1982–83 New York Rangers season
The 1982–83 New York Rangers season was the 57th season for the team in the National Hockey League. During the regular season, New York compiled a 35–35–10 record and finished in fourth place in the Patrick Division. The Rangers qualified for the NHL playoffs, where they defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in a three-game sweep in the first round. In the Patrick Division Finals, the Rangers were defeated by the New York Islanders in six games.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Key: Win LossPlayer statistics
;Skaters| Player | ||||||
| 71 | 29 | 47 | 76 | −10 | 28 | |
| 78 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 20 | 52 | |
| 78 | 29 | 40 | 69 | −5 | 88 | |
| 77 | 16 | 53 | 69 | 27 | 22 | |
| 78 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 17 | 12 | |
| 78 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 12 | 23 | |
| 78 | 8 | 42 | 50 | −3 | 132 | |
| 78 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 12 | 46 | |
| 72 | 19 | 25 | 44 | −13 | 58 | |
| 52 | 15 | 21 | 36 | −4 | 27 | |
| 66 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 112 | |
| 61 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 41 | |
| 71 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 14 | |
| 72 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 90 | |
| † | 35 | 12 | 8 | 20 | −1 | 0 |
| 39 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 37 | |
| 70 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −8 | 64 | |
| 44 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 33 | |
| ‡ | 39 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 39 |
| 30 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | |
| 80 | 0 | 10 | 10 | −11 | 75 | |
| 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| † | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 37 |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 6 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 15 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 9 |
| Player | |||||
| 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||
| 41 | 2365 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 136 | 3.45 | 1295 | .883 | 2 | |
| † | 21 | 1173 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 67 | 3.43 | 702 | .894 | 0 |
| 18 | 1040 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 68 | 3.92 | 559 | .862 | 0 | |
| 3 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.94 | 49 | .886 | 0 | |
| 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 | 60 | .909 | 0 |
| Player | |||||||
| 8 | 480 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | |
| 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Forum.| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 15 | Chris Kontos | C | Toronto Marlboros | |
| 2 | 36 | Tomas Sandstrom | RW | Farjestads BK | |
| 3 | 57 | Corey Millen | C | Cloquet H.S. | |
| 4 | 78 | Chris Jensen | RW | Kelowna Buckaroos | |
| 6 | 120 | Tony Granato | C | Northwood H.S. | |
| 7 | 141 | Sergei Kapustin | LW | Moscow Spartak | |
| 8 | 160 | Brian Glynn | C | Buffalo Jr. Sabres | |
| 8 | 162 | Janne Karlsson | D | IFK Kiruna | |
| 9 | 183 | Kelly Miller | LW | Michigan State University | |
| 10 | 193 | Simo Saarinen | D | HIFK | |
| 10 | 204 | Bob Lowes | C | Prince Albert Raiders | |
| 11 | 225 | Andy Otto | D | Northwood H.S. | |
| 12 | 246 | Dwayne Robinson | D | University of New Hampshire |