1983–84 Washington Capitals season

The 1983–84 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals tenth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They qualified for the playoffs for the second year in a row.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||L||October 6, 1983||1–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 8, 1983||7–8 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders <small>(1983–84)</small> ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 9, 1983||2–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres <small>(1983–84)</small> ||0–3–0 |- |4||L||October 13, 1983||3–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||0–4–0 |- |5||L||October 14, 1983||0–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1983–84)</small> ||0–5–0 |- |6||L||October 16, 1983||2–4 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques <small>(1983–84)</small> ||0–6–0 |- |7||L||October 19, 1983||0–3 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||0–7–0 |- |8||W||October 22, 1983||4–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||1–7–0 |- |9||W||October 25, 1983||1–0 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1983–84)</small> ||2–7–0 |- |10||W||October 26, 1983||2–0 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils <small>(1983–84)</small> ||3–7–0 |- |11||W||October 29, 1983||6–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars <small>(1983–84)</small> ||4–7–0 |- |12||W||October 30, 1983||7–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets <small>(1983–84)</small> ||5–7–0 |-

|- |13||L||November 2, 1983||3–11 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||5–8–0 |- |14||W||November 4, 1983||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks <small>(1983–84)</small> ||6–8–0 |- |15||W||November 6, 1983||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1983–84)</small> ||7–8–0 |- |16||L||November 9, 1983||4–7 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||7–9–0 |- |17||W||November 12, 1983||7–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||8–9–0 |- |18||L||November 13, 1983||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1983–84)</small> ||8–10–0 |- |19||L||November 16, 1983||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||8–11–0 |- |20||W||November 18, 1983||7–1 || align="left"| New York Islanders <small>(1983–84)</small> ||9–11–0 |- |21||L||November 19, 1983||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders <small>(1983–84)</small> ||9–12–0 |- |22||T||November 23, 1983||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1983–84)</small> ||9–12–1 |- |23||W||November 25, 1983||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||10–12–1 |- |24||W||November 26, 1983||5–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1983–84)</small> ||11–12–1 |- |25||L||November 29, 1983||3–6 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques <small>(1983–84)</small> ||11–13–1 |-

|- |26||W||December 1, 1983||8–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils <small>(1983–84)</small> ||12–13–1 |- |27||T||December 2, 1983||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils <small>(1983–84)</small> ||12–13–2 |- |28||L||December 4, 1983||1–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1983–84)</small> ||12–14–2 |- |29||L||December 7, 1983||5–7 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||12–15–2 |- |30||W||December 8, 1983||4–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames <small>(1983–84)</small> ||13–15–2 |- |31||W||December 10, 1983||2–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1983–84)</small> ||14–15–2 |- |32||L||December 15, 1983||4–9 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||14–16–2 |- |33||W||December 17, 1983||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1983–84)</small> ||15–16–2 |- |34||W||December 18, 1983||5–0 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings <small>(1983–84)</small> ||16–16–2 |- |35||L||December 22, 1983||1–6 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders <small>(1983–84)</small> ||16–17–2 |- |36||W||December 23, 1983||7–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders <small>(1983–84)</small> ||17–17–2 |- |37||L||December 26, 1983||4–5 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||17–18–2 |- |38||L||December 28, 1983||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1983–84)</small> ||17–19–2 |- |39||W||December 31, 1983||3–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils <small>(1983–84)</small> ||18–19–2 |-

|- |40||T||January 2, 1984||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||18–19–3 |- |41||W||January 5, 1984||5–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1983–84)</small> ||19–19–3 |- |42||L||January 7, 1984||2–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres <small>(1983–84)</small> ||19–20–3 |- |43||W||January 8, 1984||7–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||20–20–3 |- |44||W||January 11, 1984||4–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1983–84)</small> ||21–20–3 |- |45||W||January 13, 1984||6–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks <small>(1983–84)</small> ||22–20–3 |- |46||L||January 15, 1984||2–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames <small>(1983–84)</small> ||22–21–3 |- |47||W||January 17, 1984||8–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets <small>(1983–84)</small> ||23–21–3 |- |48||W||January 20, 1984||5–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1983–84)</small> ||24–21–3 |- |49||W||January 21, 1984||3–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1983–84)</small> ||25–21–3 |- |50||T||January 25, 1984||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres <small>(1983–84)</small> ||25–21–4 |- |51||W||January 27, 1984||6–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1983–84)</small> ||26–21–4 |- |52||W||January 28, 1984||8–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1983–84)</small> ||27–21–4 |-

