1982–83 Edmonton Oilers | |
Division | 1st Smythe |
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Conference | 1st Campbell |
1982–83 record | 47–21–12 |
Home record | 25–9–6 |
Road record | 22–12–6 |
Goals for | 424 (1st) |
Goals against | 315 (11th) |
Team information | |
General manager | Glen Sather |
Coach | Glen Sather |
Captain | Lee Fogolin |
Alternate captains | none |
Arena | Northlands Coliseum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Wayne Gretzky (71) |
Assists | Wayne Gretzky (125) |
Points | Wayne Gretzky (196) |
Penalty minutes | Laurie Boschman (183) |
Plus/minus | Charlie Huddy (+63) |
Wins | Andy Moog (33) |
Goals against average | Andy Moog (3.54) |
The 1982–83 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 4th season in the NHL, their 2nd straight season of finishing with over 100 points, and they won the Smythe Division for the 2nd straight season. The Oilers would break the NHL record for goals in a season with 424, breaking the record they previously set in the previous season.
Regular Season[]
Wayne Gretzky had another amazing season, scoring 71 goals, while earning an NHL record 125 assists to finish the year with 196 points, winning his 4th Hart Trophy and his 3rd Art Ross Trophy. The Oilers would tie the 1970-71 Boston Bruins record of four 100 point scorers, as Gretzky, Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson and Jari Kurri would each pass the 100 point plateau during the season.
Andy Moog would step it up as the Oilers #1 goaltender, winning a team record 33 games, while posting a team best 3.53 GAA.
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 424 | 315 | 106 |
Calgary Flames | 80 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 321 | 316 | 78 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 303 | 309 | 75 |
Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 33 | 39 | 8 | 311 | 333 | 74 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 308 | 365 | 66 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | October 5 | Calgary Flames | 5–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–0–0 | 2 |
2 | October 8 | New York Islanders | 6–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–1–0 | 2 |
3 | October 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–3 | Vancouver Canucks | 2–1–0 | 4 |
4 | October 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–9 | Calgary Flames | 2–2–0 | 4 |
5 | October 14 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–4 | Hartford Whalers | 2–2–1 | 5 |
6 | October 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–6 | Boston Bruins | 2–2–2 | 6 |
7 | October 17 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–6 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–3–2 | 6 |
8 | October 20 | Hartford Whalers | 2–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–3–2 | 8 |
9 | October 21 | Boston Bruins | 5–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4–2 | 8 |
10 | October 24 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–9 | Winnipeg Jets | 3–5–2 | 8 |
11 | October 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–5–3 | 9 |
12 | October 29 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–5–3 | 11 |
13 | October 31 | Vancouver Canucks | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–6–3 | 11 |
14 | November 3 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–6–3 | 13 |
15 | November 5 | New York Rangers | 1–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–6–3 | 15 |
16 | November 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–6–4 | 16 |
17 | November 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6–7–4 | 16 |
18 | November 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–1 | New Jersey Devils | 7–7–4 | 18 |
19 | November 13 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 8–7–4 | 20 |
20 | November 14 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–2 | New York Rangers | 9–7–4 | 22 |
21 | November 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | New York Islanders | 9–8–4 | 22 |
22 | November 20 | Vancouver Canucks | 3–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 9–8–5 | 23 |
23 | November 21 | Quebec Nordiques | 9–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 9–9–5 | 23 |
24 | November 24 | Washington Capitals | 4–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 9–9–6 | 24 |
25 | November 26 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–5 | Winnipeg Jets | 10–9–6 | 26 |
26 | November 28 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–5 | Detroit Red Wings | 11–9–6 | 28 |
27 | December 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 11–10–6 | 28 |
28 | December 4 | Calgary Flames | 5–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 12–10–6 | 30 |
29 | December 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 13–10–6 | 32 |
30 | December 7 | St. Louis Blues | 2–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 14–10–6 | 34 |
31 | December 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–3 | Los Angeles Kings | 14–10–7 | 35 |
32 | December 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–5 | Minnesota North Stars | 14–11–7 | 35 |
