1983-84 NHL season
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The 1983-84 NHL season was the 67th season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The Edmonton Oilers de-throned the four-time defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders four games to one in the Cup finals.
Not since World War II travel restrictions caused the NHL to drop regular season overtime games in 1942-43 had the NHL used overtime to decide regular season games. Starting this season, the NHL introduced a five minute extra period of overtime following the third period in the event of a tied game. If the game remained tied after the five minute extra period, it remained a tie. Overtime in the Stanley Cup playoffs remained unchanged.
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[edit] Regular season
The Edmonton Oilers ran away with the best record in the league, and for the third straight year set a new record for most goals in a season, 446. The Oilers' new captain Wayne Gretzky was once again breaking records and re-writing the record book with his name. This season saw Gretzky score at least one point in the first 51 games of the season, a mark that is often compared to Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak in baseball. During those 51 games, Gretzky had 61 goals and 92 assists for 153 points, which is exactly three points a game. He also won his fifth straight Hart Trophy and his fourth straight Art Ross Trophy.
[edit] Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
[edit] Prince of Wales Conference
Adams Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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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 |
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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 |
[edit] Clarence Campbell Conference
Norris Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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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 |
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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 |
[edit] Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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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 |
[edit] Leading goaltenders
[edit] Stanley Cup playoffs
[edit] Playoff bracket
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||
A1 | Boston Bruins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | Quebec Nordiques | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | Buffalo Sabres | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | Quebec Nordiques | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
P1 | New York Islanders | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
P1 | New York Islanders | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
P4 | New York Rangers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
P1 | New York Islanders | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
P2 | Washington Capitals | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
P2 | Washington Capitals | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
P3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
P1 | New York Islanders | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Minnesota North Stars | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Minnesota North Stars | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | St. Louis Blues | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | St. Louis Blues | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N3 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Minnesota North Stars | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Edmonton Oilers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
S4 | Winnipeg Jets | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
S2 | Calgary Flames | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
S2 | Calgary Flames | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
S3 | Vancouver Canucks | 1 |
[edit] Stanley Cup finals
Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Islanders | |||
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Away | Home | ||
Edmonton 1 | 0 NY Islanders | ||
Edmonton 1 | 6 NY Islanders | ||
NY Islanders 2 | 7 Edmonton | ||
NY Islanders 2 | 7 Edmonton | ||
NY Islanders 2 | 5 Edmonton | ||
Edmonton wins series 4–1 and Stanley Cup |
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Mark Messier (Edmonton) wins Conn Smythe Trophy |
[edit] NHL awards
[edit] See also
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- 1983 NHL Entry Draft
- 36th National Hockey League All-Star Game
- National Hockey League All-Star Game
- NHL All-Rookie Team
- Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- 1983 in sports
- 1984 in sports
[edit] References
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