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1982-1983 Washington Capitals: 39-25-16
Previous Season Home record: 22-12-6 (153 goals scored, 132 allowed) Road record: 17-13-10 (153 goals scored, 151 allowed) Head Coach: Bryan Murray Power Play: 75/358 (20.9%) Penalty Killing: 235/288 (81.6%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 3-11 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 228-219 306 goals scored (13th of 21 teams), 283 goals allowed (5th), 1329 PIM (10th) 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% +/- C 21 Dennis Maruk 5'8 175 27 80 31 50 81 71 12 0 113 43 91 0 185 16.8 -21 RW 11 Mike Gartner 6'0 187 23 73 38 38 76 54 10 1 101 33 76 6 269 14.1 -2 C 10 Bobby Carpenter 6'0 200 19 80 32 37 69 64 14 0 110 44 68 2 197 16.2 0 RW 16 Bengt Gustafsson 6'0 185 24 67 22 42 64 16 2 0 90 38 47 4 139 15.8 +9 C 15 Alan Haworth 5'10 190 22 74 23 27 50 34 5 0 74 21 58 0 145 15.9 -5 C 26 Milan Novy 5'10 196 31 73 18 30 48 16 3 0 62 16 45 0 131 13.7 +1 RW 18 Craig Laughlin 6'0 190 25 75 17 27 44 41 5 0 73 25 57 2 128 13.3 -7 RW 23 Bobby Gould 6'0 195 25 80 22 18 40 43 0 0 55 1 66 28 142 15.5 +16 RW 19 Ken Houston 6'2 210 29 71 25 14 39 93 9 0 70 27 51 0 139 18.0 -8 C 12 Glen Currie 6'2 180 24 68 11 28 39 20 0 0 50 0 50 18 54 20.4 +18 LW 14 Gaetan Duchesne 5'11 200 20 77 18 19 37 52 0 1 54 0 54 15 126 14.3 +15 D 20 Greg Theberge 5'10 185 23 70 8 28 36 20 7 0 90 53 40 0 136 5.9 -3 D 5 Rod Langway 6'2 218 25 80 3 29 32 75 1 0 107 7 135 35 126 2.4 0 C 25 Doug Jarvis 5'9 170 27 80 8 22 30 10 0 1 42 1 79 26 95 8.4 -12 D 9 Brian Engblom 6'2 200 25 73 5 22 27 59 4 0 119 22 133 32 103 4.9 -4 D 3 Scott Stevens 6'2 215 18 77 9 16 25 195 0 0 91 3 81 7 121 7.4 +14 D 17 Timo Blomqvist 6'0 200 21 61 1 17 18 67 1 0 85 13 68 11 70 1.4 +15 C 28 Chris Valentine 6'0 190 21 23 7 10 17 14 1 0 23 9 16 0 24 29.2 -2 LW 29 Ted Bulley 6'1 192 27 39 4 9 13 47 0 0 19 1 22 1 35 11.4 -3 D 6 Darren Veitch 5'11 195 22 10 0 8 8 0 0 0 15 6 11 1 23 0.0 -1 D 4 Randy Holt 5'11 185 29 70 0 8 8 275 0 0 45 0 66 14 30 0.0 -7 D 22 Paul MacKinnon 6'0 195 24 19 2 2 4 8 1 0 17 6 10 0 10 20.0 +1 LW 32 Torrie Robertson 5'11 200 21 5 2 0 2 4 0 0 3 0 5 0 5 40.0 -2 D 8 Lee Norwood 6'1 198 22 8 0 1 1 14 0 0 3 1 8 3 6 0.0 -3 G 39 Robbie Moore 5'5 155 28 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 24 Eric Calder 6'1 180 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0 D 2 Doug Hicks 6'0 185 27 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 6 3 6 0.0 -3 G 30 Dave Parro 5'11 165 25 6 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 1 Pat Riggin 5'9 170 23 38 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 35 Al Jensen 5'10 180 24 40 0 0 0 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
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   39  Robbie Moore         28    1    20    1  3.00   0   1   0    7   .857   1   0
G    1  Pat Riggin           23   38  2161  121  3.36  16   9   9 1006   .880   4   0
G   35  Al Jensen            24   40  2358  135  3.44  22  12   6 1140   .882   1   1
G   30  Dave Parro           25    6   261   19  4.37   1   3   1  126   .849   1   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    5  D    Scott Stevens           1635          Kitchener Rangers (OHL)            
  3   58  C    Milan Novy                73          Kladno (Czechoslovakia)              [pick acquired from BUF]
  5   89  C    Dean Evason              803          Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)       
  6  110  RW   Ed Kastelic              220          London Knights (OHL)               
  8  152  RW   Wally Schreiber           41          Regina Pats (WHL)                  
  9  173  G    Jamie Reeve                           Saskatoon Blades (WHL)             
 10  194  C    Juha Nurmi                            Tampere Tappara (Finland)          
 11  215  C    Wayne Prestage                        Seattle Breakers (WHL)             
 12  236  G    Jon Holden                            Peterborough Petes (OHL)           
 12  247  C    Marco Kallas                          St. Louis Jr. B (NAJHL)              [pick acquired from BUF]

