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1982–83 Washington Capitals season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1982–83 |
| year | 1982 |
| Team | Washington Capitals |
| Record | 39–25–16 |
| HomeRecord | 22–12–6 |
| RoadRecord | 17–13–10 |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 5th |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| GoalsFor | 306 |
| GoalsAgainst | 283 |
| GeneralManager | David Poile |
| Coach | Bryan Murray |
| Captain | Rod Langway |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Capital Centre |
| GoalsLeader | Mike Gartner (38) |
| AssistsLeader | Dennis Maruk (50) |
| PointsLeader | Dennis Maruk (81) |
| PIMLeader | Randy Holt (275) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Glen Currie (+18) |
| WinsLeader | Al Jensen (22) |
| GAALeader | Pat Riggin (3.36) |
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.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- | 1 || || Washington || 5–4 || NY Rangers || Riggin || Madison Square Garden || 17,413 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- | 2 || || Philadelphia || 3–2 || Washington || Riggin || Capital Centre || 17,704 || 1–1–0 || 2 || |- | 3 || || Washington || 4–6 || Philadelphia || Moore || Spectrum || 16,790 || 1–2–0 || 2 || |- | 4 || || Washington || 5–3 || Toronto || Parro || Maple Leaf Gardens || 16,300 || 2–2–0 || 4 || |- | 5 || 8:05p.m. EDT || Buffalo || 9–2 || Washington || Parro || Capital Centre || 13,710 || 2–3–0 || 4 || |- | 6 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Montreal || 3–3 || Washington || Parro || Capital Centre || 12,849 || 2–3–1 || 5 || |- | 7 || 8:05p.m. EDT || Washington || 3–6 || NY Islanders || Riggin || Nassau Coliseum || 14,633 || 2–4–1 || 5 || |- | 8 || 8:05p.m. EDT || Minnesota || 3–1 || Washington || Parro || Capital Centre || 12,768 || 2–5–1 || 5 || |- | 9 || || Washington || 5–7 || Pittsburgh || Parro || Pittsburgh Civic Arena || 6,916 || 2–6–1 || 5 || |- | 10 || || Washington || 6–5 || St. Louis || Riggin || Checkerdome || 10,689 || 3–6–1 || 7 ||
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Playoffs
Main article: 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs
|- | 1 || 8:05p.m. EST || Washington || 2–5 || NY Islanders || || Riggin || Nassau Coliseum || 15,230 || Islanders lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || 8:05p.m. EST || Washington || 4–2 || NY Islanders || || Jensen || Nassau Coliseum || 15,150 || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || 1:05p.m. EST || NY Islanders || 6–2 || Washington || || Jensen || Capital Centre || 18,130 || Islanders lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || 7:05p.m. EST || NY Islanders || 6–3 || Washington || || Jensen || Capital Centre || 18,130 || Islanders win 3–1 ||
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Playoffs
In the first round of the playoffs, the Capitals lost to the Islanders 3 games to 1.
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 80 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 71 | -21 | 12 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 73 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 54 | -2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | |
| C | 80 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 64 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 67 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 74 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 34 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 73 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 75 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 41 | -7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 80 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| RW | 71 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 93 | -8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 68 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 77 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| D | 70 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 20 | -3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 80 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 80 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 10 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 73 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 59 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 77 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 195 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 61 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 67 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 23 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 14 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 39 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 47 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 70 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 275 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2358 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 135 | 3.44 | 1 | |
| 2161 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 121 | 3.36 | 0 | |
| 261 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4.37 | 0 | |
| 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 |
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| RW | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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| 139 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4.32 | 0 | |
| 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.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Scott Stevens | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 3 | 58 | Milan Novy | Kladno (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 5 | 89 | Dean Evason | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 6 | 110 | Ed Kastelic | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 8 | 152 | Wally Schreiber | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 9 | 173 | Jamie Reeve | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (SJHL) |
| 10 | 194 | Juha Nurmi | Tampere Tappara (Finland) | |
| 11 | 215 | Wayne Prestage | Canada | Seattle Breakers (WHL) |
| 12 | 236 | Jon Holden | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 12 | 247 | Marco Kallas | United States | St. Louis Sting (NAJHL) |
References
References
- "1982-83 Washington Capitals Schedule".
- "1982-83 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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