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1982–83 New Jersey Devils season

National Hockey League season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1982–83
year	1982
Team	New Jersey Devils
Conference	Wales
ConferenceRank	9th
Division	Patrick
DivisionRank	5th
Record	17–49–14
HomeRecord	11–20–9
RoadRecord	6–29–5
GoalsFor	230
GoalsAgainst	338
GeneralManager	Bill MacMillan
Coach	Bill MacMillan
Captain	Don Lever
AltCaptain	None
Arena	Brendan Byrne Arena
GoalsLeader	Steve Tambellini (25)
AssistsLeader	Tapio Levo (40)
PointsLeader	Aaron Broten (55)
PIMLeader	Yvon Vautour (136)
WinsLeader	Chico Resch (15)
GAALeader	Chico Resch (3.98)
prev_season	[1981–82 (Colorado)](1981-82-colorado-rockies-season)

The 1982–83 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise's ninth season in the NHL and the first in New Jersey after moving from Colorado, where they were known as the Colorado Rockies. The Devils first ever game was a 3–3 tie with the Pittsburgh Penguins, where first captain Don Lever scored the Devils' first ever goal. The team's first win would come against their new rivals, the New York Rangers. However, the new location didn't help the team overall, as they continued to struggle in the standings, finishing second-last in their division and third-to-last in their conference.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || October 5 || Pittsburgh || 3 – 3 || New Jersey || 0–0–1 || 1 || 13,663 |- | 2 || October 8 || NY Rangers || 2 – 3 || New Jersey || 1–0–1 || 3 || 19,203 |- | 3 || October 9 || New Jersey || 5 – 5 || Toronto || 1–0–2 || 4 || 16,382 |- | 4 || October 12 || Boston || 2 – 2 || New Jersey || 1–0–3 || 5 || 10,251 |- | 5 || October 14 || Montreal || 5 – 3 || New Jersey || 1–1–3 || 5 || 11,703 |- | 6 || October 16 || New Jersey || 6 – 5 || Pittsburgh || 2–1–3 || 7 || 8,852 |- | 7 || October 18 || Philadelphia || 1 – 3 || New Jersey || 3–1–3 || 9 || 12,521 |- | 8 || October 20 || New Jersey || 4 – 7 || Los Angeles || 3–2–3 || 9 || 8,519 |- | 9 || October 22 || New Jersey || 1 – 3 || Winnipeg || 3–3–3 || 9 || 12,534 |- | 10 || October 26 || Minnesota || 5 – 3 || New Jersey || 3–4–3 || 9 || 11,208 |- | 11 || October 28 || NY Islanders || 4 – 2 || New Jersey || 3–5–3 || 9 || 19,023 |- | 12 || October 30 || New Jersey || 5 – 8 || NY Islanders || 3–6–3 || 9 || 15,230

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Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

		Regular season		Playoffs	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Aaron Broten	73	16	39	55	28	–	–	–	–	-
Don Lever	79	23	30	53	68	–	–	–	–	-
Bob MacMillan	71	19	29	48	8	–	–	–	–	-
Tapio Levo	73	7	40	47	22	–	–	–	–	-
Jeff Larmer	65	21	24	45	21	–	–	–	–	-
Hector Marini	77	17	28	45	105	–	–	–	–	-
Steve Tambellini	73	25	18	43	14	–	–	–	–	-
Brent Ashton	76	14	19	33	47	–	–	–	–	-
Rick Meagher†	57	15	14	29	11	–	–	–	–	-
Paul Gagne	53	14	15	29	13	–	–	–	–	-
Murray Brumwell	59	5	14	19	34	–	–	–	–	-
Jan Ludvig	51	7	10	17	30	–	–	–	–	-
Joel Quenneville	74	5	12	17	46	–	–	–	–	-
Mike Antonovich	30	7	7	14	11	–	–	–	–	-
Glenn Merkosky	34	4	10	14	20	–	–	–	–	-
Bob Lorimer	66	3	10	13	42	–	–	–	–	-
Mike Kitchen	77	4	8	12	52	–	–	–	–	-
Yvon Vautour	52	4	7	11	136	–	–	–	–	-
Rob Palmer	60	1	10	11	21	–	–	–	–	-
Dave Cameron	35	5	4	9	50	–	–	–	–	-
John Wensink	42	2	7	9	135	–	–	–	–	-
Carol Vadnais	51	2	7	9	64	–	–	–	–	-
Merlin Malinowski‡	5	3	2	5	0	–	–	–	–	-
Pat Verbeek	6	3	2	5	8	–	–	–	–	-
Dave Hutchison	32	1	4	5	102	–	–	–	–	-
Garry Howatt	38	1	4	5	114	–	–	–	–	-
Jukka Porvari	8	1	3	4	4	–	–	–	–	-
Chico Resch	65	0	3	3	6	–	–	–	–	-
Larry Floyd	5	1	0	1	2	–	–	–	–	-
Joe Cirella	2	0	1	1	4	–	–	–	–	-
Mike Moher	9	0	1	1	28	–	–	–	–	-
Ron Low†	11	0	1	1	0	–	–	–	–	-
Randy Pierce	3	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	-
Dwight Foster‡	4	0	0	0	2	–	–	–	–	-
Shawn MacKenzie	6	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	-
Lindsay Middlebrook‡	9	0	0	0	2	–	–	–	–	-

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining New Jersey. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.

‡Traded mid-season

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

		Regular season		Playoffs	Player	GP	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA	GP	TOI
Chico Resch	65	3650	15	*35*	12	242	3.98	–	–	–	–	–	–	-
Ron Low†	11	608	2	7	1	41	4.05	–	–	–	–	–	–	-
Lindsay Middlebrook‡	9	412	0	6	1	37	5.39	–	–	–	–	–	–	-
Shawn MacKenzie	6	130	0	1	0	15	6.92	–	–	–	–	–	–	-

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining New Jersey. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.

‡Traded mid-season

Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Transactions

The Devils were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.

Trades

February 19, 1983	To New Jersey DevilsRon Low	To Edmonton OilersLindsay Middlebrook
Paul Miller

Free agents

F Jan Ludvig	Edmonton Oilers

Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 1982 NHL entry draft at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada.

12	232	Dan Dorion	United States	RW	Austin Mavericks (USHL)

Notes

References

"1982-83 New Jersey Devils Schedule".
[http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82trade.htm 1982 Traded Draft Picks]

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