1982β83 New Jersey Devils | |
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Division | 5th Patrick |
Conference | 9th Wales |
1982β83 record | 17β49β14 |
Home record | 11-20-9 |
Road record | 6-29-5 |
Goals for | 230 |
Goals against | 338 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill MacMillan |
Coach | Bill MacMillan |
Captain | Don Lever |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Brendan Byrne Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Steve Tambellini (25) |
Assists | Tapio Levo (40) |
Points | Aaron Broten (55) |
Penalty minutes | Yvon Vautour (136) |
Wins | Chico Resch (15) |
Goals against average | Chico Resch (3.98) |
The 1982β83 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise's ninth season in the NHL and the first in New Jersey after moving from Colorado, where they were known as the Colorado Rockies. The Devils first ever game was a 3β3 tie with the Pittsburgh Penguins, where first captain Don Lever scored the Devils' first ever goal. The team's first win would come against their new rivals, the New York Rangers. However, the new location didn't help the team overall, as they continued to struggle in the standings, finishing second-last in their division and third-to-last in their conference.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 326 | 240 | 106 |
New York Islanders | 80 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 302 | 226 | 96 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 306 | 283 | 94 |
New York Rangers | 80 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 306 | 287 | 80 |
New Jersey Devils | 80 | 17 | 49 | 14 | 230 | 338 | 48 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 18 | 53 | 9 | 250 | 394 | 45 |
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Patrick Division record vs. opponents
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Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Campbell Conference
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Index: | Devils win | Devils loss | Tie game |
Record: 3β6β3, Home: 2β3β2, Away: 1β3β1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
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1 | October 5 | Pittsburgh | 3 β 3 | New Jersey | 0β0β1 | 1 | 13,663 |
2 | October 8 | NY Rangers | 2 β 3 | New Jersey | 1β0β1 | 3 | 19,203 |
3 | October 9 | New Jersey | 5 β 5 | Toronto | 1β0β2 | 4 | 16,382 |
4 | October 12 | Boston | 2 β 2 | New Jersey | 1β0β3 | 5 | 10,251 |
5 | October 14 | Montreal | 5 β 3 | New Jersey | 1β1β3 | 5 | 11,703 |
6 | October 16 | New Jersey | 6 β 5 | Pittsburgh | 2β1β3 | 7 | 8,852 |
7 | October 18 | Philadelphia | 1 β 3 | New Jersey | 3β1β3 | 9 | 12,521 |
8 | October 20 | New Jersey | 4 β 7 | Los Angeles | 3β2β3 | 9 | 8,519 |
9 | October 22 | New Jersey | 1 β 3 | Winnipeg | 3β3β3 | 9 | 12,534 |
10 | October 26 | Minnesota | 5 β 3 | New Jersey | 3β4β3 | 9 | 11,208 |
11 | October 28 | NY Islanders | 4 β 2 | New Jersey | 3β5β3 | 9 | 19,023 |
12 | October 30 | New Jersey | 5 β 8 | NY Islanders | 3β6β3 | 9 | 15,230 |
Record: 1β10β4, Home: 0β3β2, Away: 1β7β2
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
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13 | November 1 | Calgary | 6 β 3 | New Jersey | 3β7β3 | 9 | 10,152 |
14 | November 2 | New Jersey | 4 β 5 | Montreal | 3β8β3 | 9 | 15,177 |
15 | November 4 | Pittsburgh | 4 β 4 | New Jersey | 3β8β4 | 10 | 10,410 |
16 | November 6 | New Jersey | 1 β 1 | Detroit | 3β8β5 | 11 | 11,395 |
17 | November 8 | Washington | 2 β 2 | New Jersey | 3β8β6 | 12 | 10,273 |
18 | November 10 | New Jersey | 0 β 3 | Washington | 3β9β6 | 12 | 12,445 |
19 | November 11 | Edmonton | 5 β 1 | New Jersey | 3β10β6 | 12 | 19,023 |
20 | November 13 | New Jersey | 2 β 7 | Quebec | 3β11β6 | 12 | 15,004 |
21 | November 16 | New Jersey | 2 β 7 | St. Louis | 3β12β6 | 12 | 10,807 |
22 | November 17 | New Jersey | 3 β 5 | Chicago | 3β13β6 | 12 | 14,628 |
23 | November 20 | New Jersey | 1 β 5 | Minnesota | 3β14β6 | 12 | 14,940 |
24 | November 24 | New Jersey | 0 β 3 | Los Angeles | 3β15β6 | 12 | 9,735 |
25 | November 26 | New Jersey | 4 β 4 | Vancouver | 3β15β7 | 13 | 12,875 |
26 | November 27 | New Jersey | 4 β 3 | Calgary | 4β15β7 | 15 | 7,242 |
27 | November 29 | Chicago | 3 β 1 | New Jersey | 4β16β7 | 15 | 10,834 |
Record: 3β9β0, Home: 2β4β0, Away: 1β5β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
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28 | December 1 | Toronto | 3 β 7 | New Jersey | 5β16β7 | 17 | 9,007 |
29 | December 3 | Hartford | 4 β 5 | New Jersey | 6β16β7 | 19 | 12,428 |
30 | December 4 | New Jersey | 2 β 6 | Detroit | 6β17β7 | 19 | 8,462 |
