1983–84 Boston Bruins season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1983–84 1983 Boston Bruins 49–25–6 25–12–3 24–13–3 Wales 2nd Adams 1st 336 261 Harry Sinden Gerry Cheevers Terry O'Reilly None Boston Garden Rick Middleton (47) Barry Pederson (77) Barry Pederson (116) Ray Bourque (51) Mike Milbury (159) Pete Peeters (41) Pete Peeters (3.16) Yes The 1983–84 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 60th season 2 Regular season Final standings BOS Record vs. opponents BOS Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid; 1983–84 regular season1983-84 Boston Bruins Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1984_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 3, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 6, 1983||9–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 8, 1983||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 9, 1983||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 13, 1983||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||3–1–0 |- |5||W||October 15, 1983||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||4–1–0 |- |6||L||October 18, 1983||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||4–2–0 |- |7||T||October 20, 1983||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||4–2–1 |- |8||W||October 22, 1983||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||5–2–1 |- |9||L||October 25, 1983||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||5–3–1 |- |10||W||October 27, 1983||8–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||6–3–1 |- |11||W||October 29, 1983||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||7–3–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||W||November 3, 1983||9–5 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||8–3–1 |- |13||W||November 5, 1983||10–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||9–3–1 |- |14||W||November 6, 1983||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||10–3–1 |- |15||L||November 9, 1983||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||10–4–1 |- |16||W||November 12, 1983||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||11–4–1 |- |17||W||November 13, 1983||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||12–4–1 |- |18||W||November 17, 1983||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) ||13–4–1 |- |19||T||November 19, 1983||6–6 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1983–84) ||13–4–2 |- |20||L||November 22, 1983||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||13–5–2 |- |21||L||November 24, 1983||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||13–6–2 |- |22||W||November 26, 1983||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||14–6–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||W||December 1, 1983||7–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||15–6–2 |- |24||L||December 3, 1983||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||15–7–2 |- |25||W||December 4, 1983||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||16–7–2 |- |26||W||December 6, 1983||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||17–7–2 |- |27||W||December 8, 1983||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||18–7–2 |- |28||L||December 10, 1983||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||18–8–2 |- |29||W||December 11, 1983||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) ||19–8–2 |- |30||W||December 15, 1983||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||20–8–2 |- |31||L||December 17, 1983||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||20–9–2 |- |32||W||December 18, 1983||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||21–9–2 |- |33||W||December 20, 1983||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||22–9–2 |- |34||L||December 22, 1983||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||22–10–2 |- |35||W||December 26, 1983||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||23–10–2 |- |36||W||December 28, 1983||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||24–10–2 |- |37||L||December 30, 1983||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||24–11–2 |- |38||T||December 31, 1983||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||24–11–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |39||W||January 3, 1984||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1983–84) ||25–11–3 |- |40||L||January 5, 1984||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||25–12–3 |- |41||W||January 7, 1984||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1983–84) ||26–12–3 |- |42||W||January 11, 1984||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||27–12–3 |- |43||W||January 12, 1984||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||28–12–3 |- |44||W||January 14, 1984||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||29–12–3 |- |45||W||January 16, 1984||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1983–84) ||30–12–3 |- |46||L||January 17, 1984||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||30–13–3 |- |47||W||January 19, 1984||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||31–13–3 |- |48||W||January 21, 1984||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||32–13–3 |- |49||L||January 23, 1984||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||32–14–3 |- |50||W||January 28, 1984||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) ||33–14–3 |- |51||L||January 29, 1984||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||33–15–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |52||W||February 2, 1984||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||34–15–3 |- |53||W||February 4, 1984||8–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||35–15–3 |- |54||L||February 5, 1984||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||35–16–3 |- |55||L||February 8, 1984||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) ||35–17–3 |- |56||L||February 9, 1984||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) ||35–18–3 |- |57||W||February 11, 1984||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||36–18–3 |- |58||L||February 15, 1984||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||36–19–3 |- |59||L||February 17, 1984||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||36–20–3 |- |60||T||February 18, 1984||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||36–20–4 |- |61||W||February 21, 1984||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||37–20–4 |- |62||W||February 22, 1984||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||38–20–4 |- |63||L||February 25, 1984||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) ||38–21–4 |- |64||W||February 27, 1984||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||39–21–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |65||W||March 1, 1984||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||40–21–4 |- |66||T||March 3, 1984||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||40–21–5 |- |67||L||March 4, 1984||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||40–22–5 |- |68||W||March 8, 1984||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||41–22–5 |- |69||W||March 10, 1984||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||42–22–5 |- |70||L||March 11, 1984||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||42–23–5 |- |71||W||March 14, 1984||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||43–23–5 |- |72||L||March 15, 1984||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||43–24–5 |- |73||L||March 17, 1984||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||43–25–5 |- |74||W||March 20, 1984||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1983–84) ||44–25–5 |- |75||T||March 22, 1984||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1983–84) ||44–25–6 |- |76||W||March 24, 1984||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||45–25–6 |- |77||W||March 27, 1984||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||46–25–6 |- |78||W||March 29, 1984||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||47–25–6 |- |79||W||March 31, 1984||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||48–25–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |80||W||April 1, 1984||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||49–25–6 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs The Bruins lost the Division semi-finals (3–0) to the Montreal Canadiens. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Barry Pederson C 80 39 77 116 64271037 Rick Middleton RW 80 47 58 105 14261646 Raymond Bourque D 78 31 65 96 57511215 Tom Fergus C 69 25 36 61 128603 Mike O'Connell D 75 18 42 60 4218901 Keith Crowder RW 63 24 28 52 12812404 Mike Krushelnyski LW/C 66 25 20 45 559321 Craig MacTavish C 70 20 23 43 359704 Gord Kluzak D 80 10 27 37 1359503 Nevin Markwart LW 70 14 16 30 1212003 Peter McNab C 52 14 16 30 107203 Dave Silk RW 35 13 17 30 6411501 Terry O'Reilly RW 58 12 18 30 1249202 Bruce Crowder RW 74 6 14 20 441000 Mike Milbury D 74 2 17 19 1592001 Guy Lapointe D 45 2 16 18 34-3101 Mike Gillis LW 50 6 11 17 35-7001 Randy Hillier ice hockey D 69 3 12 15 125-5000 Steve Kasper C 27 3 11 14 193000 Luc Dufour LW 41 6 4 10 472001 Dave Donnelly C 16 3 4 7 213000 Lyndon Byers RW 10 2 4 6 323000 Jim Nill RW 27 3 2 5 81-5000 Doug Kostynski C 9 3 1 4 22000 Greg Johnston Greg Johnston (ice hockey) RW 15 2 1 3 2-3001 John Blum D 12 1 1 2 305001 Brian Curran D 16 1 1 2 570000 Jim Schoenfeld D 39 0 2 2 2018000 Dave Reid Dave Reid (ice hockey, born 1964) LW 8 1 0 1 21000 Geoff Courtnall LW 4 0 0 0 0-1000 Doug Keans G 33 0 0 0 20000 Mike Moffat Mike Moffat (ice hockey) G 4 0 0 0 00000 Pete Peeters G 50 0 0 0 360000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Pete Peeters 2868 50 29 16 2 151 3.16 0 Doug Keans 1779 33 19 8 3 92 3.10 2 Mike Moffat Mike Moffat (ice hockey) 186 4 1 1 1 15 4.84 0 Team: 4833 80 49 25 6 258 3.20 2 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Tom Fergus C 3 2 0 2 9100 Raymond Bourque D 3 0 2 2 0000 Barry Pederson C 3 0 1 1 2000 John Blum D 3 0 0 0 4000 Bruce Crowder RW 3 0 0 0 0000 Keith Crowder RW 3 0 0 0 7000 Brian Curran D 3 0 0 0 7000 Dave Donnelly C 3 0 0 0 0000 Mike Gillis LW 3 0 0 0 2000 Steve Kasper C 3 0 0 0 7000 Gord Kluzak D 3 0 0 0 0000 Luc Dufour LW 2 0 0 0 0000 Mike Krushelnyski LW/C 2 0 0 0 0000 Craig MacTavish C 1 0 0 0 0000 Rick Middleton RW 3 0 0 0 0000 Mike Milbury D 3 0 0 0 12000 Jim Nill RW 3 0 0 0 4000 Mike O'Connell D 3 0 0 0 0000 Terry O'Reilly RW 3 0 0 0 14000 Pete Peeters G 3 0 0 0 2000 Dave Silk RW 3 0 0 0 7000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Pete Peeters 180 3 0 3 10 3.33 0 Team: 180 3 0 3 10 3.33 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-05 1983-84 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1984.html Draft picks Boston's draft picks at the 1983 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)121Nevin MarkwartCanadaRegina Pats (WHL)242Greg JohnstonCanadaToronto Marlboros (OHL)362Greg PuhalskiCanadaKitchener Rangers (OHL)482Allan LaRochelleCanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)5102Allen PedersenCanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)6122Terry TailleferCanadaSt. Albert Saints (AJHL)7142Ian ArmstrongCanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)8162Francois OlivierCanadaSt-Jean Castors (QMJHL)9182Harri LaurilaLahti (Finland)10202Paul FitzsimmonsUnited StatesNortheastern University (ECAC)11222Norm FosterCanadaPenticton Knights (BCJHL)12242Greg MurphyUnited StatesTrinity-Pawling High School (USHS-NY) See also 1983–84 NHL season References Category:Boston Bruins seasons Boston Bruins Category:Adams Division champion seasons Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Bruins Bruins