1982-1983 New York Islanders team stats

1982-1983 New York Islanders: 42-26-12
Previous Season

Home record: 26-11-3  (180 goals scored, 106 allowed)
Road record: 16-15-9  (122 goals scored, 120 allowed)
Head Coach: Al Arbour

Power Play: 69/267 (25.8%)
Penalty Killing: 276/331 (83.4%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 10-3
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 223-168

302 goals scored (15th of 21 teams), 226 goals allowed (1st), 1266 PIM (13th)

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%   +/-
RW    22  Mike Bossy           6'0   186   25   79   60   58  118   20  19   0  141   48   66    0  272  22.1  +27
C     19  Bryan Trottier       5'11  195   26   80   34   55   89   68  13   0  139   46   75   19  179  19.0  +37
LW    27  John Tonelli         6'1   200   25   76   31   40   71   55   8   1  110   27   58    5  166  18.7  +30
D      5  Denis Potvin         6'0   205   29   69   12   54   66   60   4   1  140   55   81   28  191   6.3  +32
C     14  Bob Bourne           6'3   200   28   77   20   42   62   55   5   1   85   22   72   23  147  13.6  +14
D      3  Tomas Jonsson        5'10  185   22   72   13   35   48   50   1   0  118   27   60    9  100  13.0  +40
LW     9  Clark Gillies        6'3   215   28   70   21   20   41   76   4   0   70   22   39    0  145  14.5   +9
C     21  Brent Sutter         6'0   188   20   80   21   19   40  128   1   0   58    6   39    1  149  14.1  +14
C     91  Butch Goring         5'9   170   33   75   19   20   39    8   2   5   53    5   62   24   98  19.4  +10
RW    12  Duane Sutter         6'1   185   22   75   13   19   32  118   1   0   47    5   35    1  122  10.7   +8
RW    23  Bob Nystrom          6'1   200   30   74   10   20   30   98   3   0   45    4   35    0  100  10.0   +6
D      7  Stefan Persson       6'1   189   28   70    4   25   29   71   2   0   95   34   59   10   80   5.0  +12
D     26  Dave Langevin        6'2   200   28   73    4   17   21   64   0   0   74    0   69   17  107   3.7  +22
LW    17  Greg Gilbert         6'1   191   20   45    8   11   19   30   0   0   24    1   22    0   37  21.6   +1
D      6  Ken Morrow           6'4   210   26   79    5   11   16   44   0   0   79    1   92   32  135   3.7  +18
C     11  Wayne Merrick        6'1   195   30   59    4   12   16   27   1   0   20    3   20    0   46   8.7   -3
LW    20  Mats Hallin          6'2   200   24   30    7    7   14   26   0   0   25    6   15    0   37  18.9   +4
RW    28  Anders Kallur        5'11  185   30   55    6    8   14   33   1   1   35    9   32   15   77   7.8   +9
D     16  Mike McEwen          6'1   185   26   42    2   11   13   16   1   0   51   13   34    7   82   2.4  +11
C     25  Billy Carroll        5'10  190   23   71    1   11   12   24   0   1   25    1   39   18   52   1.9   +3
D      4  Paul Boutilier       6'0   200   19   29    4    5    9   24   3   0   25    5   25    0   52   7.7   -5
D     24  Gord Lane            6'1   190   29   44    3    4    7   87   0   0   25    0   31    7   44   6.8   +1
G      1  Rollie Melanson      5'10  185   22   44    0    3    3   22  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    33  Kevin Devine         5'8   165   28    2    0    1    1    8   0   0    1    0    0    0    3   0.0   +1
D     34  Gord Dineen          6'0   195   20    2    0    0    0    4   0   0    1    1    2    0    3   0.0   -2
D      8  Darcy Regier         5'11  190   26    6    0    0    0    7   0   0    1    0    2    1    3   0.0    0
G     31  Billy Smith          5'10  185   32   41    0    0    0   41  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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  Rollie Melanson      22   44  2459  108  2.64  24  12   5 1198   .910   3   1
G   31  Billy Smith          32   41  2340  113  2.90  18  14   7 1193   .905   2   1

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   21  RW   Patrick Flatley          780          University of Wisconsin (NCAA)     
  2   37  LW   Richard Kromm            372          Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)          [pick acquired from BUF]
  2   42  D    Vern Smith                 1          Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)           
  3   63  LW   Garry Lacey                           Toronto Marlboros (OHL)            
  4   84  LW   Alan Kerr                391          Seattle Breakers (WHL)             
  5  105  C    Rene Breton                           Granby Bisons (QMJHL)              
  6  126  C    Roger Kortko              79          Saskatoon Blades (WHL)             
  7  147  C    John Tiano                            Winthrop H.S. (Mass.)              
  8  168  RW   Todd Okerlund              4          Burnsville H.S. (Minn.)            
  9  189  C    Gord Paddock                          Saskatoon (SJHL)                   
 10  210  D    Eric Faust                            Henry Carr H.S. (Toronto)          
 11  231  D    Pat Goff                              Alexander Ramsey H.S. (Minn.)      
 12  252  D    Jim Koudys                            Sudbury Wolves (OHL)               