31 | December 6 | Winnipeg | 5 β 3 | New Jersey | 6β18β7 | 19 | 8,862 |
32 | December 9 | Washington | 6 β 4 | New Jersey | 6β19β7 | 19 | 9,123 |
33 | December 11 | New Jersey | 1 β 7 | NY Islanders | 6β20β7 | 19 | 15,167 |
34 | December 12 | New Jersey | 0 β 4 | NY Rangers | 6β21β7 | 19 | 17,423 |
35 | December 17 | New Jersey | 4 β 10 | Edmonton | 6β22β7 | 19 | 17,498 |
36 | December 19 | New Jersey | 3 β 2 | Winnipeg | 7β22β7 | 21 | 10,815 |
37 | December 22 | Philadelphia | 3 β 1 | New Jersey | 7β23β7 | 21 | 13,144 |
38 | December 26 | New Jersey | 2 β 5 | Boston | 7β24β7 | 21 | 14,685 |
39 | December 30 | NY Rangers | 5 β 2 | New Jersey | 7β25β7 | 21 | 19,023 |
Record: 4β6β4, Home: 4β1β3, Away: 0β5β1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
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40 | January 2 | Vancouver | 1 β 3 | New Jersey | 8β25β7 | 23 | 10,017 |
41 | January 5 | Toronto | 4 β 4 | New Jersey | 8β25β8 | 24 | 9,330 |
42 | January 7 | Boston | 2 β 2 | New Jersey | 8β25β9 | 25 | 19,023 |
43 | January 9 | New Jersey | 3 β 4 | NY Rangers | 8β26β9 | 25 | 17,422 |
44 | January 10 | Quebec | 2 β 6 | New Jersey | 9β26β9 | 27 | 9,814 |
45 | January 13 | NY Islanders | 5 β 2 | New Jersey | 9β27β9 | 27 | 17,342 |
46 | January 15 | New Jersey | 1 β 2 | Hartford | 9β28β9 | 27 | 9,200 |
47 | January 16 | Los Angeles | 3 β 5 | New Jersey | 10β28β9 | 29 | 10,367 |
48 | January 19 | New Jersey | 1 β 1 | Pittsburgh | 10β28β10 | 30 | 5,213 |
49 | January 20 | St. Louis | 3 β 3 | New Jersey | 10β28β11 | 31 | 9,763 |
50 | January 23 | New Jersey | 1 β 3 | Washington | 10β29β11 | 31 | 8,839 |
51 | January 25 | New Jersey | 1 β 5 | Philadelphia | 10β30β11 | 31 | 16,312 |
52 | January 29 | New Jersey | 4 β 6 | Quebec | 10β31β11 | 31 | 15,056 |
53 | January 31 | Pittsburgh | 2 β 3 | New Jersey | 11β31β11 | 33 | 9,732 |
Record: 1β8β2, Home: 1β2β2, Away: 0β6β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
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54 | February 3 | NY Islanders | 7 β 2 | New Jersey | 11β32β11 | 33 | 15,033 |
55 | February 5 | New Jersey | 4 β 5 | Washington | 11β33β11 | 33 | 13,150 |
56 | February 6 | Vancouver | 4 β 4 | New Jersey | 11β33β12 | 34 | 7,036 |
57 | February 9 | New Jersey | 4 β 5 | Chicago | 11β34β12 | 34 | 16,235 |
58 | February 12 | New Jersey | 1 β 5 | St. Louis | 11β35β12 | 34 | 11,948 |
59 | February 15 | Minnesota | 3 β 2 | New Jersey | 11β36β12 | 34 | 10,765 |
60 | February 20 | New Jersey | 0 β 3 | Philadelphia | 11β37β12 | 34 | 17,011 |
61 | February 21 | Buffalo | 4 β 4 | New Jersey | 11β37β13 | 35 | 10,060 |
62 | February 24 | Detroit | 1 β 4 | New Jersey | 12β37β13 | 37 | 11,242 |
63 | February 26 | New Jersey | 4 β 5 | Pittsburgh | 12β38β13 | 37 | 10,343 |
64 | February 27 | New Jersey | 2 β 6 | Buffalo | 12β39β13 | 37 | 11,916 |
Record: 4β10β0, Home: 2β7β0, Away: 2β3β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
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65 | March 1 | Edmonton | 4 β 3 | New Jersey | 12β40β13 | 37 | 13,478 |
66 | March 3 | Philadelphia | 4 β 1 | New Jersey | 12β41β13 | 37 | 12,701 |
67 | March 5 | New Jersey | 1 β 5 | NY Islanders | 12β42β13 | 37 | 15,230 |
68 | March 6 | New Jersey | 6 β 4 | NY Rangers | 13β42β13 | 39 | 17,410 |
69 | March 8 | Washington | 5 β 4 | New Jersey | 13β43β13 | 39 | 9,350 |
70 | March 10 | Hartford | 3 β 0 | New Jersey | 13β44β13 | 39 | 10,206 |
71 | March 12 | New Jersey | 7 β 3 | Montreal | 14β44β13 | 41 | 16,556 |
72 | March 14 | Calgary | 7 β 0 | New Jersey | 14β45β13 | 41 | 10,563 |
73 | March 17 | NY Islanders | 9 β 5 | New Jersey | 14β46β13 | 41 | 13,954 |
74 | March 21 | NY Rangers | 2 β 4 | New Jersey | 15β46β13 | 43 | 19,023 |
75 | March 24 | New Jersey | 3 β 5 | Washington | 15β47β13 | 43 | 9,713 |
76 | March 25 | Philadelphia | 5 β 6 | New Jersey | 16β47β13 | 45 | 17,041 |
77 | March 27 | New Jersey | 1 β 4 | Philadelphia | 16β48β13 | 45 | 16,922 |
78 | March 31 | Buffalo | 8 β 5 | New Jersey | 16β49β13 | 45 | 13,286 |
Record: 1β0β1, Home: 0β0β0, Away: 1β0β1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
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79 | April 1 | New Jersey | 3 β 3 | NY Rangers | 16β49β14 | 46 | 17,412 |
80 | April 3 | New Jersey | 5 β 3 | Pittsburgh | 17β49β14 | 48 | 5,864 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
