1982–83 New Jersey Devils season

The 1982–83 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 1st season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey from Denver, Colorado. The Devils finished 5th in the Patrick Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Regular Season==
The Devils first ever game was a 3-3 tie with the Pittsburgh Penguins, where first captain Don Lever scored the Devils' first ever goal. The team's first win would come against their new rivals in the New York Rangers. However, the new location didn't help the team overall, as they continued to struggle in the standings, finishing last in their division and third-to-last in their conference.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Index:	Devils win	Devils loss	Tie game
====October====
Record: 3-6-3, Home: 2-3-2, Away: 1-3-1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record	Pts
1 	October 5 	Pittsburgh 	3 - 3	New Jersey 	0-0-1 	1
2 	October 8 	NY Rangers 	2 - 3	New Jersey 	1-0-1 	3
3 	October 9 	New Jersey 	5 - 5	Toronto 	1-0-2 	4
4 	October 12	Boston 	2 - 2	New Jersey 	1-0-3 	5
5 	October 14	Montreal 	5 - 3	New Jersey 	1-1-3 	5
6 	October 16	New Jersey 	6 - 5	Pittsburgh 	2-1-3 	7
7 	October 18	Philadelphia	1 - 3	New Jersey 	3-1-3 	9
8 	October 20	New Jersey 	4 - 7	Los Angeles 	3-2-3 	9
9 	October 22	New Jersey 	1 - 3	Winnipeg 	3-3-3 	9
10	October 26	Minnesota 	5 - 3	New Jersey 	3-4-3 	9
11	October 28	NY Islanders	4 - 2	New Jersey 	3-5-3 	9
12	October 30	New Jersey 	5 - 8	NY Islanders	3-6-3 	9
====November====
Record: 1-10-4, Home: 0-3-2, Away: 1-7-2
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record	Pts
13	November 1 	Calgary 	6 - 3	New Jersey 	3-7-3 	9
14	November 2 	New Jersey	4 - 5	Montreal 	3-8-3 	9
15	November 4 	Pittsburgh	4 - 4	New Jersey 	3-8-4 	10
16	November 6 	New Jersey	1 - 1	Detroit 	3-8-5 	11
17	November 8 	Washington	2 - 2	New Jersey 	3-8-6 	12
18	November 10	New Jersey	0 - 3	Washington 	3-9-6 	12
19	November 11	Edmonton 	5 - 1	New Jersey 	3-10-6	12
20	November 13	New Jersey	2 - 7	Quebec 	3-11-6	12
21	November 16	New Jersey	2 - 7	St. Louis 	3-12-6	12
22	November 17	New Jersey	3 - 5	Chicago 	3-13-6	12
23	November 20	New Jersey	1 - 5	Minnesota 	3-14-6	12
24	November 24	New Jersey	0 - 3	Los Angeles	3-15-6	12
25	November 26	New Jersey	4 - 4	Vancouver 	3-15-7	13
26	November 27	New Jersey	4 - 3	Calgary 	4-15-7	15
27	November 29	Chicago 	3 - 1	New Jersey 	4-16-7	15
====December====
Record: 3-9-0, Home: 2-4-0, Away: 1-5-0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Record	Pts
28	December 1 	Toronto 	3 - 7 	New Jersey 	5-16-7	17
29	December 3 	Hartford 	4 - 5 	New Jersey 	6-16-7	19
30	December 4 	New Jersey 	2 - 6 	Detroit 	6-17-7	19
31	December 6 	Winnipeg 	5 - 3 	New Jersey 	6-18-7	19
32	December 9 	Washington 	6 - 4 	New Jersey 	6-19-7	19
33	December 11	New Jersey 	1 - 7 	NY Islanders	6-20-7	19
34	December 12	New Jersey 	0 - 4 	NY Rangers 	6-21-7	19
35	December 17	New Jersey 	4 - 10	Edmonton 	6-22-7	19
36	December 19	New Jersey 	3 - 2 	Winnipeg 	7-22-7	21
37	December 22	Philadelphia	3 - 1 	New Jersey 	7-23-7	21
38	December 26	New Jersey 	2 - 5 	Boston 	7-24-7	21
39	December 30	NY Rangers 	5 - 2 	New Jersey 	7-25-7	21
====January====
Record: 4-6-4, Home: 4-1-3, Away: 0-5-1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
40	January 2 	Vancouver 	1 - 3	New Jersey 	8-25-7 	23
41	January 5 	Toronto 	4 - 4	New Jersey 	8-25-8 	24
42	January 7 	Boston 	2 - 2	New Jersey 	8-25-9 	25
43	January 9 	New Jersey 	3 - 4	NY Rangers 	8-26-9 	25
44	January 10	Quebec 	2 - 6	New Jersey 	9-26-9 	27
45	January 13	NY Islanders	5 - 2	New Jersey 	9-27-9 	27
46	January 15	New Jersey 	1 - 2	Hartford 	9-28-9 	27
47	January 16	Los Angeles 	3 - 5	New Jersey 	10-28-9 	29
48	January 19	New Jersey 	1 - 1	Pittsburgh 	10-28-10	30
49	January 20	St. Louis 	3 - 3	New Jersey 	10-28-11	31
50	January 23	New Jersey 	1 - 3	Washington 	10-29-11	31
51	January 25	New Jersey 	1 - 5	Philadelphia	10-30-11	31
52	January 29	New Jersey 	4 - 6	Quebec 	10-31-11	31
53	January 31	Pittsburgh 	2 - 3	New Jersey 	11-31-11	33
====February====
Record: 1-8-2, Home: 1-2-2, Away: 0-6-0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
54	February 3 	NY Islanders	7 - 2	New Jersey 	11-32-11	33
55	February 5 	New Jersey 	4 - 5	Washington 	11-33-11	33
56	February 6 	Vancouver 	4 - 4	New Jersey 	11-33-12	34
57	February 9 	New Jersey 	4 - 5	Chicago 	11-34-12	34
58	February 12	New Jersey 	1 - 5	St. Louis 	11-35-12	34
59	February 15	Minnesota 	3 - 2	New Jersey 	11-36-12	34
60	February 20	New Jersey 	0 - 3	Philadelphia	11-37-12	34
61	February 21	Buffalo 	4 - 4	New Jersey 	11-37-13	35
62	February 24	Detroit 	1 - 4	New Jersey 	12-37-13	37
63	February 26	New Jersey 	4 - 5	Pittsburgh 	12-38-13	37
64	February 27	New Jersey 	2 - 6	Buffalo 	12-39-13	37
====March====
Record: 4-10-0, Home: 2-7-0, Away: 2-3-0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
65	March 1 	Edmonton 	4 - 3	New Jersey 	12-40-13	37
66	March 3 	Philadelphia	4 - 1	New Jersey 	12-41-13	37
