1983–84 New Jersey Devils season

The 1983–84 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise's tenth season in the NHL, and second in New Jersey. The Devils finished again in fifth place and did not qualify for the playoffs.

1983–84 New Jersey Devils
Division5th Patrick
1983–84 record17–56–7
Goals for231
Goals against350
Team information
General ManagerMax McNab
CoachBill MacMillan
CaptainDon Lever
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Team leaders
GoalsMel Bridgman (23)
AssistsMel Bridgman (38)
PointsMel Bridgman (61)
Penalty minutesPat Verbeek (158)
Plus/minusGlenn Merkosky (0)
WinsGlenn Resch (9)
Goals against averageGlenn Resch (4.18)

Offseason

Regular season

All Star Game

The 36th National Hockey League All-Star Game was played at Brendan Byrne Arena on January 31, 1984. The Wales Conference defeated the Campbell Conference 7–6.

Final standings
Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Islanders8050264357269104
Washington Capitals8048275308226101
Philadelphia Flyers8044261035029098
New York Rangers804229931430493
New Jersey Devils801756723135041
Pittsburgh Penguins801658625439038

[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.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 5, 19832–6@ New York Rangers (1983–84)0–1–0
2LOctober 7, 19831–3New York Rangers (1983–84)0–2–0
3WOctober 8, 19836–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)1–2–0
4LOctober 14, 19834–6Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)1–3–0
5LOctober 16, 19831–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)1–4–0
6LOctober 19, 19833–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)1–5–0
7LOctober 21, 19834–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)1–6–0
8LOctober 22, 19833–8@ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)1–7–0
9LOctober 26, 19830–2Washington Capitals (1983–84)1–8–0
10LOctober 29, 19833–5@ New York Islanders (1983–84)1–9–0
11LOctober 30, 19833–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)1–10–0
12LNovember 2, 19834–5@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84)1–11–0
13LNovember 4, 19831–6New York Islanders (1983–84)1–12–0
14WNovember 6, 19836–3Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)2–12–0
15LNovember 8, 19831–5New York Rangers (1983–84)2–13–0
16LNovember 9, 19831–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)2–14–0
17LNovember 12, 19833–4 OTCalgary Flames (1983–84)2–15–0
18LNovember 15, 19830–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)2–16–0
19LNovember 17, 19834–5@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)2–17–0
20LNovember 19, 19834–13@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)2–18–0
21LNovember 23, 19831–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)2–19–0
22LNovember 26, 19832–6@ Boston Bruins (1983–84)2–20–0
23WNovember 29, 19833–2Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)3–20–0
24LDecember 1, 19834–8@ Washington Capitals (1983–84)3–21–0
25TDecember 2, 19832–2 OTWashington Capitals (1983–84)3–21–1
26WDecember 4, 19836–0Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)4–21–1
27WDecember 7, 19836–3Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)5–21–1
28LDecember 10, 19832–8Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)5–22–1
29WDecember 12, 19837–3@ New York Rangers (1983–84)6–22–1
30TDecember 14, 19833–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)6–22–2
31LDecember 16, 19831–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)6–23–2
32WDecember 17, 19832–0@ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)7–23–2
33LDecember 20, 19830–6Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)7–24–2
34LDecember 22, 19830–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)7–25–2
35LDecember 23, 19835–6 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)7–26–2
36LDecember 27, 19834–5 OTSt. Louis Blues (1983–84)7–27–2
37LDecember 29, 19831–6Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)7–28–2
38LDecember 31, 19832–3Washington Capitals (1983–84)7–29–2
39LJanuary 4, 19843–4 OT@ New York Rangers (1983–84)7–30–2
40WJanuary 6, 19843–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)8–30–2
41WJanuary 7, 19847–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)9–30–2
42LJanuary 10, 19842–4@ New York Islanders (1983–84)9–31–2
43LJanuary 12, 19841–4Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)9–32–2
44WJanuary 14, 19843–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)10–32–2
45LJanuary 15, 19844–5Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)10–33–2
46TJanuary 17, 19843–3 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84)10–33–3
47LJanuary 19, 19840–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)10–34–3
48LJanuary 20, 19843–4 OTSt. Louis Blues (1983–84)10–35–3
49TJanuary 25, 19842–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)10–35–4
50TJanuary 27, 19843–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)10–35–5
51LJanuary 29, 19842–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)10–36–5
52LFebruary 2, 19840–2Washington Capitals (1983–84)10–37–5
53WFebruary 4, 19845–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)11–37–5
54LFebruary 5, 19841–3Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)11–38–5
55LFebruary 7, 19842–5Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)11–39–5
56LFebruary 9, 19845–8@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)11–40–5
57LFebruary 11, 19842–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)11–41–5
58WFebruary 14, 19846–4Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)12–41–5
59WFebruary 16, 19846–5 OTHartford Whalers (1983–84)13–41–5
60LFebruary 18, 19843–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)13–42–5
61LFebruary 19, 19844–5 OTNew York Islanders (1983–84)13–43–5
62LFebruary 22, 19845–8Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)13–44–5
63LFebruary 25, 19841–7@ New York Islanders (1983–84)13–45–5
64TFebruary 28, 19843–3 OTNew York Rangers (1983–84)13–45–6
65WMarch 2, 19844–2Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)14–45–6
66WMarch 4, 19845–3Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)15–45–6
67WMarch 6, 19846–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)16–45–6
68LMarch 7, 19844–8@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)16–46–6
69LMarch 10, 19845–6 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1983–84)16–47–6
70LMarch 13, 19841–5New York Islanders (1983–84)16–48–6
71TMarch 14, 19843–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (1983–84)16–48–7
72WMarch 17, 19845–3@ Boston Bruins (1983–84)17–48–7
73LMarch 19, 19843–4Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)17–49–7
74LMarch 20, 19842–5@ New York Islanders (1983–84)17–50–7
75LMarch 22, 19843–5New York Rangers (1983–84)17–51–7
76LMarch 24, 19840–6Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)17–52–7
77LMarch 25, 19841–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)17–53–7
78LMarch 28, 19842–6@ Washington Capitals (1983–84)17–54–7
79LMarch 30, 19842–6Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)17–55–7
80LApril 1, 19841–3Boston Bruins (1983–84)17–56–7

