1982–83 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1982–83 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 74th season. The season involved being eliminated in the Adams Division semi-finals vs the Buffalo Sabres 3 games to 0.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 68 | 27 | 49 | 76 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |
| C/LW | 80 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | |
| LW | 74 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| RW | 73 | 40 | 27 | 67 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| RW | 80 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 87 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 76 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 31 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
| D | 71 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 78 | 35 | 22 | 57 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 78 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 49 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 78 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 63 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 77 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 68 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| D | 64 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 60 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 78 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 89 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 80 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| D | 66 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 58 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 80 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 31 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 66 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 213 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 22 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| W | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 46 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 2583 | 46 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 151 | 3.51 | 0 | |
| 2130 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 122 | 3.44 | 1 | |
| 87 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4.14 | 0 | |
| Team: | 4800 | 80 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 279 | 3.49 | 1 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| 152 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.76 | 0 | |
| Team: | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Draft picks
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 19 | Alain Heroux | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | |
| 2 | 31 | Jocelyn Gauvreau | Granby Bisons | |
| 2 | 32 | Kent Carlson | St. Lawrence University | |
| 2 | 33 | David Maley | Edina High School | |
| 2 | 40 | Scott Sandelin | Hibbing High School | |
| 3 | 61 | Scott Harlow | East Bridgewater High School | |
| 4 | 69 | John DeVoe | Edina High School | |
| 5 | 103 | Kevin Houle | Acton-Boxborough High School | |
| 6 | 117 | Ernie Vargas | Coon Rapids High School | |
| 6 | 124 | Mike Dark | Sarnia Legionnaires | |
| 7 | 145 | Hannu Jarvenpaa | Oulu | |
| 8 | 150 | Steve Smith | St. Lawrence University | |
| 8 | 166 | Tom Kolioupoulos | Fraser High School | |
| 9 | 187 | Brian Williams | Sioux City Musketeers | |
| 10 | 208 | Bob Emery | Matignon High School | |
| 11 | 229 | Darren Acheson | Fort Saskatchewan Traders | |
| 12 | 250 | Bill Brauer | Edina High School |