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1967-68 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
East Division         
Montreal Canadiens* 74 42 22 10 94 .635 236 167 1.07
New York Rangers* 74 39 23 12 90 .608 226 183 0.76
Boston Bruins* 74 37 27 10 84 .568 259 216 0.76
Chicago Black Hawks* 74 32 26 16 80 .541 212 222 0.13
Toronto Maple Leafs 74 33 31 10 76 .514 209 176 0.64
Detroit Red Wings 74 27 35 12 66 .446 245 257 0.10
West Division         
Philadelphia Flyers* 74 31 32 11 73 .493 173 179 -0.32
Los Angeles Kings* 74 31 33 10 72 .486 200 224 -0.53
St. Louis Blues* 74 27 31 16 70 .473 177 191 -0.41
Minnesota North Stars* 74 27 32 15 69 .466 191 226 -0.66
Pittsburgh Penguins 74 27 34 13 67 .453 195 216 -0.50
Oakland Seals 74 15 42 17 47 .318 153 219 -1.03

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-0):Montreal Canadiens over St. Louis Blues 
 
Semi-Finals (4-3):St. Louis Blues over Minnesota North Stars 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Montreal Canadiens over Chicago Black Hawks 
 
Quarter-Finals (4-3):Minnesota North Stars over Los Angeles Kings 
Quarter-Finals (4-3):St. Louis Blues over Philadelphia Flyers 
Quarter-Finals (4-2):Chicago Black Hawks over New York Rangers 
Quarter-Finals (4-0):Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 74 42 22 10 94 .635 236 167 1.07 5.45 50 245 20.41 34 205 83.41 7 3
2 New York Rangers* 74 39 23 12 90 .608 226 183 0.76 5.53 46 217 21.20 42 223 81.17 1 7
3 Boston Bruins* 74 37 27 10 84 .568 259 216 0.76 6.42 45 236 19.07 50 288 82.64 10 4
4 Chicago Black Hawks* 74 32 26 16 80 .541 212 222 0.13 5.86 37 234 15.81 37 218 83.03 9 6
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 74 33 31 10 76 .514 209 176 0.64 5.20 33 231 14.29 28 230 87.83 6 8
6 Philadelphia Flyers* 74 31 32 11 73 .493 173 179 -0.32 4.76 33 269 12.27 49 290 83.10 7 2
7 Los Angeles Kings* 74 31 33 10 72 .486 200 224 -0.53 5.73 33 241 13.69 54 274 80.29 5 3
8 St. Louis Blues* 74 27 31 16 70 .473 177 191 -0.41 4.97 38 223 17.04 39 245 84.08 10 7
9 Minnesota North Stars* 74 27 32 15 69 .466 191 226 -0.66 5.64 55 261 21.07 29 216 86.57 1 6
10 Pittsburgh Penguins 74 27 34 13 67 .453 195 216 -0.50 5.55 37 273 13.55 30 195 84.62 2 11
11 Detroit Red Wings 74 27 35 12 66 .446 245 257 0.10 6.78 43 224 19.20 54 270 80.00 4 5
12 Oakland Seals 74 15 42 17 47 .318 153 219 -1.03 5.03 41 259 15.83 45 259 82.63 6 6
League Average 74 31 31 13 74 .500 206 206 0.00 5.58 41 243 16.86 41 243 83.14 6 6

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Stan Mikita
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Claude Provost
Calder Memorial Trophy:Derek Sanderson
Conn Smythe Trophy:Glenn Hall
Hart Memorial Trophy:Stan Mikita
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Bobby Orr
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Stan Mikita
Vezina Trophy:Rogie Vachon
Gump Worsley

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH44
2.Stan Mikita*-CBH40
3.Gordie Howe*-DET39
4.Norm Ullman*-2Tm35
 Wayne Connelly-MNS35
 Phil Esposito*-BOS35

Goals Per Game

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.62
2.Stan Mikita*-CBH0.56
3.Gordie Howe*-DET0.53
4.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.53
5.Norm Ullman*-2Tm0.49

Assists

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS49
2.Alex Delvecchio*-DET48
 Rod Gilbert*-NYR48
4.Stan Mikita*-CBH47
5.Jean Ratelle*-NYR46
 Bobby Rousseau-MTL46

Assists Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.66
2.Rod Gilbert*-NYR0.66
3.Stan Mikita*-CBH0.65
4.Alex Delvecchio*-DET0.65
5.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.63

Points

1.Stan Mikita*-CBH87
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS84
3.Gordie Howe*-DET82
4.Jean Ratelle*-NYR78
5.Rod Gilbert*-NYR77

Points Per Game

1.Stan Mikita*-CBH1.21
2.Jean Beliveau*-MTL1.15
3.Phil Esposito*-BOS1.14
4.Gordie Howe*-DET1.11
5.Bobby Hull*-CBH1.06

Goals Created

1.Stan Mikita*-CBH34.0
2.Gordie Howe*-DET32.9
3.Phil Esposito*-BOS32.3
4.Bobby Hull*-CBH31.2
5.Jean Ratelle*-NYR29.8

Goals Created Per Game

1.Stan Mikita*-CBH0.47
2.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.46
3.Gordie Howe*-DET0.44
4.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.44
5.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.44

