4.73 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 953 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 64 | 4.03 | 0 |
| Team: | 4800 | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 332 | 4.15 | 1 |
Playoffs :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Peter Stastny | C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Stastny | LW | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Hunter | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alain Cote | LW | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Moller | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Pichette | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Weir | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Aubry | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Cloutier | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Eldebrink | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Goulet | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normand Rochefort | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Sleigher | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marian Stastny | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Tardif | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Wesley | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Dan Bouchard | 242 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2.73 | 0 |
| Team: | 242 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2.73 | 0 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Awards & records

* Second NHL All-Star team: Michel Goulet

## Transactions

The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.

### Trades

| August 4, 1982 | To St. Louis BluesPat Hickey | To Quebec NordiquesRick Lapointe |
| December 3, 1982 | To Hartford WhalersPierre Lacroix | To Quebec NordiquesBlake Wesley |
| February 4, 1983 | To Vancouver CanucksJohn Garrett | To Quebec NordiquesAnders Eldebrink |
| June 8, 1983 | To Buffalo SabresReal Cloutier 1st round pick in 1983 – Adam Creighton | To Quebec NordiquesTony McKegney Andre Savard J.F. Sauve 3rd round pick in 1983 – Iiro Jarvi |
| June 8, 1983 | To Chicago Black Hawks11th round pick in 1984 – David Mackey | To Quebec Nordiques12th round pick in 1983 – Jindrich Kokrment |

### Waivers

| December 31, 1982 | From Pittsburgh PenguinsPat Price |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| Brian Ford | Billings Bighorns (WHL) |
| Player | New Team |
| Jere Gillis | Buffalo Sabres |

## Draft picks

Quebec's draft picks from the 1982 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
| 1 | 13 | David Shaw | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 2 | 34 | Paul Gillis | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) |
| 3 | 55 | Mario Gosselin | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 76 | Jiri Lala | Czechoslovakia | Dukla Jihlava (Czech.) |
| 5 | 97 | Phil Stanger | Canada | Seattle Breakers (WHL) |
| 7 | 131 | Daniel Poudrier | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| 9 | 181 | Mike Hough | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 10 | 202 | Vincent Lukac | Czechoslovakia | HC Košice (Czech.) |
| 11 | 223 | Andre Martin | Canada | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) |
| 12 | 244 | Jozef Lukac | Czechoslovakia | HC Košice (Czech.) |
| 12 | 248 | Jan Jasko | Czechoslovakia | Slovan Bratislava (Slovak) |