# 1983–84 Quebec Nordiques season

The 1983–84 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques fifth season in the National Hockey League. In the 1982–83 season, Quebec won a club record 34 games, and finished fourth in the Adams Division earning 80 points, making the post-season for the third consecutive season. The Nordiques would fall to the Montreal Canadiens in six games in the Adams Division Finals.

## Off-season

During the off-season, Quebec named defenseman Mario Marois as their new team captain. The club played the 1982–83 season with no captain. Marois, an eight-year NHL veteran, had been with the Nordiques since the 1980–81 season. In early June, the Nordiques and Buffalo Sabres pulled off a blockbuster deal, with Quebec sending Real Cloutier and their first round draft pick in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for Tony McKegney, Andre Savard, Jean-Francois Sauve, and the Sabres third round draft pick in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

## Regular season

The Nordiques would get off to a fast start, earning a 7-2-1 record in their first ten games. The team fell into a slump though, and found themselves under .500 with a 10-11-3 record. Quebec would snap out of the slump, and end the season with a club record 42 victories and 94 points, finishing in third place in the Adams Division, their highest final standing position in club history, and making the post-season for the fourth straight season. Quebec scored a club record 360 goals, and allowed a franchise low 278 goals.
Offensively, the Nordiques were led by Michel Goulet, who scored a team high 56 goals, which was the second highest total in the NHL, while adding 65 assists, recording 121 points, the third highest total in the league. Peter Stastny was right behind Goulet, as he scored 46 goals and 73 assists for 119 points, finishing fourth in the league scoring race. Dale Hunter had a solid season, scoring 24 goals and 79 points, as he recorded a team high 232 penalty minutes, while Wilf Paiement had 39 goals and 76 points. Newly appointed team captain Mario Marois led the Nordiques blueline, scoring 13 goals and 49 points.
In goal, Dan Bouchard had a very solid season, winning a franchise record 29 games, while posting a team low 3.20 GAA, and earning a shutout in 57 games.

### Season standings

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

Adams Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Boston
—4–45–2–16–24–419–12–1
Buffalo
4–4—5–38–01–6–118–13–1
Hartford
2–5–13–5—0–7−11–3−46–20–6
Montreal
2–60–87–0−1—3–512–19–1
Quebec
4–46–1–13–1−45–3—18–9–5
Vs. Patrick Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Boston
2−12−0−12−0–11−1−13−02−112−3−3
Buffalo
2−0−10−31−1−13−03−02−0−111−4−3
Hartford
1−1–12–12–12–11–21−29−8−1
Montreal
2−10−32–10−2−12−0−10−36−10−2
Quebec
2−12−10−2–10−2−13−02−19−7−2
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Norris Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Boston
1–22–11–23–01–28–7–0
Buffalo
1−21−1−11−22−12−0−17−6−2
Hartford
2–11–1−13−02–12–110–4–1
Montreal
2−0–13−01–23–02−111–3–1
Quebec
1–1−11–22–0−12–0–12–18–4–3
Vs. Smythe Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Boston
2−0−11−23−02−0−12−110−3−2
Buffalo
3−01–22−0−13−03−012−2−1
Hartford
0−2–11–22–10–30–2–13–10–2
Montreal
2−11−21−21–21−1−16−8−1
Quebec
2−10−33−01−21−27−8−0 :

