1983–84 Montreal Canadiens season
1983–84 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Division | 4th Adams |
Conference | 8th Wales |
1983–84 record | 35–40–5 |
Goals for | 286 |
Goals against | 295 |
Team information | |
General manager | Serge Savard |
Coach | Bob Berry Jacques Lemaire |
Captain | Bob Gainey |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Guy Lafleur (30) |
Assists | Guy Lafleur (40) |
Points | Guy Lafleur (70) |
Penalty minutes | Chris Nilan (338) |
Plus/minus | Bill Root (+26) |
Wins | Rick Wamsley (19) |
Goals against average | Richard Sevigny (3.38) |
The 1983–84 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 75th season of play in the National Hockey League. The club placed fourth in its division to qualify for the playoffs. They defeated their provincial rivals, the Quebec Nordiques in the Adams final, in a season well known for the two bench clearing brawls before the third period of game 6. They were defeated in the Prince of Wales Conference finals, by the New York Islanders.
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Boston Bruins | 80 | 49 | 25 | 6 | 336 | 261 | 104 |
Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 48 | 25 | 7 | 315 | 257 | 103 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 360 | 278 | 94 |
Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 286 | 295 | 75 |
Hartford Whalers | 80 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 288 | 320 | 66 |
[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.
Schedule and results
Regular season results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | L | October 6, 1983 | 4–7 | New York Islanders (1983–84) | 0–1–0 |
2 | L | October 8, 1983 | 3–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) | 0–2–0 |
3 | W | October 10, 1983 | 6–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) | 1–2–0 |
4 | L | October 13, 1983 | 2–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) | 1–3–0 |
5 | W | October 15, 1983 | 5–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) | 2–3–0 |
6 | W | October 19, 1983 | 12–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) | 3–3–0 |
7 | W | October 20, 1983 | 5–4 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) | 4–3–0 |
8 | L | October 22, 1983 | 3–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) | 4–4–0 |
9 | L | October 25, 1983 | 3–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) | 4–5–0 |
10 | L | October 29, 1983 | 1–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) | 4–6–0 |
11 | L | October 30, 1983 | 4–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) | 4–7–0 |
12 | W | November 1, 1983 | 6–2 | Hartford Whalers (1983–84) | 5–7–0 |
13 | W | November 3, 1983 | 3–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) | 6–7–0 |
14 | L | November 5, 1983 | 4–10 | Boston Bruins (1983–84) | 6–8–0 |
15 | W | November 9, 1983 | 3–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) | 7–8–0 |
16 | L | November 12, 1983 | 4–6 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) | 7–9–0 |
17 | L | November 13, 1983 | 3–4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) | 7–10–0 |
18 | W | November 15, 1983 | 5–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) | 8–10–0 |
19 | W | November 17, 1983 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) | 9–10–0 |
20 | T | November 19, 1983 | 5–5 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) | 9–10–1 |
21 | W | November 22, 1983 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1983–84) | 10–10–1 |
22 | W | November 23, 1983 | 4–3 | @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) | 11–10–1 |
23 | L | November 26, 1983 | 2–5 | Washington Capitals (1983–84) | 11–11–1 |
24 | L | November 29, 1983 | 2–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) | 11–12–1 |
25 | L | December 1, 1983 | 3–6 | Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) | 11–13–1 |
26 | W | December 3, 1983 | 4–2 | Calgary Flames (1983–84) | 12–13–1 |
27 | L | December 4, 1983 | 2–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) | 12–14–1 |
28 | W | December 6, 1983 | 4–1 | Hartford Whalers (1983–84) | 13–14–1 |
29 | L | December 8, 1983 | 2–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) | 13–15–1 |
30 | L | December 10, 1983 | 0–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) | 13–16–1 |
31 | T | December 11, 1983 | 3–3 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) | 13–16–2 |
32 | W | December 15, 1983 | 3–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) | 14–16–2 |
33 | W | December 17, 1983 | 6–3 | St. Louis Blues (1983–84) | 15–16–2 |
34 | W | December 20, 1983 | 6–0 | @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) | 16–16–2 |
35 | L | December 22, 1983 | 1–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) | 16–17–2 |
36 | W | December 26, 1983 | 2–1 | @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) | 17–17–2 |
37 | L | December 27, 1983 | 4–7 | Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) | 17–18–2 |
38 | W | December 31, 1983 | 4–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) | 18–18–2 |
39 | L | January 3, 1984 | 5–9 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) | 18–19–2 |
40 | W | January 5, 1984 | 5–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) | 19–19–2 |
41 | W | January 7, 1984 | 5–0 | St. Louis Blues (1983–84) | 20–19–2 |
42 | L | January 8, 1984 | 3–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) | 20–20–2 |
43 | W | January 11, 1984 | 6–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) | 21–20–2 |
44 | L | January 12, 1984 | 3–7 | @ New York Islanders (1983–84) | 21–21–2 |
