▁Ed mont on ▁O ilers ▁tied ▁for ▁second ▁overall . ▁The ▁O ilers ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁record , ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁set ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁for ▁most ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁season ▁with ▁ 4 2 4 ▁and ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁Wayne ▁G ret z ky ' s ▁ 1 9 6 ▁points . ▁The ▁O ilers ▁also ▁tied ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bru ins ' ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 7 1 ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁ 1 0 0 - point ▁players ▁in ▁one ▁season ▁as ▁Wayne ▁G ret z ky , ▁Gl enn ▁Anderson , ▁J ari ▁Kur ri , ▁and ▁Mark ▁Mess ier ▁all ▁scored ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁points . ▁ ▁The ▁Washington ▁Capit als ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁play offs ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁franch ise ▁history . ▁ ▁Final ▁stand ings ▁ ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁Conference ▁ ▁Clar ence ▁Campbell ▁Conference ▁ ▁Play offs ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Play offs ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁ 7 ▁N HL ▁teams ▁based ▁in ▁Canada ▁( Mont real , ▁Toronto , ▁V ancouver , ▁Ed mont on , ▁Quebec , ▁W inn ip eg , ▁and ▁Cal g ary ) ▁had ▁qualified . ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 – 1 9 6 8 ▁expansion , ▁all ▁the ▁Canadian ▁teams ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁play offs ▁on ▁five ▁other ▁occasions ▁– ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁( Mont real ▁and ▁Toronto ), ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