1982-1983 New Jersey Devils team stats

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1982-1983 New Jersey Devils: 17-49-14
Previous Season Home record: 11-20-9 (124 goals scored, 156 allowed) Road record: 6-29-5 (106 goals scored, 182 allowed) Head Coach: Bill MacMillan Power Play: 66/301 (21.9%) Penalty Killing: 216/294 (73.5%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-10 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 157-250 230 goals scored (21st of 21 teams), 338 goals allowed (17th), 1270 PIM (12th) NHL Averages: 3.86 goals/game (309.2 goals/team), 1337.8 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
LW/C  24  Aaron Broten         5'10  180   22   73   16   39   55   28   5   1   87   44   83   20  126  12.7  -20
LW     9  Don Lever            5'11  185   30   79   23   30   53   68   9   3   80   35  126   46  143  16.1  -35
RW    11  Bob MacMillan        5'11  185   30   71   19   29   48    8   6   0   71   28  113   35  120  15.8  -35
D      8  Tapio Levo           6'2   200   26   73    7   40   47   22   5   0  102   56   89    2  187   3.7  -41
LW    25  Jeff Larmer          5'10  175   20   65   21   24   45   21   5   0   57   14   49    0  123  17.1   -6
RW    20  Hector Marini        6'1   204   25   77   17   28   45  105   5   0   70   24   62    1  109  15.6  -15
C     14  Steve Tambellini     6'0   190   24   73   25   18   43   14   6   1   67   19   82    7  153  16.3  -27
LW    15  Brent Ashton         6'1   210   22   76   14   19   33   47   4   0   52   10   68    3  113  12.4  -23
C     16  Rick Meagher         5'9   192   29   57   15   14   29   11   7   0   41   18   54   10  135  11.1  -21
LW    17  Paul Gagne           5'10  180   30   53   14   15   29   13   4   0   40   10   32    0   76  18.4   -2
D     21  Murray Brumwell      6'2   190   22   59    5   14   19   34   1   0   60   19   73   12   61   8.2  -20
RW    29  Jan Ludvig           5'10  190   21   51    7   10   17   30   2   0   33   11   49    0  103   6.8  -27
D      6  Joel Quenneville     6'1   200   24   74    5   12   17   46   0   1   66    3  106   30   85   5.9  -13
C     23  Mike Antonovich      5'8   165   31   30    7    7   14   11   2   0   19    5   21    0   47  14.9   -7
C     32  Glenn Merkosky       5'10  185   23   34    4   10   14   20   1   0   17    1   42   16   43   9.3  -10
D      4  Bob Lorimer          6'1   200   29   66    3   10   13   42   0   0   49    0  104   35   53   5.7  -20
D     26  Mike Kitchen         5'10  185   26   77    4    8   12   52   0   1   47    0  106   34   46   8.7  -25
RW    19  Yvon Vautour         6'0   200   26   52    4    7   11  136   0   0   17    2   34    0   54   7.4  -19
D     22  Rob Palmer           5'11  190   26   60    1   10   11   21   0   0   48    6   69   21   81   1.2   -6
C     10  Dave Cameron         6'0   185   24   35    5    4    9   50   0   0   16    3   28    7   29  17.2   -8
LW    18  John Wensink         6'0   200   29   42    2    7    9  135   1   0   15    4   19    0   30   6.7   -8
D      5  Carol Vadnais        6'1   185   37   51    2    7    9   64   1   0   37    5   81   17   33   6.1  -32
C     16  Merlin Malinowski    6'0   190   24    5    3    2    5    0   1   0    6    3    2    0    8  37.5   +1
RW/LW 12  Pat Verbeek          5'9   192   18    6    3    2    5    8   0   0    7    2    7    0   12  25.0   -2
D      3  Dave Hutchison       6'3   205   30   32    1    4    5  102   0   0   11    0   38    7   21   4.8  -20
LW    88  Garry Howatt         5'9   175   30   38    1    4    5  114   0   0    9    1   41    4   30   3.3  -29
RW    12  Jukka Porvari        5'11  175   28    8    1    3    4    4   0   0    4    1    4    0   10  10.0   -1
G      1  Glenn Resch          5'9   165   34   65    0    3    3    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     27  Larry Floyd          5'8   180   21    5    1    0    1    2   0   0    1    0    5    0    9  11.1   -4
D      2  Joe Cirella          6'3   210   19    2    0    1    1    4   0   0    2    2    2    0    3   0.0   -2
RW    28  Mike Moher           5'10  180   20    9    0    1    1   28   0   0    2    0    5    0    8   0.0   -3
G     33  Lindsay Middlebrook  5'7   160   27    9    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Ron Low              6'1   205   32   11    0    1    1    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW     7  Randy Pierce         5'11  187   25    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    2    0    2    0    2   0.0    0
RW    27  Dwight Foster        5'10  190   25    4    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    1    0    2   0.0   -1
G     31  Shawn MacKenzie      5'10  175   20    6    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G    1  Glenn Resch          34   65  3650  242  3.98  15  35  12 1929   .875   2   0
G   30  Ron Low              32   11   608   41  4.05   2   7   1  343   .880   1   0
G   33  Lindsay Middlebrook  27    9   412   37  5.39   0   6   1  220   .832   0   0
G   31  Shawn MacKenzie      20    6   130   15  6.92   0   1   0   68   .779   0   0

