1982–83 Washington Capitals season
The 1982–83 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals ninth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They qualified for the playoffs for the very first time in franchise history after eight frustrating seasons.
1982–83 Washington Capitals | |
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Division | 3rd Patrick |
1982–83 record | 39–25–16 |
Goals for | 306 |
Goals against | 283 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | Bryan Murray |
Captain | Rod Langway |
Alternate captains | None |
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 326 | 240 | 106 |
New York Islanders | 80 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 302 | 226 | 96 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 306 | 283 | 94 |
New York Rangers | 80 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 306 | 287 | 80 |
New Jersey Devils | 80 | 17 | 49 | 14 | 230 | 338 | 48 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 18 | 53 | 9 | 250 | 394 | 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.
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 6, 1982 | 5–4 | @ New York Rangers (1982–83) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 9, 1982 | 2–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) | 1–1–0 |
3 | L | October 10, 1982 | 4–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) | 1–2–0 |
4 | W | October 13, 1982 | 5–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) | 2–2–0 |
5 | L | October 16, 1982 | 2–9 | Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) | 2–3–0 |
6 | T | October 20, 1982 | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) | 2–3–1 |
7 | L | October 21, 1982 | 3–6 | @ New York Islanders (1982–83) | 2–4–1 |
8 | L | October 23, 1982 | 1–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) | 2–5–1 |
9 | L | October 27, 1982 | 5–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) | 2–6–1 |
10 | W | October 30, 1982 | 6–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) | 3–6–1 |
11 | T | November 3, 1982 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) | 3–6–2 |
12 | L | November 5, 1982 | 3–4 | St. Louis Blues (1982–83) | 3–7–2 |
13 | W | November 7, 1982 | 6–2 | Hartford Whalers (1982–83) | 4–7–2 |
14 | T | November 8, 1982 | 2–2 | @ New Jersey Devils (1982–83) | 4–7–3 |
15 | W | November 10, 1982 | 3–0 | New Jersey Devils (1982–83) | 5–7–3 |
16 | W | November 13, 1982 | 3–1 | New York Islanders (1982–83) | 6–7–3 |
17 | W | November 16, 1982 | 5–3 | Calgary Flames (1982–83) | 7–7–3 |
18 | T | November 19, 1982 | 3–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) | 7–7–4 |
19 | L | November 21, 1982 | 3–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) | 7–8–4 |
20 | L | November 23, 1982 | 3–6 | @ Calgary Flames (1982–83) | 7–9–4 |
21 | T | November 24, 1982 | 3–3 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) | 7–9–5 |
22 | W | November 26, 1982 | 5–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) | 8–9–5 |
23 | T | November 28, 1982 | 3–3 | New York Islanders (1982–83) | 8–9–6 |
24 | W | December 2, 1982 | 5–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) | 9–9–6 |
25 | W | December 4, 1982 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) | 10–9–6 |
26 | T | December 7, 1982 | 3–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) | 10–9–7 |
27 | W | December 9, 1982 | 6–4 | @ New Jersey Devils (1982–83) | 11–9–7 |
28 | T | December 10, 1982 | 4–4 | New York Rangers (1982–83) | 11–9–8 |
29 | W | December 12, 1982 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins (1982–83) | 12–9–8 |
30 | W | December 14, 1982 | 7–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) | 13–9–8 |
31 | T | December 16, 1982 | 4–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) | 13–9–9 |
32 | W | December 18, 1982 | 3–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) | 14–9–9 |
33 | W | December 19, 1982 | 3–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) | 15–9–9 |
34 | W | December 23, 1982 | 5–1 | @ New York Islanders (1982–83) | 16–9–9 |
35 | L | December 26, 1982 | 3–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) | 16–10–9 |
36 | W | December 28, 1982 | 6–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) | 17–10–9 |
37 | T | December 30, 1982 | 4–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1982–83) | 17–10–10 |
38 | L | January 1, 1983 | 2–7 | New York Rangers (1982–83) | 17–11–10 |
39 | W | January 2, 1983 | 7–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) | 18–11–10 |
40 | W | January 5, 1983 | 5–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) | 19–11–10 |
41 | L | January 6, 1983 | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) | 19–12–10 |
42 | T | January 8, 1983 | 3–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) | 19–12–11 |
43 | L | January 11, 1983 | 7–9 | Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) | 19–13–11 |
44 | L | January 14, 1983 | 2–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) | 19–14–11 |
45 | L | January 15, 1983 | 2–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) | 19–15–11 |
46 | W | January 18, 1983 | 4–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) | 20–15–11 |
47 | W | January 19, 1983 | 6–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) | 21–15–11 |
48 | L | January 21, 1983 | 4–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) | 21–16–11 |
49 | W | January 23, 1983 | 3–1 | New Jersey Devils (1982–83) | 22–16–11 |
50 | W | January 26, 1983 | 6–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) | 23–16–11 |
51 | W | January 28, 1983 | 7–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) | 24–16–11 |
52 | T | January 29, 1983 | 3–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) | 24–16–12 |
53 | W | February 1, 1983 | 5–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) | 25–16–12 |
54 | W | February 3, 1983 | 3–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) | 26–16–12 |
55 | W | February 5, 1983 | 5–4 | New Jersey Devils (1982–83) | 27–16–12 |
56 | T | February 6, 1983 | 4–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) | 27–16–13 |
57 | L | February 10, 1983 | 3–8 | @ New York Islanders (1982–83) | 27–17–13 |
58 | W | February 13, 1983 | 6–1 | Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) | 28–17–13 |
59 | L | February 16, 1983 | 4–5 | @ New York Rangers (1982–83) | 28–18–13 |
60 | W | February 18, 1983 | 2–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) | 29–18–13 |
61 | T | February 19, 1983 | 3–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) | 29–18–14 |
62 | L | February 23, 1983 | 3–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) | 29–19–14 |
63 | W | February 24, 1983 | 4–2 | @ Calgary Flames (1982–83) | 30–19–14 |
64 | L | February 26, 1983 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) | 30–20–14 |
65 | L | March 2, 1983 | 3–5 | Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) | 30–21–14 |
66 | W | March 3, 1983 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1982–83) | 31–21–14 |
67 | W | March 5, 1983 | 4–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) | 32–21–14 |
68 | W | March 8, 1983 | 5–4 | @ New Jersey Devils (1982–83) | 33–21–14 |
69 | L | March 12, 1983 | 2–6 | @ New York Islanders (1982–83) | 33–22–14 |
70 | W | March 13, 1983 | 6–4 | Boston Bruins (1982–83) | 34–22–14 |
