1983–84 Boston Bruins season

The 1983–84 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 60th season. The Bruins finished 1st in the Adams Division and lost in the Division Finals to the Montreal Canadiens 3 games to 0.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	October 6, 1983 	9–3 	Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) 	1–0–0
2 	L 	October 8, 1983 	3–4 	@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) 	1–1–0
3 	W 	October 9, 1983 	4–1 	Hartford Whalers (1983–84) 	2–1–0
4 	W 	October 13, 1983 	4–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) 	3–1–0
5 	W 	October 15, 1983 	5–3 	Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) 	4–1–0
6 	L 	October 18, 1983 	3–5 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) 	4–2–0
7 	T 	October 20, 1983 	3–3 OT 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) 	4–2–1
8 	W 	October 22, 1983 	6–1 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) 	5–2–1
9 	L 	October 25, 1983 	1–5 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) 	5–3–1
10 	W 	October 27, 1983 	8–1 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)	6–3–1
11 	W 	October 29, 1983 	3–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) 	7–3–1
12 	W 	November 3, 1983 	9–5 	St. Louis Blues (1983–84) 	8–3–1
13 	W 	November 5, 1983 	10–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) 	9–3–1
14 	W 	November 6, 1983 	7–3 	Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) 	10–3–1
15 	L 	November 9, 1983 	1–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) 	10–4–1
16 	W 	November 12, 1983 	6–4 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) 	11–4–1
17 	W 	November 13, 1983 	4–2 	Washington Capitals (1983–84) 	12–4–1
18 	W 	November 17, 1983 	4–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) 	13–4–1
19 	T 	November 19, 1983 	6–6 OT 	New York Rangers (1983–84) 	13–4–2
20 	L 	November 22, 1983 	2–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) 	13–5–2
21 	L 	November 24, 1983 	3–6 	Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) 	13–6–2
22 	W 	November 26, 1983 	6–2 	New Jersey Devils (1983–84) 	14–6–2
23 	W 	December 1, 1983 	7–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) 	15–6–2
24 	L 	December 3, 1983 	2–6 	Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) 	15–7–2
25 	W 	December 4, 1983 	4–1 	@ Washington Capitals (1983–84) 	16–7–2
26 	W 	December 6, 1983 	5–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) 	17–7–2
27 	W 	December 8, 1983 	6–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) 	18–7–2
28 	L 	December 10, 1983 	2–4 	Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) 	18–8–2
29 	W 	December 11, 1983 	4–2 	Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) 	19–8–2
30 	W 	December 15, 1983 	4–2 	Hartford Whalers (1983–84) 	20–8–2
31 	L 	December 17, 1983 	2–5 	Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) 	20–9–2
32 	W 	December 18, 1983 	5–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) 	21–9–2
33 	W 	December 20, 1983 	7–2 	@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) 	22–9–2
34 	L 	December 22, 1983 	2–4 	Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) 	22–10–2
35 	W 	December 26, 1983 	2–1 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) 	23–10–2
36 	W 	December 28, 1983 	5–3 	@ Calgary Flames (1983–84) 	24–10–2
37 	L 	December 30, 1983 	0–2 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) 	24–11–2
38 	T 	December 31, 1983 	5–5 OT 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) 	24–11–3
39 	W 	January 3, 1984 	4–2 	@ New York Islanders (1983–84) 	25–11–3
40 	L 	January 5, 1984 	3–8 	Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) 	25–12–3
41 	W 	January 7, 1984 	5–2 	New York Rangers (1983–84) 	26–12–3
42 	W 	January 11, 1984 	7–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) 	27–12–3
43 	W 	January 12, 1984 	6–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) 	28–12–3
44 	W 	January 14, 1984 	7–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) 	29–12–3
45 	W 	January 16, 1984 	2–0 	New York Islanders (1983–84) 	30–12–3
46 	L 	January 17, 1984 	3–7 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) 	30–13–3
47 	W 	January 19, 1984 	4–3 	Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) 	31–13–3
48 	W 	January 21, 1984 	2–0 	@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) 	32–13–3
49 	L 	January 23, 1984 	3–5 	Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) 	32–14–3
50 	W 	January 28, 1984 	5–2 	Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) 	33–14–3
51 	L 	January 29, 1984 	2–7 	Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) 	33–15–3
52 	W 	February 2, 1984 	5–3 	Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) 	34–15–3
53 	W 	February 4, 1984 	8–5 	Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) 	35–15–3
54 	L 	February 5, 1984 	5–6 	Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) 	35–16–3
55 	L 	February 8, 1984 	4–6 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) 	35–17–3
56 	L 	February 9, 1984 	3–6 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) 	35–18–3
