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.

Regular season
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
 Adams Division GP W L T Pts GF GA 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

 Patrick Division GP W L T Pts GF GA 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
 Norris Division GP W L T Pts GF GA 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

 Smythe Division GP W L T Pts GF GA 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
 Player Team GP G A Pts 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

Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket


Finals
 Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Islanders Away  Score  Home  Score  Notes 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 TeamTom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres GPat Riggin, Washington CapitalsRod Langway, Washington Capitals DPaul Coffey, Edmonton OilersRay Bourque, Boston Bruins DDenis Potvin, New York IslandersWayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers CBryan Trottier, New York IslandersMike Bossy, New York Islanders RWJari Kurri, Edmonton OilersMichel Goulet, Quebec Nordiques LWMark 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

Other websites

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