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1982–83 Buffalo Sabres season

The 1982–83 Buffalo Sabres season was the 13th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins 80 50 20 10 327 228 110
Montreal Canadiens 80 42 24 14 350 286 98
Buffalo Sabres 80 38 29 13 318 285 89
Quebec Nordiques 80 34 34 12 343 336 80
Hartford Whalers 80 19 54 7 261 403 45

[2]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

1982–83 regular season[4]
October
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 6, 1982 4–6 Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 0–1–0
2 L October 9, 1982 4–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 0–2–0
3 T October 10, 1982 4–4 Hartford Whalers (1982–83) 0–2–1
4 L October 14, 1982 2–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) 0–3–1
5 W October 16, 1982 9–2 @ Washington Capitals (1982–83) 1–3–1
6 W October 17, 1982 6–4 Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 2–3–1
7 L October 20, 1982 0–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 2–4–1
8 L October 23, 1982 2–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 2–5–1
9 W October 24, 1982 6–2 St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 3–5–1
10 T October 26, 1982 7–7 @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 3–5–2
11 T October 30, 1982 3–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 3–5–3
12 W October 31, 1982 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 4–5–3
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
13 L November 3, 1982 2–3 Boston Bruins (1982–83) 4–6–3
14 W November 6, 1982 5–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1982–83) 5–6–3
15 W November 7, 1982 3–1 Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 6–6–3
16 W November 10, 1982 7–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) 7–6–3
17 L November 13, 1982 2–3 @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) 7–7–3
18 T November 14, 1982 6–6 Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) 7–7–4
19 W November 17, 1982 7–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) 8–7–4
20 L November 18, 1982 1–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) 8–8–4
21 W November 20, 1982 5–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 9–8–4
22 W November 24, 1982 4–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1982–83) 10–8–4
23 W November 26, 1982 8–6 St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 11–8–4
24 W November 28, 1982 7–3 New York Rangers (1982–83) 12–8–4
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
25 T December 1, 1982 2–2 Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 12–8–5
26 L December 4, 1982 2–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 12–9–5
27 T December 5, 1982 3–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 12–9–6
28 L December 8, 1982 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) 12–10–6
29 L December 11, 1982 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 12–11–6
30 L December 12, 1982 1–3 Hartford Whalers (1982–83) 12–12–6
31 W December 14, 1982 5–3 @ New York Islanders (1982–83) 13–12–6
32 L December 16, 1982 1–8 @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) 13–13–6
33 W December 18, 1982 5–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 14–13–6
34 W December 19, 1982 3–1 Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 15–13–6
35 W December 22, 1982 3–1 @ New York Rangers (1982–83) 16–13–6
36 T December 26, 1982 2–2 Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 16–13–7
37 W December 31, 1982 5–1 New York Islanders (1982–83) 17–13–7
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
38 W January 2, 1983 8–4 Hartford Whalers (1982–83) 18–13–7
39 L January 4, 1983 2–5 @ New York Islanders (1982–83) 18–14–7
40 T January 5, 1983 3–3 @ New York Rangers (1982–83) 18–14–8
41 T January 7, 1983 5–5 Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 18–14–9
42 W January 9, 1983 7–2 Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 19–14–9
43 W January 12, 1983 2–1 Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 20–14–9
44 W January 14, 1983 3–2 Washington Capitals (1982–83) 21–14–9
45 W January 15, 1983 4–2 @ Washington Capitals (1982–83) 22–14–9
46 L January 20, 1983 0–4 @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) 22–15–9
47 L January 22, 1983 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 22–16–9
48 W January 23, 1983 5–2 Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) 23–16–9
49 W January 26, 1983 7–3 Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 24–16–9
50 W January 28, 1983 6–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 25–16–9
51 L January 29, 1983 3–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 25–17–9
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
52 T February 2, 1983 2–2 Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) 25–17–10
53 T February 5, 1983 0–0 @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 25–17–11
54 L February 6, 1983 1–5 Boston Bruins (1982–83) 25–18–11
55 L February 10, 1983 2–7 @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 25–19–11
56 L February 12, 1983 2–4 @ Calgary Flames (1982–83) 25–20–11
57 L February 14, 1983 4–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 25–21–11
58 W February 16, 1983 3–1 Boston Bruins (1982–83) 26–21–11
59 W February 18, 1983 5–1 Calgary Flames (1982–83) 27–21–11
60 L February 20, 1983 4–5 Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 27–22–11
61 T February 21, 1983 4–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1982–83) 27–22–12
62 W February 23, 1983 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) 28–22–12
63 W February 25, 1983 7–6 Boston Bruins (1982–83) 29–22–12
64 W February 27, 1983 6–2 New Jersey Devils (1982–83) 30–22–12
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
65 W March 1, 1983 6–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1982–83) 31–22–12
66 W March 3, 1983 3–2 @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) 32–22–12
67 W March 4, 1983 10–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) 33–22–12
68 W March 6, 1983 6–4 Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 34–22–12
69 L March 8, 1983 1–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) 34–23–12
70 L March 9, 1983 0–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) 34–24–12
71 L March 12, 1983 3–8 @ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 34–25–12
72 L March 13, 1983 2–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 34–26–12
73 W March 16, 1983 5–3 Calgary Flames (1982–83) 35–26–12
74 W March 19, 1983 6–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 36–26–12
75 L March 20, 1983 4–7 Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 36–27–12
76 W March 23, 1983 8–3 Hartford Whalers (1982–83) 37–27–12
77 T March 27, 1983 6–6 Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 37–27–13
78 L March 29, 1983 4–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1982–83) 37–28–13
79 W March 31, 1983 8–5 @ New Jersey Devils (1982–83) 38–28–13
April
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
80 L April 3, 1983 3–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 38–29–13

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

Playoffs

Sabres defeat the Montreal Canadiens in the Adams Division Semifinals, in a three-game sweep.

They lose to the Boston Bruins in the Adams Division finals, three games to four.

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 6 Phil Housley  United States South St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
1 9 Paul Cyr  Canada Victoria Cougars (WHL)
1 16 Dave Andreychuk  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
2 26 Mike Anderson  United States North St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
2 30 Jens Johansson  Sweden Pitea (Sweden)
4 68 Timo Jutila  Finland Tampere Tappara (Finland)
4 79 Jeff Hamilton  Canada Providence College (ECAC)
5 100 Bob Logan  Canada West Island Royals (LHJAQ)
6 111 Jeff Parker  United States Mariner High School (USHS-MN)
6 121 Jakob Gustavsson  Sweden Almtuna (Sweden)
7 142 Allen Bishop  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
8 163 Claude Verret  Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
9 184 Rob Norman  Canada Cornwall Royals (OHL)
10 205 Mike Craig  Canada Billings Bighorns (WHL)
11 226 Jim Plankers  United States Cloquet High School (USHS-MN)

See also

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1982-83 Buffalo Sabres Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2025.