1982–83 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1982–83 1982 New York Rangers Wales T-7th Patrick 4th 35–35–10 24–13–3 11–22–7 306 287 Craig Patrick Herb Brooks Barry Beck None Madison Square Garden Mark Pavelich (37) Reijo Ruotsalainen (53) Mike Rogers (76) Dave Maloney (132) Eddie Mio (16) John Davidson (2.50) The 1982–83 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 57th season. During the regular season, New York compiled a 35–35–10 record and finished in fourth place in the Patrick Division. The Rangers qualified for the NHL playoffs, where they defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in a three-game sweep in the first round. In the Patrick Division Finals, the Rangers were defeated by the New York Islanders in six games.1982–83 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1983.html 2024-12-29 2017-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20170713004833/http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1983.html live 2 Regular season Final standings NYR Record vs. opponents NYR Schedule and results background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1982–83 regular season1982–83 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1983_games.html Hockey-Reference March 30, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 6–7–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 1–4–0) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 6 || Washington Capitals || 5–4 || 0–1–0 |- | 2 || 8 || @ New Jersey Devils || 3–2 || 0–2–0 |- | 3 || 9 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || 1–2–0 |- | 4 || 11 || New York Islanders || 4–3 || 1–3–0 |- | 5 || 13 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–2 || 2–3–0 |- | 6 || 16 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 8–2 || 2–4–0 |- | 7 || 17 || Los Angeles Kings || 5–3 || 2–5–0 |- | 8 || 20 || Vancouver Canucks || 6–5 || 3–5–0 |- | 9 || 23 || @ New York Islanders || 5–2 || 3–6–0 |- | 10 || 24 || Minnesota North Stars || 4–2 || 4–6–0 |- | 11 || 27 || Calgary Flames || 7–4 || 5–6–0 |- | 12 || 30 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 5–4 || 5–7–0 |- | 13 || 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–2 || 6–7–0 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 6–4–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–3–1) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 14 || 5 || @ Edmonton Oilers || 5–1 || 6–8–0 |- | 15 || 6 || @ Calgary Flames || 2–2 || 6–8–1 |- | 16 || 10 || St. Louis Blues || 5–4 || 7–8–1 |- | 17 || 11 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 7–3 || 7–9–1 |- | 18 || 14 || Edmonton Oilers || 7–2 || 7–10–1 |- | 19 || 17 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–1 || 8–10–1 |- | 20 || 20 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 9–10–1 |- | 21 || 21 || New York Islanders || 7–3 || 10–10–1 |- | 22 || 24 || Minnesota North Stars || 8–5 || 11–10–1 |- | 23 || 27 || @ New York Islanders || 3–0 || 12–10–1 |- | 24 || 28 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 7–3 || 12–11–1 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 6–5–2 (home: 5–2–0; road: 1–3–2) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 25 || 1 || Hartford Whalers || 6–1 || 13–11–1 |- | 26 || 4 || @ Hartford Whalers || 5–2 || 13–12–1 |- | 27 || 5 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–5 || 14–12–1 |- | 28 || 8 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–2 || 14–13–1 |- | 29 || 10 || @ Washington Capitals || 4–4 || 14–13–2 |- | 30 || 12 || New Jersey Devils || 4–0 || 15–13–2 |- | 31 || 15 || Los Angeles Kings || 7–1 || 16–13–2 |- | 32 || 17 || New York Islanders || 5–2 || 16–14–2 |- | 33 || 18 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 16–14–3 |- | 34 || 20 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3 || 17–14–3 |- | 35 || 22 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–1 || 17–15–3 |- | 36 || 26 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || 17–16–3 |- | 37 || 30 || @ New Jersey Devils || 5–2 || 18–16–3 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 5–7–3 (home: 3–4–2; road: 2–3–1) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 38 || 1 || @ Washington Capitals || 7–2 || 19–16–3 |- | 39 || 3 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–2 || 