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1982 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    8  C    Rocky Trottier            38          Billings Bighorns (WHL)              [pick acquired from STL]
  1   18  D    Ken Daneyko             1283          Seattle Breakers (WHL)               [pick acquired from BOS]
  3   43  C    Pat Verbeek             1424          Sudbury Wolves (OHL)               
  3   54  C    Dave Kasper                           Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)           [pick acquired from WIN]
  5   85  D    Scott Brydges                         St. Paul Mariner H.S. (Minn.)      
  6  106  RW   Mike Moher                 9          Kitchener Rangers (OHL)            
  7  127  LW   Paul Fulcher                          London Knights (OHL)               
  8  148  D    John Hutchings                        Oshawa Generals (OHL)              
  9  169  D    Alan Hepple                3          Ottawa 67's (OHL)                  
 10  190  RW   Brent Shaw                            Seattle Breakers (WHL)             
 10  207  LW   Tony Gilliard                         Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)           [pick acquired from BOS]
 11  211  C    Scott Fusco                           Harvard University (NCAA)          
 12  232  RW   Dan Dorion                 4          Austin Mavericks (USHL)            

Traded draft picks:

#1 to BOS (Gord Kluzak)
#2 to BOS (Brian Curran)
#4 to LA (Dave Gans)


Transactions

09-09-1982	signed Rob Palmer as a free agent
09-12-1982	signed M.F. Schurman as a free agent
09-14-1982	signed Glenn Merkosky as a free agent
09-16-1982	signed Larry Floyd as a free agent
09-25-1982	signed Roy Sommer as a free agent
10-01-1982	signed Richie Hansen as a free agent
10-01-1982	signed Mike Antonovich as a free agent
10-01-1982	traded New Jersey's #3 pick in the 1983 draft to Islanders for Hector Marini and Islanders' #4 pick in the 1983 draft
10-04-1982	Rangers claimed Graeme Nicolson in waiver draft
10-04-1982	claimed Carol Vadnais from Rangers in waiver draft
10-04-1982	claimed Dave Hutchison from Capitals in waiver draft
10-04-1982	claimed Murray Brumwell from North Stars in waiver draft
10-12-1982	signed Mitch Wilson as a free agent
10-15-1982	traded Merlin Malinowski and the rights to Scott Fusco to Whalers for Garry Howatt and Rick Meagher
10-28-1982	signed Jan Ludvig as a free agent
10-29-1982	sold the rights to Dwight Foster to Red Wings
02-23-1983	traded Lindsay Middlebrook and Paul Miller to Oilers for Ron Low and Jim McTaggart
05-1983	Carol Vadnais retired
05-04-1983	Tapio Levo retired