## Schedule and results

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
| 1 | October 4 | New York Islanders | 3–7 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–0–0 | 2 | 14,917 |
| 2 | October 6 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–9 | Boston Bruins | 1–1–0 | 2 | 14,451 |
| 3 | October 8 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–9 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–1–0 | 4 | 14,849 |
| 4 | October 10 | Montreal Canadiens | 6–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–2–0 | 4 | 15,321 |
| 5 | October 13 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–4 | Hartford Whalers | 2–2–1 | 5 | 8,353 |
| 6 | October 14 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–4 | New Jersey Devils | 3–2–1 | 7 | 9,961 |
| 7 | October 16 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–2 | Washington Capitals | 4-2–1 | 9 | 7,270 |
| 8 | October 18 | Boston Bruins | 3–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–2–1 | 11 | 15,125 |
| 9 | October 19 | Quebec Nordiques | 8–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6–2–1 | 13 | 16,382 |
| 10 | October 22 | Minnesota North Stars | 2–11 | Quebec Nordiques | 7–2–1 | 15 | 15,017 |
| 11 | October 25 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 7–3–1 | 15 | 15,025 |
| 12 | October 27 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 7–4–1 | 15 | 16,024 |
| 13 | October 29 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–4 | Detroit Red Wings | 7–5–1 | 15 | 18,455 |
| 14 | November 1 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–8 | Quebec Nordiques | 8–5–1 | 17 | 15,291 |
| 15 | November 3 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens | 8–6–1 | 17 | 17,148 |
| 16 | November 5 | New York Rangers | 4–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 8–6–2 | 18 | 15,075 |
| 17 | November 6 | Quebec Nordiques | 7–1 | Buffalo Sabres | 9–6–2 | 20 | 12,204 |
| 18 | November 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 9–7–2 | 20 | 15,272 |
| 19 | November 12 | Boston Bruins | 6–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 9–8–2 | 20 | 15,300 |
| 20 | November 15 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–1 | Quebec Nordiques | 9–9–2 | 20 | 14,669 |
| 21 | November 17 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–2 | Hartford Whalers | 10–9–2 | 22 | 10,644 |
| 22 | November 19 | Hartford Whalers | 4–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 10–9–3 | 23 | 14,879 |
| 23 | November 20 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–6 | New York Rangers | 10–10–3 | 23 | 17,421 |
| 24 | November 22 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–3 | New York Islanders | 10–11–3 | 23 | 15,351 |
| 25 | November 24 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–3 | Boston Bruins | 11–11-3 | 25 | 14,451 |
| 26 | November 26 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 12–11–3 | 27 | 15,263 |
| 27 | November 29 | Washington Capitals | 3–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 13–11–3 | 29 | 14,937 |
| 28 | December 1 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–3 | Montreal Canadiens | 14–11–3 | 31 | 17,248 |
| 29 | December 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 15–11–3 | 33 | 15,173 |
| 30 | December 6 | Calgary Flames | 1–8 | Quebec Nordiques | 16–11–3 | 35 | 14,435 |
| 31 | December 10 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–4 | Los Angeles Kings | 17–11–3 | 37 | 10,563 |
| 32 | December 13 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–6 | Vancouver Canucks | 17–12–3 | 37 | 13,973 |
| 33 | December 14 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–4 | Calgary Flames | 17–13–3 | 37 | 17,754 |
| 34 | December 17 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–8 | Edmonton Oilers | 17–14–3 | 37 | 17,498 |
| 35 | December 20 | Vancouver Canucks | 4–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 18–14–3 | 39 | 15,061 |
| 36 | December 22 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 19–14–3 | 41 | 15,304 |
| 37 | December 27 | Hartford Whalers | 3–7 | Quebec Nordiques | 20–14–3 | 43 | 15,281 |
| 38 | December 29 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–8 | Buffalo Sabres | 20–15–3 | 43 | 16,433 |
| 39 | December 31 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens | 20–16–3 | 43 | 17,866 |
| 40 | January 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–9 | Quebec Nordiques | 21–16–3 | 45 | 15,315 |
| 41 | January 5 | Quebec Nordiques | 8–3 | Boston Bruins | 22–16-3 | 47 | 14,451 |
| 42 | January 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 23–16–3 | 49 | 15,279 |
| 43 | January 10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1–7 | Quebec Nordiques | 24–16–3 | 51 | 15,014 |
| 44 | January 12 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–1 | New Jersey Devils | 25–16–3 | 53 | 9,050 |
| 45 | January 14 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 25–16–4 | 54 | 15,294 |
| 46 | January 17 | Boston Bruins | 3–7 | Quebec Nordiques | 26-16–4 | 56 | 15,317 |
| 47 | January 19 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–4 | Boston Bruins | 26–17–4 | 56 | 14,451 |
| 48 | January 21 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 26–17–5 | 57 | 15,273 |
| 49 | January 24 | Winnipeg Jets | 5–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 26–18–5 | 57 | 15,077 |
| 50 | January 26 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–1 | New York Islanders | 27–18–5 | 59 | 15,660 |
| 51 | January 28 | Hartford Whalers | 0–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 28–18–5 | 61 | 15,074 |
| 52 | January 29 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–5 | Hartford Whalers | 28–18–6 | 62 | 10,067 |
| 53 | February 4 | New Jersey Devils | 5–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 28–19–6 | 62 | N/A |
| 54 | February 5 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–1 | Buffalo Sabres | 29–19–6 | 64 | 16,233 |
| 55 | February 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 4-2 | Quebec Nordiques | 29–20–6 | 64 | 14,830 |
| 56 | February 11 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 29–21–6 | 64 | 16,382 |
| 57 | February 13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 30–21–6 | 66 | 14,757 |
| 58 | February 15 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 30–22–6 | 66 | 16,528 |
| 59 | February 17 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–3 | Winnipeg Jets | 31–22–6 | 68 | 11,680 |
| 60 | February 18 | Quebec Nordiques | 7–2 | Minnesota North Stars | 32–22–6 | 70 | 15,294 |
| 61 | February 21 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 33–22–6 | 72 | 15,365 |
| 62 | February 23 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–4 | New York Rangers | 33–23–6 | 72 | 17,404 |
| 63 | February 25 | St. Louis Blues | 3–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 33–23–7 | 73 | 15,292 |
| 64 | February 26 | St. Louis Blues | 0-5 | Quebec Nordiques | 34–23–7 | 75 | 15,289 |
| 65 | February 28 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 35–23–7 | 77 | 14,952 |
| 66 | March 3 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 36–23-7 | 79 | 15,311 |
| 67 | March 4 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–1 | Buffalo Sabres | 36–23–8 | 80 | 16,433 |
| 68 | March 6 | Calgary Flames | 3–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 37–23–8 | 82 | 15,287 |
| 69 | March 8 | Quebec Nordiques | 8–6 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 38–23–8 | 84 | 3,812 |
| 70 | March 9 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–5 | Washington Capitals | 38–24–8 | 84 | 16,793 |
| 71 | March 11 | Quebec Nordiques | 5-6 | Winnipeg Jets | 38–25-8 | 84 | 13,172 |
| 72 | March 13 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 38–26–8 | 84 | 15,326 |
| 73 | March 17 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–4 | St. Louis Blues | 39–26–8 | 86 | 14,460 |
| 74 | March 18 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–5 | Minnesota North Stars | 39–26–9 | 87 | 15,784 |
| 75 | March 20 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–1 | Los Angeles Kings | 40–26–9 | 89 | 8,535 |
| 76 | March 24 | Hartford Whalers | 3–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 40–27–9 | 89 | 15,346 |
| 77 | March 25 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–6 | Hartford Whalers | 40–27–10 | 90 | 10,058 |
| 78 | March 27 | Boston Bruins | 6–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 40–28–10 | 90 | 15,337 |
| 79 | March 29 | Quebec Nordiques | 5–2 | Montreal Canadiens | 41–28–10 | 92 | 18,089 |
| 80 | March 31 | Buffalo Sabres | 1–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 42–28–10 | 94 | 15,353 |