Traded draft picks:

#2 to BUF (Mike Anderson)
#3 to PHI (Bill Campbell)
#4 to BUF (Timo Jutila)
#7 to QUE (Daniel Poudrier)

Transactions
06-09-1982traded Washington's #2 and #4 picks in the 1982 draft to Sabres for Alan Haworth and Buffalo's #3 pick in the 1982 draft
06-09-1982traded Howard Walker, George White, Washington's #6 pick in the 1982 draft, #3 pick in the 1983 draft and #2 pick in the 1984 draft to Flames for Pat Riggin and Ken Houston
08-04-1982traded Rollie Boutin and Wes Jarvis to North Stars for Robbie Moore and Minnesota's #11 pick in the 1983 draft
08-24-1982traded Washington's #6 pick in the 1983 draft and #5 pick in the 1984 draft to Black Hawks for Ted Bulley and Dave Hutchison
09-09-1982traded Rick Green and Ryan Walter to Canadiens for Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis, Brian Engblom and Craig Laughlin
09-09-1982sold Mike Palmateer to Maple Leafs
10-04-1982Devils claimed Dave Hutchison in waiver draft
04-05-1983signed Bryan Erickson as a free agent


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/06/1983 at New York Islanders L 2-5 04/07/1983 at New York Islanders W 4-2 04/09/1983 vs New York Islanders L 2-6 04/10/1983 vs New York Islanders L 3-6 Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 23 Bobby Gould 6'0 195 25 4 5 0 5 4 1 0 C 12 Glen Currie 6'2 180 24 4 0 3 3 4 0 0 LW 14 Gaetan Duchesne 5'11 200 20 4 1 1 2 4 0 0 D 9 Brian Engblom 6'2 200 25 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 C 21 Dennis Maruk 5'8 175 27 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 C 10 Bobby Carpenter 6'0 200 19 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 RW 16 Bengt Gustafsson 6'0 185 24 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 D 4 Randy Holt 5'11 185 29 4 0 1 1 20 0 0 RW 19 Ken Houston 6'2 210 29 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 C 25 Doug Jarvis 5'9 170 27 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 RW 18 Craig Laughlin 6'0 190 25 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 D 3 Scott Stevens 6'2 215 18 4 1 0 1 26 0 0 D 20 Greg Theberge 5'10 185 23 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 LW 29 Ted Bulley 6'1 192 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 26 Milan Novy 5'10 196 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 28 Chris Valentine 6'0 190 21 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 D 17 Timo Blomqvist 6'0 200 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 35 Al Jensen 5'10 180 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Pat Riggin 5'9 170 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 11 Mike Gartner 6'0 187 23 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 C 15 Alan Haworth 5'10 190 22 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 5 Rod Langway 6'2 218 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 24 Eric Calder 6'1 180 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 2 Doug Hicks 6'0 185 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 22 Paul MacKinnon 6'0 195 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 39 Robbie Moore 5'5 155 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 8 Lee Norwood 6'1 198 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Dave Parro 5'11 165 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 32 Torrie Robertson 5'11 200 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 6 Darren Veitch 5'11 195 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 35 Al Jensen 24 3 139 10 4.32 1 2 75 .867 0 0 G 1 Pat Riggin 23 3 101 8 4.75 0 1 58 .862 1 0
Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/06/1982   at New York Rangers          W   5-4     1-0-0
10/09/1982   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-3     1-1-0
10/10/1982   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   4-6     1-2-0
10/13/1982   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-3     2-2-0
10/16/1982   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   2-9     2-3-0
10/20/1982   vs Montreal Canadiens        T   3-3     2-3-1
10/21/1982   at New York Islanders        L   3-6     2-4-1
10/23/1982   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   1-3     2-5-1
10/27/1982   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   5-7     2-6-1
10/30/1982   at St. Louis Blues           W   6-5     3-6-1
11/03/1982   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   3-3     3-6-2
11/05/1982   vs St. Louis Blues           L   3-4     3-7-2
11/07/1982   vs Hartford Whalers          W   6-2     4-7-2
11/08/1982   at New Jersey Devils         T   2-2     4-7-3
