1983–84 Montreal Canadiens
Division4th Adams
Conference8th Wales
1983–84 record35–40–5
Goals for286
Goals against295
Team information
General managerSerge Savard
CoachBob Berry
Jacques Lemaire
CaptainBob Gainey
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsGuy Lafleur (30)
AssistsGuy Lafleur (40)
PointsGuy Lafleur (70)
Penalty minutesChris Nilan (338)
Plus/minusBill Root (+26)
WinsRick Wamsley (19)
Goals against averageRichard Sevigny (3.38)

The 1983–84 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 75th season of play in the National Hockey League. The team struggled on the ice and, for the first time ever in the expansion era, finished the regular season with a losing record. Coach Bob Berry was fired 63 games into the season and replaced with former Canadiens great Jacques Lemaire.

The club placed fourth in its division, which was still good enough to qualify for the playoffs ahead of the last place Hartford Whalers. The Habs then stunned their heavily favoured rivals, the Boston Bruins with a 3–0 sweep in the opening round. With the upset, Montreal recorded their first playoff series victory since 1980. Then they defeated their provincial rivals, the Quebec Nordiques in the Adams final, in a series notorious for the two bench clearing brawls before the third period of game 6. The Canadiens were finally eliminated in the Prince of Wales Conference finals by the defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders in six games.

Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins8049256336261104
Buffalo Sabres8048257315257103
Quebec Nordiques8042281036027894
Montreal Canadiens803540528629575
Hartford Whalers8028421028832066

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Schedule and results

Regular season

1983–84 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

1984 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

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Playoffs

As fourth-place finishers, the Canadiens drew the division winner Boston Bruins as their first round opponent. The Canadiens upset the Bruins, sweeping the series in three straight games. The Canadiens then faced off against the Quebec Nordiques in a "Battle of Quebec" which culminated in the Good Friday Massacre. The Canadiens defeated the Nordiques four games to two to advance against the New York Islanders, the defending Stanley Cup champion. The Islanders would eliminate the Canadiens in six games.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Guy LafleurRW8030407019-14606
Mats NaslundLW7729356445301
Bobby SmithC7026376362-7613
Guy CarbonneauC78243054755372
Ryan WalterC/LW7320294983-11714
John ChabotC5618254313-2412
Larry RobinsonD7493443394401
Bob GaineyLW771722394110003
Mario TremblayRW671425391122303
Pierre MondouC5215223789311
Steve ShuttLW6314233729-18402
Chris NilanRW76161026338-4401
Craig LudwigD807182552-10001
Bill RootD72413174526110
Alfie TurcotteC30771410-9500
Perry TurnbullC40671359-12201
Jean HamelD7911213927000
Ric NattressD340121215-11000
Mark HunterRW22641042-2100
Doug WickenheiserC27551061001
Keith ActonC937104-5200
Kent CarlsonD65371073-15002
Gilbert DelormeD272798-4000
Mike McPheeLW14527414000
Mark NapierRW532500001
Greg PaslawskiRW261454-5000
Rick WamsleyG4203360000
Claude LemieuxRW811212-2000
Chris CheliosD1202212-5000
Robert PicardD70220-1000
Rick GreenD70117-5000
Dave AllisonD300012-2000
Normand BaronLW400012-2000
Jocelyn GauvreauD20000-2000
Mark HoldenG100000000
Bill KitchenD300020000
Larry LandonRW200002000
Sergio MomessoLW100001000
John NewberryC300000000
Steve PenneyG400000000
Richard SevignyG40000120000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Rick Wamsley233342191731443.702
Richard Sevigny220340161821243.381
Mark Holden52101044.620
Steve Penney2404040194.750
Team:482880354052913.623

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Mats NaslundLW1568144313
Chris CheliosD15191017100
Steve ShuttLW117298200
Pierre MondouC146392101
Mario TremblayRW1563931001
Bobby SmithC152798101
Guy CarbonneauC1543712001
Bob GaineyLW151569000
John ChabotC111450001
Larry RobinsonD1505522000
Mark HunterRW1421369000
Ryan WalterC/LW152134101
Rick GreenD1512333000
Perry TurnbullC912310000
Guy LafleurRW120335000
Craig LudwigD1503323000
Jean HamelD1502216000
Steve PenneyG150222000
Mike McPheeLW1510131000
Chris NilanRW1510181000
Normand BaronLW300022000
Rick WamsleyG10000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Steve Penney8711596322.203
Rick Wamsley3210000.000
Team:9031596322.133

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1983 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
117Alfie Turcotte United StatesPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
226Claude Lemieux CanadaTrois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
227Sergio Momesso CanadaShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
235Todd Francis CanadaBrantford Alexanders (OHL)
345Daniel Letendre CanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)
478John Kordic CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
598Dan Wurst United StatesEdina High School (USHS-MN)
6118Arto Javanainen FinlandPori (Finland)
7138Vladislav Tretiak Soviet UnionMoscow CSKA (USSR)
8158Rob Bryden CanadaHenry Carr Crusaders (MetJHL)
9178Grant McKay CanadaUniversity of Calgary (CIAU)
10198Thomas Rundqvist SwedenKarlstad (Sweden)
11218Jeff Perpich United StatesHibbing High School (USHS-MN)
12238Jean-Guy Bergeron CanadaShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

Farm teams

See also

References

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  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1983–84 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  4. "1983–84 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  5. "1983-84 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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