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

09-09-1982	signed Dave Hanson as a free agent
10-01-1982	traded Hector Marini and Islanders' #4 pick in the 1983 draft to Devils for New Jersey's #3 pick in the 1983 draft

Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/06/1983 vs Washington Capitals W 5-2 04/07/1983 vs Washington Capitals L 2-4 04/09/1983 at Washington Capitals W 6-2 04/10/1983 at Washington Capitals W 6-3 -------------------------------------------------- Round 2 04/14/1983 vs New York Rangers W 4-1 04/15/1983 vs New York Rangers W 5-0 04/17/1983 at New York Rangers L 6-7 04/18/1983 at New York Rangers L 1-3 04/20/1983 vs New York Rangers W 7-2 04/22/1983 at New York Rangers W 5-2 -------------------------------------------------- Semifinals 04/26/1983 at Boston Bruins W 5-2 04/28/1983 at Boston Bruins L 1-4 04/30/1983 vs Boston Bruins W 7-3 05/03/1983 vs Boston Bruins W 8-3 05/05/1983 at Boston Bruins L 1-5 05/07/1983 vs Boston Bruins W 8-4 -------------------------------------------------- Stanley Cup Finals 05/10/1983 at Edmonton Oilers W 2-0 05/12/1983 at Edmonton Oilers W 6-3 05/14/1983 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-1 05/17/1983 vs Edmonton Oilers W 4-2 Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 14 Bob Bourne 6'3 200 28 20 8 20 28 14 0 1 RW 22 Mike Bossy 6'0 186 25 19 17 9 26 10 6 0 RW 12 Duane Sutter 6'1 185 22 20 9 12 21 43 2 0 C 21 Brent Sutter 6'0 188 20 20 10 11 21 26 3 0 C 19 Bryan Trottier 5'11 195 26 17 8 12 20 18 3 0 D 5 Denis Potvin 6'0 205 29 20 8 12 20 22 4 0 LW 27 John Tonelli 6'1 200 25 20 7 11 18 20 0 0 RW 28 Anders Kallur 5'11 185 30 20 3 12 15 12 1 1 RW 23 Bob Nystrom 6'1 200 30 20 7 6 13 15 0 0 D 6 Ken Morrow 6'4 210 26 19 5 7 12 18 0 0 C 91 Butch Goring 5'9 170 33 20 4 8 12 4 0 0 D 3 Tomas Jonsson 5'10 185 22 20 2 10 12 18 0 0 D 7 Stefan Persson 6'1 189 28 18 1 5 6 18 1 0 C 11 Wayne Merrick 6'1 195 30 19 1 3 4 10 0 0 D 24 Gord Lane 6'1 190 29 18 1 2 3 32 0 0 LW 9 Clark Gillies 6'3 215 28 8 0 2 2 10 0 0 D 26 Dave Langevin 6'2 200 28 8 0 2 2 2 0 0 D 16 Mike McEwen 6'1 185 26 12 0 2 2 4 0 0 C 25 Billy Carroll 5'10 190 23 20 1 1 2 2 0 1 LW 20 Mats Hallin 6'2 200 24 7 1 0 1 6 0 0 LW 17 Greg Gilbert 6'1 191 20 10 1 0 1 14 0 0 G 31 Billy Smith 5'10 185 32 17 0 1 1 9 0 0 D 4 Paul Boutilier 6'0 200 19 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 G 1 Rollie Melanson 5'10 185 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 33 Kevin Devine 5'8 165 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 34 Gord Dineen 6'0 195 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 8 Darcy Regier 5'11 190 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 31 Billy Smith 32 17 962 43 2.68 13 3 490 .912 0 2 G 1 Rollie Melanson 22 5 238 10 2.52 2 2 115 .913 0 0