20–16–3 |- | 40 || 5 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–3 || 20–16–4 |- | 41 || 7 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–1 || 21–16–4 |- | 42 || 9 || New Jersey Devils || 4–3 || 22–16–4 |- | 43 || 12 || Winnipeg Jets || 5–5 || 22–16–5 |- | 44 || 15 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–0 || 22–17–5 |- | 45 || 16 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–0 || 22–18–5 |- | 46 || 18 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 3–3 || 22–18–6 |- | 47 || 21 || @ Winnipeg Jets || 4–1 || 22–19–6 |- | 48 || 23 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 3–1 || 22–20–6 |- | 49 || 24 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 22–21–6 |- | 50 || 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 22–22–6 |- | 51 || 29 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || 23–22–6 |- | 52 || 30 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–4 || 23–23–6 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 5–4–2 (home: 4–0–0; road: 1–4–2) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 53 || 1 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 5–5 || 23–23–7 |- | 54 || 5 || @ St. Louis Blues || 2–2 || 23–23–8 |- | 55 || 6 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 23–24–8 |- | 56 || 10 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 7–5 || 23–25–8 |- | 57 || 12 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 24–25–8 |- | 58 || 16 || Washington Capitals || 5–4 || 25–25–8 |- | 59 || 19 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 8–5 || 25–26–8 |- | 60 || 20 || Winnipeg Jets || 9–4 || 26–26–8 |- | 61 || 23 || Hartford Whalers || 11–3 || 27–26–8 |- | 62 || 26 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 6–3 || 27–27–8 |- | 63 || 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–3 || 28–27–8 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 7–7–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–4–1) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 64 || 1 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || 28–27–9 |- | 65 || 3 || Washington Capitals || 4–3 || 28–28–9 |- | 66 || 6 || New Jersey Devils || 6–4 || 28–29–9 |- | 67 || 8 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 7–3 || 28–30–9 |- | 68 || 11 || @ Edmonton Oilers || 3–1 || 28–31–9 |- | 69 || 12 || @ Calgary Flames || 4–1 || 29–31–9 |- | 70 || 14 || Philadelphia Flyers || 8–2 || 30–31–9 |- | 71 || 16 || New York Islanders || 2–1 || 31–31–9 |- | 72 || 20 || Boston Bruins || 4–0 || 31–32–9 |- | 73 || 21 || @ New Jersey Devils || 4–2 || 31–33–9 |- | 74 || 23 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–1 || 32–33–9 |- | 75 || 26 || @ New York Islanders || 3–2 || 32–34–9 |- | 76 || 27 || Washington Capitals || 5–4 || 33–34–9 |- | 77 || 29 || @ St. Louis Blues || 4–3 || 34–34–9 |- | 78 || 31 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 4–2 || 35–34–9 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; April: 0–1–1 (home: 0–0–1; road: 0–1–0) Game April Opponent Score Record |- | 79 || 1 || New Jersey Devils || 3–3 || 35–34–10 |- | 80 || 3 || @ Washington Capitals || 3–0 || 35–35–10 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Division semifinals vs. (P1) Philadelphia Flyers – Rangers win 3–0 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || April 5 || New York Rangers || 5–3 || Philadelphia Flyers || || New York Rangers lead series 1–0 |- | 2 || April 7 || New York Rangers || 4–3 || Philadelphia Flyers || || New York Rangers lead series 2–0 |- | 3 || April 9 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–9 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers win series 3–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Division Finals vs. (P2) New York Islanders – Islanders win 4–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || April 14 || New York Rangers || 1–4 || New York Islanders || || New York Islanders lead series 1–0 |- | 2 || April 15 || New York Rangers || 0–5 || New York Islanders || || New York Islanders lead series 2–0 |- | 3 || April 17 || New York Islanders || 6–7 || New York Rangers || || New York Islanders lead series 2–1 |- | 4 || April 18 || New York Islanders || 1–3 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 2–2 |- | 5 || April 20 || New York Rangers || 