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/05/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 0-0-1 10/08/1982 vs New York Rangers W 3-2 1-0-1 10/09/1982 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 5-5 1-0-2 10/12/1982 vs Boston Bruins T 2-2 1-0-3 10/14/1982 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-5 1-1-3 10/16/1982 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-5 2-1-3 10/18/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 3-1 3-1-3 10/20/1982 at Los Angeles Kings L 4-7 3-2-3 10/22/1982 at Winnipeg Jets L 1-3 3-3-3 10/26/1982 vs Minnesota North Stars L 3-5 3-4-3 10/28/1982 vs New York Islanders L 2-4 3-5-3 10/30/1982 at New York Islanders L 5-8 3-6-3 11/01/1982 vs Calgary Flames L 3-6 3-7-3 11/02/1982 at Montreal Canadiens L 4-5 3-8-3 11/04/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 4-4 3-8-4 11/06/1982 at Detroit Red Wings T 1-1 3-8-5 11/08/1982 vs Washington Capitals T 2-2 3-8-6 11/10/1982 at Washington Capitals L 0-3 3-9-6 11/11/1982 vs Edmonton Oilers L 1-5 3-10-6 11/13/1982 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-7 3-11-6 11/16/1982 at St. Louis Blues L 2-7 3-12-6 11/17/1982 at Chicago Black Hawks L 3-5 3-13-6 11/20/1982 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-5 3-14-6 11/24/1982 at Los Angeles Kings L 0-3 3-15-6 11/26/1982 at Vancouver Canucks T 4-4 3-15-7 11/27/1982 at Calgary Flames W 4-3 4-15-7 11/29/1982 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 1-3 4-16-7 12/01/1982 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 7-3 5-16-7 12/03/1982 vs Hartford Whalers W 5-4 6-16-7 12/04/1982 at Detroit Red Wings L 2-6 6-17-7 12/06/1982 vs Winnipeg Jets L 3-5 6-18-7 12/09/1982 vs Washington Capitals L 4-6 6-19-7 12/11/1982 at New York Islanders L 1-7 6-20-7 12/12/1982 at New York Rangers L 0-4 6-21-7 12/17/1982 at Edmonton Oilers L 4-10 6-22-7 12/19/1982 at Winnipeg Jets W 3-2 7-22-7 12/22/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 1-3 7-23-7 12/26/1982 at Boston Bruins L 2-5 7-24-7 12/30/1982 vs New York Rangers L 2-5 7-25-7 01/02/1983 vs Vancouver Canucks W 3-1 8-25-7

Date Opponent Result Record 01/05/1983 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 4-4 8-25-8 01/07/1983 vs Boston Bruins T 2-2 8-25-9 01/09/1983 at New York Rangers L 3-4 8-26-9 01/10/1983 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-2 9-26-9 01/13/1983 vs New York Islanders L 2-5 9-27-9 01/15/1983 at Hartford Whalers L 1-2 9-28-9 01/16/1983 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-3 10-28-9 01/19/1983 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 1-1 10-28-10 01/20/1983 vs St. Louis Blues T 3-3 10-28-11 01/23/1983 at Washington Capitals L 1-3 10-29-11 01/25/1983 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-5 10-30-11 01/29/1983 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-6 10-31-11 01/31/1983 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-2 11-31-11 02/03/1983 vs New York Islanders L 2-7 11-32-11 02/05/1983 at Washington Capitals L 4-5 11-33-11 02/06/1983 vs Vancouver Canucks T 4-4 11-33-12 02/09/1983 at Chicago Black Hawks L 4-5 11-34-12 02/12/1983 at St. Louis Blues L 1-5 11-35-12 02/15/1983 vs Minnesota North Stars L 2-3 11-36-12 02/20/1983 at Philadelphia Flyers L 0-3 11-37-12 02/21/1983 vs Buffalo Sabres T 4-4 11-37-13 02/24/1983 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-1 12-37-13 02/26/1983 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-5 12-38-13 02/27/1983 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-6 12-39-13 03/01/1983 vs Edmonton Oilers L 3-4 12-40-13 03/03/1983 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 1-4 12-41-13 03/05/1983 at New York Islanders L 1-5 12-42-13 03/06/1983 at New York Rangers W 6-4 13-42-13 03/08/1983 vs Washington Capitals L 4-5 13-43-13 03/10/1983 vs Hartford Whalers L 0-3 13-44-13 03/12/1983 at Montreal Canadiens W 7-3 14-44-13 03/14/1983 vs Calgary Flames L 0-7 14-45-13 03/17/1983 vs New York Islanders L 5-9 14-46-13 03/21/1983 vs New York Rangers W 4-2 15-46-13 03/24/1983 at Washington Capitals L 3-5 15-47-13 03/25/1983 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-5 16-47-13 03/27/1983 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-4 16-48-13 03/31/1983 vs Buffalo Sabres L 5-8 16-49-13 04/01/1983 at New York Rangers T 3-3 16-49-14 04/03/1983 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-3 17-49-14

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