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1968-69 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* 76 46 19 11 103 .678 271 202 0.91
Boston Bruins* 76 42 18 16 100 .658 303 221 1.06
New York Rangers* 76 41 26 9 91 .599 231 196 0.50
Toronto Maple Leafs* 76 35 26 15 85 .559 234 217 0.29
Detroit Red Wings 76 33 31 12 78 .513 239 221 0.30
Chicago Black Hawks 76 34 33 9 77 .507 280 246 0.49
West Division         
St. Louis Blues* 76 37 25 14 88 .579 204 157 0.48
Oakland Seals* 76 29 36 11 69 .454 219 251 -0.47
Philadelphia Flyers* 76 20 35 21 61 .401 174 225 -0.69
Los Angeles Kings* 76 24 42 10 58 .382 185 260 -0.98
Pittsburgh Penguins 76 20 45 11 51 .336 189 252 -0.84
Minnesota North Stars 76 18 43 15 51 .336 189 270 -1.05

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-0):Montreal Canadiens over St. Louis Blues 
 
Semi-Finals (4-0):St. Louis Blues over Los Angeles Kings 
Semi-Finals (4-2):Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins 
 
Quarter-Finals (4-3):Los Angeles Kings over Oakland Seals 
Quarter-Finals (4-0):St. Louis Blues over Philadelphia Flyers 
Quarter-Finals (4-0):Boston Bruins over Toronto Maple Leafs 
Quarter-Finals (4-0):Montreal Canadiens over New York Rangers 

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* 76 46 19 11 103 .678 271 202 0.91 6.22 43 243 17.70 40 233 82.83 2 4
2 Boston Bruins* 76 42 18 16 100 .658 303 221 1.06 6.89 60 266 22.56 54 351 84.62 13 4
3 New York Rangers* 76 41 26 9 91 .599 231 196 0.50 5.62 56 275 20.36 35 223 84.30 4 9
4 St. Louis Blues* 76 37 25 14 88 .579 204 157 0.48 4.75 38 250 15.20 45 242 81.40 4 6
5 Toronto Maple Leafs* 76 35 26 15 85 .559 234 217 0.29 5.93 45 278 16.19 46 294 84.35 11 5
6 Detroit Red Wings 76 33 31 12 78 .513 239 221 0.30 6.05 40 230 17.39 61 298 79.53 7 4
7 Chicago Black Hawks 76 34 33 9 77 .507 280 246 0.49 6.92 56 280 20.00 50 274 81.75 9 3
8 Oakland Seals* 76 29 36 11 69 .454 219 251 -0.47 6.18 44 286 15.38 42 226 81.42 3 5
9 Philadelphia Flyers* 76 20 35 21 61 .401 174 225 -0.69 5.25 40 263 15.21 44 286 84.62 6 8
10 Los Angeles Kings* 76 24 42 10 58 .382 185 260 -0.98 5.86 31 241 12.86 53 254 79.13 2 7
11 Minnesota North Stars 76 18 43 15 51 .336 189 270 -1.05 6.04 47 246 19.11 41 249 83.53 3 8
12 Pittsburgh Penguins 76 20 45 11 51 .336 189 252 -0.84 5.80 50 303 16.50 39 231 83.12 8 9
League Average 76 32 32 13 76 .500 227 227 0.00 5.96 46 263 17.40 46 263 82.60 6 6

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Phil Esposito
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Ted Hampson
Calder Memorial Trophy:Danny Grant
Conn Smythe Trophy:Serge Savard
Hart Memorial Trophy:Phil Esposito
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Bobby Orr
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Alex Delvecchio
Vezina Trophy:Glenn Hall
Jacques Plante

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH58
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS49
 Frank Mahovlich*-DET49
4.Ken Hodge-BOS45
5.Gordie Howe*-DET44

Goals Per Game

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.78
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.66
3.Frank Mahovlich*-DET0.64
4.Ken Hodge-BOS0.60
5.Gordie Howe*-DET0.58

Assists

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS77
2.Stan Mikita*-CBH67
3.Gordie Howe*-DET59
4.Alex Delvecchio*-DET58
5.Pat Stapleton-CBH50

Assists Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS1.04
2.Stan Mikita*-CBH0.91
3.Alex Delvecchio*-DET0.81
4.Gordie Howe*-DET0.78
5.Rod Gilbert*-NYR0.74

Points

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS126
2.Bobby Hull*-CBH107
3.Gordie Howe*-DET103
4.Stan Mikita*-CBH97
5.Ken Hodge-BOS90

Points Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS1.70
2.Bobby Hull*-CBH1.45
3.Gordie Howe*-DET1.36
4.Stan Mikita*-CBH1.31
5.Ken Hodge-BOS1.20

Goals Created

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS48.0
2.Bobby Hull*-CBH43.5
3.Gordie Howe*-DET40.2
4.Ken Hodge-BOS36.2
5.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL35.3

