All NHL game summaries from March 31, 1983
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (30-35-14) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Calgary Flames (32-34-13) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | VAN, | Jim Nill 7 (Harold Snepsts, Mark Kirton), 13:52 |
| VAN, | Gary Lupul 17 (Doug Halward, Mark Kirton), 18:19 | |
| 2: | CAL, | Kari Jalonen 8 (Doug Risebrough, Kent Nilsson), 3:04 |
| CAL, | Kent Nilsson 46 (Jim Peplinski, Phil Russell), 5:58 | |
| CAL, | Jim Jackson 7 (Mel Bridgman), 17:39 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Rick Lanz 9 (Patrik Sundstrom, Tony Tanti), 1:29 |
| VAN, | Rick Lanz 10 (Marc Crawford), 8:17 | |
| CAL, | Jim Jackson 8 (Mel Bridgman, Lanny McDonald), 14:24 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Lanz, VAN [Holding] 4:35 |
| Jamie Hislop, CAL [Holding] 7:10 | |
| Jim Nill, VAN [Interference] 10:12 | |
| Jim Peplinski, CAL [Roughing] 16:49 | |
| Jiri Bubla, VAN [Roughing] 16:49 | |
| Rick Lanz, VAN [Slashing] 18:35 | |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Roughing] 18:41 | |
| Lanny McDonald, CAL [Roughing] 18:41 | |
| 2: | Doug Risebrough, CAL [Hooking] 6:48 |
| Jim Nill, VAN [Interference] 10:07 | |
| 3: | Lars Lindgren, VAN [Holding] 16:27 |
| Mel Bridgman, CAL [Hi-sticking, Misconduct] 17:25 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Slashing, Misconduct] 17:25 | |
| Lanny McDonald, CAL [Roughing] 18:06 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Roughing] 18:06 |
Penalty time: VAN: 28 minutes
CAL: 22 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Halward | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Nill | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Tanti | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Neil Belland | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mark Kirton | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Patrik Sundstrom | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ivan Hlinka | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Marc Crawford | 28 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jiri Bubla | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| John Garrett | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 38 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Konroyd | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 7 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Kevin LaVallee | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Jackson | 16 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Jamie Hislop | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kari Eloranta | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kari Jalonen | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Peplinski | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Meredith | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 26 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| Eddy Beers | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Reggie Lemelin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Macoun | 34 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 16-11-11-38
CAL: 16-16-11-43
Goalies: VAN: John Garrett (T, 13-14-5)
CAL: Reggie Lemelin (T, 16-12-8)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 7,242
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (39-28-13) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
 New Jersey Devils (16-49-13) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | BUF, | Hannu Virta 13 (Lindy Ruff, Craig Ramsay), 4:16 |
| NJ , | Paul Gagne 13 (Jeff Larmer, Tapio Levo), 6:05 - PP | |
| BUF, | Mike Foligno 22 (Paul Cyr), 14:39 | |
| BUF, | Paul Cyr 13 (Tony McKegney), 15:11 | |
| 2: | NJ , | Bob MacMillan 17 (Rick Meagher, Jan Ludvig), 2:18 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 29 (Dale McCourt), 9:16 | |
| BUF, | Dave Andreychuk 14 (Phil Housley), 10:35 - PP | |
| NJ , | Aaron Broten 16 (Jeff Larmer, Paul Gagne), 11:11 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 30, 17:12 | |
| 3: | NJ , | Bob MacMillan 18, 6:50 |
| BUF, | Ric Seiling 19 (Dale McCourt, Gilbert Perreault), 7:18 | |
| NJ , | Jan Ludvig 7 (Bob MacMillan, Rick Meagher), 13:45 - PP | |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 11 (Lindy Ruff, Hannu Virta), 14:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Foligno, BUF [Cross checking] 5:44 |
| Brent Ashton, NJ [Slashing] 9:56 | |
| Bench penalty, BUF [Too many men on the ice] 10:54 | |
| 2: | Phil Housley, BUF [Hooking] 2:37 |
| Mike Antonovich, NJ [Charging] 10:31 | |
| 3: | Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hooking] 8:12 |
| John Van Boxmeer, BUF [Fighting] 10:03 | |
| Don Lever, NJ [Roughing, Fighting] 10:03 | |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Holding] 13:40 | |
| Phil Housley, BUF [Hi-sticking] 17:10 | |
| Pat Verbeek, NJ [Hi-sticking] 17:10 |
Penalty time: BUF: 17 minutes
NJ : 13 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannu Virta | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Housley | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Hamel | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Paul Cyr | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mal Davis | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Dave Andreychuk | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| David Fenyves | 31 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 21 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 21 | 29 | ||||||
| NJ Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Joel Quenneville | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Larmer | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tapio Levo | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Verbeek | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Tambellini | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Rick Meagher | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Gagne | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Hector Marini | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Antonovich | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Aaron Broten | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Murray Brumwell | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jan Ludvig | 29 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 9-10-10-29
NJ : 11-15-14-40
Goalies: BUF: Phil Myre (W, 3-2-0)
NJ : Glenn Resch (L, 15-35-12),
Ron Low Referee: Denis Morel Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Mark Pare Attendance: 13,286
Ron Low Referee: Denis Morel Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Mark Pare Attendance: 13,286
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (35-34-9) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (47-23-8) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | PHI, | Ilkka Sinisalo 21 (Miroslav Dvorak, Brad McCrimmon), 2:37 |
| NYR, | Reijo Ruotsalainen 15 (Dave Maloney, Mike Allison), 5:34 - PP | |
| NYR, | Mike Allison 11 (Tom Laidlaw), 11:39 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Paul Holmgren 19 (Behn Wilson), 1:53 |
| NYR, | Reijo Ruotsalainen 16 (Mark Pavelich, Rob McClanahan), 5:16 | |
| NYR, | Kent-Erik Andersson 8 (Mike Allison, Reijo Ruotsalainen), 11:01 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rob McClanahan, NYR [Hooking] 5:00 |
| Tom Gorence, PHI [Interference] 7:28 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 8:54 | |
| 2: | Glen Cochrane, PHI [Hooking] 4:28 |
| 3: | Rick Chartraw, NYR [Misconduct] 19:42 |
| Glen Cochrane, PHI [Misconduct] 19:42 |
Penalty time: NYR: 14 minutes
PHI: 14 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scot Kleinendorst | 3 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob McClanahan | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Backman | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Chris Kontos | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mikko Leinonen | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 29 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Pavelich | 40 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 13 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 13 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Howe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Miroslav Dvorak | 9 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Flockhart | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mark Taylor | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lindsay Carson | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Allison | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ilkka Sinisalo | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Hoffmeyer | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Evans | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glen Cochrane | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Froese | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 4- 4- 5-13
PHI: 10-12-12-34
Goalies: NYR: Glen Hanlon (W, 12-18-2)
PHI: Bob Froese (L, 17-4-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,014
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