Aaron Broten | 73 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 28 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Don Lever | 79 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 68 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Bob MacMillan | 71 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 8 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Tapio Levo | 73 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 22 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Jeff Larmer | 65 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 21 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Hector Marini | 77 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 105 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Steve Tambellini | 73 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 14 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Brent Ashton | 76 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 47 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Rick Meagherβ | 57 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 11 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Paul Gagne | 53 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 13 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Murray Brumwell | 59 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 34 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Jan Ludvig | 51 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Joel Quenneville | 74 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 46 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Mike Antonovich | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Glenn Merkosky | 34 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 20 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Bob Lorimer | 66 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 42 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Mike Kitchen | 77 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 52 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Yvon Vautour | 52 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 136 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Rob Palmer | 60 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Dave Cameron | 35 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 50 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
John Wensink | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 135 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Carol Vadnais | 51 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 64 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Merlin Malinowskiβ‘ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Pat Verbeek | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Dave Hutchison | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 102 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Garry Howatt | 38 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 114 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Jukka Porvari | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Chico Resch | 65 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Larry Floyd | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Joe Cirella | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Mike Moher | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Ron Lowβ | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Randy Pierce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Dwight Fosterβ‘ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Shawn MacKenzie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Lindsay Middlebrookβ‘ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | β | β | β | β | - |
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining New Jersey. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
β‘Traded mid-season
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
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Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
Chico Resch | 65 | 3650 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 242 | 0 | 3.98 | β | β | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Ron Lowβ | 11 | 608 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 4.05 | β | β | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Lindsay Middlebrookβ‘ | 9 | 412 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 5.39 | β | β | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Shawn MacKenzie | 6 | 130 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6.92 | β | β | β | β | β | β | - |
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining New Jersey. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
β‘Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
The Devils were involved in the following transactions during the 1982β83 season.