33 | December 17 | New Jersey Devils | 4–10 | Edmonton Oilers | 15–11–7 | 37 |
34 | December 19 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 16–11–7 | 39 |
35 | December 22 | Minnesota North Stars | 2–8 | Edmonton Oilers | 17–11–7 | 41 |
36 | December 23 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–2 | Los Angeles Kings | 18–11–7 | 43 |
37 | December 26 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–4 | Calgary Flames | 18–11–8 | 44 |
38 | December 29 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 18–12–8 | 44 |
39 | December 31 | Edmonton Oilers | 8–1 | Vancouver Canucks | 19–12–8 | 46 |
40 | January 1 | Winnipeg Jets | 3–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 20–12–8 | 48 |
41 | January 4 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–3 | Calgary Flames | 21–12–8 | 50 |
42 | January 5 | Edmonton Oilers | 8–3 | Winnipeg Jets | 22–12–8 | 52 |
43 | January 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 23–12–8 | 54 |
44 | January 9 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 23–13–8 | 54 |
45 | January 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–5 | St. Louis Blues | 24–13–8 | 56 |
46 | January 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 10–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 25–13–8 | 58 |
47 | January 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 10–4 | Minnesota North Stars | 26–13–8 | 60 |
48 | January 18 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–3 | Los Angeles Kings | 26–13–9 | 61 |
49 | January 19 | Vancouver Canucks | 4–9 | Edmonton Oilers | 27–13–9 | 63 |
50 | January 22 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 | Vancouver Canucks | 27–14–9 | 63 |
51 | January 23 | Los Angeles Kings | 6–8 | Edmonton Oilers | 28–14–9 | 65 |
52 | January 26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 28–14–10 | 66 |
53 | January 29 | Calgary Flames | 4–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 29–14–10 | 68 |
54 | January 30 | New York Islanders | 4–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 29–15–10 | 68 |
55 | February 3 | Los Angeles Kings | 7–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 29–16–10 | 68 |
56 | February 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 30–16–10 | 70 |
57 | February 11 | Quebec Nordiques | 3–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 31–16–10 | 72 |
58 | February 14 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens | 31–17–10 | 72 |
59 | February 17 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–7 | Philadelphia Flyers | 31–18–10 | 72 |
60 | February 19 | Edmonton Oilers | 10–7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 32–18–10 | 74 |
61 | February 20 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–4 | Buffalo Sabres | 33–18–10 | 76 |
62 | February 22 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–4 | Calgary Flames | 33–19–10 | 76 |
63 | February 23 | Washington Capitals | 3–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 34–19–10 | 78 |
64 | February 25 | St. Louis Blues | 5–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 34–19–11 | 79 |
65 | February 27 | Winnipeg Jets | 0–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 35–19–11 | 81 |
66 | March 1 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–3 | New Jersey Devils | 36–19–11 | 83 |
67 | March 2 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–3 | Washington Capitals | 37–19–11 | 85 |
68 | March 5 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 38–19–11 | 87 |
69 | March 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–5 | Boston Bruins | 38–20–11 | 87 |
70 | March 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 9–4 | Hartford Whalers | 39–20–11 | 89 |
71 | March 11 | New York Rangers | 1–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 40–20–11 | 91 |
72 | March 13 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 41–20–11 | 93 |
73 | March 16 | Vancouver Canucks | 3–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 42–20–11 | 95 |
74 | March 19 | Detroit Red Wings | 7–9 | Edmonton Oilers | 43–20–11 | 97 |
75 | March 21 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 44–20–11 | 99 |
76 | March 23 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–7 | Winnipeg Jets | 44–21–11 | 99 |
77 | March 26 | Edmonton Oilers | 9–3 | Los Angeles Kings | 45–21–11 | 101 |
78 | March 29 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–4 | Vancouver Canucks | 46–21–11 | 103 |
79 | April 1 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 47–21–11 | 105 |
80 | April 3 | Calgary Flames | 3–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 47–21–12 | 106 |
Playoffs[]
In the playoffs, the Oilers would post an 11–1 record in the first 3 rounds, sweeping the Winnipeg Jets in 3 games, defeating the Calgary Flames in 5 games in the first ever Battle of Alberta in the playoffs, and sweep the Chicago Black Hawks in 4 games before facing the 3 time defending Stanley Cup Champions, the New York Islanders. The Islanders would make short work of the Oilers, sweeping Edmonton in 4 games, and winning their 4th straight Stanley Cup.
