NHL game summary from October 9, 1982
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Jersey Devils (1-0-2) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (0-1-2) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | TOR, | John Anderson 1 (Walt Poddubny, Peter Ihnacak), 1:17 |
| TOR, | Jim Benning 1 (John Anderson, Terry Martin), 14:06 | |
| NJ , | Carol Vadnais 1 (Hector Marini, Merlin Malinowski), 14:48 - PP | |
| TOR, | Bill Derlago 1 (Rick Vaive, Vitezslav Duris), 16:02 - PP | |
| TOR, | Walt Poddubny 3 (Borje Salming), 16:46 - PP | |
| 2: | TOR, | Borje Salming 2 (Peter Ihnacak, John Anderson), 5:27 |
| NJ , | Glenn Merkosky 1 (Dave Hutchison, Bob Lorimer), 10:45 | |
| NJ , | Merlin Malinowski 3 (Glenn Resch), 18:45 | |
| 3: | NJ , | Bob Lorimer 1 (Glenn Merkosky, Yvon Vautour), 6:17 |
| NJ , | Hector Marini 2 (Merlin Malinowski, Brent Ashton), 12:38 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Joel Quenneville, NJ [Holding] 6:21 |
| Jim Korn, TOR [Tripping] 8:48 | |
| Paul Gagne, NJ [Hooking] 9:00 | |
| Bob McGill, TOR [Roughing, Fighting] 11:39 | |
| Yvon Vautour, NJ [Roughing, Fighting] 11:39 | |
| John Wensink, NJ [Elbowing] 12:09 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Slashing] 12:09 | |
| Vitezslav Duris, TOR [Hooking] 14:43 | |
| Russ Adam, TOR [Fighting] 14:57 | |
| Dave Hutchison, NJ [Roughing, Fighting] 14:57 | |
| Don Lever, NJ [Tripping] 15:24 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Tripping] 19:02 | |
| 2: | Rick Vaive, TOR [Roughing] 3:26 |
| Yvon Vautour, NJ [Roughing] 3:26 | |
| Paul Higgins, TOR [Elbowing, Hi-sticking, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Gross misconduct] 6:39 | |
| John Wensink, NJ [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting] 6:39 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 10:45 | |
| Walt Poddubny, TOR [Misconduct] 18:06 | |
| Dave Hutchison, NJ [Roughing] 18:06 | |
| Peter Ihnacak, TOR [Roughing] 18:06 | |
| Jim Korn, TOR [Elbowing] 19:48 | |
| Glenn Resch, NJ [Slashing] 19:48 | |
| 3: | Dave Hutchison, NJ [Cross checking] 1:56 |
| Rocky Saganiuk, TOR [Tripping] 10:28 |
Penalty time: NJ : 37 minutes
TOR: 61 minutes
| NJ Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Joel Quenneville | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Tambellini | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Gagne | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Vautour | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Hector Marini | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Palmer | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aaron Broten | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Merkosky | 32 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Benning | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob McGill | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Poddubny | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Stewart Gavin | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Fred Boimistruck | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Adam | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Higgins | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Ihnacak | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Derlago | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Korn | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Vaive | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Vitezslav Duris | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Aubin | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NJ : 8- 9- 7-24
TOR: 12- 5- 9-26
Goalies: NJ : Glenn Resch (T, 1-0-2)
TOR: Michel Larocque (T, 0-1-2)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,382
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