1983–84 Washington Capitals | |
Division | 2nd Patrick |
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1983–84 record | 48–27–5 |
Goals for | 308 |
Goals against | 226 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | Bryan Murray |
Captain | Rod Langway |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mike Gartner (40) |
Assists | Dave Christian (52) |
Points | Mike Gartner (85) |
Penalty minutes | Scott Stevens (201) |
Wins | Al Jensen (25) |
Goals against average | Pat Ribble (2.66) |
The 1983–84 Washington Capitals season was the 10th in the franchise's history. The Capitals finished 2nd in the Patrick Division and lost in the Division Finals to the New York Islanders 4 games to 1.
Off-season[]
Regular Season[]
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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New York Islanders | 80 | 50 | 26 | 4 | 357 | 269 | 104 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 48 | 27 | 5 | 308 | 226 | 101 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 44 | 26 | 10 | 350 | 290 | 98 |
New York Rangers | 80 | 42 | 29 | 9 | 314 | 304 | 93 |
New Jersey Devils | 80 | 17 | 56 | 7 | 231 | 350 | 41 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 16 | 58 | 6 | 254 | 390 | 38 |
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[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 6, 1983 | 1–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) | 0–1–0 |
2 | L | October 8, 1983 | 7–8 OT | New York Islanders (1983–84) | 0–2–0 |
3 | L | October 9, 1983 | 2–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) | 0–3–0 |
4 | L | October 13, 1983 | 3–4 | @ New York Rangers (1983–84) | 0–4–0 |
5 | L | October 14, 1983 | 0–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) | 0–5–0 |
6 | L | October 16, 1983 | 2–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) | 0–6–0 |
7 | L | October 19, 1983 | 0–3 | @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) | 0–7–0 |
8 | W | October 22, 1983 | 4–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) | 1–7–0 |
9 | W | October 25, 1983 | 1–0 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) | 2–7–0 |
10 | W | October 26, 1983 | 2–0 | @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) | 3–7–0 |
11 | W | October 29, 1983 | 6–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) | 4–7–0 |
12 | W | October 30, 1983 | 7–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) | 5–7–0 |
13 | L | November 2, 1983 | 3–11 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) | 5–8–0 |
14 | W | November 4, 1983 | 5–4 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) | 6–8–0 |
15 | W | November 6, 1983 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) | 7–8–0 |
16 | L | November 9, 1983 | 4–7 | Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) | 7–9–0 |
17 | W | November 12, 1983 | 7–4 | New York Rangers (1983–84) | 8–9–0 |
18 | L | November 13, 1983 | 2–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) | 8–10–0 |
19 | L | November 16, 1983 | 1–4 | @ New York Rangers (1983–84) | 8–11–0 |
20 | W | November 18, 1983 | 7–1 | New York Islanders (1983–84) | 9–11–0 |
21 | L | November 19, 1983 | 2–6 | @ New York Islanders (1983–84) | 9–12–0 |
22 | T | November 23, 1983 | 2–2 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) | 9–12–1 |
23 | W | November 25, 1983 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1983–84) | 10–12–1 |
24 | W | November 26, 1983 | 5–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) | 11–12–1 |
25 | L | November 29, 1983 | 3–6 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) | 11–13–1 |
26 | W | December 1, 1983 | 8–4 | New Jersey Devils (1983–84) | 12–13–1 |
27 | T | December 2, 1983 | 2–2 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) | 12–13–2 |
28 | L | December 4, 1983 | 1–4 | Boston Bruins (1983–84) | 12–14–2 |
29 | L | December 7, 1983 | 5–7 | @ New York Rangers (1983–84) | 12–15–2 |
30 | W | December 8, 1983 | 4–3 | Calgary Flames (1983–84) | 13–15–2 |
31 | W | December 10, 1983 | 2–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) | 14–15–2 |
32 | L | December 15, 1983 | 4–9 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) | 14–16–2 |
33 | W | December 17, 1983 | 3–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) | 15–16–2 |
34 | W | December 18, 1983 | 5–0 | Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) | 16–16–2 |
35 | L | December 22, 1983 | 1–6 | @ New York Islanders (1983–84) | 16–17–2 |
36 | W | December 23, 1983 | 7–3 | New York Islanders (1983–84) | 17–17–2 |
37 | L | December 26, 1983 | 4–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) | 17–18–2 |
38 | L | December 28, 1983 | 2–3 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) | 17–19–2 |
39 | W | December 31, 1983 | 3–2 | @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) | 18–19–2 |
40 | T | January 2, 1984 | 2–2 OT | New York Rangers (1983–84) | 18–19–3 |
41 | W | January 5, 1984 | 5–1 | St. Louis Blues (1983–84) | 19–19–3 |
42 | L | January 7, 1984 | 2–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) | 19–20–3 |
43 | W | January 8, 1984 | 7–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) | 20–20–3 |
44 | W | January 11, 1984 | 4–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) | 21–20–3 |
45 | W | January 13, 1984 | 6–4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) | 22–20–3 |
46 | L | January 15, 1984 | 2–3 | @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) | 22–21–3 |
47 | W | January 17, 1984 | 8–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) | 23–21–3 |
48 | W | January 20, 1984 | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) | 24–21–3 |
49 | W | January 21, 1984 | 3–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) | 25–21–3 |
50 | T | January 25, 1984 | 2–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) | 25–21–4 |
51 | W | January 27, 1984 | 6–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) | 26–21–4 |
52 | W | January 28, 1984 | 8–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) | 27–21–4 |
53 | W | February 2, 1984 | 2–0 | @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) | 28–21–4 |
54 | W | February 3, 1984 | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) | 29–21–4 |
55 | W | February 5, 1984 | 9–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) | 30–21–4 |
56 | W | February 8, 1984 | 6–1 | Calgary Flames (1983–84) | 31–21–4 |
57 | W | February 11, 1984 | 6–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) | 32–21–4 |
58 | W | February 13, 1984 | 4–0 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) | 33–21–4 |
59 | W | February 16, 1984 | 4–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) | 34–21–4 |
60 | W | February 18, 1984 | 4–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) | 35–21–4 |
61 | L | February 19, 1984 | 3–4 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) | 35–22–4 |
62 | L | February 22, 1984 | 2–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) | 35–23–4 |
63 | L | February 25, 1984 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) | 35–24–4 |
64 | W | February 26, 1984 | 4–3 | @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) | 36–24–4 |
65 | L | February 28, 1984 | 2–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) | 36–25–4 |
66 | W | March 1, 1984 | 9–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) | 37–25–4 |
67 | W | March 3, 1984 | 5–1 | New York Rangers (1983–84) | 38–25–4 |
68 | W | March 5, 1984 | 5–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) | 39–25–4 |
