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1983-84 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Norris Division         
Minnesota North Stars* 80 39 31 10 88 .550 345 344 -0.14
St. Louis Blues* 80 32 41 7 71 .444 293 316 -0.41
Detroit Red Wings* 80 31 42 7 69 .431 298 323 -0.43
Chicago Black Hawks* 80 30 42 8 68 .425 277 311 -0.54
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 26 45 9 61 .381 303 387 -1.10
Smythe Division         
Edmonton Oilers* 80 57 18 5 119 .744 446 314 1.51
Calgary Flames* 80 34 32 14 82 .513 311 314 -0.03
Vancouver Canucks* 80 32 39 9 73 .456 306 328 -0.25
Winnipeg Jets* 80 31 38 11 73 .456 340 374 -0.38
Los Angeles Kings 80 23 44 13 59 .369 309 376 -0.76
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Adams Division         
Boston Bruins* 80 49 25 6 104 .650 336 261 1.01
Buffalo Sabres* 80 48 25 7 103 .644 315 257 0.82
Quebec Nordiques* 80 42 28 10 94 .588 360 278 1.09
Montreal Canadiens* 80 35 40 5 75 .469 286 295 0.06
Hartford Whalers 80 28 42 10 66 .413 288 320 -0.21
Patrick Division         
New York Islanders* 80 50 26 4 104 .650 357 269 1.00
Washington Capitals* 80 48 27 5 101 .631 308 226 0.93
Philadelphia Flyers* 80 44 26 10 98 .613 350 290 0.68
New York Rangers* 80 42 29 9 93 .581 314 304 0.10
New Jersey Devils 80 17 56 7 41 .256 231 350 -1.38
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 16 58 6 38 .238 254 390 -1.57

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-1):Edmonton Oilers over New York Islanders 
 
Conference Finals (4-0):Edmonton Oilers over Minnesota North Stars 
Conference Finals (4-2):New York Islanders over Montreal Canadiens 
 
Division Finals (4-3):Edmonton Oilers over Calgary Flames 
Division Finals (4-3):Minnesota North Stars over St. Louis Blues 
Division Finals (4-1):New York Islanders over Washington Capitals 
Division Finals (4-2):Montreal Canadiens over Quebec Nordiques 
 
Division Semi-Finals (3-1):Calgary Flames over Vancouver Canucks 
Division Semi-Finals (3-0):Edmonton Oilers over Winnipeg Jets 
Division Semi-Finals (3-1):St. Louis Blues over Detroit Red Wings 
Division Semi-Finals (3-2):Minnesota North Stars over Chicago Black Hawks 
Division Semi-Finals (3-0):Washington Capitals over Philadelphia Flyers 
Division Semi-Finals (3-2):New York Islanders over New York Rangers 
Division Semi-Finals (3-0):Quebec Nordiques over Buffalo Sabres 
Division Semi-Finals (3-0):Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Edmonton Oilers* 80 57 18 5 119 .744 446 314 1.51 9.50 81 318 25.47 77 386 80.05 36 12
2 Boston Bruins* 80 49 25 6 104 .650 336 261 1.01 7.46 82 342 23.98 56 336 83.33 10 7
3 New York Islanders* 80 50 26 4 104 .650 357 269 1.00 7.83 63 280 22.50 66 360 81.67 18 9
4 Buffalo Sabres* 80 48 25 7 103 .644 315 257 0.82 7.15 71 329 21.58 50 277 81.95 11 14
5 Washington Capitals* 80 48 27 5 101 .631 308 226 0.93 6.68 77 382 20.16 39 293 86.69 8 18
6 Philadelphia Flyers* 80 44 26 10 98 .613 350 290 0.68 8.00 64 316 20.25 84 364 76.92 16 9
7 Quebec Nordiques* 80 42 28 10 94 .588 360 278 1.09 7.98 69 316 21.84 70 361 80.61 11 10
8 New York Rangers* 80 42 29 9 93 .581 314 304 0.10 7.73 74 295 25.08 76 347 78.10 12 11
9 Minnesota North Stars* 80 39 31 10 88 .550 345 344 -0.14 8.61 91 340 26.76 89 407 78.13 18 8
10 Calgary Flames* 80 34 32 14 82 .513 311 314 -0.03 7.81 64 297 21.55 63 315 80.00 15 10
11 Montreal Canadiens* 80 35 40 5 75 .469 286 295 0.06 7.26 58 294 19.73 56 276 79.71 12 7
12 Winnipeg Jets* 80 31 38 11 73 .456 340 374 -0.38 8.93 80 374 21.39 86 341 74.78 13 18
13 Vancouver Canucks* 80 32 39 9 73 .456 306 328 -0.25 7.93 90 369 24.39 73 312 76.60 4 11
14 St. Louis Blues* 80 32 41 7 71 .444 293 316 -0.41 7.61 79 347 22.77 91 364 75.00 4 16
15 Detroit Red Wings* 80 31 42 7 69 .431 298 323 -0.43 7.76 79 356 22.19 77 311 75.24 9 10
16 Chicago Black Hawks* 80 30 42 8 68 .425 277 311 -0.54 7.35 67 332 20.18 74 342 78.36 8 7
17 Hartford Whalers 80 28 42 10 66 .413 288 320 -0.21 7.60 80 329 24.32 68 301 77.41 5 14
18 Toronto Maple Leafs 80 26 45 9 61 .381 303 387 -1.10 8.63 82 383 21.41 101 382 73.56 10 7
19 Los Angeles Kings 80 23 44 13 59 .369 309 376 -0.76 8.56 75 360 20.83 82 294 72.11 10 17
20 New Jersey Devils 80 17 56 7 41 .256 231 350 -1.38 7.26 51 363 14.05 83 336 75.30 5 13
21 Pittsburgh Penguins 80 16 58 6 38 .238 254 390 -1.57 8.05 70 340 20.59 86 357 75.91 7 14
League Average 80 36 36 8 80 .500 316 316 0.00 7.89 74 336 21.91 74 336 78.09 12 12

