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The 1982–83 NHL season was the 66th season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. Before the start of the season, the Colorado Rockies moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey where they were renamed New Jersey Devils. They were also moved to the Patrick Division, making the unwilling Winnipeg Jets to leave the Norris Division and take Colorado's place in the Smythe Division. This would be the last time an NHL team moved until 1993.

The last remaining players from the Original Six era, (Carol Vadnais, Serge Savard, and Wayne Cashman) all retired after this season. Cashman was the last to play, losing in the Wales Conference Finals as a player for the Bruins.

The New York Islanders won their fourth Stanley Cup in a row by beating the Edmonton Oilers four games to none. No team in any major professional North American sport has won four championships in a row since the Islanders.

Regular season

The Boston Bruins led the league in total points with 110. The defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders went from first overall and finished tied for 6th overall. The high-scoring Edmonton Oilers tied for second overall. The Oilers set a new record, which they had just set the previous year, for most goals in a season with 424. They were led by Wayne Gretzky, who had 196 points. The Oilers also tied the Boston Bruins' 1971 record for most 100-point players in one season as Wayne Gretzky, Glenn Anderson, Jari Kurri, and Mark Messier all had more than 100 points.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Boston Bruins	80	50	20	10	110	327	228	1202
Montreal Canadiens	80	42	24	14	98	350	286	1116
Buffalo Sabres	80	38	29	13	89	318	285	1031
Quebec Nordiques	80	34	34	12	80	343	336	1648
Hartford Whalers	80	19	54	7	45	261	403	1392

Patrick Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Philadelphia Flyers	80	49	23	8	106	326	240	1337
New York Islanders	80	42	26	12	96	302	226	1266
Washington Capitals	80	39	25	16	94	306	283	1329
New York Rangers	80	35	35	10	80	306	287	1100
New Jersey Devils	80	17	49	14	48	230	338	1270
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	18	53	9	45	257	394	1859

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Chicago Black Hawks	80	47	23	10	104	338	268	1185
Minnesota North Stars	80	40	24	16	96	321	290	1520
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	28	40	12	68	293	330	1481
St. Louis Blues	80	25	40	15	65	285	316	1281
Detroit Red Wings	80	21	44	15	57	263	344	1064

Smythe Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Edmonton Oilers	80	47	21	12	106	424	315	1771
Calgary Flames	80	32	34	14	78	321	317	1146
Vancouver Canucks	80	30	35	15	75	303	309	1639
Winnipeg Jets	80	33	39	8	74	311	333	1089
Los Angeles Kings	80	27	41	12	66	308	365	1367

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	80	71	125	196	59
Peter Stastny	Quebec Nordiques	75	47	77	124	78
Denis Savard	Chicago Black Hawks	78	35	86	121	99
Mike Bossy	New York Islanders	79	60	58	118	20
Marcel Dionne	Los Angeles Kings	80	56	51	107	22
Barry Pederson	Boston Bruins	77	46	61	107	47
Mark Messier	Edmonton Oilers	77	48	58	106	72
Michel Goulet	Quebec Nordiques	80	57	48	105	51
Jari Kurri	Edmonton Oilers	80	45	59	104	22
Glenn Anderson	Edmonton Oilers	72	48	56	104	70
Kent Nilsson	Calgary Flames	80	46	58	104	10

Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division Semifinals

Division Finals

Conference Finals

Finals

A1

Boston Bruins

3

A4

Quebec Nordiques

1

A1

Boston Bruins

4

A3

Buffalo Sabres

3

A2

Montreal Canadiens

0

A3

Buffalo Sabres

3

A1

Boston Bruins

2

P2

New York Islanders

4

P1

Philadelphia Flyers

0

P4

New York Rangers

3

P4

New York Rangers

2

P2

New York Islanders

4

P2

New York Islanders

3

P3

Washington Capitals

1

P2

New York Islanders

4

S1

Edmonton Oilers

0

N1

Chicago Black Hawks

3

N4

St. Louis Blues

1

N1

Chicago Black Hawks

4

N2

Minnesota North Stars

1

N2

Minnesota North Stars

3

N3

Toronto Maple Leafs

1

N1

Chicago Black Hawks

0

S1

Edmonton Oilers

4

S1

Edmonton Oilers

3

S4

Winnipeg Jets

0

S1

Edmonton Oilers

4

S2

Calgary Flames

1

S2

Calgary Flames

3

S3

Vancouver Canucks

1

Finals

New York Islanders vs. Edmonton Oilers

Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score
May 10	New York	2	Edmonton	0
May 12	New York	6	Edmonton	3
May 14	Edmonton	1	New York	5
May 16	Edmonton	2	New York	4

New York wins the series 4–0.

NHL awards

Prince of Wales Trophy:	New York Islanders
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Edmonton Oilers
Art Ross Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Lanny McDonald, Calgary Flames
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Steve Larmer, Chicago Black Hawks
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Billy Smith, New York Islanders
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award:	Orval Tessier, Chicago Black Hawks
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Rod Langway, Washington Capitals
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Mike Bossy, New York Islanders
Lester B. Pearson Award:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
NHL Plus/Minus Award:	Charlie Huddy, Edmonton Oilers,
William M. Jennings Trophy:	Roland Melanson/Billy Smith, New York Islanders
Vezina Trophy:	Pete Peeters, Boston Bruins
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Bill Torrey

All-Star teams

First Team	Position	Second Team
Pete Peeters, Boston Bruins	G	Roland Melanson, New York Islanders
Mark Howe, Philadelphia Flyers	D	Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
Rod Langway, Washington Capitals	D	Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers	C	Denis Savard, Chicago Black Hawks
Mike Bossy, New York Islanders	RW	Lanny McDonald, Calgary Flames
Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers	LW	Michel Goulet, Quebec Nordiques

First games

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1982–83 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):