The 1982–83 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 74th season. The season involved being eliminated in the Adams Division semi-finals vs the Buffalo Sabres 3 games to 0.
1982–83 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Division | 2nd Adams |
Conference | 3rd Wales |
1982–83 record | 42–24–14 |
Goals for | 350 |
Goals against | 286 |
Team information | |
General manager | Irving Grundman |
Coach | Bob Berry |
Captain | Bob Gainey |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mark Napier (40) |
Assists | Guy Lafleur Larry Robinson (49) |
Points | Guy Lafleur (76) |
Penalty minutes | Chris Nilan (213) |
Plus/minus | Mats Naslund (+34) |
Wins | Rick Wamsley (27) |
Goals against average | Richard Sevigny (3.44) |
Offseason
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Regular season
editFinal standings
editGP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Boston Bruins | 80 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 327 | 228 | 110 |
Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 350 | 286 | 98 |
Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 318 | 285 | 89 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 343 | 336 | 80 |
Hartford Whalers | 80 | 19 | 54 | 7 | 261 | 403 | 45 |
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
editAdams Division record vs. opponents
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Vs. Wales Conferenceedit
Vs. Campbell Conferenceedit
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Schedule and results
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | October 6, 1982 | 2–1 | Hartford Whalers (1982–83) | 1–0–0 |
2 | W | October 7, 1982 | 5–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) | 2–0–0 |
3 | L | October 9, 1982 | 7–8 | Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | October 11, 1982 | 4–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) | 3–1–0 |
5 | W | October 14, 1982 | 5–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1982–83) | 4–1–0 |
6 | W | October 16, 1982 | 8–2 | New York Rangers (1982–83) | 5–1–0 |
7 | T | October 20, 1982 | 3–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1982–83) | 5–1–1 |
8 | W | October 21, 1982 | 2–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) | 6–1–1 |
9 | W | October 23, 1982 | 9–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) | 7–1–1 |
10 | T | October 26, 1982 | 7–7 | Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) | 7–1–2 |
11 | T | October 30, 1982 | 4–4 | Boston Bruins (1982–83) | 7–1–3 |
12 | L | October 31, 1982 | 1–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) | 7–2–3 |
13 | W | November 2, 1982 | 5–4 | New Jersey Devils (1982–83) | 8–2–3 |
14 | W | November 4, 1982 | 8–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) | 9–2–3 |
15 | W | November 6, 1982 | 4–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) | 10–2–3 |
16 | W | November 9, 1982 | 3–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) | 11–2–3 |
17 | L | November 10, 1982 | 3–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) | 11–3–3 |
18 | L | November 13, 1982 | 1–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) | 11–4–3 |
19 | W | November 16, 1982 | 7–1 | @ Hartford Whalers (1982–83) | 12–4–3 |
20 | W | November 18, 1982 | 7–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) | 13–4–3 |
21 | W | November 20, 1982 | 6–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) | 14–4–3 |
22 | T | November 23, 1982 | 1–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) | 14–4–4 |
23 | W | November 24, 1982 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) | 15–4–4 |
24 | T | November 27, 1982 | 5–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) | 15–4–5 |
25 | W | November 29, 1982 | 9–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) | 16–4–5 |
26 | T | December 1, 1982 | 2–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) | 16–4–6 |
27 | L | December 4, 1982 | 4–6 | Boston Bruins (1982–83) | 16–5–6 |
28 | W | December 6, 1982 | 11–2 | Hartford Whalers (1982–83) | 17–5–6 |
29 | L | December 8, 1982 | 4–7 | @ Hartford Whalers (1982–83) | 17–6–6 |
30 | L | December 9, 1982 | 5–8 | @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) | 17–7–6 |
31 | W | December 11, 1982 | 3–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) | 18–7–6 |
32 | W | December 15, 1982 | 3–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) | 19–7–6 |
33 | W | December 18, 1982 | 5–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1982–83) | 20–7–6 |
34 | L | December 19, 1982 | 2–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) | 20–8–6 |
35 | L | December 23, 1982 | 3–6 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) | 20–9–6 |
36 | T | December 26, 1982 | 4–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) | 20–9–7 |
37 | T | December 28, 1982 | 4–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) | 20–9–8 |
38 | L | December 29, 1982 | 5–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) | 20–10–8 |
39 | W | January 2, 1983 | 5–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) | 21–10–8 |
40 | L | January 4, 1983 | 1–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) | 21–11–8 |
41 | W | January 6, 1983 | 11–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) | 22–11–8 |
42 | L | January 8, 1983 | 1–2 | Boston Bruins (1982–83) | 22–12–8 |
43 | W | January 11, 1983 | 8–4 | Hartford Whalers (1982–83) | 23–12–8 |
44 | L | January 13, 1983 | 2–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1982–83) | 23–13–8 |
45 | W | January 15, 1983 | 8–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) | 24–13–8 |
46 | W | January 18, 1983 | 7–2 | Calgary Flames (1982–83) | 25–13–8 |
47 | T | January 20, 1983 | 4–4 | New York Islanders (1982–83) | 25–13–9 |
48 | W | January 22, 1983 | 4–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) | 26–13–9 |
49 | L | January 26, 1983 | 3–7 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) | 26–14–9 |
50 | W | January 27, 1983 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers (1982–83) | 27–14–9 |
51 | T | January 29, 1983 | 3–3 | Washington Capitals (1982–83) | 27–14–10 |
52 | W | February 1, 1983 | 7–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) | 28–14–10 |
53 | L | February 3, 1983 | 3–7 | @ Calgary Flames (1982–83) | 28–15–10 |
54 | L | February 4, 1983 | 3–7 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) | 28–16–10 |
55 | W | February 6, 1983 | 2–0 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) | 29–16–10 |
56 | W | February 10, 1983 | 5–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) | 30–16–10 |
57 | L | February 12, 1983 | 2–3 | New York Rangers (1982–83) | 30–17–10 |
58 | W | February 14, 1983 | 4–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) | 31–17–10 |
59 | L | February 17, 1983 | 1–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1982–83) | 31–18–10 |
60 | L | February 19, 1983 | 0–5 | @ New York Islanders (1982–83) | 31–19–10 |
61 | W | February 22, 1983 | 6–1 | Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) | 32–19–10 |
62 | W | February 24, 1983 | 6–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) | 33–19–10 |
63 | W | February 26, 1983 | 4–1 | Washington Capitals (1982–83) | 34–19–10 |
64 | T | February 27, 1983 | 4–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) | 34–19–11 |
65 | T | March 1, 1983 | 3–3 | New York Islanders (1982–83) | 34–19–12 |
66 | W | March 5, 1983 | 6–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) | 35–19–12 |
67 | L | March 6, 1983 | 4–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) | 35–20–12 |
