The club placed fourth in its division, which was still good enough to qualify for the playoffs ahead of the last place Hartford Whalers. The Habs then stunned their heavily favoured rivals, the Boston Bruins with a 3–0 sweep in the opening round. With the upset, Montreal recorded their first playoff series victory since 1980. Then they defeated their provincial rivals, the Quebec Nordiques in the Adams final, in a series notorious for the two bench clearing brawls before the third period of game 6. The Canadiens were finally eliminated in the Prince of Wales Conference finals by the defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders in six games.
1983–84 game log |
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October: 4–7–0 (home: 1–4–0; road: 3–3–0) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Location Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
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1 | October 6, 1983 | | 7–4 | Montreal | | | Montreal Forum 16,685 | 0–1–0 | 0 | | 2 | October 8, 1983 | | 6–3 | Montreal | | | | 0–2–0 | 0 | | 3 | October 10, 1983 | Montreal | 6–4 | | | | | 1–2–0 | 2 | | 4 | October 13, 1983 | Montreal | 2–4 | | | | | 1–3–0 | 2 | | 5 | October 15, 1983 | | 4–5 | Montreal | | | | 2–3–0 | 4 | | 6 | October 19, 1983 | Montreal | 12–2 | | | | | 3–3–0 | 6 | | 7 | October 20, 1983 | Montreal | 5–4 | | OT | | | 4–3–0 | 8 | | 8 | October 22, 1983 | Montreal | 3–5 | | | | | 4–4–0 | 8 | | 9 | October 25, 1983 | | 4–3 | Montreal | | | | 4–5–0 | 8 | | 10 | October 29, 1983 | | 3–1 | Montreal | | | Montreal Forum 17,781 | 4–6–0 | 8 | | 11 | October 30, 1983 | Montreal | 4–5 | | | | | 4–7–0 | 8 | | |
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November: 7–5–1 (home: 4–3–1; road: 3–2–0) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Location Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
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12 | November 1, 1983 | | 2–6 | Montreal | | | | 5–7–0 | 10 | | 13 | November 3, 1983 | | 2–3 | Montreal | | | | 6–7–0 | 12 | | 14 | November 5, 1983 | | 10–4 | Montreal | | | | 6–8–0 | 12 | | 15 | November 9, 1983 | Montreal | 3–0 | | | | | 7–8–0 | 14 | | 16 | November 12, 1983 | Montreal | 4–6 | | | | | 7–9–0 | 14 | | 17 | November 13, 1983 | Montreal | 3–4 | | | | | 7–10–0 | 14 | | 18 | November 15, 1983 | Montreal | 5–2 | | | | | 8–10–0 | 16 | | 19 | November 17, 1983 | | 2–4 | Montreal | | | | 9–10–0 | 18 | | 20 | November 19, 1983 | | 5–5 | Montreal | OT | | | 9–10–1 | 19 | | 21 | November 22, 1983 | | 2–4 | Montreal | | | | 10–10–1 | 21 | | 22 | November 23, 1983 | Montreal | 4–3 | | | | | 11–10–1 | 23 | | 23 | November 26, 1983 | | 5–2 | Montreal | | | | 11–11–1 | 23 | | 24 | November 29, 1983 | | 5–2 | Montreal | | | | 11–12–1 | 23 | | |
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December: 7–6–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–4–1) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Location Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
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25 | December 1, 1983 | | 6–3 | Montreal | | | | 11–13–1 | 23 | | 26 | December 3, 1983 | | 2–4 | Montreal | | | | 12–13–1 | 25 | | 27 | December 4, 1983 | Montreal | 2–6 | | | | | 12–14–1 | 25 | | 28 | December 6, 1983 | | 1–4 | Montreal | | | | 13–14–1 | 27 | | 29 | December 8, 1983 | Montreal | 2–6 | | | | | 13–15–1 | 27 | | 30 | December 10, 1983 | Montreal | 0–2 | | | | | 13–16–1 | 27 | | 31 | December 11, 1983 | Montreal | 3–3 | | OT | | | 13–16–2 | 28 | | 32 | December 15, 1983 | | 1–3 | Montreal | | | | 14–16–2 | 30 | | 33 | December 17, 1983 | | 3–6 | Montreal | | | | 15–16–2 | 32 | | 34 | December 20, 1983 | Montreal | 6–0 | | | | | 16–16–2 | 34 | | 35 | December 22, 1983 | Montreal | 1–4 | | | | | 16–17–2 | 34 | | 36 | December 26, 1983 | Montreal | 2–1 | | | | | 17–17–2 | 36 | | 37 | December 27, 1983 | | 7–4 | Montreal | | | | 17–18–2 | 36 | | 38 | December 31, 1983 | | 2–4 | Montreal | | | | 18–18–2 | 38 | | |
