1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season

1982–83 Quebec Nordiques
Division	4th Adams
Conference	8th Wales
1982–83 record	34–34–12
Home record	23–10–7
Road record	11–24–5
Goals for	343
Goals against	336
Team information
General manager	Maurice Filion
Coach	Michel Bergeron
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Colisée de Québec
Team leaders
Goals	Michel Goulet (57)
Assists	Peter Stastny (77)
Points	Peter Stastny (124)
Penalty minutes	Dale Hunter (206)
Plus/minus	Michel Goulet (+31)
Wins	Dan Bouchard (20)
Goals against average	Dan Bouchard (4.01)

The 1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques fourth season in the National Hockey League. In the 1981–82 season, Quebec recorded their first winning season in the NHL, as they had a record of 34–34–12, earning 80 points, in which they finished fourth in the Adams Division, qualifying for the post-season for the second consecutive season. The Nordiques lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Boston Bruins.

Off-season

During the off-season, the Nordiques announced that they would not have a team captain for the 1982–83 season, as Andre Dupont only had the position for the second half of the 1981–82 season after team captain Robbie Ftorek was dealt to the New York Rangers. Expectations were high for the club after their improbable playoff run, in which the team was only one round away from a berth in the Stanley Cup finals.

Regular season

The Nordiques would have a mediocre regular season, as they hovered around the .500 mark for the entire year. Quebec would set a team record for victories, winning 34 games, however, the team finished with two fewer points than the previous season, as they finished the year with a 34-34-12 record, earning 80 points, and their third consecutive playoff appearance, as they finished in fourth place in the Adams Division.

Offensively, the Nordiques were led by Peter Stastny, who led the club with 124 points, and was second in the league scoring race, finishing behind Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers. Michel Goulet had a breakout season, scoring a team record 57 goals, which was the fourth highest total in the league. Goulet added 48 assists, earning 105 points, which was good for eighth in the NHL. Anton Stastny scored 32 goals and 92 points, while Marian Stastny scored 36 goals and 79 points despite missing 20 games due to injuries. On the blueline, Dave Pichette led the scoring, recording 24 points in 53 games, while Normand Rochefort earned 23 points in 62 games. Dale Hunter once again provided the team toughness, recording 206 penalty minutes.

In goal, Dan Bouchard was the number one goalie, winning a team best 20 games, while posting a team low GAA of 4.01, as well as recording the only shutout Quebec had during the season.

Season standings

Adams Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Boston Bruins	80	50	20	10	327	228	110
Montreal Canadiens	80	42	24	14	350	286	98
Buffalo Sabres	80	38	29	13	318	285	89
Quebec Nordiques	80	34	34	12	343	336	80
Hartford Whalers	80	19	54	7	261	403	45

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.

Record vs. opponents

Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Adams Division 1982–83 NHL records Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total Boston — 5–3 6–2 3–3–2 5–2–1 19–10–3 Buffalo 3–5 — 5–2–1 3–3–2 3–3–2 14–13–5 Hartford 2–6 2–5–1 — 3–5 2–6 9–22–1 Montreal 3–3–2 3–3–2 5–3 — 5–2–1 16–11–5 Quebec 2–5–1 3–3–2 6–2 2–5–1 — 13–15–4 Vs. Patrick Division 1982–83 NHL records Team NJD NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total Boston 1−0−2 2−0−1 3−0 2−0−1 2−1 0−3 10−4−4 Buffalo 2−0−1 2−1 2−0−1 2−1 1−1−1 3−0 12−3−3 Hartford 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 0−2−1 5−12−1 Montreal 2−1 0−1−2 2–1 2−1 2−1 1−0−2 9−5−4 Quebec 2−1 1−1–1 2–1 0−3 3−0 1−1−1 9−7−2 Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Norris Division 1982–83 NHL records Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR Total Boston 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 14–1–0 Buffalo 1−1−1 1−1−1 0−2−1 2−1 0−2−1 4−7−4 Hartford 0–3 0–3 0−2−1 1–2 1–2 2–12–1 Montreal 0–3 1−0–2 3–0 2–0–1 0−1–2 6–4–5 Quebec 1–2 1–1–1 2–1 1–1–1 1–1–1 6–6–3 Vs. Smythe Division 1982–83 NHL records Team CGY EDM LAK VAN WIN Total Boston 2−0−1 2−0−1 1−2 2−1 0−2−1 7−5−3 Buffalo 2−1 1–2 2−1 1−1−1 2−1 8−6−1 Hartford 0−1–2 0–2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1–1 3–8–4 Montreal 2−1 1−2 2−1 3–0 3−0 11−4−0 Quebec 2−0−1 1−1−1 1−1−1 0−3 2−1 6−6−3