October 1, 1982 | To New Jersey Devils Hector Marini 4th round pick in 1983 |
To
New York Islanders 4th round pick in 1983 |
October 15, 1982 | To New Jersey Devils Rick Meagher Garry Howatt |
To
Hartford Whalers Merlin Malinowski Scott Fusco |
October 29, 1982 | To New Jersey Devils Cash |
To
Detroit Red Wings Dwight Foster |
February 19, 1983 | To New Jersey Devils Ron Low |
To
Edmonton Oilers Lindsay Middlebrook Paul Miller |
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The Devils' draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada.
Rd # | Pick # | Player | Nat | Pos | Team (League) | Notes |
1 | 8 | Rocky Trottier | Canada | C | Billings Bighorns ( WHL) | [a] |
1 | 18 | Ken Daneyko | Canada | D | Seattle Breakers (WHL) | [b] |
2 | 22 | No second-round draft pick | [b] | |||
3 | 44 | Pat Verbeek | Canada | C | Sudbury Wolves ( OHL) | |
3 | 54 | Dave Kasper | Canada | C | Sherbrooke Castors ( QMJHL) | [c] |
4 | 64 | No fourth-round draft pick | [d] | |||
5 | 85 | Scott Brydges | United States | D | White Bear Lake Mariner H.S. ( Minnesota) | |
6 | 106 | Mike Moher | Canada | RW | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | |
7 | 127 | Paul Fulcher | Canada | LW | London Knights (OHL) | |
8 | 148 | John Hutchings | Canada | D | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | |
9 | 169 | Alan Hepple | United Kingdom | D | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | |
10 | 190 | Brent Shaw | Canada | RW | Seattle Breakers (WHL) | |
10 | 207 | Tony Gilliard | Canada | LW | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) | [b] |
11 | 211 | Scott Fusco | United States | C | Harvard University ( ECAC) | |
12 | 232 | Dan Dorion | United States | RW | Austin Mavericks ( USHL) |
1982β83 New Jersey Devils | |
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Division | 5th Patrick |
Conference | 9th Wales |
1982β83 record | 17β49β14 |
Home record | 11-20-9 |
Road record | 6-29-5 |
Goals for | 230 |
Goals against | 338 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill MacMillan |
Coach | Bill MacMillan |
Captain | Don Lever |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Brendan Byrne Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Steve Tambellini (25) |
Assists | Tapio Levo (40) |
Points | Aaron Broten (55) |
Penalty minutes | Yvon Vautour (136) |
Wins | Chico Resch (15) |
Goals against average | Chico Resch (3.98) |
The 1982β83 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise's ninth season in the NHL and the first in New Jersey after moving from Colorado, where they were known as the Colorado Rockies. The Devils first ever game was a 3β3 tie with the Pittsburgh Penguins, where first captain Don Lever scored the Devils' first ever goal. The team's first win would come against their new rivals, the New York Rangers. However, the new location didn't help the team overall, as they continued to struggle in the standings, finishing second-last in their division and third-to-last in their conference.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 326 | 240 | 106 |
New York Islanders | 80 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 302 | 226 | 96 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 306 | 283 | 94 |
New York Rangers | 80 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 306 | 287 | 80 |
New Jersey Devils | 80 | 17 | 49 | 14 | 230 | 338 | 48 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 18 | 53 | 9 | 250 | 394 | 45 |
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Patrick Division record vs. opponents
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Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Campbell Conference
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Index: | Devils win | Devils loss | Tie game |
Record: 3β6β3, Home: 2β3β2, Away: 1β3β1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
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1 | October 5 | Pittsburgh | 3 β 3 | New Jersey | 0β0β1 | 1 | 13,663 |
2 | October 8 | NY Rangers | 2 β 3 | New Jersey | 1β0β1 | 3 | 19,203 |
3 | October 9 | New Jersey | 5 β 5 | Toronto | 1β0β2 | 4 | 16,382 |
4 | October 12 | Boston | 2 β 2 | New Jersey | 1β0β3 | 5 | 10,251 |
5 | October 14 | Montreal | 5 β 3 | New Jersey | 1β1β3 | 5 | 11,703 |