68 | T | March 8, 1983 | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) | 35–20–13 |
69 | W | March 10, 1983 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) | 36–20–13 |
70 | L | March 12, 1983 | 3–7 | New Jersey Devils (1982–83) | 36–21–13 |
71 | W | March 15, 1983 | 5–1 | Hartford Whalers (1982–83) | 37–21–13 |
72 | L | March 17, 1983 | 4–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) | 37–22–13 |
73 | L | March 19, 1983 | 4–6 | Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) | 37–23–13 |
74 | W | March 20, 1983 | 7–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) | 38–23–13 |
75 | W | March 22, 1983 | 6–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) | 39–23–13 |
76 | W | March 24, 1983 | 5–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) | 40–23–13 |
77 | W | March 26, 1983 | 6–5 | St. Louis Blues (1982–83) | 41–23–13 |
78 | L | March 30, 1983 | 2–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) | 41–24–13 |
79 | W | April 2, 1983 | 2–1 | Boston Bruins (1982–83) | 42–24–13 |
80 | T | April 3, 1983 | 4–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) | 42–24–14 |
Playoffs
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Player statistics
editRegular season
editScoring
editPlayer | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Guy Lafleur | RW | 68 | 27 | 49 | 76 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
Ryan Walter | C/LW | 80 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
Mats Naslund | LW | 74 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Mark Napier | RW | 73 | 40 | 27 | 67 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Mario Tremblay | RW | 80 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 87 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Pierre Mondou | C | 76 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 31 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Larry Robinson | D | 71 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Steve Shutt | LW | 78 | 35 | 22 | 57 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Wickenheiser | C | 78 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 49 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Keith Acton | C | 78 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 63 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Guy Carbonneau | C | 77 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 68 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Robert Picard | D | 64 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 60 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gilbert Delorme | D | 78 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 89 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 80 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Rick Green | D | 66 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 58 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Ludwig | D | 80 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Hunter | RW | 31 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Chris Nilan | RW | 66 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 213 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gaston Gingras | D | 22 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rejean Houle | W | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Root | D | 46 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ric Nattress | D | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Daoust | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Richard Sevigny | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Wamsley | G | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Holden | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yvan Joly | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Kitchen | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dwight Schofield | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
editPlayer | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Rick Wamsley | 2583 | 46 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 151 | 3.51 | 0 |
Richard Sevigny | 2130 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 122 | 3.44 | 1 |
Mark Holden | 87 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4.14 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 279 | 3.49 | 1 |
Playoffs
editScoring
editPlayer | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Guy Lafleur | RW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mats Naslund | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Shutt | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Mondou | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mario Tremblay | RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Acton | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Carbonneau | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilbert Delorme | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Green | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rejean Houle | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Ludwig | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Napier | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ric Nattress | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Newberry | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Nilan | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Picard | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Robinson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Richard Sevigny | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Walter | C/LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Wamsley | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
editPlayer | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Richard Sevigny | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Rick Wamsley | 152 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.76 | 0 |
Team: | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
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Transactions
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Draft picks
editRound | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 19 | Alain Heroux | Canada | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) |
2 | 31 | Jocelyn Gauvreau | Canada | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) |
2 | 32 | Kent Carlson | United States | St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
2 | 33 | David Maley | United States | Edina High School (USHS-MN) |
2 | 40 | Scott Sandelin | United States | Hibbing High School (USHS-MN) |
3 | 61 | Scott Harlow | United States | East Bridgewater High School (USHS-MA) |
4 | 69 | John DeVoe | United States | Edina High School (USHS-MN) |
5 | 103 | Kevin Houle | United States | Acton-Boxborough High School (USHS-MA) |
6 | 117 | Ernie Vargas | United States | Coon Rapids High School (USHS-MN) |
6 | 124 | Mike Dark | Canada | Sarnia Legionnaires (WOJHL) |
7 | 145 | Hannu Jarvenpaa | Finland | Oulu (Finland) |
8 | 150 | Steve Smith | United States | St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
8 | 166 | Tom Kolioupoulos | United States | Fraser High School (USHS-MI) |
9 | 187 | Brian Williams | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
10 | 208 | Bob Emery | United States | Matignon High School (USHS-MA) |
11 | 229 | Darren Acheson | Canada | Fort Saskatchewan Traders (AJHL) |
12 | 250 | Bill Brauer | United States | Edina High School (USHS-MN) |
Farm teams
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1982–83 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ "1982-83 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.