45 | L | January 14, 1984 | 1–3 | New Jersey Devils (1983–84) | 21–22–2 |
46 | L | January 17, 1984 | 4–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) | 21–23–2 |
47 | W | January 19, 1984 | 3–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) | 22–23–2 |
48 | L | January 21, 1984 | 2–3 | Calgary Flames (1983–84) | 22–24–2 |
49 | T | January 24, 1984 | 7–7 OT | Hartford Whalers (1983–84) | 22–24–3 |
50 | W | January 26, 1984 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1983–84) | 23–24–3 |
51 | W | January 28, 1984 | 5–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) | 24–24–3 |
52 | W | January 29, 1984 | 7–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) | 25–24–3 |
53 | T | February 2, 1984 | 2–2 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) | 25–24–4 |
54 | L | February 3, 1984 | 1–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) | 25–25–4 |
55 | T | February 5, 1984 | 2–2 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) | 25–25–5 |
56 | W | February 7, 1984 | 5–2 | @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) | 26–25–5 |
57 | L | February 9, 1984 | 6–7 | Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) | 26–26–5 |
58 | L | February 11, 1984 | 3–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) | 26–27–5 |
59 | W | February 13, 1984 | 5–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) | 27–27–5 |
60 | W | February 14, 1984 | 5–3 | @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) | 28–27–5 |
61 | L | February 18, 1984 | 3–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) | 28–28–5 |
62 | L | February 21, 1984 | 2–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) | 28–29–5 |
63 | L | February 23, 1984 | 3–5 | Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) | 28–30–5 |
64 | W | February 25, 1984 | 7–4 | New York Rangers (1983–84) | 29–30–5 |
65 | W | March 1, 1984 | 3–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) | 30–30–5 |
66 | W | March 3, 1984 | 3–1 | @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) | 31–30–5 |
67 | L | March 4, 1984 | 1–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) | 31–31–5 |
68 | L | March 6, 1984 | 3–8 | Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) | 31–32–5 |
69 | W | March 8, 1984 | 3–2 | Hartford Whalers (1983–84) | 32–32–5 |
70 | L | March 10, 1984 | 2–4 | Boston Bruins (1983–84) | 32–33–5 |
71 | L | March 12, 1984 | 6–7 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) | 32–34–5 |
72 | W | March 15, 1984 | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) | 33–34–5 |
73 | W | March 17, 1984 | 6–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) | 34–34–5 |
74 | W | March 19, 1984 | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) | 35–34–5 |
75 | L | March 21, 1984 | 2–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) | 35–35–5 |
76 | L | March 24, 1984 | 2–5 | Boston Bruins (1983–84) | 35–36–5 |
77 | L | March 25, 1984 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1983–84) | 35–37–5 |
78 | L | March 27, 1984 | 0–7 | @ New York Islanders (1983–84) | 35–38–5 |
79 | L | March 29, 1984 | 2–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) | 35–39–5 |
80 | L | March 31, 1984 | 1–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) | 35–40–5 |
Playoffs
As fourth-place finishers, the Canadiens drew the division winner Boston Bruins as their first round opponent. The Canadiens upset the Bruins, sweeping the series in three straight games. The Canadiens then faced off against the Quebec Nordiques in a "Battle of Quebec" which culminated in the Good Friday Massacre. The Canadiens defeated the Nordiques four games to two to advance against the New York Islanders, the defending Stanley Cup champion. The Islanders would eliminate the Canadiens in six games.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Guy Lafleur | RW | 80 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 19 | -14 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Mats Naslund | LW | 77 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Bobby Smith | C | 70 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 62 | -7 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Guy Carbonneau | C | 78 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 75 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Ryan Walter | C/LW | 73 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 83 | -11 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
John Chabot | C | 56 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 13 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Larry Robinson | D | 74 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 77 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Mario Tremblay | RW | 67 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 112 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Pierre Mondou | C | 52 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Steve Shutt | LW | 63 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 29 | -18 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Chris Nilan | RW | 76 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 338 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Craig Ludwig | D | 80 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 52 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bill Root | D | 72 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 45 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Alfie Turcotte | C | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | -9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Perry Turnbull | C | 40 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 