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1967-68 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Hart Memorial Trophy: Stan Mikita (40 G, 47 A, 87 P)
Vezina Trophy: Rogie Vachon (23-13-2, 2.48 GAA) & Gump Worsley (19-9-8, 1.98 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Derek Sanderson (24 G, 25 A, 49 P)

Goals Leader: Bobby Hull (44)
Assists Leader: Phil Esposito (49)
Points Leader: Stan Mikita (87)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
East Division                    
Montreal Canadiens* 74 42 22 10 94 .635 236 167 1.07 0.14
New York Rangers* 74 39 23 12 90 .608 226 183 0.76 0.18
Boston Bruins* 74 37 27 10 84 .568 259 216 0.76 0.18
Chicago Black Hawks* 74 32 26 16 80 .541 212 222 0.13 0.26
Toronto Maple Leafs 74 33 31 10 76 .514 209 176 0.64 0.19
Detroit Red Wings 74 27 35 12 66 .446 245 257 0.10 0.27
West Division                    
Philadelphia Flyers* 74 31 32 11 73 .493 173 179 -0.32 -0.24
Los Angeles Kings* 74 31 33 10 72 .486 200 224 -0.53 -0.21
St. Louis Blues* 74 27 31 16 70 .473 177 191 -0.41 -0.23
Minnesota North Stars* 74 27 32 15 69 .466 191 226 -0.66 -0.19
Pittsburgh Penguins 74 27 34 13 67 .453 195 216 -0.50 -0.21
Oakland Seals 74 15 42 17 47 .318 153 219 -1.03 -0.14

League Playoff Series

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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

Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 74 42 22 10 94 .635 236 167 1.07 0.14 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 0.18 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 0.18 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 0.26 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 0.19 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 -0.24 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 -0.21 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 -0.23 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 -0.19 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 -0.21 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 0.27 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 -0.14 5.03 41 259 15.83 45 259 82.63 6 6
League Average 74 31 31 13 74 .500 206 206 0.00 0.00 5.58 41 243 16.86 41 243 83.14 6 6

