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1982–83 New York Rangers season

The 1982–83 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 57th season. During the regular season, New York compiled a 35–35–10 record and finished in fourth place in the Patrick Division. The Rangers qualified for the NHL playoffs, where they defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in a three-game sweep in the first round. In the Patrick Division Finals, the Rangers were defeated by the New York Islanders in six games.[1]

1982–83 New York Rangers
Division4th Patrick
ConferenceT-7th Wales
1982–83 record35–35–10
Home record24–13–3
Road record11–22–7
Goals for306
Goals against287
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachHerb Brooks
CaptainBarry Beck
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsMark Pavelich (37)
AssistsReijo Ruotsalainen (53)
PointsMike Rogers (76)
Penalty minutesDave Maloney (132)
WinsEddie Mio (16)
Goals against averageJohn Davidson (2.50)

Regular season

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Final standings

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Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers8049238326240106
New York Islanders8042261230222696
Washington Capitals8039251630628394
New York Rangers8035351030628780
New Jersey Devils8017491423033848
Pittsburgh Penguins801853925039445

[2]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

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Schedule and results

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1982–83 regular season[4]
October: 6–7–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 1–4–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
16Washington Capitals5–40–1–0
28@ New Jersey Devils3–20–2–0
39@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–31–2–0
411New York Islanders4–31–3–0
513Philadelphia Flyers5–22–3–0
616@ Montreal Canadiens8–22–4–0
717Los Angeles Kings5–32–5–0
820Vancouver Canucks6–53–5–0
923@ New York Islanders5–23–6–0
1024Minnesota North Stars4–24–6–0
1127Calgary Flames7–45–6–0
1230@ Quebec Nordiques5–45–7–0
1331Pittsburgh Penguins6–26–7–0
November: 6–4–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–3–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
145@ Edmonton Oilers5–16–8–0
156@ Calgary Flames2–26–8–1
1610St. Louis Blues5–47–8–1
1711@ Philadelphia Flyers7–37–9–1
1814Edmonton Oilers7–27–10–1
1917Toronto Maple Leafs6–18–10–1
2020@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–39–10–1
2121New York Islanders7–310–10–1
2224Minnesota North Stars8–511–10–1
2327@ New York Islanders3–012–10–1
2428@ Buffalo Sabres7–312–11–1
December: 6–5–2 (home: 5–2–0; road: 1–3–2)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
251Hartford Whalers6–113–11–1
264@ Hartford Whalers5–213–12–1
275Toronto Maple Leafs6–514–12–1
288@ Chicago Black Hawks7–214–13–1
2910@ Washington Capitals4–414–13–2
3012New Jersey Devils4–015–13–2
3115Los Angeles Kings7–116–13–2
3217New York Islanders5–216–14–2
3318@ Detroit Red Wings3–316–14–3
3420Pittsburgh Penguins6–317–14–3
3522Buffalo Sabres3–117–15–3
3626@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–317–16–3
3730@ New Jersey Devils5–218–16–3
January: 5–7–3 (home: 3–4–2; road: 2–3–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
381@ Washington Capitals7–219–16–3
393Detroit Red Wings6–220–16–3
405Buffalo Sabres3–320–16–4
417Quebec Nordiques5–121–16–4
429New Jersey Devils4–322–16–4
4312Winnipeg Jets5–522–16–5
4415@ Boston Bruins2–022–17–5
4516Philadelphia Flyers4–022–18–5
4618@ Vancouver Canucks3–322–18–6
4721@ Winnipeg Jets4–122–19–6
4823@ Philadelphia Flyers3–122–20–6
4924Boston Bruins3–122–21–6
5027Montreal Canadiens4–122–22–6
5129@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–123–22–6
5230Chicago Black Hawks5–423–23–6
February: 5–4–2 (home: 4–0–0; road: 1–4–2)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
531@ Los Angeles Kings5–523–23–7
545@ St. Louis Blues2–223–23–8
556@ Chicago Black Hawks4–123–24–8
5610@ Minnesota North Stars7–523–25–8
5712@ Montreal Canadiens3–224–25–8
5816Washington Capitals5–425–25–8
5919@ Philadelphia Flyers8–525–26–8
6020Winnipeg Jets9–426–26–8
6123Hartford Whalers11–327–26–8
6226@ Quebec Nordiques6–327–27–8
6328Pittsburgh Penguins9–328–27–8
March: 7–7–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–4–1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
641@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–328–27–9
653Washington Capitals4–328–28–9
666New Jersey Devils6–428–29–9
678@ Vancouver Canucks7–328–30–9
6811@ Edmonton Oilers3–128–31–9
6912@ Calgary Flames4–129–31–9
7014Philadelphia Flyers8–230–31–9
7116New York Islanders2–131–31–9
7220Boston Bruins4–031–32–9
7321@ New Jersey Devils4–231–33–9
7423@ Detroit Red Wings7–132–33–9
7526@ New York Islanders3–232–34–9
7627Washington Capitals5–433–34–9
7729@ St. Louis Blues4–334–34–9
7831@ Philadelphia Flyers4–235–34–9
April: 0–1–1 (home: 0–0–1; road: 0–1–0)
GameAprilOpponentScoreRecord
791New Jersey Devils3–335–34–10
803@ Washington Capitals3–035–35–10

