Wikiwand AI

1982–83 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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. The Habs finished the regular season with a 42-24–14 record, but for the first time since 1974, they did not win their division.

Division2nd Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1982–83 record42–24–14
Home record25–6–9
Quick facts Montreal Canadiens, Division ...
1982–83 Montreal Canadiens
Division2nd Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1982–83 record42–24–14
Home record25–6–9
Road record17–18–5
Goals for350
Goals against286
Team information
General managerIrving Grundman
CoachBob Berry
CaptainBob Gainey
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsMark Napier (40)
AssistsGuy Lafleur
Larry Robinson (49)
PointsGuy Lafleur (76)
Penalty minutesChris Nilan (213)
Plus/minusMats Naslund (+34)
WinsRick Wamsley (27)
Goals against averageRichard Sevigny (3.44)
Close

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

More information GP, W ...
Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins80502010327228110
Montreal Canadiens8042241435028698
Buffalo Sabres8038291331828589
Quebec Nordiques8034341234333680
Hartford Whalers801954726140345
Close

[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

More information Adams Division record vs. opponents, NHL records ...
Close

Schedule and results

More information Game, Result ...
1982–83 regular season[3]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1WOctober 6, 19822–1Hartford Whalers (1982–83)1–0–0
2WOctober 7, 19825–1@ Boston Bruins (1982–83)2–0–0
3LOctober 9, 19827–8Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)2–1–0
4WOctober 11, 19824–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)3–1–0
5WOctober 14, 19825–3@ New Jersey Devils (1982–83)4–1–0
6WOctober 16, 19828–2New York Rangers (1982–83)5–1–0
7TOctober 20, 19823–3@ Washington Capitals (1982–83)5–1–1
8WOctober 21, 19822–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)6–1–1
9WOctober 23, 19829–5Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)7–1–1
10TOctober 26, 19827–7Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)7–1–2
11TOctober 30, 19824–4Boston Bruins (1982–83)7–1–3
12LOctober 31, 19821–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)7–2–3
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
13WNovember 2, 19825–4New Jersey Devils (1982–83)8–2–3
14WNovember 4, 19828–3Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)9–2–3
15WNovember 6, 19824–2Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)10–2–3
16WNovember 9, 19823–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)11–2–3
17LNovember 10, 19823–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)11–3–3
18LNovember 13, 19821–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)11–4–3
19WNovember 16, 19827–1@ Hartford Whalers (1982–83)12–4–3
20WNovember 18, 19827–4Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)13–4–3
21WNovember 20, 19826–4Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)14–4–3
22TNovember 23, 19821–1@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)14–4–4
23WNovember 24, 19824–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)15–4–4
24TNovember 27, 19825–5Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)15–4–5
25WNovember 29, 19829–4Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)16–4–5
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
26TDecember 1, 19822–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)16–4–6
27LDecember 4, 19824–6Boston Bruins (1982–83)16–5–6
28WDecember 6, 198211–2Hartford Whalers (1982–83)17–5–6
29LDecember 8, 19824–7@ Hartford Whalers (1982–83)17–6–6
30LDecember 9, 19825–8@ Boston Bruins (1982–83)17–7–6
31WDecember 11, 19823–2Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)18–7–6
32WDecember 15, 19823–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)19–7–6
33WDecember 18, 19825–4@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)20–7–6
34LDecember 19, 19822–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)20–8–6
35LDecember 23, 19823–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)20–9–6
36TDecember 26, 19824–4Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)20–9–7
37TDecember 28, 19824–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)20–9–8
38LDecember 29, 19825–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)20–10–8
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
39WJanuary 2, 19835–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)21–10–8
40LJanuary 4, 19831–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)21–11–8
41WJanuary 6, 198311–3Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)22–11–8
42LJanuary 8, 19831–2Boston Bruins (1982–83)22–12–8
43WJanuary 11, 19838–4Hartford Whalers (1982–83)23–12–8
44LJanuary 13, 19832–4@ Hartford Whalers (1982–83)23–13–8
45WJanuary 15, 19838–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)24–13–8
46WJanuary 18, 19837–2Calgary Flames (1982–83)25–13–8
47TJanuary 20, 19834–4New York Islanders (1982–83)25–13–9
48WJanuary 22, 19834–1Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)26–13–9
49LJanuary 26, 19833–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)26–14–9
50WJanuary 27, 19834–1@ New York Rangers (1982–83)27–14–9
51TJanuary 29, 19833–3Washington Capitals (1982–83)27–14–10
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
52WFebruary 1, 19837–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)28–14–10
53LFebruary 3, 19833–7@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)28–15–10
54LFebruary 4, 19833–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)28–16–10
55WFebruary 6, 19832–0@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)29–16–10
56WFebruary 10, 19835–3Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)30–16–10
57LFebruary 12, 19832–3New York Rangers (1982–83)30–17–10
58WFebruary 14, 19834–2Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)31–17–10
59LFebruary 17, 19831–4@ Hartford Whalers (1982–83)31–18–10
60LFebruary 19, 19830–5@ New York Islanders (1982–83)31–19–10
61WFebruary 22, 19836–1Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)32–19–10
62WFebruary 24, 19836–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)33–19–10
63WFebruary 26, 19834–1Washington Capitals (1982–83)34–19–10
64TFebruary 27, 19834–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)34–19–11
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
65TMarch 1, 19833–3New York Islanders (1982–83)34–19–12
66WMarch 5, 19836–5@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)35–19–12
67LMarch 6, 19834–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)35–20–12
68TMarch 8, 19833–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)35–20–13
69WMarch 10, 19833–1@ Boston Bruins (1982–83)36–20–13
70LMarch 12, 19833–7New Jersey Devils (1982–83)36–21–13
71WMarch 15, 19835–1Hartford Whalers (1982–83)37–21–13
72LMarch 17, 19834–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)37–22–13
73LMarch 19, 19834–6Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)37–23–13
74WMarch 20, 19837–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)38–23–13
75WMarch 22, 19836–5Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)39–23–13
76WMarch 24, 19835–3Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)40–23–13
77WMarch 26, 19836–5St. Louis Blues (1982–83)41–23–13
78LMarch 30, 19832–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)41–24–13
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
79WApril 2, 19832–1Boston Bruins (1982–83)42–24–13
80TApril 3, 19834–4@ Boston Bruins (1982–83)42–24–14

