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1983–84 New York Rangers season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
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| League | NHL |
| Season | 1983–84 |
| year | 1983 |
| Team | New York Rangers |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 7th |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| Record | 42–29–9 |
| HomeRecord | 27–12–1 |
| RoadRecord | 15–17–8 |
| GoalsFor | 314 |
| GoalsAgainst | 304 |
| GeneralManager | Craig Patrick |
| Coach | Herb Brooks |
| Captain | Barry Beck |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| GoalsLeader | Pierre Larouche (48) |
| AssistsLeader | Mark Pavelich (53) |
| PointsLeader | Mark Pavelich (82) |
| PIMLeader | Dave Maloney (168) |
| WinsLeader | Glen Hanlon (28) |
| GAALeader | John Vanbiesbrouck (3.33) |
The 1983–84 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 58th season. The Rangers posted a 42–29–9 record in the regular season, and their fourth-place finish in the Patrick Division earned them a berth in the NHL playoffs. In the Patrick Division semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the New York Islanders, three games to two.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- | 1 || 5 || New Jersey Devils || 6 – 2 || 1–0–0 |- | 2 || 7 || @ New Jersey Devils || 3 – 1 || 2–0–0 |- | 3 || 8 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 6 – 1 || 3–0–0 |- | 4 || 10 || Los Angeles Kings || 2 – 1 || 4–0–0 |- | 5 || 13 || Washington Capitals || 4 – 3 || 5–0–0 |- | 6 || 15 || @ St. Louis Blues || 6 – 5 || 5–1–0 |- | 7 || 16 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5 – 4 || 6–1–0 |- | 8 || 19 || Calgary Flames || 3 – 1 || 7–1–0 |- | 9 || 22 || @ New York Islanders || 3 – 2 || 8–1–0 |- | 10 || 23 || New York Islanders || 6 – 5 OT || 9–1–0 |- | 11 || 26 || Winnipeg Jets || 7 – 5 || 9–2–0 |- | 12 || 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5 – 3 || 9–3–0 |- | 13 || 30 || Edmonton Oilers || 5 – 4 OT || 9–4–0
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Playoffs
Main article: 1984 Stanley Cup playoffs
|- | 1 || April 4 || New York Rangers || 1 – 4 || New York Islanders || || New York Islanders lead series 1-0 |- | 2 || April 5 || New York Rangers || 3 – 0 || New York Islanders || || Series tied 1-1 |- | 3 || April 7 || New York Islanders || 2 – 7 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 2-1 |- | 4 || April 8 || New York Islanders || 4 – 1 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 2-2 |- | 5 || April 10 || New York Rangers || 2 – 3 || New York Islanders || OT || New York Islanders win series 3-2
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Player statistics
;Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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| 77 | 29 | 53 | 82 | 11 | 96 | |
| 77 | 48 | 33 | 81 | -15 | 22 | |
| 79 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 18 | 16 | |
| 79 | 24 | 42 | 66 | -5 | 62 | |
| 78 | 23 | 38 | 61 | -24 | 45 | |
| 74 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 17 | 26 | |
| 77 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 5 | 117 | |
| 73 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 1 | 88 | |
| 77 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 3 | 24 | |
| 72 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 134 | |
| 68 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 168 | |
| 75 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 16 | |
| 28 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 28 | |
| 42 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 60 | |
| 45 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 64 | |
| 63 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 8 | |
| 79 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -10 | 62 | |
| 41 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 21 | |
| 40 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 115 | |
| 36 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 31 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
| † | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 4 |
| 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 110 | |
| 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 22 | |
| † | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |
| 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -10 | 35 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| ‡ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 2837 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 166 | 3.51 | 1674 | .890 | 1 | |
| 26 | 1361 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 90 | 3.97 | 757 | .865 | 0 | |
| 9 | 485 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 3.59 | 283 | .886 | 0 | |
| 3 | 180 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.33 | 95 | .882 | 0 |
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
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| 5 | 308 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2.53 | 166 | .922 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | – | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1983 NHL entry draft in Montreal, Canada at the Montreal Forum.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 12 | Dave Gagner | C | Canada | Brantford Alexanders (OHL) |
| 2 | 33 | Randy Heath | LW | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 3 | 49 | Vesa Salo | D | Finland | Lukko Rauma (FNL) |
| 3 | 53 | Gordie Walker | LW | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 4 | 73 | Peter Andersson | D | Sweden | Orebro IK (Sweden) |
| 5 | 93 | Jim Andonoff | RW | United States | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 6 | 113 | Bob Alexander | D | United States | Rosemount H.S. (Minnesota) |
| 7 | 133 | Steve Orth | C | United States | St. Cloud Tech H.S. (Minnesota) |
| 8 | 153 | Pete Marcov | LW | Canada | Welland (Ontario Jr. B) |
| 9 | 173 | Paul Jerrard | RW | Canada | Notre Dame Academy (Sask. AAA) |
| 11 | 213 | Bryan Walker | D | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 12 | 233 | Ulf Nilsson | G | Sweden | Skelleftea (FNL) |
References
References
- "1983–84 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.
- "1983–84 New York Rangers Schedule".
- "1983-84 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com.
- "1983 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference.
- "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League.
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