Total Goals For

1.Gary Bergman-DET124
2.Mike McMahon-MNS119
3.Gordie Howe*-DET117
4.J.C. Tremblay-MTL116
5.Dallas Smith-BOS114

Power Play Goals For

1.Mike McMahon-MNS48
2.Wayne Connelly-MNS40
 Bobby Rousseau-MTL40
4.Phil Esposito*-BOS37
 Stan Mikita*-CBH37

Total Goals Against

1.Gary Bergman-DET141
2.Kent Douglas-2Tm118
3.Leo Boivin*-PIT117
4.Larry Cahan-OAK112
5.Doug Jarrett-CBH110

Power Play Goals Against

1.Gary Bergman-DET38
2.Joe Watson-PHI33
3.Real Lemieux-LAK31
 Ed Westfall-BOS31
5.Howie Hughes-LAK29
 J.C. Tremblay-MTL29
 Don Awrey-BOS29

Plus/Minus

1.Dallas Smith-BOS33
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS30
3.Jim Neilson-NYR29
4.Gilles Tremblay-MTL28
 J.C. Tremblay-MTL28

Penalties in Minutes

1.Barclay Plager-STL153
2.Don Awrey-BOS150
3.Noel Picard-STL142
4.Ed Van Impe-PHI141
5.Gary Dornhoefer-PHI134

Even Strength Goals

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH34
2.Gordie Howe*-DET29
3.Norm Ullman*-2Tm27
4.Ron Ellis-TOR26
5.Phil Esposito*-BOS25
 Stan Mikita*-CBH25
 Bob Nevin-NYR25

Power Play Goals

1.Wayne Connelly-MNS14
2.Stan Mikita*-CBH13
3.Bill Hicke-OAK12
4.Ray Cullen-MNS11
 Mike Walton-TOR11

Short-Handed Goals

1.Bill McCreary-STL4
2.Skip Krake-BOS3
 Claude Provost-MTL3
 Bob Pulford*-TOR3
5.Bill Sutherland-PHI2
 Glen Sather*-BOS2
 Gary Sabourin-STL2
 Leon Rochefort-PHI2
 Gerry Odrowski-OAK2
 Eric Nesterenko-CBH2
 Stan Mikita*-CBH2
 Bobby Hull*-CBH2
 Charlie Burns-OAK2
 Gary Bergman-DET2
 Ed Westfall-BOS2

Game-Winning Goals

1.Wayne Connelly-MNS8
 Dick Duff*-MTL8
 Stan Mikita*-CBH8
4.Red Berenson-2Tm7
 Phil Goyette-NYR7
 Vic Hadfield-NYR7

Shots on Goal

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH364
2.Stan Mikita*-CBH303
3.Gordie Howe*-DET301
4.Andy Bathgate*-PIT293
5.Phil Esposito*-BOS284

Shooting Percentage

1.Dick Duff*-MTL22.5
2.Bill Sutherland-PHI20.4
3.Jean Ratelle*-NYR17.8
4.John Bucyk*-BOS17.4
5.Brit Selby-PHI17.0

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Ed Giacomin*-NYR66
2.Charlie Hodge-OAK58
3.Les Binkley-PIT54
4.Cesare Maniago-MNS52
5.Denis DeJordy-CBH50

Wins (Goalie)

1.Ed Giacomin*-NYR36
2.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS23
 Denis DeJordy-CBH23
 Rogie Vachon-MTL23
5.Cesare Maniago-MNS22

Losses (Goalie)

1.Charlie Hodge-OAK29
2.Les Binkley-PIT24
3.Glenn Hall*-STL21
4.Ed Giacomin*-NYR20
5.Johnny Bower*-TOR18
 Roger Crozier-DET18
 Wayne Rutledge-LAK18

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Charlie Hodge-OAK13
2.Denis DeJordy-CBH11
3.Les Binkley-PIT10
 Ed Giacomin*-NYR10
5.Glenn Hall*-STL9
 Cesare Maniago-MNS9

Points (Goalie)

1.Ed Giacomin*-NYR82
2.Denis DeJordy-CBH57
3.Cesare Maniago-MNS53
4.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS51
5.Les Binkley-PIT50

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Gump Worsley*-MTL.639
2.Rogie Vachon-MTL.632
3.Ed Giacomin*-NYR.621
4.Bruce Gamble-TOR.586
5.Denis DeJordy-CBH.582

Shutouts

1.Ed Giacomin*-NYR8
2.Gump Worsley*-MTL6
 Les Binkley-PIT6
 Cesare Maniago-MNS6
5.Bruce Gamble-TOR5
 Glenn Hall*-STL5

Goals Against

1.Ed Giacomin*-NYR160
2.Charlie Hodge-OAK158
3.Les Binkley-PIT151
4.Cesare Maniago-MNS133
5.Denis DeJordy-CBH128

Goals Against Average

1.Gump Worsley*-MTL1.98
2.Johnny Bower*-TOR2.25
3.Doug Favell-PHI2.27
4.Bruce Gamble-TOR2.32
5.Ed Giacomin*-NYR2.44
      

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Gump Worsley
D: Tim Horton
D: Bobby Orr
C: Stan Mikita
LW: Bobby Hull
RW: Gordie Howe
 2nd Team
G: Ed Giacomin
D: Jim Neilson
D: J.C. Tremblay
C: Phil Esposito
LW: John Bucyk
RW: Rod Gilbert