1983–84 Washington Capitals
Division2nd Patrick
ConferenceWales
1983–84 record48–27–5
Goals for308
Goals against226
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachBryan Murray
CaptainRod Langway
Alternate captainsNone

The 1983–84 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals tenth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They qualified for the playoffs for the second year in a row.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
New York Islanders8050264357269104
Washington Capitals8048275308226101
Philadelphia Flyers8044261035029098
New York Rangers804229931430493
New Jersey Devils801756723135041
Pittsburgh Penguins801658625439038

[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.

Record vs. opponents

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 6, 19831–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)0–1–0
2LOctober 8, 19837–8 OTNew York Islanders (1983–84)0–2–0
3LOctober 9, 19832–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)0–3–0
4LOctober 13, 19833–4@ New York Rangers (1983–84)0–4–0
5LOctober 14, 19830–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)0–5–0
6LOctober 16, 19832–4Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)0–6–0
7LOctober 19, 19830–3@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84)0–7–0
8WOctober 22, 19834–1Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)1–7–0
9WOctober 25, 19831–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)2–7–0
10WOctober 26, 19832–0@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84)3–7–0
11WOctober 29, 19836–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)4–7–0
12WOctober 30, 19837–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)5–7–0
13LNovember 2, 19833–11@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)5–8–0
14WNovember 4, 19835–4 OTVancouver Canucks (1983–84)6–8–0
15WNovember 6, 19833–2Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)7–8–0
16LNovember 9, 19834–7Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)7–9–0
17WNovember 12, 19837–4New York Rangers (1983–84)8–9–0
18LNovember 13, 19832–4@ Boston Bruins (1983–84)8–10–0
19LNovember 16, 19831–4@ New York Rangers (1983–84)8–11–0
20WNovember 18, 19837–1New York Islanders (1983–84)9–11–0
21LNovember 19, 19832–6@ New York Islanders (1983–84)9–12–0
22TNovember 23, 19832–2 OTChicago Black Hawks (1983–84)9–12–1
23WNovember 25, 19833–1New York Rangers (1983–84)10–12–1
24WNovember 26, 19835–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)11–12–1
25LNovember 29, 19833–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)11–13–1
26WDecember 1, 19838–4New Jersey Devils (1983–84)12–13–1
27TDecember 2, 19832–2 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84)12–13–2
28LDecember 4, 19831–4Boston Bruins (1983–84)12–14–2
29LDecember 7, 19835–7@ New York Rangers (1983–84)12–15–2
30WDecember 8, 19834–3Calgary Flames (1983–84)13–15–2
31WDecember 10, 19832–0Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)14–15–2
32LDecember 15, 19834–9@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)14–16–2
33WDecember 17, 19833–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)15–16–2
34WDecember 18, 19835–0Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)16–16–2
35LDecember 22, 19831–6@ New York Islanders (1983–84)16–17–2
36WDecember 23, 19837–3New York Islanders (1983–84)17–17–2
37LDecember 26, 19834–5Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)17–18–2
38LDecember 28, 19832–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (1983–84)17–19–2
39WDecember 31, 19833–2@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84)18–19–2
40TJanuary 2, 19842–2 OTNew York Rangers (1983–84)18–19–3
41WJanuary 5, 19845–1St. Louis Blues (1983–84)19–19–3
42LJanuary 7, 19842–4Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)19–20–3
43WJanuary 8, 19847–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)20–20–3
44WJanuary 11, 19844–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)21–20–3
45WJanuary 13, 19846–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)22–20–3
46LJanuary 15, 19842–3@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)22–21–3
47WJanuary 17, 19848–3Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)23–21–3
48WJanuary 20, 19845–3Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)24–21–3
49WJanuary 21, 19843–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)25–21–3
50TJanuary 25, 19842–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)25–21–4
51WJanuary 27, 19846–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)26–21–4
52WJanuary 28, 19848–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)27–21–4
53WFebruary 2, 19842–0@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84)28–21–4
54WFebruary 3, 19844–1Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)29–21–4
55WFebruary 5, 19849–2Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)30–21–4
56WFebruary 8, 19846–1Calgary Flames (1983–84)31–21–4
57WFebruary 11, 19846–3Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)32–21–4
58WFebruary 13, 19844–0@ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)33–21–4
59WFebruary 16, 19844–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)34–21–4
60WFebruary 18, 19844–2@ St. Louis Blues (1983–84)35–21–4
61LFebruary 19, 19843–4 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)35–22–4
62LFebruary 22, 19842–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)35–23–4
63LFebruary 25, 19841–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)35–24–4
64WFebruary 26, 19844–3@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84)36–24–4
65LFebruary 28, 19842–3Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)36–25–4
66WMarch 1, 19849–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)37–25–4
67WMarch 3, 19845–1New York Rangers (1983–84)38–25–4
68WMarch 5, 19845–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)39–25–4
69WMarch 7, 19844–2Hartford Whalers (1983–84)40–25–4
70WMarch 9, 19845–3Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)41–25–4
71WMarch 11, 19842–1@ Boston Bruins (1983–84)42–25–4
72TMarch 14, 19843–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (1983–84)42–25–5
73WMarch 17, 19842–1@ New York Islanders (1983–84)43–25–5
74LMarch 18, 19843–5St. Louis Blues (1983–84)43–26–5
75WMarch 21, 19845–1Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)44–26–5
76WMarch 24, 19846–0Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)45–26–5
77WMarch 25, 19844–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)46–26–5
78WMarch 28, 19846–2New Jersey Devils (1983–84)47–26–5
79LMarch 31, 19841–3New York Islanders (1983–84)47–27–5
80WApril 1, 19844–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)48–27–5

