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

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

1

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

The Stanley Cup

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 Team
Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres	G	Pat Riggin, Washington Capitals
Rod Langway, Washington Capitals	D	Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins	D	Denis Potvin, New York Islanders
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers	C	Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders
Mike Bossy, New York Islanders	RW	Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers
Michel Goulet, Quebec Nordiques	LW	Mark 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