# 1983–84 New York Rangers season

The 1983–84 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 58th season. The Rangers posted a 42–29–9 record in the regular season, and their fourth-place finish in the Patrick Division earned them a berth in the NHL playoffs. In the Patrick Division semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the New York Islanders, three games to two.

## Regular season
### Final standings

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

Patrick Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Patrick Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
New Jersey
—0−71−5−10−73−40−5−24−28−3
N.Y. Islanders
7−0—3−44−36−14−324−11−0
N.Y. Rangers
5−1−14−3—4−35−23−3−121−12−2
Philadelphia
7−03−43−4—7−03−423−12−0
Pittsburgh
4−31−62−50–7—1−68−27−0
Washington
5−0−23−43−3−14–36–1—21−11−3
Vs. Adams Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
New Jersey
1−20−2−11−1−11−21−24−9−2
N.Y. Islanders
0−2−13−01−23−01−28−6−1
N.Y. Rangers
0−2−11−1−11−21−22−0−15−7−3
Philadelphia
1−1−10−31−22−0−12−0−16−6−3
Pittsburgh
0−30−32−10−2−10−32−12−1
Washington
1−20−2−12−13−01−27−7−1
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Norris Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
New Jersey
2−12−11−20−30−35−10−0
N.Y. Islanders
3−01−22−0−11−1−12−19−4−2
N.Y. Rangers
2−13−01−1−12−11−29−5−1
Philadelphia
1−0−21−0−20−1−21−23−06−3−6
Pittsburgh
1−1−10−31−20−2−11−1−13−9−3
Washington
1−1−11−23−02−13−010−4−1
Vs. Smythe Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
New Jersey
0−2−10−2−12−11−21−24−9−2
N.Y. Islanders
0−33−02−0−13−01−29−5−1
N.Y. Rangers
2−11−21−0−21−1−12−17−5−3
Philadelphia
2−12−0−12−11−22−19−5−1
Pittsburgh
0−1−20−31−21−21−23−10−2
Washington
2−11−23−02−12−110−5−0 :

## Schedule and results

1983–84 Game Log :
October: 9-4-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Road: 3-1-0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
15New Jersey Devils6 – 21–0–0
27@ New Jersey Devils3 – 12–0–0
38@ Pittsburgh Penguins6 – 13–0–0
410Los Angeles Kings2 – 14–0–0
513Washington Capitals4 – 35–0–0
615@ St. Louis Blues6 – 55–1–0
716Philadelphia Flyers5 – 46–1–0
819Calgary Flames3 – 17–1–0
922@ New York Islanders3 – 28–1–0
1023New York Islanders6 – 5 OT9–1–0
1126Winnipeg Jets7 – 59–2–0
1228Toronto Maple Leafs5 – 39–3–0
1330Edmonton Oilers5 – 4 OT9–4–0 :
November: 5-5-4 (Home: 4-2-1; Road: 1-3-3)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
142@ Buffalo Sabres3 – 3 OT9–4–1
155@ Quebec Nordiques4 – 4 OT9–4–2
168@ New Jersey Devils5 – 110–4–2
179Calgary Flames4 – 311–4–2
1812@ Washington Capitals7 – 411–5–2
1913Detroit Red Wings6 – 312–5–2
2016Washington Capitals4 – 113–5–2
2119@ Boston Bruins6 – 6 OT13–5–3
2220Quebec Nordiques6 – 5 OT14–5–3
2323Buffalo Sabres6 – 414–6–3
2425@ Washington Capitals3 – 114–7–3
2526@ Hartford Whalers4 – 3 OT14–8–3
2628Vancouver Canucks3 – 3 OT14–8–4
2730Chicago Black Hawks4 – 014–9–4 :
December: 8-4-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Road: 3-2-0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
283@ Detroit Red Wings4 – 215–9–4
294Minnesota North Stars6 – 416–9–4
307Washington Capitals7 – 517–9–4
3112New Jersey Devils7 – 317–10–4
3214Edmonton Oilers9 – 417–11–4
3317@ New York Islanders7 – 117–12–4
3421Pittsburgh Penguins6 – 118–12–4
3523Chicago Black Hawks3 – 219–12–4
3626@ Pittsburgh Penguins7 – 419–13–4
3728@ Chicago Black Hawks7 – 420–13–4
3830Philadelphia Flyers6 – 321–13–4
3931@ Buffalo Sabres3 – 222–13–4 :
January: 8-4-1 (Home: 5-2-0; Road: 3-2-1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
402@ Washington Capitals2 – 2 OT22–13–5
414New Jersey Devils4 – 3 OT23–13–5
427@ Boston Bruins5 – 223–14–5
438New York Islanders5 – 424–14–5
4412@ Philadelphia Flyers2 – 125–14–5
4514@ New York Islanders4 – 225–15–5
4616Detroit Red Wings8 – 526–15–5
4718St. Louis Blues6 – 227–15–5
4820Pittsburgh Penguins6 – 327–16–5
4921@ Toronto Maple Leafs6 – 328–16–5
5025@ Pittsburgh Penguins6 – 329–16–5
5126Montreal Canadiens4 – 229–17–5
5229St. Louis Blues3 – 230–17–5 :
February: 5-5-4 (Home: 3-1-0; Road: 2-4-4)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
532@ Calgary Flames8 – 130–18–5
544@ Vancouver Canucks5 – 431–18–5
555@ Los Angeles Kings3 – 3 OT31–18–6
568@ Winnipeg Jets3 – 132–18–6
579@ Minnesota North Stars4 – 4 OT32–18–7
5811@ Los Angeles Kings6 – 6 OT32–18–8
5915New York Islanders3 – 233–18–8
6018@ New York Islanders4 – 333–19–8
6119Philadelphia Flyers3 – 2 OT33–20–8
6223Quebec Nordiques4 – 234–20–8
6325@ Montreal Canadiens7 – 434–21–8
6426Pittsburgh Penguins4 – 3 OT35–21–8
6528@ New Jersey Devils3 – 3 OT35–21–9
6629@ Toronto Maple Leafs3 – 135–22–9 :
March: 6-7-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Road: 3-5-0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
673@ Washington Capitals5 – 135–23–9
684Vancouver Canucks5 – 435–24–9
697@ Minnesota North Stars6 – 335–25–9
709@ Winnipeg Jets6 – 5 OT36–25–9
7110@ Edmonton Oilers3 – 237–25–9
7214Philadelphia Flyers6 – 338–25–9
7317@ Philadelphia Flyers6 – 438–26–9
7420Boston Bruins6 – 438–27–9
7522@ New Jersey Devils5 – 339–27–9
7624@ Philadelphia Flyers6 – 539–28–9
7725Montreal Canadiens3 – 240–28–9
7829Pittsburgh Penguins6 – 441–28–9
7931@ Hartford Whalers5 – 341–29–9 :
April: 1-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)
GameAprilOpponentScoreRecord
801Hartford Whalers2 – 042–29–9 :