2–7 || New York Islanders || || New York Islanders lead series 3–2 |- | 6 || April 22 || New York Islanders || 5–2 || New York Rangers || || New York Islanders win series 4–2 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Mike Rogers Mike Rogers (ice hockey) 71 29 47 76 −10 28 Mark Pavelich 78 37 38 75 20 52 Don Maloney 78 29 40 69 −5 88 Reijo Ruotsalainen 77 16 53 69 27 22 Anders Hedberg 78 25 34 59 17 12 Mikko Leinonen 78 17 34 51 12 23 Dave Maloney 78 8 42 50 −3 132 Rob McClanahan 78 22 26 48 12 46 Ron Duguay 72 19 25 44 −13 58 Ed Johnstone 52 15 21 36 −4 27 Barry Beck 66 12 22 34 22 112 Robbie Ftorek 61 12 19 31 11 41 Kent-Erik Andersson 71 8 20 28 6 14 Nick Fotiu 72 8 13 21 6 90 Vaclav Nedomansky† 35 12 8 20 −1 0 Mike Allison 39 11 9 20 8 37 Bill Baker Bill Baker (ice hockey, born 1956) 70 4 14 18 −8 64 Chris Kontos 44 8 7 15 1 33 Andre Dore‡ 39 3 12 15 17 39 Scot Kleinendorst 30 2 9 11 7 8 Tom Laidlaw 80 0 10 10 −11 75 Ron Greschner 10 3 5 8 0 0 Ulf Nilsson Ulf Nilsson (ice hockey) 10 2 4 6 −1 2 Rick Chartraw† 26 2 2 4 2 37 Mike Backman 7 1 3 4 −5 6 Dave Silk 16 1 1 2 −3 15 Pat Conacher 5 0 1 1 0 4 Cam Connor 1 0 0 0 0 0 Graeme Nicolson 10 0 0 0 −5 9 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Anders Hedberg 9 4 8 12 4 Mark Pavelich 9 4 5 9 12 Rob McClanahan 9 2 5 7 12 Dave Maloney 7 1 6 7 10 George McPhee 9 3 3 6 6 Barry Beck 9 2 4 6 8 Reijo Ruotsalainen 9 4 2 6 6 Mike Allison 8 0 5 5 10 Ed Johnstone 9 4 1 5 19 Mike Backman 9 2 2 4 0 Ron Greschner 8 2 2 4 12 Ron Duguay 9 2 2 4 28 Mikko Leinonen 7 1 3 4 4 Rick Chartraw 9 0 2 2 6 Tom Laidlaw 9 1 1 2 10 Scot Kleinendorst 6 0 2 2 2 Nick Fotiu 5 0 1 1 6 Robbie Ftorek 4 1 0 1 0 Don Maloney 5 0 1 1 0 Pat Conacher 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Baker Bill Baker (ice hockey, born 1956) 2 0 0 0 0 Kent-Erik Andersson 9 0 0 0 0 Mike Rogers Mike Rogers (ice hockey) 1 0 0 0 0 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts Eddie Mio 41 2365 16 18 6 136 3.45 1295 .883 2 Glen Hanlon† 21 1173 9 10 1 67 3.43 702 .894 0 Steve Weeks 18 1040 9 5 3 68 3.92 559 .862 0 Steve Baker Steve Baker (ice hockey) 3 102 0 1 0 5 2.94 49 .886 0 John Davidson John Davidson (ice hockey) 2 120 1 1 0 5 2.50 60 .909 0 Playoffs Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SO Shutouts Eddie Mio 8 480 5 3 32 4.00 0 Glen Hanlon 1 60 0 1 5 5.00 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. hockeydb.com 2010-08-08 1982–83 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481983.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100731014006/http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481983.html 31 July 2010 live Draft picks New York's picks at the 1982 NHL entry draft in Montreal, Canada at the Montreal Forum.1982 NHL Entry Draft Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/draft/NHL_1982_entry.html 2024-12-29 2018-01-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20180128054527/https://www.hockey-reference.com/draft/NHL_1982_entry.html liveNHL Draft History National Hockey League http://www.nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html 2012-05-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010128131400/http://nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html 2001-01-28 Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 15 Chris Kontos C Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 2 36 Tomas Sandstrom RW Sweden Farjestad BK (Elitserien) 3 57 Corey Millen C United States Cloquet H.S. (Minnesota) 4 78 Chris Jensen RW Canada Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL) 6 120 Tony Granato C United States Northwood H.S. (New York) 7 141 Sergei Kapustin LW Soviet Union Moscow Spartak (Russia) 8 160 Brian Glynn C United States Buffalo Jr. Sabres (NAJHL) 8 162 Janne Karlsson D Sweden IFK Kiruna (Sweden) 9 183 Kelly Miller LW United States Michigan State University (NCAA) 10 193 Simo Saarinen D Finland HIFK (FNL) 10 204 Bob Lowes C Canada Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) 11 225 Andy Otto D United States Northwood H.S. (New York) 12 246 Dwayne Robinson D Canada University of New Hampshire (NCAA) See also 1982–83 NHL season References 1982-83 Category:1982–83 NHL season by team Category:1982 in sports in New York City Category:1983 in sports in New York City 1982-83 New York Rangers season