|- |53||W||February 2, 1984||2–0 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils <small>(1983–84)</small> ||28–21–4 |- |54||W||February 3, 1984||4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1983–84)</small> ||29–21–4 |- |55||W||February 5, 1984||9–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||30–21–4 |- |56||W||February 8, 1984||6–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames <small>(1983–84)</small> ||31–21–4 |- |57||W||February 11, 1984||6–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||32–21–4 |- |58||W||February 13, 1984||4–0 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars <small>(1983–84)</small> ||33–21–4 |- |59||W||February 16, 1984||4–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1983–84)</small> ||34–21–4 |- |60||W||February 18, 1984||4–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues <small>(1983–84)</small> ||35–21–4 |- |61||L||February 19, 1984||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets <small>(1983–84)</small> ||35–22–4 |- |62||L||February 22, 1984||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1983–84)</small> ||35–23–4 |- |63||L||February 25, 1984||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings <small>(1983–84)</small> ||35–24–4 |- |64||W||February 26, 1984||4–3 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||36–24–4 |- |65||L||February 28, 1984||2–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks <small>(1983–84)</small> ||36–25–4 |-

|- |66||W||March 1, 1984||9–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1983–84)</small> ||37–25–4 |- |67||W||March 3, 1984||5–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||38–25–4 |- |68||W||March 5, 1984||5–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1983–84)</small> ||39–25–4 |- |69||W||March 7, 1984||4–2 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||40–25–4 |- |70||W||March 9, 1984||5–3 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques <small>(1983–84)</small> ||41–25–4 |- |71||W||March 11, 1984||2–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1983–84)</small> ||42–25–4 |- |72||T||March 14, 1984||3–3 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils <small>(1983–84)</small> ||42–25–5 |- |73||W||March 17, 1984||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders <small>(1983–84)</small> ||43–25–5 |- |74||L||March 18, 1984||3–5 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1983–84)</small> ||43–26–5 |- |75||W||March 21, 1984||5–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars <small>(1983–84)</small> ||44–26–5 |- |76||W||March 24, 1984||6–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1983–84)</small> ||45–26–5 |- |77||W||March 25, 1984||4–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1983–84)</small> ||46–26–5 |- |78||W||March 28, 1984||6–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils <small>(1983–84)</small> ||47–26–5 |- |79||L||March 31, 1984||1–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders <small>(1983–84)</small> ||47–27–5 |-

|- |80||W||April 1, 1984||4–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1983–84)</small> ||48–27–5 |-

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || || Philadelphia || 2–4 || Washington || || || Capital Centre || || 1–0 || |- | 2 || || Philadelphia || 2–6 || Washington || || || Capital Centre || || 2–0 || |- | 3 || || Washington || 5–1 || Philadelphia || || || Spectrum || || 3–0 ||

|- | 1 || || Washington || 3–2 || NY Islanders || || || Nassau Coliseum || || 1–0 || |- | 2 || || Washington || 4–5 || NY Islanders || OT || || Nassau Coliseum || || 1–1 || |- | 3 || || NY Islanders || 3–1 || Washington || || || Capital Centre || || 1–2 || |- | 4 || || NY Islanders || 5–2 || Washington || || || Capital Centre || || 1–3 || |- | 5 || || Washington || 3–5 || NY Islanders || || || Nassau Coliseum || || 1–4 ||

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring

Goaltending

<small>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 <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; </small>

Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 1983 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

See also

• 1983–84 NHL season

References