57 	W 	February 11, 1984 	4–1 	Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) 	36–18–3
58 	L 	February 15, 1984 	4–7 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) 	36–19–3
59 	L 	February 17, 1984 	2–5 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) 	36–20–3
60 	T 	February 18, 1984 	5–5 OT 	@ Calgary Flames (1983–84) 	36–20–4
61 	W 	February 21, 1984 	5–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) 	37–20–4
62 	W 	February 22, 1984 	6–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) 	38–20–4
63 	L 	February 25, 1984 	2–5 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) 	38–21–4
64 	W 	February 27, 1984 	3–1 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) 	39–21–4
65 	W 	March 1, 1984 	4–3 OT 	Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) 	40–21–4
66 	T 	March 3, 1984 	3–3 OT 	Hartford Whalers (1983–84) 	40–21–5
67 	L 	March 4, 1984 	4–6 	@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) 	40–22–5
68 	W 	March 8, 1984 	3–2 	Calgary Flames (1983–84) 	41–22–5
69 	W 	March 10, 1984 	4–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) 	42–22–5
70 	L 	March 11, 1984 	1–2 	Washington Capitals (1983–84) 	42–23–5
71 	W 	March 14, 1984 	4–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) 	43–23–5
72 	L 	March 15, 1984 	3–6 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) 	43–24–5
73 	L 	March 17, 1984 	3–5 	New Jersey Devils (1983–84) 	43–25–5
74 	W 	March 20, 1984 	6–4 	@ New York Rangers (1983–84) 	44–25–5
75 	T 	March 22, 1984 	3–3 OT 	New York Islanders (1983–84) 	44–25–6
76 	W 	March 24, 1984 	5–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) 	45–25–6
77 	W 	March 27, 1984 	6–4 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) 	46–25–6
78 	W 	March 29, 1984 	4–3 	Hartford Whalers (1983–84) 	47–25–6
79 	W 	March 31, 1984 	2–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) 	48–25–6
80 	W 	April 1, 1984 	3–1 	@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) 	49–25–6
==Playoffs==
The Bruins lost the Division Semi-Finals (3-0) to the Montreal Canadiens.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	80	39	77	116	64 	27 	10 	3 	7
 	RW 	80	47	58	105	14 	26 	16 	4 	6
 	D 	78	31	65	96 	57 	51 	12 	1 	5
 	C 	69	25	36	61 	12 	8 	6 	0 	3
 	D 	75	18	42	60 	42 	18 	9 	0 	1
 	RW 	63	24	28	52 	128	12 	4 	0 	4
 	LW/C	66	25	20	45 	55 	9 	3 	2 	1
 	C 	70	20	23	43 	35 	9 	7 	0 	4
 	D 	80	10	27	37 	135	9 	5 	0 	3
 	LW 	70	14	16	30 	121	2 	0 	0 	3
 	C 	52	14	16	30 	10 	7 	2 	0 	3
 	RW 	35	13	17	30 	64 	11 	5 	0 	1
 	RW 	58	12	18	30 	124	9 	2 	0 	2
 	RW 	74	6 	14	20 	44 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	74	2 	17	19 	159	2 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	45	2 	16	18 	34 	-3 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	50	6 	11	17 	35 	-7 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	69	3 	12	15 	125	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	27	3 	11	14 	19 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	41	6 	4 	10 	47 	2 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	16	3 	4 	7 	2 	13 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	10	2 	4 	6 	32 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	27	3 	2 	5 	81 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	9 	3 	1 	4 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	15	2 	1 	3 	2 	-3 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	12	1 	1 	2 	30 	5 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	16	1 	1 	2 	57 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	39	0 	2 	2 	20 	18 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	8 	1 	0 	1 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	33	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	50	0 	0 	0 	36 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	2868	50	29	16	2	151	3.16	0
 	1779	33	19	8 	3	92 	3.10	2
 	186 	4 	1 	1 	1	15 	4.84	0
Team: 	4833	80	49	25	6	258	3.20	2
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	3 	2	0	2 	9 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	2	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	0	1	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW/C	2 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0	0 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	0	0 	7 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0	0 	7 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	0	0	0 	7 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0	0 	12 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	0	0 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	0	0 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	0	0 	7 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	180	3 	0	3	10	3.33	0
Team: 	180	3 	0	3	10	3.33	0
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Rick Middleton, Runner-up
*Ray Bourque, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
==Farm Teams==
==See Also==
*1983–84 NHL season
==References==
* 
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Category:1983 in hockey
Category:1984 in hockey