6 | October 16 | New Jersey | 6 β 5 | Pittsburgh | 2β1β3 | 7 | 8,852 |
7 | October 18 | Philadelphia | 1 β 3 | New Jersey | 3β1β3 | 9 | 12,521 |
8 | October 20 | New Jersey | 4 β 7 | Los Angeles | 3β2β3 | 9 | 8,519 |
9 | October 22 | New Jersey | 1 β 3 | Winnipeg | 3β3β3 | 9 | 12,534 |
10 | October 26 | Minnesota | 5 β 3 | New Jersey | 3β4β3 | 9 | 11,208 |
11 | October 28 | NY Islanders | 4 β 2 | New Jersey | 3β5β3 | 9 | 19,023 |
12 | October 30 | New Jersey | 5 β 8 | NY Islanders | 3β6β3 | 9 | 15,230 |
Record: 1β10β4, Home: 0β3β2, Away: 1β7β2
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
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13 | November 1 | Calgary | 6 β 3 | New Jersey | 3β7β3 | 9 | 10,152 |
14 | November 2 | New Jersey | 4 β 5 | Montreal | 3β8β3 | 9 | 15,177 |
15 | November 4 | Pittsburgh | 4 β 4 | New Jersey | 3β8β4 | 10 | 10,410 |
16 | November 6 | New Jersey | 1 β 1 | Detroit | 3β8β5 | 11 | 11,395 |
17 | November 8 | Washington | 2 β 2 | New Jersey | 3β8β6 | 12 | 10,273 |
18 | November 10 | New Jersey | 0 β 3 | Washington | 3β9β6 | 12 | 12,445 |
19 | November 11 | Edmonton | 5 β 1 | New Jersey | 3β10β6 | 12 | 19,023 |
20 | November 13 | New Jersey | 2 β 7 | Quebec | 3β11β6 | 12 | 15,004 |
21 | November 16 | New Jersey | 2 β 7 | St. Louis | 3β12β6 | 12 | 10,807 |
22 | November 17 | New Jersey | 3 β 5 | Chicago | 3β13β6 | 12 | 14,628 |
23 | November 20 | New Jersey | 1 β 5 | Minnesota | 3β14β6 | 12 | 14,940 |
24 | November 24 | New Jersey | 0 β 3 | Los Angeles | 3β15β6 | 12 | 9,735 |
25 | November 26 | New Jersey | 4 β 4 | Vancouver | 3β15β7 | 13 | 12,875 |
26 | November 27 | New Jersey | 4 β 3 | Calgary | 4β15β7 | 15 | 7,242 |
27 | November 29 | Chicago | 3 β 1 | New Jersey | 4β16β7 | 15 | 10,834 |
Record: 3β9β0, Home: 2β4β0, Away: 1β5β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
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28 | December 1 | Toronto | 3 β 7 | New Jersey | 5β16β7 | 17 | 9,007 |
29 | December 3 | Hartford | 4 β 5 | New Jersey | 6β16β7 | 19 | 12,428 |
30 | December 4 | New Jersey | 2 β 6 | Detroit | 6β17β7 | 19 | 8,462 |
31 | December 6 | Winnipeg | 5 β 3 | New Jersey | 6β18β7 | 19 | 8,862 |
32 | December 9 | Washington | 6 β 4 | New Jersey | 6β19β7 | 19 | 9,123 |
33 | December 11 | New Jersey | 1 β 7 | NY Islanders | 6β20β7 | 19 | 15,167 |
34 | December 12 | New Jersey | 0 β 4 | NY Rangers | 6β21β7 | 19 | 17,423 |
35 | December 17 | New Jersey | 4 β 10 | Edmonton | 6β22β7 | 19 | 17,498 |
36 | December 19 | New Jersey | 3 β 2 | Winnipeg | 7β22β7 | 21 | 10,815 |
37 | December 22 | Philadelphia | 3 β 1 | New Jersey | 7β23β7 | 21 | 13,144 |
38 | December 26 | New Jersey | 2 β 5 | Boston | 7β24β7 | 21 | 14,685 |
39 | December 30 | NY Rangers | 5 β 2 | New Jersey | 7β25β7 | 21 | 19,023 |
Record: 4β6β4, Home: 4β1β3, Away: 0β5β1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
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40 | January 2 | Vancouver | 1 β 3 | New Jersey | 8β25β7 | 23 | 10,017 |
41 | January 5 | Toronto | 4 β 4 | New Jersey | 8β25β8 | 24 | 9,330 |
42 | January 7 | Boston | 2 β 2 | New Jersey | 8β25β9 | 25 | 19,023 |
43 | January 9 | New Jersey | 3 β 4 | NY Rangers | 8β26β9 | 25 | 17,422 |
44 | January 10 | Quebec | 2 β 6 | New Jersey | 9β26β9 | 27 | 9,814 |
45 | January 13 | NY Islanders | 5 β 2 | New Jersey | 9β27β9 | 27 | 17,342 |
46 | January 15 | New Jersey | 1 β 2 | Hartford | 9β28β9 | 27 | 9,200 |
47 | January 16 | Los Angeles | 3 β 5 | New Jersey | 10β28β9 | 29 | 10,367 |
48 | January 19 | New Jersey | 1 β 1 | Pittsburgh | 10β28β10 | 30 | 5,213 |
49 | January 20 | St. Louis | 3 β 3 | New Jersey | 10β28β11 | 31 | 9,763 |
50 | January 23 | New Jersey | 1 β 3 | Washington | 10β29β11 | 31 | 8,839 |
51 | January 25 | New Jersey | 1 β 5 | Philadelphia | 10β30β11 | 31 | 16,312 |
52 | January 29 | New Jersey | 4 β 6 | Quebec | 10β31β11 | 31 | 15,056 |
53 | January 31 | Pittsburgh | 2 β 3 | New Jersey | 11β31β11 | 33 | 9,732 |
Record: 1β8β2, Home: 1β2β2, Away: 0β6β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
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54 | February 3 | NY Islanders | 7 β 2 | New Jersey | 11β32β11 | 33 | 15,033 |
55 | February 5 | New Jersey | 4 β 5 | Washington | 11β33β11 | 33 | 13,150 |
56 | February 6 | Vancouver | 4 β 4 | New Jersey | 11β33β12 | 34 | 7,036 |