67	March 5 	New Jersey 	1 - 5	NY Islanders	12-42-13	37
68	March 6 	New Jersey 	6 - 4	NY Rangers 	13-42-13	39
69	March 8 	Washington 	5 - 4	New Jersey 	13-43-13	39
70	March 10	Hartford 	3 - 0	New Jersey 	13-44-13	39
71	March 12	New Jersey 	7 - 3	Montreal 	14-44-13	41
72	March 14	Calgary 	7 - 0	New Jersey 	14-45-13	41
73	March 17	NY Islanders	9 - 5	New Jersey 	14-46-13	41
74	March 21	NY Rangers 	2 - 4	New Jersey 	15-46-13	43
75	March 24	New Jersey 	3 - 5	Washington 	15-47-13	43
76	March 25	Philadelphia	5 - 6	New Jersey 	16-47-13	45
77	March 27	New Jersey 	1 - 4	Philadelphia	16-48-13	45
78	March 31	Buffalo 	8 - 5	New Jersey 	16-49-13	45
====April====
Record: 1-0-1, Home: 0-0-0, Away: 1-0-1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
79	April 1	New Jersey	3 - 3	NY Rangers	16-49-14	46
80	April 3	New Jersey	5 - 3	Pittsburgh	17-49-14	46
==Player Stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
Aaron Broten 	 	73 	16 	39 	55 	28 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Don Lever 	 	79 	23 	30 	53 	68 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Bob MacMillan 	 	71 	19 	29 	48 	8 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Tapio Levo 	 	73 	7 	40 	47 	22 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Jeff Larmer 	 	65 	21 	24 	45 	21 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Hector Marini 	 	77 	17 	28 	45 	105 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Steve Tambellini 	 	73 	25 	18 	43 	14 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Brent Ashton 	 	76 	14 	19 	33 	47 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Rick Meagher† 	 	57 	15 	14 	29 	11 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Paul Gagne 	 	53 	14 	15 	29 	13 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Murray Brumwell 	 	59 	5 	14 	19 	34 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Jan Ludvig 	 	51 	7 	10 	17 	30 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Joel Quenneville 	 	74 	5 	12 	17 	46 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Mike Antonovich 	 	30 	7 	7 	14 	11 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Glenn Merkosky 	 	34 	4 	10 	14 	20 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Bob Lorimer 	 	66 	3 	10 	13 	42 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Mike Kitchen 	 	77 	4 	8 	12 	52 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Yvon Vautour 	 	52 	4 	7 	11 	136 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Rob Palmer 	 	60 	1 	10 	11 	21 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Dave Cameron 	 	35 	5 	4 	9 	50 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
John Wensink 	 	42 	2 	7 	9 	135 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Carol Vadnais 	 	51 	2 	7 	9 	64 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Merlin Malinowski‡ 	 	5 	3 	2 	5 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Pat Verbeek 	 	6 	3 	2 	5 	8 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Dave Hutchison 	 	32 	1 	4 	5 	102 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Garry Howatt 	 	38 	1 	4 	5 	114 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Jukka Porvari 	 	8 	1 	3 	4 	4 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Chico Resch 	 	65 	0 	3 	3 	6 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Larry Floyd 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Joe Cirella 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	4 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Mike Moher 	 	9 	0 	1 	1 	28 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Ron Low† 	 	11 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Randy Pierce 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Dwight Foster‡ 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Shawn MacKenzie 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Lindsay Middlebrook‡	 	9 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining New Jersey. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
‡Traded mid-season
===Golatenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average
  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	 	GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	T 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	 	GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	GA 	SO 	GAA
Chico Resch 	 	65 	3650 	15 	35 	12 	242 	0 	3.98 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Ron Low† 	 	11 	608 	2 	7 	1 	41 	0 	4.05 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Lindsay Middlebrook‡	 	9 	412 	0 	6 	1 	37 	0 	5.39 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Shawn MacKenzie 	 	6 	130 	0 	1 	0 	15 	0 	6.92 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining New Jersey. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
==Awards and Records==
*The Devils did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
The Devils were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.