Schedule and results

1982–83 regular season
October Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance 1 October 6 Quebec Nordiques 6–4 Buffalo Sabres 1–0–0 2 11,196 2 October 7 Quebec Nordiques 5–9 Philadelphia Flyers 1–1–0 2 16,250 3 October 9 Buffalo Sabres 4–6 Quebec Nordiques 2–1–0 4 15,118 4 October 11 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Quebec Nordiques 2–2–0 4 15,259 5 October 14 Los Angeles Kings 4–4 Quebec Nordiques 2–2–1 5 14,011 6 October 16 Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 Quebec Nordiques 2–3–1 5 15,226 7 October 20 Quebec Nordiques 5–3 Detroit Red Wings 3-3–1 7 8,242 8 October 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–8 Quebec Nordiques 4–3–1 9 14,140 9 October 23 Quebec Nordiques 5–9 Montreal Canadiens 4–4–1 9 18,144 10 October 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–9 Quebec Nordiques 5–4–1 11 14,483 11 October 30 New York Rangers 4–5 Quebec Nordiques 6–4–1 13 15,186
November Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance 12 November 2 Vancouver Canucks 5–2 Quebec Nordiques 6–5–1 13 15,021 13 November 6 Minnesota North Stars 1–4 Quebec Nordiques 7–5–1 15 15,229 14 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 5–5 Quebec Nordiques 7–5–2 16 15,221 15 November 10 Quebec Nordiques 5–7 Hartford Whalers 7–6–2 16 9,909 16 November 11 Quebec Nordiques 3–2 Boston Bruins 8–6–2 18 14,685 17 November 13 New Jersey Devils 2–7 Quebec Nordiques 9–6–2 20 15,004 18 November 16 Boston Bruins 7–4 Quebec Nordiques 9–7–2 20 15,258 19 November 18 Quebec Nordiques 4–7 Montreal Canadiens 9–8–2 20 18,895 20 November 21 Quebec Nordiques 9–7 Edmonton Oilers 10–8–2 22 17,498 21 November 23 Quebec Nordiques 2–5 Vancouver Canucks 10–9–2 22 15,781 22 November 25 Quebec Nordiques 3–2 Calgary Flames 11–9–2 24 7,226 23 November 27 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 Quebec Nordiques 11–10–2 24 15,254 24 November 30 Winnipeg Jets 6–8 Quebec Nordiques 12–10–2 26 14,828
December Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance 25 December 2 Quebec Nordiques 3–3 Boston Bruins 12–10-3 27 12,252 26 December 4 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Quebec Nordiques 13–10–3 29 15,237 27 December 7 Boston Bruins 5–10 Quebec Nordiques 14–10–3 31 15,235 28 December 9 Quebec Nordiques 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers 14–11–3 31 16,203 29 December 11 Quebec Nordiques 7–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 15–11–3 33 11,142 30 December 12 Quebec Nordiques 3–7 Chicago Black Hawks 15–12–3 33 18,132 31 December 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–4 Quebec Nordiques 15–12–4 34 14,845 32 December 18 Buffalo Sabres 5–4 Quebec Nordiques 15–13–4 34 15,023 33 December 19 Quebec Nordiques 1–3 Buffalo Sabres 15–14–4 34 11,308 34 December 21 New York Islanders 3–3 Quebec Nordiques 15–14–5 35 15,237 35 December 23 Montreal Canadiens 3–6 Quebec Nordiques 16–14–5 37 15,314 36 December 26 Quebec Nordiques 4–4 Montreal Canadiens 16–14–6 38 18,117 37 December 28 Hartford Whalers 1–4 Quebec Nordiques 17–14–6 40 15,236
January Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance 38 January 2 Washington Capitals 7–4 Quebec Nordiques 17–15–6 40 15,258 39 January 4 Montreal Canadiens 1–3 Quebec Nordiques 18–15–6 42 15,276 40 January 7 Quebec Nordiques 1–5 New York Rangers 18–16–6 42 17,421 41 January 8 Quebec Nordiques 1–6 New York Islanders 18–17–6 42 15,230 42 January 10 Quebec Nordiques 2–6 New Jersey Devils 18–18–6 42 9,814 43 January 12 Quebec Nordiques 1–2 Buffalo Sabres 18–19–6 42 11,507 44 January 13 Quebec Nordiques 0–2 Boston Bruins 18–20–6 42 14,685 45 January 15 Calgary Flames 2–7 Quebec Nordiques 19–20–6 44 15,039 46 January 18 St. Louis Blues 1–3 Quebec Nordiques 20-20–6 46 15,232 47 January 21 Quebec Nordiques 5–4 Washington Capitals 21–20–6 48 13,365 48 January 22 Quebec Nordiques 7–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 22–20–6 50 10,336 49 January 25 Winnipeg Jets 3–6 Quebec Nordiques 23–20–6 52 15,193 50 January 27 Quebec Nordiques 2–5 Hartford Whalers 23–21–6 52 11,061 51 January 29 New Jersey Devils 4–6 Quebec Nordiques 24–21–6 54 15,056
February Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance 52 February 1 Hartford Whalers 3–12 Quebec Nordiques 25–21–6 56 15,190 53 February 3 Quebec Nordiques 3–5 Boston Bruins 25–22–6 56 13,744 54 February 5 Buffalo Sabres 0–0 Quebec Nordiques 25–22–7 57 15,247 55 February 6 Washington Capitals 4-4 Quebec Nordiques 25–22–8 58 15,232 56 February 10 Quebec Nordiques 3–3 Calgary Flames 25–22–9 59 7,242 57 February 11 Quebec Nordiques 3–7 Edmonton Oilers 25–23–9 59 17,498 58 February 13 Quebec Nordiques 5–4 Chicago Black Hawks 26–23–9 61 17,875 59 February 15 New York Islanders 1–4 Quebec Nordiques 27–23–9 63 15,240 60 February 17 Quebec Nordiques 3–6 Minnesota North Stars 27–24–9 63 13,922 61 February 19 Quebec Nordiques 4–4 St. Louis Blues 27–24–10 64 12,052 62 February 22 Quebec Nordiques 1–6 Montreal Canadiens 27–25–10 64 17,721 63 February 24 Montreal Canadiens 6–3 Quebec Nordiques 27–26–10 64 15,330 64 February 26 New York Rangers 3-6 Quebec Nordiques 28–26–10 66 15,250
March Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance 65 March 1 Detroit Red Wings 5–5 Quebec Nordiques 28–26–11 67 15,273 66 March 3 Quebec Nordiques 3–5 Detroit Red Wings 28–27-11 67 13,326 67 March 5 Hartford Whalers 3–10 Quebec Nordiques 29–27–11 69 15,240 68 March 6 Quebec Nordiques 7–3 Hartford Whalers 30–27–11 71 9,321 69 March 8 Boston Bruins 11–5 Quebec Nordiques 30–28–11 71 15,292 70 March 13 Minnesota North Stars 3–6 Quebec Nordiques 31–28–11 73 15,250 71 March 15 Quebec Nordiques 3-5 St. Louis Blues 31–29-11 73 11,180 72 March 17 Quebec Nordiques 3–4 Los Angeles Kings 31–30–11 73 11,770 73 March 18 Quebec Nordiques 3–7 Vancouver Canucks 31–31–11 73 16,413 74 March 20 Quebec Nordiques 2–3 Winnipeg Jets 31–32–11 73 15,075 75 March 24 Los Angeles Kings 3–7 Quebec Nordiques 32–32–11 75 15,142 76 March 26 Quebec Nordiques 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs 32–33–11 75 16,382 77 March 27 Quebec Nordiques 6–6 Buffalo Sabres 32–33–12 76 14,063 78 March 29 Boston Bruins 4–3 Quebec Nordiques 32–34–12 76 15,227
April Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance 79 April 2 Quebec Nordiques 5–4 Hartford Whalers 33–34–12 78 11,142 80 April 3 Hartford Whalers 5–6 Quebec Nordiques 34–34–12 80 15,132
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

