1981–82 New York Rangers season

The 1981–82 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 56th season.[1] During the regular season, the Rangers finished second in the Patrick Division with 92 points and qualified for the NHL playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, New York defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, three games to one, to advance to the Patrick Division Finals. There, the Rangers lost to the New York Islanders in six games.[2]

1981–82 New York Rangers
Division2nd Patrick
Conference5th Wales
1981–82 record39–27–14
Goals for316
Goals against306
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachHerb Brooks
CaptainBarry Beck
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance17,399
Team leaders
GoalsRon Duguay (40)
AssistsMike Rogers (65)
PointsMike Rogers (103)
Penalty minutesEd Hospodar (152)
WinsSteve Weeks (23)
Goals against averageJohn Davidson/John Vanbiesbrouck (1.00)

Final standings

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Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Islanders 80 54 16 10 385 250 118
New York Rangers 80 39 27 14 316 306 92
Philadelphia Flyers 80 38 31 11 325 313 87
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 31 36 13 310 337 75
Washington Capitals 80 26 41 13 319 338 65

[3]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

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Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Schedule and results

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1981–82 Game Log
October: 3–8–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 1–4–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 6 Detroit Red Wings 5–2 0–1–0
2 9 @ Winnipeg Jets 8–3 0–2–0
3 10 @ Minnesota North Stars 7–0 0–3–0
4 14 Vancouver Canucks 2–1 1–3–0
5 17 @ New York Islanders 5–4 1–4–0
6 18 St. Louis Blues 5–3 2–4–0
7 21 Los Angeles Kings 5–2 2–5–0
8 24 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 3–5–0
9 25 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 3–6–0
10 28 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 3–7–0
11 31 @ Boston Bruins 7–3 3–8–0
November: 5–5–3 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 2–3–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
12 1 Calgary Flames 4–2 4–8–0
13 4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 4–9–0
14 5 @ Philadelphia Flyers 6–2 5–9–0
15 7 @ Washington Capitals 3–1 6–9–0
16 11 Buffalo Sabres 7–3 7–9–0
17 13 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–3 7–9–1
18 15 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 7–10–1
19 18 Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 8–10–1
20 21 @ New York Islanders 4–3 8–11–1
21 22 New York Islanders 7–2 8–12–1
22 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 8–12–2
23 28 @ Quebec Nordiques 7–4 8–13–2
24 29 Quebec Nordiques 4–4 8–13–3
December: 7–4–2 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 3–0–2)
Game December Opponent Score Record
25 2 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–3 9–13–3
26 5 @ Colorado Rockies 2–1 10–13–3
27 6 Hartford Whalers 5–3 10–14–3
28 9 Boston Bruins 4–3 10–15–3
29 12 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 11–15–3
30 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 12–15–3
31 16 Philadelphia Flyers 7–3 12–16–3
32 19 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 12–16–4
33 20 Washington Capitals 3–2 12–17–4
34 23 Winnipeg Jets 5–2 13–17–4
35 26 @ Washington Capitals 4–4 13–17–5
36 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 14–17–5
37 30 New York Islanders 6–4 15–17–5
January: 9–3–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 5–2–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
38 2 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–5 16–17–5
39 3 Washington Capitals 4–3 16–18–5
40 7 Vancouver Canucks 4–1 17–18–5
41 9 Chicago Black Hawks 7–5 18–18–5
42 11 Minnesota North Stars 5–3 19–18–5
43 13 @ Minnesota North Stars 2–0 20–18–5
44 15 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–4 20–18–6
45 18 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 20–19–6
46 20 New York Islanders 3–2 21–19–6
47 23 @ New York Islanders 6–1 21–20–6
48 24 Washington Capitals 4–4 21–20–7
49 27 @ Washington Capitals 5–4 22–20–7
50 29 @ Colorado Rockies 5–2 23–20–7
51 31 @ Los Angeles Kings 6–3 24–20–7
February: 6–3–3 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 4–1–2)
Game February Opponent Score Record
52 2 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–3 25–20–7
53 4 @ Calgary Flames 4–4 25–20–8
54 7 @ Edmonton Oilers 8–4 25–21–8
55 10 @ St. Louis Blues 3–3 25–21–9
56 13 @ Hartford Whalers 3–2 26–21–9
57 14 Quebec Nordiques 5–2 27–21–9
58 17 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 28–21–9
59 18 Colorado Rockies 4–4 28–21–10
60 21 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 28–22–10
61 24 Chicago Black Hawks 6–4 29–22–10
62 27 @ Boston Bruins 6–4 30–22–10
63 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 30–23–10
March: 9–3–3 (Home: 4–1–2; Road: 5–2–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record
64 3 Calgary Flames 4–2 31–23–10
65 4 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–4 31–23–11
66 6 @ New York Islanders 6–4 31–24–11
67 8 Detroit Red Wings 6–3 32–24–11
68 10 Philadelphia Flyers 5–5 32–24–12
69 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 33–24–12
70 14 Washington Capitals 5–5 33–24–13
71 17 Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 34–24–13
72 20 @ Washington Capitals 4–3 35–24–13
73 21 St. Louis Blues 8–5 36–24–13
74 24 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 7–2 37–24–13
75 26 @ Buffalo Sabres 8–5 38–24–13
76 28 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 38–25–13
77 29 New York Islanders 7–3 38–26–13
78 31 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 39–26–13
April: 0–1–1 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 0–0–1)
Game April Opponent Score Record
79 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 39–27–13
80 3 @ Hartford Whalers 3–3 39–27–14

Playoffs

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Key:   Win   Loss

1982 Stanley Cup playoffs

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Steve Weeks 49 2852 23 16 9 179 3.77 1345 .867 1
Eddie Mio 25 1500 13 6 5 89 3.56 767 .884 0
Steve Baker 6 328 1 5 0 33 6.04 163 .798 0
John Davidson 1 60 1 0 0 1 1.00 29 .966 0
John Vanbiesbrouck 1 60 1 0 0 1 1.00 30 .967 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Eddie Mio 8 443 4 3 28 3.79 0
Steve Weeks 4 127 1 2 9 4.25 0
John Davidson 1 33 0 0 3 5.45 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.

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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New York's picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Canada at the Montreal Forum.[7][8]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 James Patrick D   Canada Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
2 30 Jan Erixon LW   Sweden Skelleftea AIK (Elitserien)
3 50 Peter Sundstrom LW   Sweden Bjorkloven (Elitserien)
3 51 Mark Morrison C   Canada Victoria Cougars (WHL)
4 72 John Vanbiesbrouck G   United States Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 114 Eric Magnuson C   United States R.P.I. (NCAA)
7 135 Mike Guentzel D   United States Greenway (Minn H.S.)
8 156 Ari Lahteenmaki RW   Finland HIFK (FNL)
9 177 Paul Reifenberger C   United States Anoka High School (Minnesota)
10 198 Mario Proulx G   Canada Providence College (NCAA)

Farm teams

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References

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  1. ^ "New York Rangers". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "1981–82 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  3. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  4. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "1981–82 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  6. ^ "1981–82 New York Rangers trades". NHL-Trade-Tracker. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  7. ^ "1981 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  8. ^ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved May 5, 2012.