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 44
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 40
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 39
4. Wayne Connelly-MNS 35
  Norm Ullman*-TOT 35
  Phil Esposito*-BOS 35
Assists
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 49
2. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 48
  Rod Gilbert*-NYR 48
4. Stan Mikita*-CBH 47
5. Bobby Rousseau-MTL 46
  Jean Ratelle*-NYR 46
Points
1. Stan Mikita*-CBH 87
2. Phil Esposito*-BOS 84
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 82
4. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 78
5. Rod Gilbert*-NYR 77
Goals Created
1. Stan Mikita*-CBH 34.5
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 33.6
3. Phil Esposito*-BOS 32.5
4. Bobby Hull*-CBH 32.3
5. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 30.0
Plus/Minus
1. Dallas Smith-BOS 33
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 30
3. Jim Neilson-NYR 29
4. J.C. Tremblay-MTL 28
  Gilles Tremblay-MTL 28
Penalties in Minutes
1. Barclay Plager-STL 153
2. Don Awrey-BOS 150
3. Noel Picard-STL 142
4. Ed Van Impe-PHI 141
5. Gary Dornhoefer-PHI 134
Even Strength Goals
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 34
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 29
3. Norm Ullman*-TOT 27
4. Ron Ellis-TOR 26
5. Stan Mikita*-CBH 25
  Bob Nevin-NYR 25
  Phil Esposito*-BOS 25
Power Play Goals
1. Wayne Connelly-MNS 14
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 13
3. Bill Hicke-OAK 12
4. Mike Walton-TOR 11
  Ray Cullen-MNS 11
Short-Handed Goals
1. Bill McCreary-STL 4
2. Bob Pulford*-TOR 3
  Claude Provost-MTL 3
  Skip Krake-BOS 3
5. Leon Rochefort-PHI 2
  Glen Sather*-BOS 2
  Gerry Odrowski-OAK 2
  Gary Sabourin-STL 2
  Charlie Burns-OAK 2
  Bill Sutherland-PHI 2
  Stan Mikita*-CBH 2
  Eric Nesterenko-CBH 2
  Bobby Hull*-CBH 2
  Gary Bergman-DET 2
  Ed Westfall-BOS 2
Game-Winning Goals
1. Stan Mikita*-CBH 8
  Dick Duff*-MTL 8
  Wayne Connelly-MNS 8
4. Red Berenson-TOT 7
  Vic Hadfield-NYR 7
  Phil Goyette-NYR 7
Shots
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 364
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 303
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 301
4. Andy Bathgate*-PIT 293
5. Phil Esposito*-BOS 284
Shooting Percentage
1. Dick Duff*-MTL 22.5
2. Bill Sutherland-PHI 20.4
3. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 17.8
4. John Bucyk*-BOS 17.4
5. Brit Selby-PHI 17.0
Goals Per Game
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 0.62
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.56
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.53
4. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.53
5. Norm Ullman*-TOT 0.49
Assists Per Game
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 0.66
2. Rod Gilbert*-NYR 0.66
3. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.65
4. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 0.65
5. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.63
Points Per Game
1. Stan Mikita*-CBH 1.21
2. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 1.15
3. Phil Esposito*-BOS 1.14
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 1.11
5. Bobby Hull*-CBH 1.06
Goals Created Per Game
1. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.48
2. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.46
3. Bobby Hull*-CBH 0.45
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.45
5. Phil Esposito*-BOS 0.44
Total Goals On-Ice For
1. Gary Bergman-DET 124
2. Mike McMahon-MNS 119
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 117
4. J.C. Tremblay-MTL 116
5. Dallas Smith-BOS 114
Power Play Goals On-Ice For
1. Mike McMahon-MNS 48
2. Bobby Rousseau-MTL 40
  Wayne Connelly-MNS 40
4. Stan Mikita*-CBH 37
  Phil Esposito*-BOS 37
Total Goals On-Ice Against
1. Gary Bergman-DET 141
2. Kent Douglas-TOT 118
3. Leo Boivin*-PIT 117
4. Larry Cahan-OAK 112
5. Doug Jarrett-CBH 110
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against
1. Gary Bergman-DET 38
2. Joe Watson-PHI 33
3. Ed Westfall-BOS 31
  Real Lemieux-LAK 31
5. Howie Hughes-LAK 29
  Don Awrey-BOS 29
  J.C. Tremblay-MTL 29
Games Played
1. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 66
2. Charlie Hodge-OAK 58
3. Les Binkley-PIT 54
4. Cesare Maniago-MNS 52
5. Denis DeJordy-CBH 50
Wins
1. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 36
2. Rogie Vachon-MTL 23
  Denis DeJordy-CBH 23
  Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 23
5. Cesare Maniago-MNS 22
Losses
1. Charlie Hodge-OAK 29
2. Les Binkley-PIT 24
3. Glenn Hall*-STL 21
4. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 20
5. Roger Crozier-DET 18
  Wayne Rutledge-LAK 18
  Johnny Bower*-TOR 18
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Charlie Hodge-OAK 13
2. Denis DeJordy-CBH 11
3. Les Binkley-PIT 10
  Ed Giacomin*-NYR 10
5. Cesare Maniago-MNS 9
  Glenn Hall*-STL 9
Goals Against
1. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 160
2. Charlie Hodge-OAK 158
3. Les Binkley-PIT 151
4. Cesare Maniago-MNS 133
5. Denis DeJordy-CBH 128
Goals Against Average
1. Gump Worsley*-MTL 1.98
2. Johnny Bower*-TOR 2.25
3. Doug Favell-PHI 2.27
4. Bruce Gamble-TOR 2.32
5. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 2.44
Shutouts
1. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 8
2. Gump Worsley*-MTL 6
  Les Binkley-PIT 6
  Cesare Maniago-MNS 6
5. Glenn Hall*-STL 5
  Bruce Gamble-TOR 5
Minutes
1. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 3940
2. Charlie Hodge-OAK 3311
3. Les Binkley-PIT 3141
4. Cesare Maniago-MNS 2876
5. Glenn Hall*-STL 2858
Offensive Point Shares
1. Stan Mikita*-CBH 9.0
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 8.5
3. Bobby Hull*-CBH 8.2
4. Phil Esposito*-BOS 8.2
5. Norm Ullman*-TOT 7.3
Defensive Point Shares
1. J.C. Tremblay-MTL 6.2
2. Joe Watson-PHI 5.8
3. Tim Horton*-TOR 5.7
4. Jacques Laperriere*-MTL 5.7
5. Duane Rupp-TOR 5.6
Goalie Point Shares
1. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 12.9
2. Glenn Hall*-STL 9.1
3. Gump Worsley*-MTL 9.0
4. Charlie Hodge-OAK 8.4
5. Johnny Bower*-TOR 8.0
Point Shares
1. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 12.9
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 9.9
3. Bobby Hull*-CBH 9.8
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 9.6
5. Phil Esposito*-BOS 9.4

NHL All-Star Team

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*