===Trades===
October 1, 1982 	To New Jersey DevilsHector Marini4th round pick in 1983	To New York Islanders4th round pick in 1983
October 15, 1982 	To New Jersey DevilsRick MeagherGarry Howatt 	To Hartford WhalersMerlin MalinowskiScott Fusco
October 29, 1982 	To New Jersey DevilsCash 	To Detroit Red WingsDwight Foster
February 19, 1983	To New Jersey DevilsRon Low 	To Edmonton OilersLindsay MiddlebrookPaul Miller
===Free Agents===
{|class="wikitable"	
Player 	Former team
C Mike Antonovich	Minnesota North Stars
C Mitch Wilson 	
F Jan Ludvig 	Edmonton Oilers
==Draft Picks==
The Devils' draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Rd #	Pick #	Player 	Nat 	Pos 	Team (League) 	Notes
1 	8 	Rocky Trottier 	 	C 	Billings Bighorns (WHL) 	The Colorado Rockies traded Rob Ramage to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' first-round picks in 1982 (Trottier) and 1983 (McLean) on June 9, 1982.
1 	18 	Ken Daneyko 	 	D 	Seattle Breakers (WHL) 	Colorado traded away the 1982 first overall pick (used on Gord Kluzak) and second-round pick (used on Brian Curran) to Boston for Dwight Foster and the Bruins' 1982 first-round pick (Daneyko) and tenth-round pick (Gilliard) on July 2, 1981.1982 Traded Draft Picks
2 	22 	No second-round draft pick	No second-round draft pick	No second-round draft pick	No second-round draft pick 	No second-round draft pick
3 	44 	Pat Verbeek 	 	C 	Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 	
3 	54 	Dave Kasper 	 	C 	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 	Colorado had acquired Winnipeg's 1982 third-round pick along with Brent Ashton for Lucien DeBlois on July 15, 1981.1982 Traded Draft Picks
4 	64 	No fourth-round draft pick
Colorado traded their 1982 fourth-round pick to Los Angeles (used to draft Dave Gans) for Nick Beverley on November 18, 1978. 1982 Traded Draft Picks	No fourth-round draft pick
Colorado traded their 1982 fourth-round pick to Los Angeles (used to draft Dave Gans) for Nick Beverley on November 18, 1978. 1982 Traded Draft Picks	No fourth-round draft pick
Colorado traded their 1982 fourth-round pick to Los Angeles (used to draft Dave Gans) for Nick Beverley on November 18, 1978. 1982 Traded Draft Picks	No fourth-round draft pick
Colorado traded their 1982 fourth-round pick to Los Angeles (used to draft Dave Gans) for Nick Beverley on November 18, 1978. 1982 Traded Draft Picks	No fourth-round draft pick
Colorado traded their 1982 fourth-round pick to Los Angeles (used to draft Dave Gans) for Nick Beverley on November 18, 1978. 1982 Traded Draft Picks
5 	85 	Scott Brydges 	 	D 	White Bear Lake Mariner H.S. (Minnesota)	
6 	106 	Mike Moher 	 	RW 	Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 	
7 	127 	Paul Fulcher 	 	LW 	London Knights (OHL) 	
8 	148 	John Hutchings 	 	D 	Oshawa Generals (OHL) 	
9 	169 	Alan Hepple 	 	D 	Ottawa 67's(OHL) 	
10 	190 	Brent Shaw 	 	RW 	Seattle Breakers (WHL) 	
10 	207 	Tony Gilliard 	 	LW 	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) 	
11 	211 	Scott Fusco 	 	C 	Harvard University (ECAC) 	
12 	232 	Dan Dorion 	 	RW 	Austin Mavericks (USHL) 	
==See Also==
*1982–83 NHL season
==Footnotes==
New Jersey Devils season, 1982–83
New Jersey Devils season, 1982–83
Category:New Jersey Devils seasons