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Wayne Gretzky
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Brad Park
Calder Memorial Trophy:Tom Barrasso
Conn Smythe Trophy:Mark Messier
Frank J. Selke Trophy:Doug Jarvis
Hart Memorial Trophy:Wayne Gretzky
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Rod Langway
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Mike Bossy
Lester B. Pearson Award:Wayne Gretzky
Vezina Trophy:Tom Barrasso
William M. Jennings Trophy:Tom Barrasso

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM87
2.Michel Goulet*-QUE56
3.Tim Kerr-PHI54
 Glenn Anderson*-EDM54
5.Jari Kurri*-EDM52
 Rick Vaive-TOR52

Goals Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM1.18
2.Jari Kurri*-EDM0.81
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.76
4.Michel Goulet*-QUE0.75
5.Rick Vaive-TOR0.68

Assists

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM118
2.Paul Coffey*-EDM86
3.Barry Pederson-BOS77
4.Peter Stastny*-QUE73
5.Bryan Trottier*-NYI71

Assists Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM1.59
2.Paul Coffey*-EDM1.07
3.Bryan Trottier*-NYI1.04
4.Mike Bossy*-NYI1.00
5.Barry Pederson-BOS0.96

Points

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM205
2.Paul Coffey*-EDM126
3.Michel Goulet*-QUE121
4.Peter Stastny*-QUE119
5.Mike Bossy*-NYI118

Points Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM2.77
2.Jari Kurri*-EDM1.77
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI1.76
4.Bryan Trottier*-NYI1.63
5.Michel Goulet*-QUE1.61

Goals Created

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM79.2
2.Michel Goulet*-QUE47.5
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI46.3
4.Paul Coffey*-EDM46.1
5.Peter Stastny*-QUE44.9

Goals Created Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM1.07
2.Jari Kurri*-EDM0.69
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.69
4.Michel Goulet*-QUE0.63
5.Bryan Trottier*-NYI0.62

Total Goals For

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM249
2.Paul Coffey*-EDM230
3.Raymond Bourque*-BOS187
4.Brad Maxwell-MNS179
5.Denis Potvin*-NYI178

Power Play Goals For

1.Brad Maxwell-MNS72
2.Paul Coffey*-EDM71
3.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM70
4.Brad Park*-DET68
5.Raymond Bourque*-BOS66

Total Goals Against

1.Borje Salming*-TOR182
2.Dave Babych-WPG167
3.Mark Hardy-LAK165
4.Rob Ramage-STL161
5.Brian Engblom-2Tm160

Power Play Goals Against

1.Borje Salming*-TOR60
2.Pat Boutette-PIT59
 Rob Ramage-STL59
4.Tom Laidlaw-NYR52
 Joel Quenneville-HAR52

Plus/Minus

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM76
2.Bryan Trottier*-NYI70
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI66
4.Michel Goulet*-QUE62
5.Denis Potvin*-NYI55

Penalties in Minutes

1.Chris Nilan-MTL338
2.Willi Plett-MNS316
3.Gary Rissling-PIT297
4.Tiger Williams-VAN294
5.Jim Korn-TOR257

Even Strength Goals

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM55
2.Mike Bossy*-NYI45
 Tim Kerr-PHI45
4.Michel Goulet*-QUE43
5.Glenn Anderson*-EDM39