Playoffs

Round 1: (P2) Washington Capitals vs. (P3) Philadelphia Flyers

April 4 Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 5 Philadelphia Flyers 2–6 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 7 Washington Capitals 5–1 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum
Washington won series 3–0

Round 2: (P1) New York Islanders vs. (P2) Washington Capitals

April 12 Washington Capitals 3–2 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum
April 13 Washington Capitals 4–5 OT New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum
April 15 New York Islanders 3–1 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 16 New York Islanders 5–2 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 18 Washington Capitals 3–5 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum
New York won series 4–1

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mike GartnerRW804045859022807
Dave ChristianRW802952812826906
Bengt-Ake GustafssonRW693243751629805
Bobby CarpenterC80284068510805
Alan HaworthC752431555214705
Craig LaughlinRW80203252694703
Larry MurphyD721333465012202
Scott StevensD7813324520126702
Doug JarvisC80132942127020
Bobby GouldRW7821194074-2404
Gaetan DuchesneLW791719362915321
Glen CurrieC80122436209022
Rod LangwayD80924336114122
Bryan EricksonRW451217291610402
Darren VeitchD4661824170400
Timo BlomqvistD65119208417000
Dave ShandD724151912423000
Chris ValentineC22651121-8201
Peter AnderssonD4237102012200
Greg AdamsLW572681331000
Gary McAdamLW24156120001
Greg ThebergeD131234-4100
Gary SampsonLW1511261000
Brian EngblomD60118-4000
Paul MacKinnonD120114-7000
Dean EvasonC200020000
Lou FranceschettiRW20000-2000
Andre HidiLW100000000
Ken HoustonRW40004-2000
Al JensenG43000220000
Bob MasonG200000000
Dave ParroG100000000
Pat RigginG4100040000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Al Jensen241443251331172.914
Pat Riggin229941211421022.664
Bob Mason120220031.500
Dave Parro1100000.000
Team:483480482752222.768

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Mike GartnerRW8371016200
Dave ChristianRW85495100
Scott StevensD818921100
Craig LaughlinRW84266103
Alan HaworthC83254100
Bryan EricksonRW82357100
Bengt-Ake GustafssonRW52350200
Doug JarvisC82356000
Rod LangwayD80557000
Bobby CarpenterC821325100
Gaetan DuchesneLW82132001
Larry MurphyD80336000
Bobby GouldRW50224000
Glen CurrieC81010000
Gary SampsonLW81010000
Peter AnderssonD30112000
Al JensenG60112000
Dave ShandD801113000
Darren VeitchD501115000
Greg AdamsLW10000000
Timo BlomqvistD80008000
Lou FranceschettiRW30008000
Andre HidiLW20000000
Pat RigginG50002000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Al Jensen258631143.260
Pat Riggin23051392.350
Team:488844232.830

[3]

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

Transactions

Draft picks

Washington'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)
475Tim Bergland United StatesThief River Falls High School (USHS-MN)
595Martin Bouliane CanadaGranby Bisons (QMJHL)
7135Dwaine Hutton CanadaKelowna Wings (WHL)
8155Marty Abrams CanadaPembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL)
9175Dave Cowan United StatesWashburn High School (USHS-MN)
10195Yves Beaudoin CanadaShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
11215Alain Raymond CanadaTrois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
11216Anders Huss SwedenGavle (Sweden)

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1983-84 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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