The 1983–84 New Jersey Devils season was the 10th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and second season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. The Devils finished again in fifth place and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

All Star Game The 36th National Hockey League All-Star Game was played at Brendan Byrne Arena on January 31, 1984. The Wales Conference defeated the Campbell Conference 7–6. Chico Resch, Joe Cirella, and trainers Keith Parker and Craig Smith participated in the All Star Game as representatives of the Wales Conference.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||October 5, 1983||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1983–84) ||0–1–0 ||17,403

|2||L||October 7, 1983||1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1983–84) ||0–2–0 ||19,023

|3||W||October 8, 1983||6–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||1–2–0 ||18,956

|4||L||October 14, 1983||4–6 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||1–3–0 ||9,961

|5||L||October 16, 1983||1–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) ||1–4–0 ||7,712

|6||L||October 19, 1983||3–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||1–5–0 ||14,683

|7||L||October 21, 1983||4–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||1–6–0 ||12,000

|8||L||October 22, 1983||3–8 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||1–7–0 ||9,643

|9||L||October 26, 1983||0–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||1–8–0 ||9,387

|10||L||October 29, 1983||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1983–84) ||1–9–0 ||15,318

|11||L||October 30, 1983||3–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||1–10–0 ||7,516

|12||L||November 2, 1983||4–5 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||1–11–0 ||6,435

|13||L||November 4, 1983||1–6 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1983–84) ||1–12–0 ||14,981

|14||W||November 6, 1983||6–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||2–12–0 ||8,856

|15||L||November 8, 1983||1–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1983–84) ||2–13–0 ||19,023

|16||L||November 9, 1983||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) ||2–14–0 ||16,225

|17||L||November 12, 1983||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||2–15–0 ||8,807

|18||L||November 15, 1983||0–6 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||2–16–0 ||11,552

|19||L||November 17, 1983||4–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||2–17–0 ||16,764

|20||L||November 19, 1983||4–13 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||2–18–0 ||17,498

|21||L||November 23, 1983||1–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||2–19–0 ||8,718

|22||L||November 26, 1983||2–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) ||2–20–0 ||13,585

|23||W||November 29, 1983||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||3–20–0 ||10,322

|24||L||December 1, 1983||4–8 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||3–21–0 ||7,461

|25||T||December 2, 1983||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||3–21–1 ||9,678

|26||W||December 4, 1983||6–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||4–21–1 ||8,582

|27||W||December 7, 1983||6–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) ||5–21–1 ||8,221

|28||L||December 10, 1983||2–8 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||5–22–1 ||15,140

|29||W||December 12, 1983||7–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1983–84) ||6–22–1 ||17,282

|30||T||December 14, 1983||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||6–22–2 ||11,246

|31||L||December 16, 1983||1–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) ||6–23–2 ||9,845

|32||W||December 17, 1983||2–0 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||7–23–2 ||14,009

|33||L||December 20, 1983||0–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||7–24–2 ||11,418

|34||L||December 22, 1983||0–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||7–25–2 ||15,948

|35||L||December 23, 1983||5–6 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||7–26–2 ||7,720

|36||L||December 27, 1983||4–5 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||7–27–2 ||10,543

|37||L||December 29, 1983||1–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||7–28–2 ||11,954

|38||L||December 31, 1983||2–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||7–29–2 ||7,134

|39||L||January 4, 1984||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1983–84) ||7–30–2 ||17,416

|40||W||January 6, 1984||3–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||8–30–2 ||10,193

|41||W||January 7, 1984||7–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||9–30–2 ||7,237

|42||L||January 10, 1984||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1983–84) ||9–31–2 ||15,335

|43||L||January 12, 1984||1–4 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||9–32–2 ||9,050

|44||W||January 14, 1984||3–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||10–32–2 ||15,992

|45||L||January 15, 1984||4–5 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||10–33–2 ||19,023

|46||T||January 17, 1984||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||10–33–3 ||8,994

|47||L||January 19, 1984||0–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||10–34–3 ||16,602

|48||L||January 20, 1984||3–4 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||10–35–3 ||10,134

|49||T||January 25, 1984||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||10–35–4 ||16,764

|50||T||January 27, 1984||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||10–35–5 ||17,498

|51||L||January 29, 1984||2–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||10–36–5 ||13,184

|52||L||February 2, 1984||0–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||10–37–5 ||8,800

|53||W||February 4, 1984||5–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||11–37–5 ||N/A

