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! width="5%" | Game
! width="5%" | April
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | Score
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 79 || 1 || New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils

The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 3 - 3 || 35-34-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 80 || 3 || @ Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...

 || 3 - 0 || 35-35-10
|}
|}

Playoffs

Key: Win Loss

{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=10 style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | 1983 Stanley Cup Playoffs
|-
| colspan=10 |
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
|-
! colspan=10; style="background:#E31937; color: #FFFFFF;" |Division Semi-finals: vs. Philadelphia Flyers - New York Rangers win series 3-0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Series
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1 || April 5 || New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 || 5 - 3 || Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || || New York Rangers lead series 1-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2 || April 7 || New York Rangers || 4 - 3 || Philadelphia Flyers || || New York Rangers lead series 2-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3 || April 9 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3 - 9 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers win series 3-0
|}
|-
| colspan=10 |
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
|-
! colspan=10; style="background:#E31937; color: #FFFFFF;" |Division Finals: vs. New York Islanders - New York Islanders win series 4-2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Series
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 1 || April 14 || New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 || 1 - 4 || New York Islanders

New York Islanders

The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || || New York Islanders lead series 1-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 2 || April 15 || New York Rangers || 0 - 5 || New York Islanders || || New York Islanders lead series 2-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3 || April 17 || New York Islanders || 6 - 7 || New York Rangers || || New York Islanders lead series 2-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4 || April 18 || New York Islanders || 1 - 3 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 2-2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 5 || April 20 || New York Rangers || 2 - 7 || New York Islanders || || New York Islanders lead series 3-2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 6 || April 22 || New York Islanders || 5 - 2 || New York Rangers || || New York Islanders win series 4-2
|}
|}

Skaters

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="border: 0;" | Regular season
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|- align=center
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:40%;"| Player
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| GP
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| G
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| A
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| Pts
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| +/−
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| PIM
|- align=center
| || 71 || 29 || 47 || 76 || -10 || 28
|- align=center
| || 78 || 37 || 38 || 75 || 20 || 52
|- align=center
| || 78 || 29 || 40 || 69 || -5 || 88
|- align=center
| || 77 || 16 || 53 || 69 || 27 || 22
|- align=center
| || 78 || 25 || 34 || 59 || 17 || 12
|- align=center
| || 78 || 17 || 34 || 51 || 12 || 23
|- align=center
| || 78 || 8 || 42 || 50 || -3 || 132
|- align=center
| || 78 || 22 || 26 || 48 || 12 || 46
|- align=center
| || 72 || 19 || 25 || 44 || -13 || 58
|- align=center
| || 52 || 15 || 21 || 36 || -4 || 27
|- align=center
| || 66 || 12 || 22 || 34 || 22 || 112
|- align=center
| || 61 || 12 || 19 || 31 || 11 || 41
|- align=center
| || 71 || 8 || 20 || 28 || 6 || 14
|- align=center
| || 72 || 8 || 13 || 21 || 6 || 90
|- align=center
| ^† || 35 || 12 || 8 || 20 || -1 || 0
|- align=center
| || 39 || 11 || 9 || 20 || 8 || 37
|- align=center
| || 70 || 4 || 14 || 18 || -8 || 64
|- align=center
| || 44 || 8 || 7 || 15 || 1 || 33
|- align=center
| ^‡ || 39 || 3 || 12 || 15 || 17 || 39
|- align=center
| || 30 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 7 || 8
|- align=center
| || 80 || 0 || 10 || 10 || -11 || 75
|- align=center
| || 10 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| || 10 || 2 || 4 || 6 || -1 || 2
|- align=center
| ^† || 26 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 37
|- align=center
| || 7 || 1 || 3 || 4 || -5 || 6
|- align=center
| || 16 || 1 || 1 || 2 || -3 || 15
|- align=center
| || 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 4
|- align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -5 || 9
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="border: 0;" | Playoffs
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|- align=center
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:40%;"| Player
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| GP
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| G
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| A
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| Pts
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| PIM
|- align=center
| || 9 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 4
|- align=center
| || 9 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 12
|- align=center
| || 9 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 12
|- align=center
| || 7 || 1 || 6 || 7 || 10
|- align=center
| || 9 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 6
|- align=center
| || 9 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 8
|- align=center
| || 9 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 6
|- align=center
| || 8 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 10
|- align=center
| || 9 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 19
|- align=center
| || 9 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 0
|- align=center
| || 8 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 12
|- align=center
| || 9 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 28
|- align=center
| || 7 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 4
|- align=center
| || 9 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 6
|- align=center
| || 9 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 10
|- align=center
| || 6 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|- align=center
| || 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6
|- align=center
| || 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|- align=center
| || 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|- align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
|}

Goaltenders

{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%;"
|-
! style="border: 0;" | Regular season
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| Player
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GP
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| Min
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| W
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| L
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| T
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GA
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GAA
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| SA
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| Sv%
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| SO
|- align=center
| || 41 || 2365 || 16 || 18 || 6 || 136 || 3.45 || 1295 || .883 || 2
|- align=center
| ^† || 21 || 1173 || 9 || 10 || 1 || 67 || 3.43 || 702 || .894 || 0
|- align=center
| || 18 || 1040 || 9 || 5 || 3 || 68 || 3.92 || 559 || .862 || 0
|- align=center
| || 3 || 102 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 2.94 || 49 || .886 || 0
|- align=center
| || 2 || 120 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 2.50 || 60 || .909 || 0
|}
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%;"
|-
! style="border: 0;" | Playoffs
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| Player
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GP
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| Min
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| W
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| L
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GA
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GAA
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| SO
|- align=center
| || 8 || 480 || 5 || 3 || 32 || 4.00 || 0
|- align=center
| || 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.