Edmonton Oilers 3, Winnipeg Jets 0[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | April 6 | Winnipeg Jets | 3–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–0 |
2 | April 7 | Winnipeg Jets | 3–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–0 |
3 | April 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–3 | Winnipeg Jets | 3–0 |
Edmonton Oilers 4, Calgary Flames 1[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | April 14 | Calgary Flames | 3–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–0 |
2 | April 15 | Calgary Flames | 1–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–0 |
3 | April 17 | Edmonton Oilers | 10–2 | Calgary Flames | 3–0 |
4 | April 18 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–6 | Calgary Flames | 3–1 |
5 | April 20 | Calgary Flames | 1–9 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–1 |
Edmonton Oilers 4, Chicago Black Hawks 0[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | April 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–8 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–0 |
2 | April 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–8 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–0 |
3 | May 1 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–0 |
4 | May 3 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–0 |
New York Islanders 4, Edmonton Oilers 0[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | May 10 | New York Islanders | 2–0 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–1 |
2 | May 12 | New York Islanders | 6–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–2 |
3 | May 14 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–5 | New York Islanders | 0–3 |
4 | May 17 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | New York Islanders | 0–4 |
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring leaders
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wayne Gretzky | 80 | 71 | 125 | 196 | 59 |
Mark Messier | 77 | 48 | 58 | 106 | 72 |
Glenn Anderson | 77 | 48 | 56 | 104 | 70 |
Jari Kurri | 80 | 45 | 59 | 104 | 22 |
Paul Coffey | 80 | 29 | 67 | 96 | 87 |
- Goaltending
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | Save % | GAA |
Lindsay Middlebrook | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .909 | 3.00 |
Andy Moog | 50 | 2833 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 167 | 1 | .891 | 3.54 |
Grant Fuhr | 32 | 1803 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 129 | 0 | .868 | 4.29 |
Ron Low | 3 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .818 | 5.77 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring leaders
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wayne Gretzky | 16 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 4 |
Jari Kurri | 16 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 |
Mark Messier | 15 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 14 |
Glenn Anderson | 16 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 32 |
Paul Coffey | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
- Goaltending
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Save % | GAA |
Grant Fuhr | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
Andy Moog | 16 | 949 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 0 | N/A | 3.03 |
Awards and Records[]
- Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: Edmonton Oilers
- Art Ross Trophy: Wayne Gretzky
- Hart Trophy: Wayne Gretzky
- Lester B. Pearson Award: Wayne Gretzky
- NHL Plus-Minus Award: Charlie Huddy
- Wayne Gretzky, Center, NHL First Team All-Star
- Mark Messier, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
- Paul Coffey, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
Transactions[]
Trades[]
June 22, 1982 | To Los Angeles Kings Blair Barnes |
To Edmonton Oilers Paul Mulvey |
July 2, 1982 | To Colorado Rockies Ed Cooper |
To Edmonton Oilers Stan Weir |
August 19, 1982 | To Hartford Whalers Risto Siltanen Brent Loney |
To Edmonton Oilers Ken Linseman Don Nachbaur |
September 14, 1982 | To Detroit Red Wings Stan Weir |
To Edmonton Oilers Cash |
October 22, 1982 | To Philadelphia Flyers Bob Hoffmeyer |
To Edmonton Oilers Peter Dineen |
December 7, 1982 | To Los Angeles Kings Rick Blight |
To Edmonton Oilers Alan Hangsleben |
January 15, 1983 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Read Bailey |
To Edmonton Oilers Serge Boisvert |
February 19, 1983 | To New Jersey Devils Ron Low Jim McTaggart |
To Edmonton Oilers Lindsay Middlebrook Paul Miller |
March 7, 1983 | To Winnipeg Jets Laurie Boschman |
To Edmonton Oilers Willy Lindström |
Free Agents[]
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Draft Picks[]
Edmonton's draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 20 | Jim Playfair | ![]() |
Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
2 | 41 | Steve Graves | ![]() |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
3 | 62 | Brent Loney | ![]() |
Cornwall Royals (OHL) |
4 | 83 | Jaroslav Pouzar | ![]() |
České Budějovice (Czech.) |
5 | 104 | Dwayne Boettger | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OHL) |
6 | 125 | Raimo Summanen | ![]() |
Ilves (SM-liiga) |
7 | 146 | Brian Small | ![]() |
Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
8 | 167 | Dean Clark | ![]() |
St. Albert Saints (AJHL) |
9 | 188 | Ian Wood | ![]() |
Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
10 | 209 | Grant Dion | ![]() |
Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCJHL) |
11 | 230 | Chris Smith | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
12 | 251 | Jeff Crawford | ![]() |
Regina Pats (WHL) |
References[]
- SHRP Sports
- The Internet Hockey Database
- National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
1982–83 NHL season by team | |
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Patrick | New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington |
Adams | Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Quebec |
Norris | Chicago • Detroit • Minnesota • St. Louis • Toronto |
Smythe | Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver |
See also | 1982 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1983 Stanley Cup Finals |
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