1981-1982 Season Overview

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Season Summary

Stanley Cup Champion

New York Islanders

Presidents' Trophy

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Individual Awards

Hart Trophy: Regular season most valuable player Wayne Gretzky

Vezina Trophy: Regular season best goaltender Billy Smith

Calder Trophy: Regular season best rookie Dale Hawerchuk

Ted Lindsay Award: Most outstanding player as voted by the players Wayne Gretzky

Selke Trophy: Regular season best defensive forward Steve Kasper

King Clancy Award: Leadership and humanitarian contributions firstName lastName

Rocket Richard Trophy: Regular season most goals scored firstName lastName

Mark Messier Leadership Award: Leadership and contributions to the game firstName lastName

Masterton Trophy: Perseverance and dedication to hockey Glenn Resch

Conn Smythe Trophy: Most valuable player in the playoffs Mike Bossy

Norris Trophy: Regular season best defenseman Doug Wilson

Art Ross Trophy: Most points in the regular season Wayne Gretzky

Points

Player	Points
Wayne Gretzky	212
Mike Bossy	147
Peter Stastny	139
Dennis Maruk	136
Bryan Trottier	129

Goals

Player	Goals
Wayne Gretzky	92
Mike Bossy	64
Dennis Maruk	60
Dino Ciccarelli	55
Rick Vaive	54

Assists

Player	Assists
Wayne Gretzky	120
Peter Stastny	93
Denis Savard	87
Mike Bossy	83
Bryan Trottier	79

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Paul Gardner	21
Dino Ciccarelli	20
Dennis Maruk	20
Bobby Smith	20
Rick Middleton	19

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Michel Goulet	6
Wayne Gretzky	6
Butch Goring	5
Rick Vaive	5
Bill Gardner	4

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Paul Baxter	409
Dave Williams	341
Glen Cochrane	329
Pat Price	322
Al Secord	303

Wins

Player	Wins
Billy Smith	32.0
Grant Fuhr	28.0
Mike Liut	28.0
Dan Bouchard	27.0
Don Edwards	26.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Denis Herron	2.64
Rick Wamsley	2.75
Billy Smith	2.97
Roland Melanson	3.24
Grant Fuhr	3.31

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Denis Herron	0.911
Billy Smith	0.898
Grant Fuhr	0.898
Roland Melanson	0.896
Gilles Meloche	0.894

Shutouts

Player	SO
Denis Herron	3.0
Richard Brodeur	2.0
Mario Lessard	2.0
Doug Soetaert	2.0
Rick Wamsley	2.0

Points

Player	Points
Bryan Trottier	29
Mike Bossy	27
Denis Potvin	21
Thomas Gradin	19
Denis Savard	18

Goals

Player	Goals
Mike Bossy	17
Denis Savard	11
Bob Bourne	9
Thomas Gradin	9
Stan Smyl	9

Assists

Player	Assists
Bryan Trottier	23
Denis Potvin	16
Bernie Federko	15
Stefan Persson	14
Marian Stastny	14

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Mike Bossy	6
Denis Savard	5
Marcel Dionne	4
Robbie Ftorek	4
Peter Stastny	4

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Billy Carroll	2
Michel Goulet	2
Bill Barber	1
Bobby Clarke	1
Lee Fogolin	1

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Dave Williams	116
Curt Fraser	98
Colin Campbell	89
Jim Nill	67
Al Secord	61

Time On Ice (mins)

No playoff data available

Faceoff Percentage

No playoff data available

Wins

Player	Wins
Murray Bannerman	5.0
Mike Liut	5.0
Billy Smith	15.0
Richard Brodeur	11.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Rick Wamsley	2.21
Billy Smith	2.51
Tony Esposito	2.54
Gilles Meloche	2.63
Richard Brodeur	2.71

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Richard Brodeur	0.918
Tony Esposito	0.916
Gilles Meloche	0.909
Billy Smith	0.906
Pat Riggin	0.898

Shutouts

Player	SO
Tony Esposito	1.0
Billy Smith	1.0

SELECT * FROM nhl_EOY_standings WHERE seasonId = 19811982 AND conferenceName = 'Eastern' ORDER BY points DESC

End of Season Standings

Western Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

Eastern Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

x – clinched playoff spot

y – clinched division

z – clinched conference

p – Presidents' Trophy

e – eliminated from playoffs