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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/05/1982   at Vancouver Canucks         L   1-2     0-1-0
10/07/1982   at Calgary Flames            W   5-4     1-1-0
10/08/1982   at Edmonton Oilers           W   6-4     2-1-0
10/11/1982   at New York Rangers          W   4-3     3-1-0
10/14/1982   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   9-0     4-1-0
10/16/1982   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   4-1     5-1-0
10/19/1982   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   5-4     6-1-0
10/21/1982   vs Washington Capitals       W   6-3     7-1-0
10/23/1982   vs New York Rangers          W   5-2     8-1-0
10/24/1982   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-4     8-2-0
10/26/1982   vs Calgary Flames            W   7-2     9-2-0
10/28/1982   at New Jersey Devils         W   4-2     10-2-0
10/30/1982   vs New Jersey Devils         W   8-5     11-2-0
11/02/1982   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       L   1-3     11-3-0
11/03/1982   at Detroit Red Wings         T   3-3     11-3-1
11/06/1982   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-6     11-4-1
11/07/1982   at Philadelphia Flyers       T   2-2     11-4-2
11/09/1982   vs St. Louis Blues           W   4-1     12-4-2
11/11/1982   at Minnesota North Stars     L   0-2     12-5-2
11/13/1982   at Washington Capitals       L   1-3     12-6-2
11/16/1982   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   4-2     13-6-2
11/18/1982   vs Boston Bruins             L   1-3     13-7-2
11/20/1982   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-4     14-7-2
11/21/1982   at New York Rangers          L   3-7     14-8-2
11/23/1982   vs Minnesota North Stars     T   8-8     14-8-3
11/25/1982   at Boston Bruins             T   1-1     14-8-4
11/27/1982   vs New York Rangers          L   0-3     14-9-4
11/28/1982   at Washington Capitals       T   3-3     14-9-5
11/30/1982   at St. Louis Blues           W   3-2     15-9-5
12/03/1982   at Winnipeg Jets             L   2-4     15-10-5
12/04/1982   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   1-4     15-11-5
12/07/1982   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   6-3     16-11-5
12/08/1982   at Detroit Red Wings         L   0-2     16-12-5
12/11/1982   vs New Jersey Devils         W   7-1     17-12-5
12/14/1982   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   3-5     17-13-5
12/17/1982   at New York Rangers          W   5-2     18-13-5
12/18/1982   vs Philadelphia Flyers       T   4-4     18-13-6
12/21/1982   at Quebec Nordiques          T   3-3     18-13-7
12/23/1982   vs Washington Capitals       L   1-5     18-14-7
12/26/1982   at Hartford Whalers          W   3-2     19-14-7

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
12/31/1982   at Buffalo Sabres            L   1-5     19-15-7
01/01/1983   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   1-2     19-16-7
01/04/1983   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   5-2     20-16-7
01/08/1983   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   6-1     21-16-7
01/11/1983   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   4-1     22-16-7
01/13/1983   at New Jersey Devils         W   5-2     23-16-7
01/15/1983   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   5-2     24-16-7
01/18/1983   vs Hartford Whalers          W   8-1     25-16-7
01/20/1983   at Montreal Canadiens        T   4-4     25-16-8
01/22/1983   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-1     25-17-8
01/27/1983   at Los Angeles Kings         W   6-4     26-17-8
01/29/1983   at Vancouver Canucks         W   5-3     27-17-8
01/30/1983   at Edmonton Oilers           W   4-2     28-17-8
02/01/1983   at Calgary Flames            T   2-2     28-17-9
02/03/1983   at New Jersey Devils         W   7-2     29-17-9
02/05/1983   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   2-4     29-18-9
02/10/1983   vs Washington Capitals       W   8-3     30-18-9
02/12/1983   vs Hartford Whalers          L   2-4     30-19-9
02/15/1983   at Quebec Nordiques          L   1-4     30-20-9
02/17/1983   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   4-1     31-20-9
02/19/1983   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   5-0     32-20-9
02/22/1983   vs Winnipeg Jets             T   2-2     32-20-10
02/23/1983   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   4-4     32-20-11
02/26/1983   vs Detroit Red Wings         L   3-5     32-21-11
02/27/1983   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-2     32-22-11
03/01/1983   at Montreal Canadiens        T   3-3     32-22-12
03/03/1983   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-1     33-22-12
03/05/1983   vs New Jersey Devils         W   5-1     34-22-12
03/08/1983   at St. Louis Blues           L   0-6     34-23-12
03/10/1983   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   4-3     35-23-12
03/12/1983   vs Washington Capitals       W   6-2     36-23-12
03/16/1983   at New York Rangers          L   1-2     36-24-12
03/17/1983   at New Jersey Devils         W   9-5     37-24-12
03/19/1983   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   9-2     38-24-12
03/22/1983   vs Boston Bruins             L   1-3     38-25-12
03/26/1983   vs New York Rangers          W   3-2     39-25-12
03/27/1983   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   4-1     40-25-12
03/30/1983   at Washington Capitals       W   7-1     41-25-12
04/02/1983   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   6-3     42-25-12
04/03/1983   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-4     42-26-12

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