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1983–84 New York Islanders season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1983–84 |
| year | 1983 |
| Team | New York Islanders |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 1st |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| Record | 50–26–4 |
| HomeRecord | 28–11–1 |
| RoadRecord | 22–15–3 |
| GoalsFor | 357 |
| GoalsAgainst | 269 |
| GeneralManager | Bill Torrey |
| Coach | Al Arbour |
| Captain | Denis Potvin |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Nassau Coliseum |
| GoalsLeader | Mike Bossy (51) |
| AssistsLeader | Bryan Trottier (71) |
| PointsLeader | Mike Bossy (118) |
| PIMLeader | Duane Sutter (94) |
| WinsLeader | Billy Smith (23) |
| GAALeader | Billy Smith (2.72) |
| DivisionWin | yes |
| ConferenceWin | Yes |
The 1983–84 New York Islanders season was the 12th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Islanders entered to the season as the four-time defending Stanley Cup champions, and subsequently went the Stanley Cup Finals for the fifth time in a row, but lost four games to one in a rematch against the Edmonton Oilers.
The Islanders nevertheless set a new North American major professional sports record by winning nineteen consecutive playoff series (two more than the seventeen series won by the Boston Celtics in their eight-year NBA championship dynasty) and unmatched in any major sport since.
As of 2025, this remains the most recent season that the Islanders made it to the Stanley Cup Finals.
Offseason
NHL draft
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Pat LaFontaine | United States | Verdun Juniors (QMJHL) |
| 1 | 16 | Gerald Diduck | Canada | Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) |
| 2 | 37 | Garnet McKechney | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 3 | 57 | Mike Neill | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 4 | 65 | Mikko Makela | Ilves Tampere (Finland) | |
| 5 | 84 | Bob Caulfield | United States | Detroit Lakes High School (USHS-MN) |
| 5 | 97 | Ron Viglasi | Canada | Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
| 6 | 117 | Darin Illikainen | United States | Hermantown High School (USHS-MN) |
| 7 | 137 | Jim Sprenger | United States | Cloquet High School (USHS-MN) |
| 8 | 157 | Dale Henry | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 9 | 177 | Kevin Vescio | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 10 | 197 | Dave Shellington | Canada | Cornwall Royals (OHL) |
| 11 | 217 | John Bjorkman | United States | Warroad High School (USHS-MN) |
| 12 | 237 | Peter McGeough | United States | Bishop Hendricken High School (USHS-RI) |
Regular season
All Star Game
The 35th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Campbell Conference defeated the Wales Conference 9–3. Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy, and head coach Al Arbour participated in the All-Star Game as representatives of the Wales Conference.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- | 1 || October 4, 1983 || NY Islanders || 3–7 || Quebec || || || Quebec Coliseum || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- | 2 || October 6, 1983 || NY Islanders || 7–4 || Montreal || || Smith || Montreal Forum 16,685 || 1–1–0 || 2 || |- | 3 || October 8, 1983 || NY Islanders || 8–7 || Washington || OT || || Capital Centre || 2–1–0 || 4 || |- | 4 || October 11, 1983 || Los Angeles || 2–5 || NY Islanders || || || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 3–1–0 || 6 || |- | 5 || October 15, 1983 || Philadelphia || 5–1 || NY Islanders || || || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 3–2–0 || 6 || |- | 6 || October 16, 1983 || NY Islanders || 3–2 || Buffalo || || || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium || 4–2–0 || 8 || |- | 7 || October 18, 1983 || Calgary || 4–3 || NY Islanders || || || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 4–3–0 || 8 || |- | 8 || October 22, 1983 || NY Rangers || 3–2 || NY Islanders || || || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 4–4–0 || 8 || |- | 9 || October 23, 1983 || NY Islanders || 5–6 || NY Rangers || OT || || Madison Square Garden || 4–5–0 || 8 || |- | 10 || October 25, 1983 || Winnipeg || 4–2 || NY Islanders || || || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 4–6–0 || 8 || |- | 11 || October 29, 1983 || New Jersey || 3–5 || NY Islanders || || || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 5–6–0 || 10 || |- | 12 || October 30, 1983 || NY Islanders || 6–2 || Philadelphia || || || The Spectrum || 6–6–0 || 12 ||
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Playoffs
Main article: 1984 Stanley Cup playoffs
|- | 1 || April 4, 1984 || NY Rangers || 1–4 || NY Islanders || || || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 5, 1984 || NY Rangers || 3–0 || NY Islanders || || || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 7, 1984 || NY Islanders || 2–7 || NY Rangers || || || Madison Square Garden || 1–2 || |- | 4 || April 8, 1984 || NY Islanders || 4–1 || NY Rangers || || || Madison Square Garden || 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 10, 1984 || NY Rangers || 2–3 || NY Islanders || OT || || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 3–2 ||
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Player statistics
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 67 | 51 | 67 | 118 | 8 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 11 | |
| C | 68 | 40 | 71 | 111 | 59 | 70 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| D | 78 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 87 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 3 | |
| LW | 73 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 66 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| LW | 79 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 78 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 75 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| C | 69 | 34 | 15 | 49 | 69 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| D | 72 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 71 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| RW | 74 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 80 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 78 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 75 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 65 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 76 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 65 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| C | 15 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 69 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 53 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 63 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 43 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 31 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 28 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 39 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 40 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 27 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 37 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2279 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 130 | 3.42 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 110 | 3.27 | 0 | |
| 535 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3.14 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4833 | 80 | 50 | 26 | 4 | 268 | 3.33 | 2 |
|- |}
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 21 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 21 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 21 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 21 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 20 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| LW | 21 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| RW | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1190 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 2.72 | 0 | |
| 87 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.45 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 1277 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 59 | 2.77 | 0 |
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Note: Pos = Position; 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;
Playoffs
Stanley Cup Finals
Main article: 1984 Stanley Cup Finals
New York Islanders vs. Edmonton Oilers
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10 | **Edmonton** | **1** | New York | 0 | |
| May 12 | Edmonton | 1 | **New York** | **6** | |
| May 15 | New York | 2 | **Edmonton** | **7** | |
| May 17 | New York | 2 | **Edmonton** | **7** | |
| May 19 | New York | 2 | **Edmonton** | **5** |
Edmonton wins the series 4–1.
Awards and records
- Prince of Wales Trophy
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Mike Bossy
- Mike Bossy, Right Wing, NHL First All-Star Team
- Denis Potvin, Defense, NHL Second All-Star Team
- Bryan Trottier, Center, NHL Second All-Star Team
References
References
- "1983-84 New York Islanders Schedule".
- "1983-84 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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