1983–84 New York Rangers season
The 1983–84 New York Rangers season was the 58th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers posted a 42–29–9 record in the regular season, and their fourth-place finish in the Patrick Division earned them a berth in the NHL playoffs. In the Patrick Division semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the New York Islanders, three games to two.Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Key: Win Loss;Skaters
| Player | | | | | | |
| 77 | 29 | 53 | 82 | 11 | 96 |
| 77 | 48 | 33 | 81 | -15 | 22 |
| 79 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 18 | 16 |
| 79 | 24 | 42 | 66 | -5 | 62 |
| 78 | 23 | 38 | 61 | -24 | 45 |
| 74 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 17 | 26 |
| 77 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 5 | 117 |
| 73 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 1 | 88 |
| 77 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 3 | 24 |
| 72 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 134 |
| 68 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 168 |
| 75 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 16 |
| 28 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 28 |
| 42 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 60 |
| 45 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 64 |
| 63 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 8 |
| 79 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -10 | 62 |
| 41 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 40 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 115 |
| 36 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| † | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 4 |
| 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 110 |
| 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| † | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -10 | 35 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ‡ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| ‡ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | | | | | |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | 2837 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 166 | 3.51 | 1674 | .890 | 1 |
| 26 | 1361 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 90 | 3.97 | 757 | .865 | 0 |
| 9 | 485 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 3.59 | 283 | .886 | 0 |
| 3 | 180 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.33 | 95 | .882 | 0 |
| Player | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | 308 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2.53 | 166 | .922 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 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 1983 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Forum.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 12 | Dave Gagner | C | | Brantford Alexanders |
| 2 | 33 | Randy Heath | LW | | Portland Winter Hawks |
| 3 | 49 | Vesa Salo | D | | Lukko Rauma |
| 3 | 53 | Gordie Walker | LW | | Portland Winter Hawks |
| 4 | 73 | Peter Andersson | D | | Orebro IK |
| 5 | 93 | Jim Andonoff | RW | | Belleville Bulls |
| 6 | 113 | Bob Alexander | D | | Rosemount H.S. |
| 7 | 133 | Steve Orth | C | | St. Cloud Tech H.S. |
| 8 | 153 | Pete Marcov | LW | | Welland |
| 9 | 173 | Paul Jerrard | RW | | Notre Dame Academy |
| 11 | 213 | Bryan Walker | D | | Portland Winter Hawks |
| 12 | 233 | Ulf Nilsson | G | | Skelleftea |