69 | W | March 7, 1984 | 4–2 | Hartford Whalers (1983–84) | 40–25–4 |
70 | W | March 9, 1984 | 5–3 | Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) | 41–25–4 |
71 | W | March 11, 1984 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) | 42–25–4 |
72 | T | March 14, 1984 | 3–3 OT | New Jersey Devils (1983–84) | 42–25–5 |
73 | W | March 17, 1984 | 2–1 | @ New York Islanders (1983–84) | 43–25–5 |
74 | L | March 18, 1984 | 3–5 | St. Louis Blues (1983–84) | 43–26–5 |
75 | W | March 21, 1984 | 5–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) | 44–26–5 |
76 | W | March 24, 1984 | 6–0 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) | 45–26–5 |
77 | W | March 25, 1984 | 4–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) | 46–26–5 |
78 | W | March 28, 1984 | 6–2 | New Jersey Devils (1983–84) | 47–26–5 |
79 | L | March 31, 1984 | 1–3 | New York Islanders (1983–84) | 47–27–5 |
80 | W | April 1, 1984 | 4–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) | 48–27–5 |
Playoffs[]
Washington Capitals 3, Philadelphia Flyers 0[]
New York Islanders 4, Washington Capitals 1[]
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Mike Gartner | RW | 80 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 90 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
Dave Christian | RW | 80 | 29 | 52 | 81 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | RW | 69 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
Bobby Carpenter | C | 80 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 51 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
Alan Haworth | C | 75 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 52 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Craig Laughlin | RW | 80 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 69 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Larry Murphy | D | 72 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Scott Stevens | D | 78 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 201 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Doug Jarvis | C | 80 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Bobby Gould | RW | 78 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 74 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Gaetan Duchesne | LW | 79 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Glen Currie | C | 80 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Rod Langway | D | 80 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 61 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Bryan Erickson | RW | 45 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Darren Veitch | D | 46 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Timo Blomqvist | D | 65 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 84 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Shand | D | 72 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 124 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Valentine | C | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Peter Andersson | D | 42 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Adams | LW | 57 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary McAdam | LW | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Greg Theberge | D | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Sampson | LW | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Engblom | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul MacKinnon | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Hidi | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dean Evason | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Franceschetti | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Houston | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Parro | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Mason | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Riggin | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Jensen | G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Al Jensen | 2414 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 117 | 2.91 | 4 |
Pat Riggin | 2299 | 41 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 102 | 2.66 | 4 |
Bob Mason | 120 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 |
Dave Parro | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Gartner | RW | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Christian | RW | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Stevens | D | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Laughlin | RW | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Alan Haworth | C | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | RW | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bryan Erickson | RW | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Jarvis | C | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Langway | D | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Carpenter | C | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gaetan Duchesne | LW | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Larry Murphy | D | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Gould | RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Glen Currie | C | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Sampson | LW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Andersson | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darren Veitch | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Jensen | G | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Shand | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Adams | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Hidi | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Franceschetti | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Timo Blomqvist | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Riggin | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Jensen | 258 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3.26 | 0 |
Pat Riggin | 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
Awards and Records[]
- James Norris Memorial Trophy: Rod Langway
- Hart Memorial Trophy: Rod Langway, Runner-up
- Frank J. Selke Trophy: Doug Jarvis
- Jack Adams Award: Bryan Murray
- William M. Jennings Trophy: Pat Riggin & Al Jensen
- Rod Langway, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
- Pat Riggin, Goalie, NHL Second Team All-Star
Transactions[]
Draft Picks[]
Farm Teams[]
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1983-84 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.
External Links[]
- 1983–84 Washington Capitals Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-07.
Washington Capitals Seasons |
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Washington Capitals | |
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The Franchise | Expansion Draft • Seasons • Records • General Managers • Players • Award Winners • Draft Picks • Easter Epic |
Arenas | Capital Centre • Verizon Center |
Coaches | Anderson • Sullivan • Schmidt • McVie • Belisle • Green • Crozier • B. Murray • T. Murray • Schoenfeld • Wilson • Cassidy • Hanlon • Boudreau • Hunter • Oates • Trotz • Reirdon |
Rivalries | Philadelphia Flyers • Carolina Hurricanes • Tampa Bay Lightning • Pittsburgh Penguins |
Stanley Cup Finals (2) | Loss: 1998 Win: 2018 |
Minor League affiliates | Hershey Bears (AHL) • South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) |
1983–84 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 | 1983 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1984 Stanley Cup Finals |
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