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

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Regular season

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All Star Game

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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

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Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
New York Islanders 80 50 26 4 357 269 104
Washington Capitals 80 48 27 5 308 226 101
Philadelphia Flyers 80 44 26 10 350 290 98
New York Rangers 80 42 29 9 314 304 93
New Jersey Devils 80 17 56 7 231 350 41
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 16 58 6 254 390 38

[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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Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1 L October 5, 1983 2–6 @ New York Rangers (1983–84) 0–1–0 17,403
2 L October 7, 1983 1–3 New York Rangers (1983–84) 0–2–0 19,023
3 W October 8, 1983 6–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) 1–2–0 18,956
4 L October 14, 1983 4–6 Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) 1–3–0 9,961
5 L October 16, 1983 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) 1–4–0 7,712
6 L October 19, 1983 3–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) 1–5–0 14,683
7 L October 21, 1983 4–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) 1–6–0 12,000
8 L October 22, 1983 3–8 @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) 1–7–0 9,643
9 L October 26, 1983 0–2 Washington Capitals (1983–84) 1–8–0 9,387
10 L October 29, 1983 3–5 @ New York Islanders (1983–84) 1–9–0 15,318
11 L October 30, 1983 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) 1–10–0 7,516
12 L November 2, 1983 4–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) 1–11–0 6,435
13 L November 4, 1983 1–6 New York Islanders (1983–84) 1–12–0 14,981
14 W November 6, 1983 6–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) 2–12–0 8,856
15 L November 8, 1983 1–5 New York Rangers (1983–84) 2–13–0 19,023
16 L November 9, 1983 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) 2–14–0 16,225
17 L November 12, 1983 3–4 OT Calgary Flames (1983–84) 2–15–0 8,807
18 L November 15, 1983 0–6 @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) 2–16–0 11,552
19 L November 17, 1983 4–5 @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) 2–17–0 16,764
20 L November 19, 1983 4–13 @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) 2–18–0 17,498
21 L November 23, 1983 1–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) 2–19–0 8,718
22 L November 26, 1983 2–6 @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) 2–20–0 13,585
23 W November 29, 1983 3–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) 3–20–0 10,322
24 L December 1, 1983 4–8 @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) 3–21–0 7,461
25 T December 2, 1983 2–2 OT Washington Capitals (1983–84) 3–21–1 9,678
26 W December 4, 1983 6–0 Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) 4–21–1 8,582
27 W December 7, 1983 6–3 Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) 5–21–1 8,221
28 L December 10, 1983 2–8 Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) 5–22–1 15,140
29 W December 12, 1983 7–3 @ New York Rangers (1983–84) 6–22–1 17,282
30 T December 14, 1983 3–3 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) 6–22–2 11,246
31 L December 16, 1983 1–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) 6–23–2 9,845
32 W December 17, 1983 2–0 @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) 7–23–2 14,009
33 L December 20, 1983 0–6 Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) 7–24–2 11,418
34 L December 22, 1983 0–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) 7–25–2 15,948
35 L December 23, 1983 5–6 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) 7–26–2 7,720
36 L December 27, 1983 4–5 OT St. Louis Blues (1983–84) 7–27–2 10,543
37 L December 29, 1983 1–6 Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) 7–28–2 11,954
38 L December 31, 1983 2–3 Washington Capitals (1983–84) 7–29–2 7,134
39 L January 4, 1984 3–4 OT @ New York Rangers (1983–84) 7–30–2 17,416
40 W January 6, 1984 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) 8–30–2 10,193
41 W January 7, 1984 7–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) 9–30–2 7,237
42 L January 10, 1984 2–4 @ New York Islanders (1983–84) 9–31–2 15,335
43 L January 12, 1984 1–4 Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) 9–32–2 9,050
44 W January 14, 1984 3–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) 10–32–2 15,992
45 L January 15, 1984 4–5 Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) 10–33–2 19,023
46 T January 17, 1984 3–3 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) 10–33–3 8,994
47 L January 19, 1984 0–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) 10–34–3 16,602
48 L January 20, 1984 3–4 OT St. Louis Blues (1983–84) 10–35–3 10,134
49 T January 25, 1984 2–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) 10–35–4 16,764
50 T January 27, 1984 3–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) 10–35–5 17,498
51 L January 29, 1984 2–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) 10–36–5 13,184
52 L February 2, 1984 0–2 Washington Capitals (1983–84) 10–37–5 8,800
53 W February 4, 1984 5–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) 11–37–5 N/A
54 L February 5, 1984 1–3 Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) 11–38–5 9,841
55 L February 7, 1984 2–5 Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) 11–39–5 9,796
56 L February 9, 1984 5–8 @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) 11–40–5 11,426
57 L February 11, 1984 2–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) 11–41–5 5,837
58 W February 14, 1984 6–4 Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) 12–41–5 7,776
59 W February 16, 1984 6–5 OT Hartford Whalers (1983–84) 13–41–5 8,597
60 L February 18, 1984 3–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) 13–42–5 16,971
61 L February 19, 1984 4–5 OT New York Islanders (1983–84) 13–43–5 16,556
62 L February 22, 1984 5–8 Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) 13–44–5 8,889
63 L February 25, 1984 1–7 @ New York Islanders (1983–84) 13–45–5 15,850
64 T February 28, 1984 3–3 OT New York Rangers (1983–84) 13–45–6 19,023
65 W March 2, 1984 4–2 Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) 14–45–6 10,864
66 W March 4, 1984 5–3 Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) 15–45–6 10,286
67 W March 6, 1984 6–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) 16–45–6 9,231
68 L March 7, 1984 4–8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) 16–46–6 16,207
69 L March 10, 1984 5–6 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) 16–47–6 14,187
70 L March 13, 1984 1–5 New York Islanders (1983–84) 16–48–6 12,271
71 T March 14, 1984 3–3 OT @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) 16–48–7 10,365
72 W March 17, 1984 5–3 @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) 17–48–7 13,830
73 L March 19, 1984 3–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) 17–49–7 11,167
74 L March 20, 1984 2–5 @ New York Islanders (1983–84) 17–50–7 15,668
75 L March 22, 1984 3–5 New York Rangers (1983–84) 17–51–7 19,023
76 L March 24, 1984 0–6 Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) 17–52–7 13,073
77 L March 25, 1984 1–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) 17–53–7 17,191
78 L March 28, 1984 2–6 @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) 17–54–7 15,807
79 L March 30, 1984 2–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) 17–55–7 13,756
80 L April 1, 1984 1–3 Boston Bruins (1983–84) 17–56–7 14,640