57 | February 9 | New Jersey | 4 β 5 | Chicago | 11β34β12 | 34 | 16,235 |
58 | February 12 | New Jersey | 1 β 5 | St. Louis | 11β35β12 | 34 | 11,948 |
59 | February 15 | Minnesota | 3 β 2 | New Jersey | 11β36β12 | 34 | 10,765 |
60 | February 20 | New Jersey | 0 β 3 | Philadelphia | 11β37β12 | 34 | 17,011 |
61 | February 21 | Buffalo | 4 β 4 | New Jersey | 11β37β13 | 35 | 10,060 |
62 | February 24 | Detroit | 1 β 4 | New Jersey | 12β37β13 | 37 | 11,242 |
63 | February 26 | New Jersey | 4 β 5 | Pittsburgh | 12β38β13 | 37 | 10,343 |
64 | February 27 | New Jersey | 2 β 6 | Buffalo | 12β39β13 | 37 | 11,916 |
Record: 4β10β0, Home: 2β7β0, Away: 2β3β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
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65 | March 1 | Edmonton | 4 β 3 | New Jersey | 12β40β13 | 37 | 13,478 |
66 | March 3 | Philadelphia | 4 β 1 | New Jersey | 12β41β13 | 37 | 12,701 |
67 | March 5 | New Jersey | 1 β 5 | NY Islanders | 12β42β13 | 37 | 15,230 |
68 | March 6 | New Jersey | 6 β 4 | NY Rangers | 13β42β13 | 39 | 17,410 |
69 | March 8 | Washington | 5 β 4 | New Jersey | 13β43β13 | 39 | 9,350 |
70 | March 10 | Hartford | 3 β 0 | New Jersey | 13β44β13 | 39 | 10,206 |
71 | March 12 | New Jersey | 7 β 3 | Montreal | 14β44β13 | 41 | 16,556 |
72 | March 14 | Calgary | 7 β 0 | New Jersey | 14β45β13 | 41 | 10,563 |
73 | March 17 | NY Islanders | 9 β 5 | New Jersey | 14β46β13 | 41 | 13,954 |
74 | March 21 | NY Rangers | 2 β 4 | New Jersey | 15β46β13 | 43 | 19,023 |
75 | March 24 | New Jersey | 3 β 5 | Washington | 15β47β13 | 43 | 9,713 |
76 | March 25 | Philadelphia | 5 β 6 | New Jersey | 16β47β13 | 45 | 17,041 |
77 | March 27 | New Jersey | 1 β 4 | Philadelphia | 16β48β13 | 45 | 16,922 |
78 | March 31 | Buffalo | 8 β 5 | New Jersey | 16β49β13 | 45 | 13,286 |
Record: 1β0β1, Home: 0β0β0, Away: 1β0β1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | Attendance |
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79 | April 1 | New Jersey | 3 β 3 | NY Rangers | 16β49β14 | 46 | 17,412 |
80 | April 3 | New Jersey | 5 β 3 | Pittsburgh | 17β49β14 | 48 | 5,864 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
Aaron Broten | 73 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 28 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Don Lever | 79 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 68 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Bob MacMillan | 71 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 8 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Tapio Levo | 73 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 22 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Jeff Larmer | 65 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 21 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Hector Marini | 77 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 105 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Steve Tambellini | 73 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 14 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Brent Ashton | 76 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 47 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Rick Meagherβ | 57 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 11 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Paul Gagne | 53 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 13 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Murray Brumwell | 59 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 34 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Jan Ludvig | 51 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Joel Quenneville | 74 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 46 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Mike Antonovich | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Glenn Merkosky | 34 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 20 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Bob Lorimer | 66 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 42 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Mike Kitchen | 77 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 52 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Yvon Vautour | 52 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 136 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Rob Palmer | 60 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Dave Cameron | 35 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 50 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
