1983–84 New Jersey Devils season

The 1983–84 New Jersey Devils season was the 10th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and second season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1] The Devils finished again in fifth place and did not qualify for the playoffs.

1983–84 New Jersey Devils
Division5th Patrick
ConferenceWales
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. Chico Resch, Joe Cirella, and trainers Keith Parker and Craig Smith participated in the All Star Game as representatives of the Wales Conference.

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

[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.

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1LOctober 5, 19832–6@ New York Rangers (1983–84)0–1–017,403
2LOctober 7, 19831–3New York Rangers (1983–84)0–2–019,023
3WOctober 8, 19836–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)1–2–018,956
4LOctober 14, 19834–6Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)1–3–09,961
5LOctober 16, 19831–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)1–4–07,712
6LOctober 19, 19833–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)1–5–014,683
7LOctober 21, 19834–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)1–6–012,000
8LOctober 22, 19833–8@ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)1–7–09,643
9LOctober 26, 19830–2Washington Capitals (1983–84)1–8–09,387
10LOctober 29, 19833–5@ New York Islanders (1983–84)1–9–015,318
11LOctober 30, 19833–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)1–10–07,516
12LNovember 2, 19834–5@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84)1–11–06,435
13LNovember 4, 19831–6New York Islanders (1983–84)1–12–014,981
14WNovember 6, 19836–3Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)2–12–08,856
15LNovember 8, 19831–5New York Rangers (1983–84)2–13–019,023
16LNovember 9, 19831–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)2–14–016,225
17LNovember 12, 19833–4 OTCalgary Flames (1983–84)2–15–08,807
18LNovember 15, 19830–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)2–16–011,552
19LNovember 17, 19834–5@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)2–17–016,764
20LNovember 19, 19834–13@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)2–18–017,498
21LNovember 23, 19831–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)2–19–08,718
22LNovember 26, 19832–6@ Boston Bruins (1983–84)2–20–013,585
23WNovember 29, 19833–2Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)3–20–010,322
24LDecember 1, 19834–8@ Washington Capitals (1983–84)3–21–07,461
25TDecember 2, 19832–2 OTWashington Capitals (1983–84)3–21–19,678
26WDecember 4, 19836–0Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)4–21–18,582
27WDecember 7, 19836–3Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)5–21–18,221
28LDecember 10, 19832–8Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)5–22–115,140
29WDecember 12, 19837–3@ New York Rangers (1983–84)6–22–117,282
30TDecember 14, 19833–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)6–22–211,246
31LDecember 16, 19831–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)6–23–29,845
32WDecember 17, 19832–0@ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)7–23–214,009
33LDecember 20, 19830–6Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)7–24–211,418
34LDecember 22, 19830–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)7–25–215,948
35LDecember 23, 19835–6 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)7–26–27,720
36LDecember 27, 19834–5 OTSt. Louis Blues (1983–84)7–27–210,543
37LDecember 29, 19831–6Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)7–28–211,954
38LDecember 31, 19832–3Washington Capitals (1983–84)7–29–27,134
39LJanuary 4, 19843–4 OT@ New York Rangers (1983–84)7–30–217,416
40WJanuary 6, 19843–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)8–30–210,193
41WJanuary 7, 19847–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)9–30–27,237
42LJanuary 10, 19842–4@ New York Islanders (1983–84)9–31–215,335
43LJanuary 12, 19841–4Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)9–32–29,050
44WJanuary 14, 19843–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)10–32–215,992
45LJanuary 15, 19844–5Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)10–33–219,023
46TJanuary 17, 19843–3 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84)10–33–38,994
47LJanuary 19, 19840–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)10–34–316,602
48LJanuary 20, 19843–4 OTSt. Louis Blues (1983–84)10–35–310,134
49TJanuary 25, 19842–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)10–35–416,764
50TJanuary 27, 19843–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)10–35–517,498
51LJanuary 29, 19842–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)10–36–513,184
52LFebruary 2, 19840–2Washington Capitals (1983–84)10–37–58,800
53WFebruary 4, 19845–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)11–37–5N/A
54LFebruary 5, 19841–3Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)11–38–59,841
55LFebruary 7, 19842–5Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)11–39–59,796
56LFebruary 9, 19845–8@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)11–40–511,426
57LFebruary 11, 19842–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)11–41–55,837
58WFebruary 14, 19846–4Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)12–41–57,776
59WFebruary 16, 19846–5 OTHartford Whalers (1983–84)13–41–58,597
60LFebruary 18, 19843–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)13–42–516,971
61LFebruary 19, 19844–5 OTNew York Islanders (1983–84)13–43–516,556
62LFebruary 22, 19845–8Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)13–44–58,889
63LFebruary 25, 19841–7@ New York Islanders (1983–84)13–45–515,850
64TFebruary 28, 19843–3 OTNew York Rangers (1983–84)13–45–619,023
65WMarch 2, 19844–2Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)14–45–610,864
66WMarch 4, 19845–3Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)15–45–610,286
67WMarch 6, 19846–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)16–45–69,231
68LMarch 7, 19844–8@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)16–46–616,207
69LMarch 10, 19845–6 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1983–84)16–47–614,187
70LMarch 13, 19841–5New York Islanders (1983–84)16–48–612,271
71TMarch 14, 19843–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (1983–84)16–48–710,365
72WMarch 17, 19845–3@ Boston Bruins (1983–84)17–48–713,830
73LMarch 19, 19843–4Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)17–49–711,167
74LMarch 20, 19842–5@ New York Islanders (1983–84)17–50–715,668
75LMarch 22, 19843–5New York Rangers (1983–84)17–51–719,023
76LMarch 24, 19840–6Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)17–52–713,073
77LMarch 25, 19841–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)17–53–717,191
78LMarch 28, 19842–6@ Washington Capitals (1983–84)17–54–715,807
79LMarch 30, 19842–6Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)17–55–713,756
80LApril 1, 19841–3Boston Bruins (1983–84)17–56–714,640

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

[4]

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;

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)

See also

References
  1. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  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. "1983-84 New Jersey Devils Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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