1982–83 New Jersey Devils
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 17-49-0, 48 pts
The 1982–83 New Jersey Devils went 17-49-0 (48 points) in the Patrick Division. Aaron Broten led the team with 54 points (16 G, 38 A). Glenn Resch had 15 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Broten | C | 72 | 16 | 38 | 54 | -22 | 26 | 5 | 124 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | C | 78 | 22 | 30 | 52 | -36 | 66 | 9 | 138 | 15.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Tapio Levo | D | 73 | 7 | 40 | 47 | -39 | 22 | 5 | 187 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | R | 70 | 19 | 28 | 47 | -35 | 8 | 6 | 119 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Larmer | L | 65 | 21 | 24 | 45 | -6 | 21 | 5 | 124 | 16.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Marini | R | 76 | 16 | 27 | 43 | -19 | 105 | 5 | 105 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tambellini | C | 72 | 25 | 17 | 42 | -27 | 14 | 6 | 151 | 16.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Ashton | L | 75 | 14 | 18 | 32 | -24 | 47 | 4 | 112 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Meagher | C | 57 | 15 | 14 | 29 | -17 | 11 | 7 | 135 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gagne | L | 52 | 14 | 15 | 29 | -3 | 13 | 4 | 75 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Brumwell | D | 59 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -20 | 34 | 1 | 61 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | D | 73 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -18 | 46 | 0 | 84 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Ludvig | R | 51 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -25 | 30 | 2 | 105 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Merkosky | L | 34 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 20 | 1 | 43 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Antonovich | C | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | D | 76 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -24 | 52 | 0 | 45 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | D | 65 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -22 | 42 | 0 | 54 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | D | 59 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 19 | 0 | 80 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Vautour | R | 51 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -19 | 134 | 0 | 54 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | D | 51 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -31 | 64 | 1 | 32 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wensink | L | 41 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 128 | 1 | 30 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Cameron | C | 34 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 48 | 0 | 31 | 16.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | L | 38 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -29 | 114 | 0 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | D | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -19 | 102 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Verbeek | R | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jukka Porvari | R | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin Malinowski | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Moher | R | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Floyd | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cirella | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Pierce | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 64 | 62 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 1903 | .874 | 4.00 | 0 |
| Ron Low | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 343 | .880 | 4.07 | 0 |
| Lindsay Middlebrook | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 220 | .832 | 5.40 | 0 |
| Shawn MacKenzie | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | .779 | 6.92 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs NYR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 9 | @ TOR | T 5–5 | Final |
| Oct 12 | vs BOS | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs MTL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 16 | @ PIT | W 6–5 | Final |
| Oct 18 | vs PHI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Oct 20 | @ LAK | L 4–7 | Final |
| Oct 22 | @ WIN | L 1–3 | Final |
| Oct 26 | vs MNS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs NYI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 30 | @ NYI | L 5–8 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs CGY | L 3–6 | Final |
| Nov 2 | @ MTL | L 4–5 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs PIT | T 4–4 | Final |
| Nov 6 | @ DET | T 1–1 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs WSH | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 10 | @ WSH | L 0–3 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs EDM | L 1–5 | Final |
| Nov 13 | @ QUE | L 2–7 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ STL | L 2–7 | Final |
| Nov 17 | @ CHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 20 | @ MNS | L 1–5 | Final |
| Nov 24 | @ LAK | L 0–3 | Final |
| Nov 26 | @ VAN | T 4–4 | Final |
| Nov 27 | @ CGY | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs CHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 1 | vs TOR | W 7–3 | Final |
| Dec 3 | vs HFD | W 5–4 | Final |
| Dec 4 | @ DET | L 2–6 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs WIN | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 9 | vs WSH | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 11 | @ NYI | L 1–7 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ NYR | L 0–4 | Final |
| Dec 17 | @ EDM | L 4–10 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ WIN | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 22 | vs PHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 26 | @ BOS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs NYR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 2 | vs VAN | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 5 | vs TOR | T 4–4 | Final |
| Jan 7 | vs BOS | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 9 | @ NYR | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 10 | vs QUE | W 6–2 | Final |
| Jan 13 | vs NYI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 15 | @ HFD | L 1–2 | Final |
| Jan 16 | vs LAK | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ PIT | T 1–1 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs STL | T 3–3 | Final |
| Jan 23 | @ WSH | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 25 | @ PHI | L 1–5 | Final |
| Jan 29 | @ QUE | L 4–6 | Final |
| Jan 31 | vs PIT | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs NYI | L 2–7 | Final |
| Feb 5 | @ WSH | L 4–5 | Final |
| Feb 6 | vs VAN | T 4–4 | Final |
| Feb 9 | @ CHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Feb 12 | @ STL | L 1–5 | Final |
| Feb 15 | vs MNS | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 20 | @ PHI | L 0–3 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs BUF | T 4–4 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs DET | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 26 | @ PIT | L 4–5 | Final |
| Feb 27 | @ BUF | L 2–6 | Final |
| Mar 1 | vs EDM | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 3 | vs PHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 5 | @ NYI | L 1–5 | Final |
| Mar 6 | @ NYR | W 6–4 | Final |
| Mar 8 | vs WSH | L 4–5 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs HFD | L 0–3 | Final |
| Mar 12 | @ MTL | W 7–3 | Final |
| Mar 14 | vs CGY | L 0–7 | Final |
| Mar 17 | vs NYI | L 5–9 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs NYR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ WSH | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs PHI | W 6–5 | Final |
| Mar 27 | @ PHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs BUF | L 5–8 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ NYR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ PIT | W 5–3 | Final |