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Close

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

More information Player, Pos ...
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Guy LafleurRW68274976126901
Ryan WalterC/LW802946754015814
Mats NaslundLW742645711034106
Mark NapierRW73402767620306
Mario TremblayRW803037678729704
Pierre MondouC762937663132813
Larry RobinsonD711449633333601
Steve ShuttLW78352257268800
Doug WickenheiserC782530554922503
Keith ActonC7824265063-6103
Guy CarbonneauC771829476818052
Robert PicardD64731386031101
Gilbert DelormeD781221338927302
Bob GaineyLW80121830437013
Rick GreenD66224265823100
Craig LudwigD8002525594000
Mark HunterRW318816735102
Chris NilanRW666814213-10000
Gaston GingrasD22189810101
Rejean HouleW1623584100
Bill RootD46235245000
Ric NattressD40134198000
Dan DaoustC40114-2000
Richard SevignyG3801180000
Rick WamsleyG4601140000
Mark HoldenG200000000
Yvan JolyRW10000-1000
Bill KitchenD80004-2000
Dwight SchofieldD200071000
Close

Goaltending

More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Rick Wamsley258346271251513.510
Richard Sevigny213038151181223.441
Mark Holden87201164.140
Team:4800804224142793.491
Close

Playoffs

Scoring

More information Player, Pos ...
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Guy LafleurRW30222000
Mats NaslundLW31010100
Steve ShuttLW31010000
Pierre MondouC30112000
Mario TremblayRW30117000
Keith ActonC30000000
Guy CarbonneauC30002000
Gilbert DelormeD30002000
Bob GaineyLW30004000
Rick GreenD30002000
Rejean HouleW10000000
Craig LudwigD30002000
Mark NapierRW30000000
Ric NattressD300010000
John NewberryC20000000
Chris NilanRW30005000
Robert PicardD30000000
Larry RobinsonD30002000
Richard SevignyG10000000
Ryan WalterC/LW300011000
Rick WamsleyG30000000
Close

Goaltending

More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Richard Sevigny2810000.000
Rick Wamsley15230372.760
Team:18030372.330
Close

[4]

Note:
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; 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

Transactions

Draft picks

Main article: 1982 NHL entry draft
More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
119Alain Heroux CanadaChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
231Jocelyn Gauvreau CanadaGranby Bisons (QMJHL)
232Kent Carlson United StatesSt. Lawrence University (ECAC)
233David Maley United StatesEdina High School (USHS-MN)
240Scott Sandelin United StatesHibbing High School (USHS-MN)
361Scott Harlow United StatesEast Bridgewater High School (USHS-MA)
469John DeVoe United StatesEdina High School (USHS-MN)
5103Kevin Houle United StatesActon-Boxborough High School (USHS-MA)
6117Ernie Vargas United StatesCoon Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
6124Mike Dark CanadaSarnia Legionnaires (WOJHL)
7145Hannu Jarvenpaa FinlandOulu (Finland)
8150Steve Smith United StatesSt. Lawrence University (ECAC)
8166Tom Kolioupoulos United StatesFraser High School (USHS-MI)
9187Brian Williams United StatesSioux City Musketeers (USHL)
10208Bob Emery United StatesMatignon High School (USHS-MA)
11229Darren Acheson CanadaFort Saskatchewan Traders (AJHL)
12250Bill Brauer United StatesEdina High School (USHS-MN)
Close

See also

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks