1982–83 New York Rangers season

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.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 79 || 1 || New Jersey Devils || 3–3 || 35–34–10

| 80 || 3 || @ Washington Capitals || 3–0 || 35–35–10

Legend:

Playoffs

| 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

| 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:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 71 29 47 76 −10 28 78 37 38 75 20 52 78 29 40 69 −5 88 77 16 53 69 27 22 78 25 34 59 17 12 78 17 34 51 12 23 78 8 42 50 −3 132 78 22 26 48 12 46 72 19 25 44 −13 58 52 15 21 36 −4 27 66 12 22 34 22 112 61 12 19 31 11 41 71 8 20 28 6 14 72 8 13 21 6 90 † 35 12 8 20 −1 0 39 11 9 20 8 37 70 4 14 18 −8 64 44 8 7 15 1 33 ‡ 39 3 12 15 17 39 30 2 9 11 7 8 80 0 10 10 −11 75 10 3 5 8 0 0 10 2 4 6 −1 2 † 26 2 2 4 2 37 7 1 3 4 −5 6 16 1 1 2 −3 15 5 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 −5 9

Playoffs Player 9 4 8 12 4 9 4 5 9 12 9 2 5 7 12 7 1 6 7 10 9 3 3 6 6 9 2 4 6 8 9 4 2 6 6 8 0 5 5 10 9 4 1 5 19 9 2 2 4 0 8 2 2 4 12 9 2 2 4 28 7 1 3 4 4 9 0 2 2 6 9 1 1 2 10 6 0 2 2 2 5 0 1 1 6 4 1 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 41 2365 16 18 6 136 3.45 1295 .883 2 † 21 1173 9 10 1 67 3.43 702 .894 0 18 1040 9 5 3 68 3.92 559 .862 0 3 102 0 1 0 5 2.94 49 .886 0 2 120 1 1 0 5 2.50 60 .909 0

Playoffs Player 8 480 5 3 32 4.00 0 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.

Draft picks New York's picks at the 1982 NHL entry draft in Montreal, Canada at the Montreal Forum. Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 15 Chris Kontos C Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 2 36 Tomas Sandstrom RW Farjestad BK (Elitserien) 3 57 Corey Millen C Cloquet H.S. (Minnesota) 4 78 Chris Jensen RW Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL) 6 120 Tony Granato C Northwood H.S. (New York) 7 141 Sergei Kapustin LW Moscow Spartak (Russia) 8 160 Brian Glynn C Buffalo Jr. Sabres (NAJHL) 8 162 Janne Karlsson D IFK Kiruna (Sweden) 9 183 Kelly Miller LW Michigan State University (NCAA) 10 193 Simo Saarinen D HIFK (FNL) 10 204 Bob Lowes C Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) 11 225 Andy Otto D Northwood H.S. (New York) 12 246 Dwayne Robinson D University of New Hampshire (NCAA)

See also 1982–83 NHL season

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