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January: 7–6–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 4–3–0) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Location Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
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39 | January 3, 1984 | Montreal | 5–9 | | | | | 18–19–2 | 38 | | 40 | January 5, 1984 | | 1–5 | Montreal | | | | 19–19–2 | 40 | | 41 | January 7, 1984 | | 0–5 | Montreal | | | | 20–19–2 | 42 | | 42 | January 8, 1984 | Montreal | 3–4 | | | | | 20–20–2 | 42 | | 43 | January 11, 1984 | Montreal | 6–4 | | | | | 21–20–2 | 44 | | 44 | January 12, 1984 | Montreal | 3–7 | | | | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15,850 | 21–21–2 | 44 | | 45 | January 14, 1984 | | 3–1 | Montreal | | | | 21–22–2 | 44 | | 46 | January 17, 1984 | | 6–4 | Montreal | | | | 21–23–2 | 44 | | 47 | January 19, 1984 | Montreal | 3–2 | | | | | 22–23–2 | 46 | | 48 | January 21, 1984 | | 3–2 | Montreal | | | | 22–24–2 | 46 | | 49 | January 24, 1984 | | 7–7 | Montreal | OT | | | 22–24–3 | 47 | | 50 | January 26, 1984 | Montreal | 4–2 | | | | | 23–24–3 | 49 | | 51 | January 28, 1984 | | 2–5 | Montreal | | | | 24–24–3 | 51 | | 52 | January 29, 1984 | Montreal | 7–2 | | | | | 25–24–3 | 53 | | NHL All-Star Game in East Rutherford, NJ | |
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February: 4–6–2 (home: 2–3–0; road: 2–3–2) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Location Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
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53 | February 2, 1984 | Montreal | 2–2 | | OT | | | 25–24–4 | 54 | | 54 | February 3, 1984 | Montreal | 1–4 | | | | | 25–25–4 | 54 | | 55 | February 5, 1984 | Montreal | 2–2 | | OT | | | 25–25–5 | 55 | | 56 | February 7, 1984 | Montreal | 5–2 | | | | | 26–25–5 | 57 | | 57 | February 9, 1984 | | 7–6 | Montreal | | | | 26–26–5 | 57 | | 58 | February 11, 1984 | | 4–3 | Montreal | | | | 26–27–5 | 57 | | 59 | February 13, 1984 | | 3–5 | Montreal | | | | 27–27–5 | 59 | | 60 | February 14, 1984 | Montreal | 5–3 | | | | | 28–27–5 | 61 | | 61 | February 18, 1984 | Montreal | 3–5 | | | | | 28–28–5 | 61 | | 62 | February 21, 1984 | Montreal | 2–3 | | | | | 28–29–5 | 61 | | 63 | February 23, 1984 | | 5–3 | Montreal | | | | 28–30–5 | 61 | | 64 | February 25, 1984 | | 4–7 | Montreal | | | | 29–30–5 | 63 | | |
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March: 6–10–0 (home: 4–4–0; road: 2–6–0) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Location Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
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65 | March 1, 1984 | Montreal | 3–1 | | | | | 30–30–5 | 65 | | 66 | March 3, 1984 | Montreal | 3–1 | | | | | 31–30–5 | 67 | | 67 | March 4, 1984 | Montreal | 1–6 | | | | Northlands Coliseum 17,498 | 31–31–5 | 67 | | 68 | March 6, 1984 | | 8–3 | Montreal | | | | 31–32–5 | 67 | | 69 | March 8, 1984 | | 2–3 | Montreal | | | | 32–32–5 | 69 | | 70 | March 10, 1984 | | 4–2 | Montreal | | | | 32–33–5 | 69 | | 71 | March 12, 1984 | Montreal | 6–7 | | OT | | | 32–34–5 | 69 | | 72 | March 15, 1984 | | 2–3 | Montreal | | | Montreal Forum 18,076 | 33–34–5 | 71 | | 73 | March 17, 1984 | | 1–6 | Montreal | | | | 34–34–5 | 73 | | 74 | March 19, 1984 | | 1–2 | Montreal | | | | 35–34–5 | 75 | | 75 | March 21, 1984 | Montreal | 2–4 | | | | | 35–35–5 | 75 | | 76 | March 24, 1984 | | 5–2 | Montreal | | | | 35–36–5 | 75 | | 77 | March 25, 1984 | Montreal | 2–3 | | | | | 35–37–5 | 75 | | 78 | March 27, 1984 | Montreal | 0–7 | | | | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15,850 | 35–38–5 | 75 | | 79 | March 29, 1984 | | 5–2 | Montreal | | | | 35–39–5 | 75 | | 80 | March 31, 1984 | Montreal | 2–1 | | | | | 35–40–5 | 75 | | |
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