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft

1982 NHL Entry Draft

The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1981–82 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those players...

 in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 at the Montreal Forum

Montreal Forum

The Montreal Forum was an indoor arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Called "the most storied building in hockey history" by Sporting News, it was home of the National Hockey League's Montreal Maroons from 1924 to 1938 and the Montreal Canadiens from 1926 to 1996...

.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.00%;"| Round
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:16.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:12.25%;"| Position
! style="background:#ddf; width:17.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/Junior/Club Team (League)
|-
| 1
| 15
| Chris Kontos

Chris Kontos

Christopher T. Kontos is a former National Hockey League forward who is best known for his surprising 9 goals in 11 playoff games while he was a member of the Los Angeles Kings and his shocking franchise opening night 4 goal performance against that season's Vezina Trophy winner Ed Belfour.During...

| C

Centre (ice hockey)

The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...

|  Canada
| Toronto Marlboros

Toronto Marlboros

The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League from 1904 to 1989...

 (OHL

Ontario Hockey League

The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....

)
|-
| 2
| 36
| Tomas Sandstrom

Tomas Sandström

Tomas Sandström is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League from 1984 to 1999. He grew up in Fagersta, Sweden....

| RW
|  Sweden
| Farjestads BK

Färjestads BK

Färjestads Bollklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 18 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning nine times since Elitserien was started in 1975. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965...

 (Elitserien

Elitserien

Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...

)
|-
| 3
| 57
| Corey Millen

Corey Millen

Corey Eugene Millen is a retired American ice hockey center.-NHL:Millen played for the University of Minnesota after being selected by the New York Rangers in the 1982 NHL Entry draft....

| C
|  United States
| Cloquet H.S. (Minnesota)
|-
| 4
| 78
| Chris Jensen

Chris Jensen

Chris B. Jensen is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 74 games over six seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers.-External links:...

| RW
|  Canada
| Kelowna Buckaroos

Kelowna Buckaroos

The Kelowna Buckaroos were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. They were a part of the British Columbia Hockey League.-History:...

 (BCJHL

British Columbia Hockey League

The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior...

)
|-
| 6
| 120
| Tony Granato

Tony Granato

Anthony Lewis Granato is an American retired National Hockey League left winger and a former head coach and assistant coach of the Colorado Avalanche...

| C
|  United States
| Northwood H.S. (New York)
|-
| 7
| 141
| Sergei Kapustin

Sergei Kapustin

Sergei Alekseevich Kapustin was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow, Krylya Sovetov Moscow, and HC Spartak Moscow....

| LW
|  Russia
| Moscow Spartak

HC Spartak Moscow

HC Spartak is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They are members of the Bobrov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League .-History:One of the sections of the Spartak Moscow sports club, HC Spartak Moscow was established in 1946...

 (Russia)
|-
| 8
| 160
| Brian Glynn
| C
|  United States
| Buffalo Jr. Sabres (NAJHL)
|-
| 8
| 162
| Jan Karlsson
| D

Defenceman (ice hockey)

Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...

|  Sweden
| IFK Kiruna (Sweden)
|-
| 9
| 183
| Kelly Miller
| LW
|  United States
| Michigan State University

Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey

The Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team that represents Michigan State University . The team plays at the Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Michigan, on the MSU campus. The current head coach is Tom Anastos, who took over coaching duties on March 23, 2011,...

 (NCAA)
|-
| 10
| 193
| Simo Saarinen

Simo Saarinen

Simo Olavi Saarinen is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman- Playing career :Simo Saarinen started his career in his hometown team Helsingin IFK. Saarinen played once in the European Junior Ice Hockey Championships and twice in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was soon noticed...

| D
|  Finland
| HIFK

HIFK

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna i Helsingfors is a sports club from Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 HIFK is the oldest IFK club in Finland. The club has activities in many sports, including football, ice hockey, bandy, floorball, handball, athletics and bowling. HIFK Soccer ry is part of the...

 (FNL

SM-liiga

The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...

)
|-
| 10
| 204
| Bob Lowes
| C
|  Canada
| Prince Albert Raiders

Prince Albert Raiders

The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the Saskatchewan city of Prince Albert...

 (SJHL

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Open to North American-born players 20 years of age or younger, the SJHL's 12 teams play in two divisions: the Bauer and Sherwood conferences...

)
|-
| 11
| 225
| Andy Otto
| D
|  United States
| Northwood H.S. (New York)
|-
| 12
| 246
| Dwayne Robinson
| D
|  Canada
| University of New Hampshire

New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey

The New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of New Hampshire. The Wildcats are a member of Hockey East...

(NCAA)
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