Goals Created Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.65
2.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.59
3.Gordie Howe*-DET0.53
4.Ken Hodge-BOS0.48
5.Stan Mikita*-CBH0.47

Total Goals For

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS164
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS163
3.Pat Stapleton-CBH160
4.J.C. Tremblay-MTL146
5.Gordie Howe*-DET134

Power Play Goals For

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS50
2.Bobby Hull*-CBH49
3.Bobby Orr*-BOS46
4.Ted Green-BOS41
 Pat Stapleton-CBH41

Total Goals Against

1.Carol Vadnais-OAK133
 Bill White-LAK133
3.Bob Baun-DET125
4.Pat Stapleton-CBH124
5.Doug Roberts-OAK122

Power Play Goals Against

1.Bob Baun-DET47
2.Bill Collins-MNS35
 Bobby Orr*-BOS35
4.Kent Douglas-DET34
 Gerry Odrowski-OAK34

Plus/Minus

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS65
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS56
3.Ken Hodge-BOS49
4.Frank Mahovlich*-DET46
5.Gary Bergman-DET45
 Gordie Howe*-DET45

Penalties in Minutes

1.Forbes Kennedy-2Tm219
2.Jim Dorey-TOR200
3.John Ferguson-MTL185
4.Carol Vadnais-OAK151
5.Don Awrey-BOS149

Even Strength Goals

1.Frank Mahovlich*-DET42
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS37
3.Bobby Hull*-CBH36
4.Ken Hodge-BOS35
 Gordie Howe*-DET35

Power Play Goals

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH20
2.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL14
3.Andre Lacroix-PHI13
 Norm Ullman*-TOR13
5.John Bucyk*-BOS11
 Danny Grant-MNS11
 Bob Nevin-NYR11

Short-Handed Goals

1.Dave Keon*-TOR6
2.Ed Westfall-BOS4
3.Bruce MacGregor-DET3
 Stan Mikita*-CBH3
 Eric Nesterenko-CBH3
 Gerry Odrowski-OAK3
 Derek Sanderson-BOS3

Game-Winning Goals

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH11
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS9
3.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL8
 Bobby Rousseau-MTL8
5.John Ferguson-MTL7
 Ken Hodge-BOS7
 John McKenzie-BOS7

Shots on Goal

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH414
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS351
3.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL330
4.Vic Hadfield-NYR321
5.Rod Gilbert*-NYR301

Shooting Percentage

1.John McKenzie-BOS23.6
2.Mike Laughton-OAK19.4
3.Ken Hodge-BOS19.1
4.Bill Sutherland-2Tm18.4
5.Camille Henry-STL18.1

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Ed Giacomin*-NYR70
2.Cesare Maniago-MNS64
3.Bruce Gamble-TOR61
4.Gerry Desjardins-LAK60
5.Bernie Parent*-PHI58

Wins (Goalie)

1.Ed Giacomin*-NYR37
2.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS28
 Bruce Gamble-TOR28
4.Denis DeJordy-CBH22
 Rogie Vachon-MTL22

Losses (Goalie)

1.Gerry Desjardins-LAK34
 Cesare Maniago-MNS34
3.Les Binkley-PIT31
4.Gary Smith-OAK24
5.Ed Giacomin*-NYR23
 Bernie Parent*-PHI23

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Bernie Parent*-PHI16
2.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS12
3.Bruce Gamble-TOR11
4.Cesare Maniago-MNS10
5.Les Binkley-PIT8
 Glenn Hall*-STL8

Points (Goalie)

1.Ed Giacomin*-NYR81
2.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS68
3.Bruce Gamble-TOR67
4.Denis DeJordy-CBH51
5.Bernie Parent*-PHI50

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Gump Worsley*-MTL.750
2.Rogie Vachon-MTL.691
3.Eddie Johnston-BOS.667
4.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS.654
5.Ed Giacomin*-NYR.605

Shutouts

1.Glenn Hall*-STL8
2.Ed Giacomin*-NYR7
3.Gump Worsley*-MTL5
 Jacques Plante*-STL5
5.Gerry Desjardins-LAK4
 Roy Edwards-DET4
 Gary Smith-OAK4

Goals Against

1.Cesare Maniago-MNS198
2.Gerry Desjardins-LAK190
3.Ed Giacomin*-NYR175
4.Bruce Gamble-TOR161
5.Les Binkley-PIT158

Goals Against Average

1.Jacques Plante*-STL1.96
2.Glenn Hall*-STL2.17
3.Gump Worsley*-MTL2.25
4.Roy Edwards-DET2.54
5.Ed Giacomin*-NYR2.55
      

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Glenn Hall
D: Tim Horton
D: Bobby Orr
C: Phil Esposito
LW: Bobby Hull
RW: Gordie Howe
 2nd Team
G: Ed Giacomin
D: Ted Green
D: Ted Harris
C: Jean Beliveau
LW: Frank Mahovlich
RW: Yvan Cournoyer