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 beat the four-time defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders four games to one in the Cup finals.

### 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

|style="background:#ddf; width:40%;"|Adams Division|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|GP|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|W|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|L|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|T|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|Pts|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|GF|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|GA|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|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||||||||||

|style="background:#ddf; width:40%;"|Patrick Division|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|GP|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|W|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|L|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|T|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|Pts|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|GF|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|GA|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|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

|style="background:#ddf; width:40%;"|Norris Division|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|GP|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|W|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|L|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|T|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|Pts|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|GF|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|GA|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|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||||||||||

|style="background:#ddf; width:40%;"|Smythe Division|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|GP|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|W|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|L|style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"|T|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|Pts|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|GF|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|GA|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|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_
|style="background:#ddf; width:30%;"|Player|style="background:#ddf; width:30%;"|Team|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|GP|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|G|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|A|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|Pts|style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"|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||||||||

### Finals

|style="background:#ddd;" colspan="5"|Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Islanders|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_'Edmonton_|_1_'|New York|0|
|Edmonton|1|**New York**|**6**|
|New York|2|**Edmonton**|**7**|
|New York|2|**Edmonton**|**7**|
|New York|2|**Edmonton**|**5**|

***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|

### All-Star teams

|First Team|Position|Second Team||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres|align=center|G|Pat Riggin, Washington Capitals|
|Rod Langway, Washington Capitals|align=center|D|Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers|
|Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins|align=center|D|Denis Potvin, New York Islanders|
|Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers|align=center|C|Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders|
|Mike Bossy, New York Islanders|align=center|RW|Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers|
|Michel Goulet, Quebec Nordiques|align=center|LW|Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers|

## First games

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1983–84 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):
- Geoff Courtnall, Boston Bruins
- Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres
- Hakan Loob, Calgary Flames
- Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings
- Sylvain Turgeon, Hartford Whalers
- Bob Rouse, Minnesota North Stars
- Brian Lawton, Minnesota North Stars
- Dirk Graham, Minnesota North Stars
- Chris Chelios, Montreal Canadiens
- Claude Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens
- John MacLean, New Jersey Devils
- Ken Daneyko, New Jersey Devils
- Patrick Flatley, New York Islanders
- Kelly Hrudey, New York Islanders
- Pat LaFontaine, New York Islanders
- Peter Sundstrom, New York Rangers
- James Patrick, New York Rangers
- Marty McSorley, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Doug Gilmour, St. Louis Blues
- Russ Courtnall, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Doug Lidster, Vancouver Canucks
- Cam Neely, Vancouver Canucks

## Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1983–84 (listed with their last team):
- Guy Lapointe, Boston Bruins
- Tony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks
- Rick MacLeish, Detroit Red Wings
- Billy Harris, Los Angeles Kings
- Blaine Stoughton, New York Rangers
- Bill Barber, Philadelphia Flyers
- Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers
- Guy Chouinard, St. Louis Blues
- Michel Larocque, St. Louis Blues
- Dale McCourt, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Darcy Rota, Vancouver Canucks

## References

- Hockey Database
- NHL.com