The Nordiques opened the 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs with a best of five Adams Division semi-final series against the Boston Bruins. The Nordiques eliminated Boston in seven games in the Division finals the previous season. The Bruins had the best record in the Adams Division, posting a record of 50–20–10, earning 110 points, which was 30 more than the Nordiques. The series opened with two games at the Boston Garden, and Quebec stunned the Bruins in the first period, as Peter Stastny had a natural hat trick, as Quebec took a 3–0 lead. The Bruins came back, led by two goals by Mike O'Connell and one by Barry Pederson to even the game up, setting up overtime. In the extra period, Barry Pederson scored, as Boston completed the comeback and won the game 4–3. In the second game, the two teams exchanged goals in the first period, before Dale Hunter gave the Nordiques a 2–1 lead midway through the third period. The Bruins managed another comeback though, as Boston scored three unanswered goals to win the game 4–2, and take a 2–0 series lead. The series then moved to Le Colisée for the next two games, and the Nordiques, led by 31 saves by Dan Bouchard, staved off elimination with a 2–1 victory and cut the Bruins series lead in half. In the fourth game, Bruins goaltender Pete Peeters stole the show, making 38 saves, as Boston held on for a 2–1 win, and eliminated the Nordiques.

1983 Stanley Cup playoffs
Adams Division Semifinals vs. (A1) Boston Bruins – Bruins win 3–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Attendance 1 April 5 Quebec Nordiques 3–4 Boston Bruins 0-1 13,549 2 April 7 Quebec Nordiques 2–4 Boston Bruins 0-2 14,685 3 April 9 Boston Bruins 1–2 Quebec Nordiques 1-2 15,290 4 April 10 Boston Bruins 2–1 Quebec Nordiques 1-3 15,269
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Peter Stastny C 75 47 77 124 78 28 5 0 4 Michel Goulet LW 80 57 48 105 51 31 10 4 4 Anton Stastny LW 79 32 60 92 25 25 10 0 7 Marian Stastny RW 60 36 43 79 32 20 13 0 3 Real Cloutier RW 68 28 39 67 30 -4 5 0 3 Wilf Paiement RW 80 26 38 64 170 -10 6 0 2 Dale Hunter C 80 17 46 63 206 10 1 2 1 Marc Tardif LW 76 21 31 52 34 0 4 0 3 Alain Cote LW 79 12 28 40 45 -1 0 0 0 Louis Sleigher RW 51 14 10 24 49 8 0 0 1 Dave Pichette D 53 3 21 24 49 9 0 0 0 Jacques Richard LW 35 9 14 23 6 0 1 0 1 Normand Rochefort D 62 6 17 23 40 11 1 0 1 Pierre Aubry LW 77 7 9 16 48 -6 0 0 1 Wally Weir D 58 5 11 16 135 11 1 0 0 Andre Dupont D 46 3 12 15 69 11 0 0 0 Mario Marois D 36 2 12 14 108 5 0 0 0 Randy Moller D 75 2 12 14 145 11 0 0 1 Blake Wesley D 52 4 8 12 84 -4 2 0 1 Rick Lapointe D 43 2 9 11 59 14 0 0 0 Jean Hamel D 51 2 7 9 38 11 0 0 0 Tim Tookey C 12 1 6 7 4 2 0 0 0 Richard David LW 16 3 3 6 4 -2 2 0 1 Pierre Lacroix D 13 0 5 5 6 4 0 0 0 Dan Bouchard G 50 0 4 4 8 0 0 0 0 Anders Eldebrink D 12 1 2 3 8 -1 0 0 0 Pat Price D 14 1 2 3 28 -3 0 0 0 Basil McRae LW 22 1 1 2 59 -1 0 0 0 Paul Gillis C 7 0 2 2 2 -1 0 0 0 Dennis Sobchuk C 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 John Garrett G 17 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Michel Bolduc D 7 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 Mike Eagles C/LW 2 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 Jean-Marc Gaulin RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Terry Johnson D 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Clint Malarchuk G 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Shaw D 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 Gaston Therrien D 5 0 0 0 4 -4 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO Dan Bouchard 2947 50 20 21 8 197 4.01 1 Clint Malarchuk 900 15 8 5 2 71 4.73 0 John Garrett 953 17 6 8 2 64 4.03 0 Team: 4800 80 34 34 12 332 4.15 1