59 | -12 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Jean Hamel | D | 79 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ric Nattress | D | 34 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 15 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Hunter | RW | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 42 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Wickenheiser | C | 27 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Keith Acton | C | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kent Carlson | D | 65 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 73 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Gilbert Delorme | D | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike McPhee | LW | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Napier | RW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Greg Paslawski | RW | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Wamsley | G | 42 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Lemieux | RW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Chelios | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Picard | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Green | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Allison | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Normand Baron | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jocelyn Gauvreau | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Holden | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Kitchen | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Landon | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sergio Momesso | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Newberry | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Penney | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Richard Sevigny | G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Wamsley | 2333 | 42 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 144 | 3.70 | 2 |
Richard Sevigny | 2203 | 40 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 124 | 3.38 | 1 |
Mark Holden | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.62 | 0 |
Steve Penney | 240 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 |
Team: | 4828 | 80 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 291 | 3.62 | 3 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mats Naslund | LW | 15 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Chris Chelios | D | 15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Shutt | LW | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Mondou | C | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mario Tremblay | RW | 15 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bobby Smith | C | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Guy Carbonneau | C | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Chabot | C | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Larry Robinson | D | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Hunter | RW | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Walter | C/LW | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rick Green | D | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perry Turnbull | C | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Lafleur | RW | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Ludwig | D | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jean Hamel | D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Penney | G | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike McPhee | LW | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Nilan | RW | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Normand Baron | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Wamsley | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Penney | 871 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 2.20 | 3 |
Rick Wamsley | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Team: | 903 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 2.13 | 3 |
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
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Transactions
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Roster
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Draft picks
Montreal's draft picks at the 1983 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 17 | Alfie Turcotte | ![]() |
Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
2 | 26 | Claude Lemieux | ![]() |
Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) |
2 | 27 | Sergio Momesso | ![]() |
Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
2 | 35 | Todd Francis | ![]() |
Brantford Alexanders (OHL) |
3 | 45 | Daniel Letendre | ![]() |
Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
4 | 78 | John Kordic | ![]() |
Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
5 | 98 | Dan Wurst | ![]() |
Edina High School (USHS-MN) |
6 | 118 | Arto Javanainen | ![]() |
Pori (Finland) |
7 | 138 | Vladislav Tretiak | ![]() |
Moscow CSKA (USSR) |
8 | 158 | Rob Bryden | ![]() |
Henry Carr Crusaders (MetJHL) |
9 | 178 | Grant McKay | ![]() |
University of Calgary (CIAU) |
10 | 198 | Thomas Rundqvist | ![]() |
Karlstad (Sweden) |
11 | 218 | Jeff Perpich | ![]() |
Hibbing High School (USHS-MN) |
12 | 238 | Jean-Guy Bergeron | ![]() |
Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
Farm teams
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See also
References
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "1983–84 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ "1983-84 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.