The 1983–84 NHL season was the 67th season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The Edmonton Oilers beat the four-time defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders four games to one in the Cup finals.
Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Prince of Wales Conference
Clarence Campbell Conference
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
| Player |
Team |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| Wayne Gretzky |
Edmonton Oilers |
74 |
87 |
118 |
205 |
39 |
| Paul Coffey |
Edmonton Oilers |
80 |
40 |
86 |
126 |
104 |
| Michel Goulet |
Quebec Nordiques |
75 |
56 |
65 |
121 |
76 |
| Peter Stastny |
Quebec Nordiques |
80 |
46 |
73 |
119 |
73 |
| Mike Bossy |
New York Islanders |
76 |
51 |
67 |
118 |
8 |
| Barry Pederson |
Boston Bruins |
80 |
39 |
77 |
116 |
64 |
| Jari Kurri |
Edmonton Oilers |
64 |
52 |
61 |
113 |
14 |
| Bryan Trottier |
New York Islanders |
68 |
40 |
71 |
111 |
59 |
| Bernie Federko |
St. Louis Blues |
79 |
41 |
66 |
107 |
43 |
| Rick Middleton |
Boston Bruins |
80 |
47 |
58 |
105 |
14 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket
Finals
| Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Islanders |
| Away |
Score |
Home |
Score |
Notes |
| 'Edmonton |
1' |
New York |
0 |
| Edmonton |
1 |
New York |
6 |
| New York |
2 |
Edmonton |
7 |
| New York |
2 |
Edmonton |
7 |
| New York |
2 |
Edmonton |
5 |
Edmonton wins series 4–1 and Stanley Cup
Mark Messier (Edmonton) wins Conn Smythe Trophy
NHL awards
| Prince of Wales Trophy: |
New York Islanders |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: |
Edmonton Oilers |
| Art Ross Memorial Trophy: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: |
Brad Park, Detroit Red Wings |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: |
Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres |
| Conn Smythe Trophy: |
Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers |
| Frank J. Selke Trophy: |
Doug Jarvis, Washington Capitals |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
| Jack Adams Award: |
Bryan Murray, Washington Capitals |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: |
Rod Langway, Washington Capitals |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: |
Mike Bossy, New York Islanders |
| Lester B. Pearson Award: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers, |
| William M. Jennings Trophy: |
Al Jensen/Pat Riggin, Washington Capitals |
| Vezina Trophy: |
Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres |
| Lester Patrick Trophy: |
John A. Ziegler, Jr., Arthur Howie Ross |
All-Star teams
| First Team |
Position |
Second Team |
| Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres |
G |
Pat Riggin, Washington Capitals |
| Rod Langway, Washington Capitals |
D |
Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers |
| Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins |
D |
Denis Potvin, New York Islanders |
| Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
C |
Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders |
| Mike Bossy, New York Islanders |
RW |
Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers |
| Michel Goulet, Quebec Nordiques |
LW |
Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers |
First games
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1983–84 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):
- Geoff Courtnall, Boston Bruins
- Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres
- Hakan Loob, Calgary Flames
- Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings
- Sylvain Turgeon, Hartford Whalers
- Bob Rouse, Minnesota North Stars
- Brian Lawton, Minnesota North Stars
- Dirk Graham, Minnesota North Stars
- Chris Chelios, Montreal Canadiens
- Claude Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens
- John MacLean, New Jersey Devils
- Ken Daneyko, New Jersey Devils
- Patrick Flatley, New York Islanders
- Kelly Hrudey, New York Islanders
- Pat LaFontaine, New York Islanders
- Peter Sundstrom, New York Rangers
- James Patrick, New York Rangers
- Marty McSorley, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Doug Gilmour, St. Louis Blues
- Russ Courtnall, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Doug Lidster, Vancouver Canucks
- Cam Neely, Vancouver Canucks
Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1983–84 (listed with their last team):
- Guy Lapointe, Boston Bruins
- Tony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks
- Rick MacLeish, Detroit Red Wings
- Billy Harris, Los Angeles Kings
- Blaine Stoughton, New York Rangers
- Bill Barber, Philadelphia Flyers
- Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers
- Guy Chouinard, St. Louis Blues
- Michel Larocque, St. Louis Blues
- Dale McCourt, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Darcy Rota, Vancouver Canucks