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Peter Stastny C 4 3 2 5 10 1 0 0 Anton Stastny LW 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 Dale Hunter C 4 2 1 3 24 0 1 0 Alain Cote LW 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 Randy Moller D 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 Dan Bouchard G 4 0 1 1 14 0 0 0 Wilf Paiement RW 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 Dave Pichette D 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Wally Weir D 4 0 1 1 19 0 0 0 Pierre Aubry LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Real Cloutier RW 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andre Dupont D 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 Anders Eldebrink D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michel Goulet LW 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 Jean Hamel D 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Pat Price D 4 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 Jacques Richard LW 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Normand Rochefort D 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Louis Sleigher RW 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Marian Stastny RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marc Tardif LW 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Blake Wesley D 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO Dan Bouchard 242 4 1 3 11 2.73 0 Team: 242 4 1 3 11 2.73 0

Note:

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 & records

• Second NHL All-Star team: Michel Goulet

Transactions

The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.

Trades

August 4, 1982	To St. Louis Blues Pat Hickey	To Quebec Nordiques Rick Lapointe
December 3, 1982	To Hartford Whalers Pierre Lacroix	To Quebec Nordiques Blake Wesley
February 4, 1983	To Vancouver Canucks John Garrett	To Quebec Nordiques Anders Eldebrink
June 8, 1983	To Buffalo Sabres Real Cloutier 1st round pick in 1983 – Adam Creighton	To Quebec Nordiques Tony McKegney Andre Savard J.F. Sauve 3rd round pick in 1983 – Iiro Jarvi
June 8, 1983	To Chicago Black Hawks 11th round pick in 1984 – David Mackey	To Quebec Nordiques 12th round pick in 1983 – Jindrich Kokrment

Waivers

December 31, 1982

From Pittsburgh Penguins Pat Price

Free agents

Player Former Team Brian Ford Billings Bighorns (WHL)

Player New Team Jere Gillis Buffalo Sabres

Draft picks

Quebec's draft picks from the 1982 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	13	David Shaw	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2	34	Paul Gillis	Canada	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
3	55	Mario Gosselin	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
4	76	Jiri Lala	Czechoslovakia	Dukla Jihlava (Czech.)
5	97	Phil Stanger	Canada	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
7	131	Daniel Poudrier	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
9	181	Mike Hough	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
10	202	Vincent Lukac	Czechoslovakia	HC Košice (Czech.)
11	223	Andre Martin	Canada	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
12	244	Jozef Lukac	Czechoslovakia	HC Košice (Czech.)
12	248	Jan Jasko	Czechoslovakia	Slovan Bratislava (Slovak)