## Playoffs

The Nordiques opened the 1984 Stanley Cup playoffs with a best of five Adams Division semi-final series against the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres finished the season in second place in the Adams Division, earning a record of 48-25-7 for 103 points. The series opened with two games at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; however, Quebec struck first, holding off the Sabres for a 3–2 victory in the first game, followed by a 6–2 thrashing in the second game to take a 2–0 series lead. The series moved back to Le Colisée, and the Nordiques made short work of the Sabres, defeating them 4–1 in the third game, to record their first ever series sweep in team history, advancing to the Adams Division finals.
Quebec would face the Montreal Canadiens in the best of seven Division finals. The Canadiens had a 35-40-5 record in the regular season, earning 75 points and a fourth-place finish. Montreal upset the powerful Boston Bruins in their first round series, as the Canadiens swept the Bruins in three games. The series opened with two games at Le Colisée, and the Nordiques took the first game with a 4–2 victory, however, the Canadiens evened the series up in the second game, beating Quebec 4–1. The series shifted to the Montreal Forum for the next two games, and the Canadiens took their first series lead, defeating Quebec 2–1 in the third game. The Nordiques rebounded in the fourth game with a 4–3 overtime victory in the fourth game to even the series up once again. The fifth game was played back in Quebec City, but it was the Canadiens who took control of the series, shutting out the Nordiques 4–0. With the Nordiques on the brink of elimination in the sixth game, back in Montreal, the team stormed out to a 2-0 lead before a bench clearing brawl broke out, in which Dale Hunter and Peter Stastny of the Nordiques were ejected from the game. The Canadiens took advantage of the situation, and scored five unanswered goals in the third period, to win the game 5-3 and eliminate the Nordiques from the playoffs.

