1982–83 game log
October: 3–6–1 (home: 0–3–1; road: 3–3–0)
Game
Date Time (ET )
Opponent
Score
OT
Decision
Game site Attendance
Record
Points
Recap
1
October 6, 1982
@ N.Y. Rangers
5–4
Riggin
Madison Square Garden
1–0–0
2
2
October 9, 1982
Philadelphia
2–3
Riggin
Capital Centre
1–1–0
2
3
October 10, 1982
@ Philadelphia
4–6
Moore
The Spectrum
1–2–0
2
4
October 13, 1982
@ Toronto
5–3
Parro
Maple Leaf Gardens
2–2–0
4
5
October 16, 1982 8:05 p.m. EDT
Buffalo
2–9
Parro
Capital Centre 13,710
2–3–0
4
L1
6
October 20, 1982 7:35 p.m. EDT
Montreal
3–3
Parro
Capital Centre 12,849
2–3–1
5
T1
7
October 21, 1982 8:05 p.m. EDT
@ N.Y. Islanders
3–6
Riggin
Nassau Coliseum 14,633
2–4–1
5
L1
8
October 23, 1982 8:05 p.m. EDT
Minnesota
1–3
Parro
Capital Centre 12,768
2–5–1
5
L2
9
October 27, 1982
@ Pittsburgh
5–7
Parro
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
2–6–1
5
10
October 30, 1982
@ St. Louis
6–5
Riggin
Checkerdome
3–6–1
7
November: 5–3–5 (home: 5–1–0; road: 5–2–4)
Game
Date Time (ET )
Opponent
Score
OT
Decision
Game site Attendance
Record
Points
Recap
11
November 3, 1982 8:35 p.m. EST
@ Chicago
3–3
Riggin
Chicago Stadium 13,864
3–6–2
8
T1
12
November 5, 1982
St. Louis
3–4
Riggin
Capital Centre
3–7–2
8
13
November 7, 1982 7:05 p.m. EST
Hartford
6–2
Jensen
Capital Centre 12,816
4–7–2
10
W1
14
November 8, 1982 7:45 p.m. EST
@ New Jersey
2–2
Riggin
Brendan Byrne Arena 10,273
4–7–3
11
T1
15
November 10, 1982 7:35 p.m. EST
New Jersey
3–0
Jensen
Capital Centre 12,445
5–7–3
13
W1
16
November 13, 1982 8:05 p.m. EST
N.Y. Islanders
3–1
Jensen
Capital Centre 14,131
6–7–3
15
W2
17
November 16, 1982 7:35 p.m. EST
Calgary
5–3
Riggin
Capital Centre 10,705
7–7–3
17
W3
18
November 19, 1982
@ Winnipeg
3–3
Jensen
Winnipeg Arena
7–7–4
18
19
November 21, 1982
@ Vancouver
3–5
Riggin
Pacific Coliseum
7–8–4
18
20
November 23, 1982 9:35 p.m. EST
@ Calgary
3–6
Jensen
Stampede Corral 7,242
7–9–4
18
L2
21
November 24, 1982 9:35 p.m. EST
@ Edmonton
3–3
Riggin
Northlands Coliseum 17,498
7–9–5
19
T1
22
November 26, 1982
Toronto
5–3
Jensen
Capital Centre
8–9–5
21
23
November 28, 1982 7:05 p.m. EST
N.Y. Islanders
3–3
Jensen
Capital Centre 12,380
8–9–6
22
T1
December: 9–1–4 (home: 5–1–2; road: 4–0–2)
Game
Date Time (ET )
Opponent
Score
OT
Decision
Game site Attendance
Record
Points
Recap
24
December 2, 1982
Pittsburgh
5–4
Jensen
Capital Centre
9–9–6
24
25
December 4, 1982 8:05 p.m. EST
Chicago
4–2
Riggin
Capital Centre 10,885
10–9–6
26
W2
26
December 7, 1982
Winnipeg
3–3
Jensen
Capital Centre
10–9–7
27
27
December 9, 1982 7:35 p.m. EST
@ New Jersey
6–4
Riggin
Brendan Byrne Arena 9,123
11–9–7
29
W1
28
December 10, 1982
N.Y. Rangers
4–4
Jensen
Capital Centre
11–9–8
30
29
December 12, 1982 7:05 p.m. EST
Boston
4–3
Riggin
Capital Centre 10,435
12–9–8
32
W1
30
December 14, 1982 7:35 p.m. EST
Los Angeles
7–2
Jensen
Capital Centre 8,696
13–9–8
34
W2
31
December 16, 1982 8:35 p.m. EST
@ Minnesota
4–4
Riggin
Met Center 12,340
13–9–9
35
T1
32
December 18, 1982
@ Pittsburgh
3–1
Jensen
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
14–9–9
37
33
December 19, 1982
@ Philadelphia
3–1
Jensen
The Spectrum
15–9–9
39
34
December 23, 1982 8:05 p.m. EST
@ N.Y. Islanders
5–1
Jensen
Nassau Coliseum 15,230
16–9–9
41
W3
35
December 26, 1982
Philadelphia
3–6
Jensen
Capital Centre
16–10–9
41
36
December 28, 1982
Pittsburgh
6–3
Jensen
Capital Centre
17–10–9
43
37
December 30, 1982 7:35 p.m. EST
@ Hartford
4–4
Riggin
Hartford Civic Center 11,385
17–10–10
44
T1
January: 7–6–2 (home: 3–5–0; road: 4–1–2)
Game
Date Time (ET )
Opponent
Score
OT
Decision
Game site Attendance
Record
Points
Recap
38
January 1, 1983
N.Y. Rangers
2–7
Jensen
Capital Centre
17–11–10
44
39
January 2, 1983
@ Quebec
7–4
Riggin
Quebec Coliseum
18–11–10
46
40
January 5, 1983 7:35 p.m. EST
@ Detroit