John Wensink | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 135 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Carol Vadnais | 51 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 64 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Merlin Malinowskiβ‘ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Pat Verbeek | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Dave Hutchison | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 102 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Garry Howatt | 38 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 114 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Jukka Porvari | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Chico Resch | 65 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Larry Floyd | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Joe Cirella | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Mike Moher | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Ron Lowβ | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Randy Pierce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Dwight Fosterβ‘ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Shawn MacKenzie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Lindsay Middlebrookβ‘ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | β | β | β | β | - |
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining New Jersey. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
β‘Traded mid-season
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
Chico Resch | 65 | 3650 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 242 | 0 | 3.98 | β | β | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Ron Lowβ | 11 | 608 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 4.05 | β | β | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Lindsay Middlebrookβ‘ | 9 | 412 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 5.39 | β | β | β | β | β | β | - | ||
Shawn MacKenzie | 6 | 130 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6.92 | β | β | β | β | β | β | - |
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining New Jersey. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
β‘Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
The Devils were involved in the following transactions during the 1982β83 season.
October 1, 1982 | To New Jersey Devils Hector Marini 4th round pick in 1983 |
To
New York Islanders 4th round pick in 1983 |
October 15, 1982 | To New Jersey Devils Rick Meagher Garry Howatt |
To
Hartford Whalers Merlin Malinowski Scott Fusco |
October 29, 1982 | To New Jersey Devils Cash |
To
Detroit Red Wings Dwight Foster |
February 19, 1983 | To New Jersey Devils Ron Low |
To
Edmonton Oilers Lindsay Middlebrook Paul Miller |
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The Devils' draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada.
Rd # | Pick # | Player | Nat | Pos | Team (League) | Notes |
1 | 8 | Rocky Trottier | Canada | C | Billings Bighorns ( WHL) | [a] |
1 | 18 | Ken Daneyko | Canada | D | Seattle Breakers (WHL) | [b] |
2 | 22 | No second-round draft pick | [b] | |||
3 | 44 | Pat Verbeek | Canada | C | Sudbury Wolves ( OHL) | |
3 | 54 | Dave Kasper | Canada | C | Sherbrooke Castors ( QMJHL) | [c] |
4 | 64 | No fourth-round draft pick | [d] | |||
5 | 85 | Scott Brydges | United States | D | White Bear Lake Mariner H.S. ( Minnesota) | |
6 | 106 | Mike Moher | Canada | RW | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | |
7 | 127 | Paul Fulcher | Canada | LW | London Knights (OHL) | |
8 | 148 | John Hutchings | Canada | D | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | |
9 | 169 | Alan Hepple | United Kingdom | D | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | |
10 | 190 | Brent Shaw | Canada | RW | Seattle Breakers (WHL) | |
10 | 207 | Tony Gilliard | Canada | LW | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) | [b] |
11 | 211 | Scott Fusco | United States | C | Harvard University ( ECAC) | |
12 | 232 | Dan Dorion | United States | RW | Austin Mavericks ( USHL) |