71 | W | March 16, 1983 | 5–4 | Hartford Whalers (1982–83) | 35–22–14 |
72 | W | March 17, 1983 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) | 36–22–14 |
73 | W | March 20, 1983 | 3–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) | 37–22–14 |
74 | T | March 23, 1983 | 1–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) | 37–22–15 |
75 | W | March 24, 1983 | 5–3 | New Jersey Devils (1982–83) | 38–22–15 |
76 | T | March 26, 1983 | 4–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) | 38–22–16 |
77 | L | March 27, 1983 | 4–5 | @ New York Rangers (1982–83) | 38–23–16 |
78 | L | March 30, 1983 | 1–7 | New York Islanders (1982–83) | 38–24–16 |
79 | L | April 1, 1983 | 7–8 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) | 38–25–16 |
80 | W | April 3, 1983 | 3–0 | New York Rangers (1982–83) | 39–25–16 |
Playoffs
In the first round of the playoffs, the Capitals lost to the Islanders 3 games to 1.
(P2) New York Islanders vs. (P3) Washington Capitals
April 6 | Washington Capitals | 2–5 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
April 7 | Washington Capitals | 4–2 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
April 9 | New York Islanders | 6–2 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre |
April 10 | New York Islanders | 6–3 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre |
New York won series 3–1 | |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dennis Maruk | C | 80 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 71 | -21 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
Mike Gartner | RW | 73 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 54 | -2 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
Bobby Carpenter | C | 80 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 64 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | RW | 67 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Alan Haworth | C | 74 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 34 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Milan Novy | C | 73 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Craig Laughlin | RW | 75 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 41 | -7 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Bobby Gould | RW | 80 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Ken Houston | RW | 71 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 93 | -8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Glen Currie | C | 68 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Gaetan Duchesne | LW | 77 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Greg Theberge | D | 70 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 20 | -3 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Rod Langway | D | 80 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Jarvis | C | 80 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 10 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Brian Engblom | D | 73 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 59 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Stevens | D | 77 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 195 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Timo Blomqvist | D | 61 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 67 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Valentine | C | 23 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 14 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ted Bulley | LW | 39 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 47 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Randy Holt | D | 70 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 275 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darren Veitch | D | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul MacKinnon | D | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Torrie Robertson | LW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lee Norwood | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Calder | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Hicks | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Jensen | G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robbie Moore | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Parro | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Riggin | G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Jensen | 2358 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 135 | 3.44 | 1 |
Pat Riggin | 2161 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 121 | 3.36 | 0 |
Dave Parro | 261 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4.37 | 0 |
Robbie Moore | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 276 | 3.45 | 1 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Gould | RW | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Glen Currie | C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gaetan Duchesne | LW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Maruk | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Engblom | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Carpenter | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Houston | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Laughlin | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Stevens | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Holt | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Jarvis | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Theberge | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Timo Blomqvist | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Bulley | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Gartner | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alan Haworth | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Jensen | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Langway | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milan Novy | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Riggin | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Valentine | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Jensen | 139 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4.32 | 0 |
Pat Riggin | 101 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4.75 | 0 |
Team: | 240 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 |
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
Washington's draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Scott Stevens | ![]() | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
3 | 58 | Milan Novy | ![]() | Kladno (Czechoslovakia) |
5 | 89 | Dean Evason | ![]() | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
6 | 110 | Ed Kastelic | ![]() | London Knights (OHL) |
8 | 152 | Wally Schreiber | ![]() | Regina Pats (WHL) |
9 | 173 | Jamie Reeve | ![]() | Saskatoon Blades (SJHL) |
10 | 194 | Juha Nurmi | ![]() | Tampere Tappara (Finland) |
11 | 215 | Wayne Prestage | ![]() | Seattle Breakers (WHL) |
12 | 236 | Jon Holden | ![]() | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
12 | 247 | Marco Kallas | ![]() | St. Louis Sting (NAJHL) |
See also
References
- Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
- "1982-83 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
External links
- "1982–83 Washington Capitals Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-07.