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

Playoffs

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1983 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Division semifinals vs. (P1) Philadelphia Flyers – Rangers win 3–0
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTSeries
1April 5New York Rangers5–3Philadelphia FlyersNew York Rangers lead series 1–0
2April 7New York Rangers4–3Philadelphia FlyersNew York Rangers lead series 2–0
3April 9Philadelphia Flyers3–9New York RangersNew York Rangers win series 3–0
Division Finals vs. (P2) New York Islanders – Islanders win 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTSeries
1April 14New York Rangers1–4New York IslandersNew York Islanders lead series 1–0
2April 15New York Rangers0–5New York IslandersNew York Islanders lead series 2–0
3April 17New York Islanders6–7New York RangersNew York Islanders lead series 2–1
4April 18New York Islanders1–3New York RangersSeries tied 2–2
5April 20New York Rangers2–7New York IslandersNew York Islanders lead series 3–2
6April 22New York Islanders5–2New York RangersNew York Islanders win series 4–2

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Eddie Mio412365161861363.451295.8832
Glen Hanlon†2111739101673.43702.8940
Steve Weeks181040953683.92559.8620
Steve Baker310201052.9449.8860
John Davidson212011052.5060.9090
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Eddie Mio848053324.000
Glen Hanlon1600155.000

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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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;

Draft picks

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New York's picks at the 1982 NHL entry draft in Montreal, Canada at the Montreal Forum.[6][7]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 15 Chris Kontos C  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
2 36 Tomas Sandstrom RW Sweden Farjestad BK (Elitserien)
3 57 Corey Millen C  United States Cloquet H.S. (Minnesota)
4 78 Chris Jensen RW  Canada Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL)
6 120 Tony Granato C  United States Northwood H.S. (New York)
7 141 Sergei Kapustin LW Soviet Union Moscow Spartak (Russia)
8 160 Brian Glynn C  United States Buffalo Jr. Sabres (NAJHL)
8 162 Janne Karlsson D Sweden IFK Kiruna (Sweden)
9 183 Kelly Miller LW  United States Michigan State University (NCAA)
10 193 Simo Saarinen D Finland HIFK (FNL)
10 204 Bob Lowes C  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
11 225 Andy Otto D  United States Northwood H.S. (New York)
12 246 Dwayne Robinson D  Canada University of New Hampshire (NCAA)

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "1982–83 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "1982–83 New York Rangers Schedule". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1982–83 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  6. ↑ "1982 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  7. ↑ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
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