Playoffs

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Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mel Bridgman C 79 23 38 61 121 -27 9 1 0
Jan Ludvig RW 74 22 32 54 70 -18 7 0 2
Pat Verbeek RW 79 20 27 47 158 -19 5 1 2
Joe Cirella D 79 11 33 44 137 -43 6 0 0
Bob MacMillan RW 71 17 23 40 23 -21 2 0 2
Aaron Broten LW/C 80 13 23 36 36 -28 3 0 1
Don Lever LW 70 14 19 33 44 -21 3 0 2
Paul Gagne LW 66 14 18 32 33 -22 3 0 1
Phil Russell D 76 9 22 31 96 -27 0 0 0
Tim Higgins RW 37 18 10 28 27 -4 3 1 3
Rick Meagher C 52 14 14 28 16 -9 2 0 2
Dave Cameron C 67 9 12 21 85 -11 2 0 0
Murray Brumwell D 42 7 13 20 14 -5 5 0 0
Jeff Larmer LW 40 6 13 19 8 -17 0 0 0
Bob Hoffmeyer D 58 4 12 16 61 -20 0 0 0
Gary McAdam LW 38 9 6 15 15 -4 0 2 1
Bob Lorimer D 72 2 10 12 62 -28 1 0 0
Mike Antonovich C 38 3 5 8 16 -15 0 0 0
Yvon Vautour RW 42 3 4 7 78 -18 0 0 1
Dave Lewis D 66 2 5 7 63 -19 0 0 0
Ken Daneyko D 11 1 4 5 17 -1 0 0 0
Mike Kitchen D 43 1 4 5 24 -15 0 0 0
Robert Palmer D 38 0 5 5 10 -10 0 0 0
Hector Marini RW 32 2 2 4 47 -2 0 0 0
Larry Floyd C 7 1 3 4 7 -4 0 0 0
Rich Chernomaz RW 7 2 1 3 2 -3 0 0 0
Grant Mulvey RW 12 1 2 3 19 -5 0 0 0
Kevin Maxwell C 14 0 3 3 2 -9 0 0 0
Rocky Trottier RW 5 1 1 2 0 -1 0 0 0
Bruce Driver D 4 0 2 2 0 -2 0 0 0
Glenn Resch G 51 0 2 2 12 0 0 0 0
John MacLean RW 23 1 0 1 10 -7 0 0 0
Glenn Merkosky C 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Alan Hepple D 1 0 0 0 7 -1 0 0 0
Garry Howatt LW 6 0 0 0 14 -1 0 0 0
John Johannson C 5 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Ron Low G 44 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Glenn Resch 2641 51 9 31 3 184 4.18 1
Ron Low 2218 44 8 25 4 161 4.36 0
Team: 4859 80 17 56 7 345 4.26 1

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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

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 6 John MacLean   Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
2 24 Shawn Evans   Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5 85 Chris Terreri   United States Providence College (ECAC)
6 105 Gord Mark   Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
7 125 Greg Evtushevski   Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
8 145 Viacheslav Fetisov   Soviet Union Moscow CSKA (USSR)
9 165 Jay Octeau   United States Mount St. Charles Academy (USHS-RI)
10 185 Alexander Chernykh   Soviet Union Voskresensk (USSR)
11 205 Allan Stewart   Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
12 225 Alexei Kasatonov   Soviet Union Moscow CSKA (USSR)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  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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