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mel BridgmanC79233861121-27910
Jan LudvigRW7422325470-18702
Pat VerbeekRW79202747158-19512
Joe CirellaD79113344137-43600
Bob MacMillanRW7117234023-21202
Aaron BrotenLW/C8013233636-28301
Don LeverLW7014193344-21302
Paul GagneLW6614183233-22301
Phil RussellD769223196-27000
Tim HigginsRW3718102827-4313
Rick MeagherC5214142816-9202
Dave CameronC679122185-11200
Murray BrumwellD427132014-5500
Jeff LarmerLW40613198-17000
Bob HoffmeyerD584121661-20000
Gary McAdamLW38961515-4021
Bob LorimerD722101262-28100
Mike AntonovichC3835816-15000
Yvon VautourRW4234778-18001
Dave LewisD6625763-19000
Ken DaneykoD1114517-1000
Mike KitchenD4314524-15000
Robert PalmerD3805510-10000
Hector MariniRW3222447-2000
Larry FloydC71347-4000
Rich ChernomazRW72132-3000
Grant MulveyRW1212319-5000
Kevin MaxwellC140332-9000
Rocky TrottierRW51120-1000
Bruce DriverD40220-2000
Glenn ReschG51022120000
John MacLeanRW2310110-7000
Glenn MerkoskyC510100000
Alan HeppleD10007-1000
Garry HowattLW600014-1000
John JohannsonC50000-2000
Ron LowG4400040000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Glenn Resch26415193131844.181
Ron Low22184482541614.360
Team:485980175673454.261

[2]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

New Jersey's draft picks at the 1983 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
16John MacLean CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
224Shawn Evans CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
585Chris Terreri United StatesProvidence College (ECAC)
6105Gord Mark CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
7125Greg Evtushevski CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
8145Viacheslav Fetisov Soviet UnionMoscow CSKA (USSR)
9165Jay Octeau United StatesMount St. Charles Academy (USHS-RI)
10185Alexander Chernykh Soviet UnionVoskresensk (USSR)
11205Allan Stewart CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
12225Alexei Kasatonov Soviet UnionMoscow CSKA (USSR)

Farm teams

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "1983-84 New Jersey Devils Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
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