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1983–84 Washington Capitals season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1983–84 |
| year | 1983 |
| Team | Washington Capitals |
| Record | 48–27–5 |
| HomeRecord | 26–11–3 |
| RoadRecord | 22–16–2 |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 4th |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| GoalsFor | 308 |
| GoalsAgainst | 226 |
| GeneralManager | David Poile |
| Coach | Bryan Murray |
| Captain | Rod Langway |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Capital Centre |
| GoalsLeader | Mike Gartner (40) |
| AssistsLeader | Dave Christian (52) |
| PointsLeader | Mike Gartner (85) |
| PIMLeader | Scott Stevens (201) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (+29) |
| WinsLeader | Al Jensen (25) |
| GAALeader | Pat Riggin (2.67) |
The 1983–84 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals tenth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They qualified for the playoffs for the second year in a row.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||L||October 6, 1983||1–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 8, 1983||7–8 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (1983–84) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 9, 1983||2–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||0–3–0 |- |4||L||October 13, 1983||3–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1983–84) ||0–4–0 |- |5||L||October 14, 1983||0–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||0–5–0 |- |6||L||October 16, 1983||2–4 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||0–6–0 |- |7||L||October 19, 1983||0–3 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||0–7–0 |- |8||W||October 22, 1983||4–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||1–7–0 |- |9||W||October 25, 1983||1–0 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||2–7–0 |- |10||W||October 26, 1983||2–0 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||3–7–0 |- |11||W||October 29, 1983||6–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||4–7–0 |- |12||W||October 30, 1983||7–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) ||5–7–0
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Playoffs
Main article: 1984 Stanley Cup playoffs
|- | 1 || || Philadelphia || 2–4 || Washington || || || Capital Centre || || 1–0 || |- | 2 || || Philadelphia || 2–6 || Washington || || || Capital Centre || || 2–0 || |- | 3 || || Washington || 5–1 || Philadelphia || || || Spectrum || || 3–0 || |- | 1 || || Washington || 3–2 || NY Islanders || || || Nassau Coliseum || || 1–0 || |- | 2 || || Washington || 4–5 || NY Islanders || OT || || Nassau Coliseum || || 1–1 || |- | 3 || || NY Islanders || 3–1 || Washington || || || Capital Centre || || 1–2 || |- | 4 || || NY Islanders || 5–2 || Washington || || || Capital Centre || || 1–3 || |- | 5 || || Washington || 3–5 || NY Islanders || || || Nassau Coliseum || || 1–4 || |- |
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 80 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 90 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 7 | |
| RW | 80 | 29 | 52 | 81 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |
| RW | 69 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
| C | 80 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 51 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
| C | 75 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 52 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |
| RW | 80 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 69 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 72 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 78 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 201 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 80 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| RW | 78 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 74 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| LW | 79 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| C | 80 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 80 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 61 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| RW | 45 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 46 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 65 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 84 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 72 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 124 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 42 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 57 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2414 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 117 | 2.91 | 4 | |
| 2299 | 41 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 102 | 2.66 | 4 | |
| 120 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4834 | 80 | 48 | 27 | 5 | 222 | 2.76 | 8 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3.26 | 0 | |
| 230 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2.35 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 488 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 2.83 | 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 1983 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 75 | Tim Bergland | United States | Thief River Falls High School (USHS-MN) |
| 5 | 95 | Martin Bouliane | Canada | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 135 | Dwaine Hutton | Canada | Kelowna Wings (WHL) |
| 8 | 155 | Marty Abrams | Canada | Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL) |
| 9 | 175 | Dave Cowan | United States | Washburn High School (USHS-MN) |
| 10 | 195 | Yves Beaudoin | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| 11 | 215 | Alain Raymond | Canada | Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) |
| 11 | 216 | Anders Huss | Sweden | Gävle (Sweden) |
References
References
- "1983-84 Washington Capitals Schedule".
- "1983-84 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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