### Quebec Nordiques 3, Buffalo Sabres 0

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | April 4 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–2 | Buffalo Sabres | 1-0 | 16,800 |
| 2 | April 5 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–2 | Buffalo Sabres | 2-0 | 15,730 |
| 3 | April 7 | Buffalo Sabres | 1–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 3-0 | 15,334 |

### Montreal Canadiens 4, Quebec Nordiques 2

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | April 12 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 1-0 | 15,390 |
| 2 | April 13 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–1 | Quebec Nordiques | 1-1 | 15,397 |
| 3 | April 15 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens | 1-2 | 18,076 |
| 4 | April 16 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–3 | Montreal Canadiens | 2-2 | 17,276 |
| 5 | April 18 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–0 | Quebec Nordiques | 2-3 | 15,382 |
| 6 | April 20 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–5 | Montreal Canadiens | 2-4 | 18,090 |

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Michel Goulet | LW | 75 | 56 | 65 | 121 | 76 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| Peter Stastny | C | 80 | 46 | 73 | 119 | 73 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Dale Hunter | C | 77 | 24 | 55 | 79 | 232 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | RW | 80 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 121 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Anton Stastny | LW | 69 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Marian Stastny | RW | 68 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Tony McKegney | LW | 75 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | D | 80 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 151 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | C | 60 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 38 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alain Cote | LW | 77 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 41 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bo Berglund | RW | 75 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Louis Sleigher | RW | 44 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Price | D | 72 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 188 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean-Francois Sauve | C | 39 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Normand Rochefort | D | 75 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 47 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Moller | D | 74 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 147 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Gillis | C | 57 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Dore | D | 25 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | D | 22 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Wesley | D | 46 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Pichette | D | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Weir | D | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Donnelly | D | 38 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 60 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | G | 57 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Aubry | LW | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Mann | RW | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 42 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Malarchuk | G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Dobson | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Ford | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Marc Gaulin | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Gosselin | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Shaw | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Dan Bouchard | 3373 | 57 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 180 | 3.20 | 1 |
| Clint Malarchuk | 1215 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 80 | 3.95 | 0 |
| Mario Gosselin | 148 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.22 | 1 |
| Brian Ford | 123 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6.34 | 0 |
| Team: | 4859 | 80 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 276 | 3.41 | 2 |
Playoffs :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Peter Stastny | C | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Francois Sauve | C | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Anton Stastny | LW | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Goulet | LW | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Hunter | C | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marian Stastny | RW | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | D | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | RW | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | C | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Blake Wesley | D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bo Berglund | RW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Louis Sleigher | RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Cote | LW | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Moller | D | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | D | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normand Rochefort | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dore | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gillis | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Mann | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony McKegney | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Weir | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Dan Bouchard | 543 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 2.76 | 0 |
| Team: | 543 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 2.76 | 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

* First NHL All-Star team: Michel Goulet

## Transactions

The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1983–84 season.

### Trades

| June 29, 1983 | To Minnesota North StarsJay Miller | To Quebec NordiquesJim Dobson |
| August 12, 1983 | To Toronto Maple LeafsBasil McRae | To Quebec NordiquesRichard Turmel |
| August 19, 1983 | To St. Louis BluesHead Coach Jacques Demers | To Quebec NordiquesGord Donnelly Claude Julien |
| January 1, 1984 | To St. Louis BluesCash | To Quebec NordiquesRoger Haegglund |
| February 6, 1984 | To Winnipeg Jets5th round pick in 1984 – Brent Severyn | To Quebec NordiquesJimmy Mann |
| February 10, 1984 | To St. Louis BluesDave Pichette | To Quebec NordiquesAndre Dore |
| February 29, 1984 | To Detroit Red WingsPierre Aubry | To Quebec NordiquesCash |

### Waivers

| October 3, 1983 | To Montreal CanadiensJean Hamel |
| October 3, 1983 | To St. Louis BluesTerry Johnson |
| October 3, 1983 | From Montreal CanadiensJeff Brubaker |
| October 3, 1983 | To Calgary FlamesJeff Brubaker |
| October 3, 1983 | From Buffalo SabresJohn Van Boxmeer |

## Draft picks

Quebec's draft picks from the 1983 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
| 2 | 32 | Yves Heroux | Canada | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 52 | Bruce Bell | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 3 | 54 | Iiro Jarvi | Finland | HIFK (Finland) |
| 5 | 92 | Luc Guenette | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 112 | Brad Walcot | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHL) |
| 7 | 132 | Craig Mack | United States | East Grand Forks High School (USHS) |
| 8 | 152 | Tommy Albelin | Sweden | Djurgardens IF (Sweden) |
| 9 | 172 | Wayne Groulx | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 10 | 192 | Scott Shaunessy | United States | St. John's Preparatory School (USHS) |
| 12 | 232 | Bo Berglund | Sweden | Djurgardens IF (Sweden) |
| 12 | 239 | Jindrich Kokrment | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team (National) |