11/10/1982   vs New Jersey Devils         W   3-0     5-7-3
11/13/1982   vs New York Islanders        W   3-1     6-7-3
11/16/1982   vs Calgary Flames            W   5-3     7-7-3
11/19/1982   at Winnipeg Jets             T   3-3     7-7-4
11/21/1982   at Vancouver Canucks         L   3-5     7-8-4
11/23/1982   at Calgary Flames            L   3-6     7-9-4
11/24/1982   at Edmonton Oilers           T   3-3     7-9-5
11/26/1982   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-3     8-9-5
11/28/1982   vs New York Islanders        T   3-3     8-9-6
12/02/1982   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   5-4     9-9-6
12/04/1982   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-2     10-9-6
12/07/1982   vs Winnipeg Jets             T   3-3     10-9-7
12/09/1982   at New Jersey Devils         W   6-4     11-9-7
12/10/1982   vs New York Rangers          T   4-4     11-9-8
12/12/1982   vs Boston Bruins             W   4-3     12-9-8
12/14/1982   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   7-2     13-9-8
12/16/1982   at Minnesota North Stars     T   4-4     13-9-9
12/18/1982   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   3-1     14-9-9
12/19/1982   at Philadelphia Flyers       W   3-1     15-9-9
12/23/1982   at New York Islanders        W   5-1     16-9-9
12/26/1982   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-6     16-10-9
12/28/1982   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   6-3     17-10-9
12/30/1982   at Hartford Whalers          T   4-4     17-10-10
01/01/1983   vs New York Rangers          L   2-7     17-11-10
01/02/1983   at Quebec Nordiques          W   7-4     18-11-10
01/05/1983   at Detroit Red Wings         W   5-2     19-11-10
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/06/1983   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   1-3     19-12-10
01/08/1983   at St. Louis Blues           T   3-3     19-12-11
01/11/1983   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   7-9     19-13-11
01/14/1983   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-3     19-14-11
01/15/1983   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   2-4     19-15-11
01/18/1983   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   4-1     20-15-11
01/19/1983   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   6-4     21-15-11
01/21/1983   vs Quebec Nordiques          L   4-5     21-16-11
01/23/1983   vs New Jersey Devils         W   3-1     22-16-11
01/26/1983   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   6-2     23-16-11
01/28/1983   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   7-2     24-16-11
01/29/1983   at Montreal Canadiens        T   3-3     24-16-12
02/01/1983   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   5-2     25-16-12
02/03/1983   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   3-1     26-16-12
02/05/1983   vs New Jersey Devils         W   5-4     27-16-12
02/06/1983   at Quebec Nordiques          T   4-4     27-16-13
02/10/1983   at New York Islanders        L   3-8     27-17-13
02/13/1983   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   6-1     28-17-13
02/16/1983   at New York Rangers          L   4-5     28-18-13
02/18/1983   at Vancouver Canucks         W   2-1     29-18-13
02/19/1983   at Los Angeles Kings         T   3-3     29-18-14
02/23/1983   at Edmonton Oilers           L   3-6     29-19-14
02/24/1983   at Calgary Flames            W   4-2     30-19-14
02/26/1983   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-4     30-20-14
03/02/1983   vs Edmonton Oilers           L   3-5     30-21-14
03/03/1983   at New York Rangers          W   4-3     31-21-14
03/05/1983   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   4-3     32-21-14
03/08/1983   at New Jersey Devils         W   5-4     33-21-14
03/12/1983   at New York Islanders        L   2-6     33-22-14
03/13/1983   vs Boston Bruins             W   6-4     34-22-14
03/16/1983   vs Hartford Whalers          W   5-4     35-22-14
03/17/1983   at Boston Bruins             W   2-1     36-22-14
03/20/1983   at Philadelphia Flyers       W   3-2     37-22-14
03/23/1983   vs Vancouver Canucks         T   1-1     37-22-15
03/24/1983   vs New Jersey Devils         W   5-3     38-22-15
03/26/1983   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       T   4-4     38-22-16
03/27/1983   at New York Rangers          L   4-5     38-23-16
03/30/1983   vs New York Islanders        L   1-7     38-24-16
04/01/1983   at Detroit Red Wings         L   7-8     38-25-16
04/03/1983   vs New York Rangers          W   3-0     39-25-16

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