Power Play Goals

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM20
2.Pierre Larouche-NYR19
 John Ogrodnick-DET19
 Tony Tanti-VAN19
5.Sylvain Turgeon-HAR18

Short-Handed Goals

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM12
2.Kent Nilsson-CGY9
3.Guy Carbonneau-MTL7
4.Brian Bellows-MNS5
 Bob Bourne-NYI5
 Butch Goring-NYI5
 Jari Kurri*-EDM5

Game-Winning Goals

1.Michel Goulet*-QUE16
2.Mike Bossy*-NYI11
 Wayne Gretzky*-EDM11
 Glenn Anderson*-EDM11
5.John Tonelli-NYI7
 Patrik Sundstrom-VAN7
 Jorgen Pettersson-STL7
 Gilbert Perreault*-BUF7
 Barry Pederson-BOS7
 Mark Messier*-EDM7
 Tom McCarthy-MNS7
 Mike Gartner*-WSH7
 Dave Andreychuk-BUF7

Shots on Goal

1.Raymond Bourque*-BOS340
2.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM324
3.Brian Propp-PHI301
4.Reijo Ruotsalainen-NYR287
5.Mike Gartner*-WSH286
 Tim Kerr-PHI286

Shooting Percentage

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM26.9
2.Jari Kurri*-EDM26.8
3.Greg Gilbert-NYI26.3
4.John Tonelli-NYI25.7
5.Paul MacLean-WPG25.3

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Greg Millen-HAR60
2.Mike Liut-STL58
3.Dan Bouchard-QUE57
4.Murray Bannerman-CBH56
5.Gilles Meloche-MNS52

Wins (Goalie)

1.Grant Fuhr*-EDM30
2.Dan Bouchard-QUE29
 Pete Peeters-BOS29
4.Bob Froese-PHI28
 Glen Hanlon-NYR28

Losses (Goalie)

1.Glenn Resch-NJD31
2.Greg Millen-HAR30
3.Mike Liut-STL29
 Murray Bannerman-CBH29
5.Ron Low-NJD25

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Reggie Lemelin-CGY9
 Greg Millen-HAR9
3.Dan Bouchard-QUE8
 Gilles Meloche-MNS8
5.Bob Froese-PHI7
 Doug Soetaert-WPG7

Points (Goalie)

1.Dan Bouchard-QUE66
2.Grant Fuhr*-EDM64
3.Bob Froese-PHI63
4.Glen Hanlon-NYR60
 Pete Peeters-BOS60

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Andy Moog-EDM.764
2.Grant Fuhr*-EDM.727
3.Doug Keans-BOS.683
4.Tom Barrasso-BUF.671
5.Bob Froese-PHI.656

Shutouts

1.Al Jensen-WSH4
 Pat Riggin-WSH4
3.Mike Liut-STL3
4.Murray Bannerman-CBH2
 Rick Wamsley-MTL2
 Greg Stefan-DET2
 Billy Smith*-NYI2
 Greg Millen-HAR2
 Gilles Meloche-MNS2
 Doug Keans-BOS2
 Bob Froese-PHI2
 Tom Barrasso-BUF2

Goals Against

1.Greg Millen-HAR221
2.Gilles Meloche-MNS201
3.Mike Liut-STL197
4.Murray Bannerman-CBH188
5.Glenn Resch-NJD184

Goals Against Average

1.Pat Riggin-WSH2.66
2.Tom Barrasso-BUF2.84
3.Al Jensen-WSH2.91
4.Doug Keans-BOS3.10
5.Bob Froese-PHI3.14

Shots Against

1.Greg Millen-HAR1817
2.Mike Liut-STL1697
3.Murray Bannerman-CBH1667
4.Gilles Meloche-MNS1524
5.Dan Bouchard-QUE1523

Saves

1.Greg Millen-HAR1596
2.Mike Liut-STL1500
3.Murray Bannerman-CBH1479
4.Dan Bouchard-QUE1343
5.Glen Hanlon-NYR1342

Save Percentage

1.Roland Melanson-NYI.903
2.Billy Smith*-NYI.896
3.Tom Barrasso-BUF.893
4.Reggie Lemelin-CGY.893
5.Glen Hanlon-NYR.890

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Tom Barrasso
D: Raymond Bourque
D: Rod Langway
C: Wayne Gretzky
LW: Michel Goulet
RW: Mike Bossy
 2nd Team
G: Pat Riggin
D: Paul Coffey
D: Denis Potvin
C: Bryan Trottier
LW: Mark Messier
RW: Jari Kurri

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
F: Hakan Loob
F: Sylvain Turgeon
F: Steve Yzerman
G: Tom Barrasso
D: Thomas Eriksson
D: Jamie Macoun