## Playoffs

Key: Win Loss
1984 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Mark Pavelich | 77 | 29 | 53 | 82 | 11 | 96 |
| Pierre Larouche | 77 | 48 | 33 | 81 | -15 | 22 |
| Anders Hedberg | 79 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 18 | 16 |
| Don Maloney | 79 | 24 | 42 | 66 | -5 | 62 |
| Mike Rogers | 78 | 23 | 38 | 61 | -24 | 45 |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 74 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 17 | 26 |
| Ron Greschner | 77 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 5 | 117 |
| Mark Osborne | 73 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 1 | 88 |
| Peter Sundstrom | 77 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 3 | 24 |
| Barry Beck | 72 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 134 |
| Dave Maloney | 68 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 168 |
| Jan Erixon | 75 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 16 |
| Mikko Leinonen | 28 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 28 |
| Willie Huber | 42 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 60 |
| Mike Allison | 45 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 64 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 63 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 8 |
| Tom Laidlaw | 79 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -10 | 62 |
| Rob McClanahan | 41 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Nick Fotiu | 40 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 115 |
| Mike Blaisdell | 36 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
| James Patrick | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Blaine Stoughton$^†$ | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 4 |
| Steve Richmond | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 110 |
| Robbie Ftorek | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| Larry Patey$^†$ | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Brooke | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| George McPhee | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Scot Kleinendorst | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -10 | 35 |
| Chris Kontos | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Mike Backman | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8 |
| Mark Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw$^‡$ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Dave Barr$^‡$ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Mark Pavelich | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Peter Sundstrom | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| James Patrick | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Mikko Leinonen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jan Erixon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Patey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Allison | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Barry Beck | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mark Osborne | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Ron Greschner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Brooke | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Steve Richmond | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tom Laidlaw | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dave Maloney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
| Glen Hanlon | 50 | 2837 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 166 | 3.51 | 1674 | .890 | 1 |
| Steve Weeks | 26 | 1361 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 90 | 3.97 | 757 | .865 | 0 |
| Ron Scott | 9 | 485 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 3.59 | 283 | .886 | 0 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | 3 | 180 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.33 | 95 | .882 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
| Glen Hanlon | 5 | 308 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2.53 | 166 | .922 | 1 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | – | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. $^‡$Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
    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;

## Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1983 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Canada at the Montreal Forum.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 12 | Dave Gagner | C | Canada | Brantford Alexanders (OHL) |
| 2 | 33 | Randy Heath | LW | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 3 | 49 | Vesa Salo | D | Finland | Lukko Rauma (FNL) |
| 3 | 53 | Gordie Walker | LW | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 4 | 73 | Peter Andersson | D | Sweden | Orebro IK (Sweden) |
| 5 | 93 | Jim Andonoff | RW | United States | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 6 | 113 | Bob Alexander | D | United States | Rosemount H.S. (Minnesota) |
| 7 | 133 | Steve Orth | C | United States | St. Cloud Tech H.S. (Minnesota) |
| 8 | 153 | Pete Marcov | LW | Canada | Welland (Ontario Jr. B) |
| 9 | 173 | Paul Jerrard | RW | Canada | Notre Dame Academy (Sask. AAA) |
| 11 | 213 | Bryan Walker | D | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 12 | 233 | Ulf Nilsson | G | Sweden | Skelleftea (FNL) |