|54||L||February 5, 1984||1–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||11–38–5 ||9,841

|55||L||February 7, 1984||2–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||11–39–5 ||9,796

|56||L||February 9, 1984||5–8 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||11–40–5 ||11,426

|57||L||February 11, 1984||2–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||11–41–5 ||5,837

|58||W||February 14, 1984||6–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||12–41–5 ||7,776

|59||W||February 16, 1984||6–5 OT|| align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||13–41–5 ||8,597

|60||L||February 18, 1984||3–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||13–42–5 ||16,971

|61||L||February 19, 1984||4–5 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (1983–84) ||13–43–5 ||16,556

|62||L||February 22, 1984||5–8 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) ||13–44–5 ||8,889

|63||L||February 25, 1984||1–7 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1983–84) ||13–45–5 ||15,850

|64||T||February 28, 1984||3–3 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1983–84) ||13–45–6 ||19,023

|65||W||March 2, 1984||4–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||14–45–6 ||10,864

|66||W||March 4, 1984||5–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||15–45–6 ||10,286

|67||W||March 6, 1984||6–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||16–45–6 ||9,231

|68||L||March 7, 1984||4–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) ||16–46–6 ||16,207

|69||L||March 10, 1984||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||16–47–6 ||14,187

|70||L||March 13, 1984||1–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1983–84) ||16–48–6 ||12,271

|71||T||March 14, 1984||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||16–48–7 ||10,365

|72||W||March 17, 1984||5–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) ||17–48–7 ||13,830

|73||L||March 19, 1984||3–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||17–49–7 ||11,167

|74||L||March 20, 1984||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1983–84) ||17–50–7 ||15,668

|75||L||March 22, 1984||3–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1983–84) ||17–51–7 ||19,023

|76||L||March 24, 1984||0–6 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||17–52–7 ||13,073

|77||L||March 25, 1984||1–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||17–53–7 ||17,191

|78||L||March 28, 1984||2–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||17–54–7 ||15,807

|79||L||March 30, 1984||2–6 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||17–55–7 ||13,756

|80||L||April 1, 1984||1–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1983–84) ||17–56–7 ||14,640

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 79 23 38 61 121-27910 RW 74 22 32 54 70-18702 RW 79 20 27 47 158-19512 D 79 11 33 44 137-43600 RW 71 17 23 40 23-21202 LW/C 80 13 23 36 36-28301 LW 70 14 19 33 44-21302 LW 66 14 18 32 33-22301 D 76 9 22 31 96-27000 RW 37 18 10 28 27-4313 C 52 14 14 28 16-9202 C 67 9 12 21 85-11200 D 42 7 13 20 14-5500 LW 40 6 13 19 8-17000 D 58 4 12 16 61-20000 LW 38 9 6 15 15-4021 D 72 2 10 12 62-28100 C 38 3 5 8 16-15000 RW 42 3 4 7 78-18001 D 66 2 5 7 63-19000 D 11 1 4 5 17-1000 D 43 1 4 5 24-15000 D 38 0 5 5 10-10000 RW 32 2 2 4 47-2000 C 7 1 3 4 7-4000 RW 7 2 1 3 2-3000 RW 12 1 2 3 19-5000 C 14 0 3 3 2-9000 RW 5 1 1 2 0-1000 D 4 0 2 2 0-2000 G 51 0 2 2 120000 RW 23 1 0 1 10-7000 C 5 1 0 1 00000 D 1 0 0 0 7-1000 LW 6 0 0 0 14-1000 C 5 0 0 0 0-2000 G 44 0 0 0 40000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 2641 51 9 31 3 184 4.18 1 2218 44 8 25 4 161 4.36 0 Team: 4859 80 17 56 7 345 4.26 1

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals       MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts;

Draft picks New Jersey's draft picks at the 1983 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)16John MacLeanOshawa Generals (OHL)224Shawn EvansPeterborough Petes (OHL)585Chris TerreriProvidence College (ECAC)6105Gord MarkKamloops Blazers (WHL)7125Greg EvtushevskiKamloops Blazers (WHL)8145Viacheslav FetisovMoscow CSKA (USSR)9165Jay OcteauMount St. Charles Academy (USHS-RI)10185Alexander ChernykhVoskresensk (USSR)11205Allan StewartPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)12225Alexei KasatonovMoscow CSKA (USSR)

See also 1983–84 NHL season

References