5–2
Jensen
Joe Louis Arena 11,676
19–11–10
48
W2
41
January 6, 1983
Toronto
1–3
Riggin
Capital Centre
19–12–10
48
42
January 8, 1983
@ St. Louis
3–3
Jensen
Checkerdome
19–12–11
49
43
January 11, 1983 7:35 p.m. EST
Los Angeles
7–9
Riggin
Capital Centre 9,422
19–13–11
49
L1
44
January 14, 1983 7:35 p.m. EST
@ Buffalo
2–3
Jensen
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 11,646
19–14–11
49
L2
45
January 15, 1983 8:05 p.m. EST
Buffalo
2–4
Jensen
Capital Centre 11,409
19–15–11
49
L3
46
January 18, 1983
Philadelphia
4–1
Jensen
Capital Centre
20–15–11
51
47
January 19, 1983 8:35 p.m. EST
@ Chicago
6–4
Jensen
Chicago Stadium 17,482
21–15–11
53
W2
48
January 21, 1983
Quebec
4–5
Jensen
Capital Centre
21–16–11
53
49
January 23, 1983 1:35 p.m. EST
New Jersey
3–1
Jensen
Capital Centre 8,839
22–16–11
55
W1
50
January 26, 1983
@ Pittsburgh
6–2
Riggin
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
23–16–11
57
51
January 28, 1983
Pittsburgh
7–2
Riggin
Capital Centre
24–16–11
59
52
January 29, 1983 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Montreal
3–3
Jensen
Montreal Forum 16,835
24–16–12
60
T1
February: 6–4–2 (home: 4–0–0; road: 2–4–2)
Game
Date Time (ET )
Opponent
Score
OT
Decision
Game site Attendance
Record
Points
Recap
53
February 1, 1983 7:35 p.m. EST
Detroit
5–2
Riggin
Capital Centre 9,314
25–16–12
62
W1
54
February 3, 1983 7:35 p.m. EST
Minnesota
3–1
Jensen
Capital Centre 9,680
26–16–12
64
W2
55
February 5, 1983 8:05 p.m. EST
New Jersey
5–4
Jensen
Capital Centre 13,150
27–16–12
66
W3
56
February 6, 1983
@ Quebec
4–4
Riggin
Quebec Coliseum
27–16–13
67
35th All-Star Game in Uniondale, New York
57
February 10, 1983 8:05 p.m. EST
@ N.Y. Islanders
3–8
Jensen
Nassau Coliseum 15,055
27–17–13
67
L1
58
February 13, 1983
Winnipeg
6–1
Riggin
Capital Centre
28–17–13
69
59
February 16, 1983
@ N.Y. Rangers
4–5
Jensen
Madison Square Garden
28–18–13
69
60
February 18, 1983
@ Vancouver
2–1
Riggin
Pacific Coliseum
29–18–13
71
61
February 19, 1983 10:35 p.m. EST
@ Los Angeles
3–3
Riggin
The Forum 14,087
29–18–14
72
T1
62
February 23, 1983 9:35 p.m. EST
@ Edmonton
3–6
Jensen
Northlands Coliseum 17,498
29–19–14
72
L1
63
February 24, 1983 9:35 p.m. EST
@ Calgary
4–2
Riggin
Stampede Corral 7,242
30–19–14
74
W1
64
February 26, 1983 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Montreal
1–4
Riggin
Montreal Forum 16,988
30–20–14
74
L1
March: 8–4–2 (home: 4–2–2; road: 4–2–0)
Game
Date Time (ET )
Opponent
Score
OT
Decision
Game site Attendance
Record
Points
Recap
65
March 2, 1983 7:35 p.m. EST
Edmonton
3–5
Riggin
Capital Centre 18,130
30–21–14
74
L2
66
March 3, 1983
@ N.Y. Rangers
4–3
Jensen
Madison Square Garden
31–21–14
76
67
March 5, 1983
Philadelphia
4–3
Jensen
Capital Centre
32–21–14
78
68
March 8, 1983 7:45 p.m. EST
@ New Jersey
5–4
Riggin
Brendan Byrne Arena 9,350
33–21–14
80
W3
69
March 12, 1983 5:05 p.m. EST
@ N.Y. Islanders
2–6
Jensen
Nassau Coliseum 15,230
33–22–14
80
L1
70
March 13, 1983 1:35 p.m. EST
Boston
6–4
Jensen
Capital Centre 15,729
34–22–14
82
W1
71
March 16, 1983 7:35 p.m. EST
Hartford
5–4
Jensen
Capital Centre 8,980
35–22–14
84
W2
72
March 17, 1983 7:35 p.m. EST
@ Boston
2–1
Riggin
Boston Garden 13,179
36–22–14
86
W3
73
March 20, 1983
@ Philadelphia
3–2
Riggin
The Spectrum
37–22–14
88
74
March 23, 1983
Vancouver
1–1
Riggin
Capital Centre
37–22–15
89
75
March 24, 1983 7:35 p.m. EST
New Jersey
5–3
Jensen
Capital Centre 9,713
38–22–15
91
W1
76
March 26, 1983
Pittsburgh
4–4
Riggin
Capital Centre
38–22–16
92
77
March 27, 1983
@ N.Y. Rangers
4–5
Jensen
Madison Square Garden
38–23–16
92
78
March 30, 1983 7:35 p.m. EST
N.Y. Islanders
1–7
Riggin
Capital Centre 17,848
38–24–16
92
L2
April: 1–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
Win (2 Points)
Loss (0 points)
Tie (1 point)