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1968-69 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Hart Memorial Trophy: Phil Esposito (49 G, 77 A, 126 P)
Vezina Trophy: Glenn Hall (19-12-8, 2.17 GAA) & Jacques Plante (18-12-6, 1.96 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Danny Grant (34 G, 31 A, 65 P)

Goals Leader: Bobby Hull (58)
Assists Leader: Phil Esposito (77)
Points Leader: Phil Esposito (126)

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
East Division                    
Montreal Canadiens* 76 46 19 11 103 .678 271 202 0.91 0.00
Boston Bruins* 76 42 18 16 100 .658 303 221 1.06 -0.02
New York Rangers* 76 41 26 9 91 .599 231 196 0.50 0.04
Toronto Maple Leafs* 76 35 26 15 85 .559 234 217 0.29 0.06
Detroit Red Wings 76 33 31 12 78 .513 239 221 0.30 0.06
Chicago Black Hawks 76 34 33 9 77 .507 280 246 0.49 0.04
West Division                    
St. Louis Blues* 76 37 25 14 88 .579 204 157 0.48 -0.14
Oakland Seals* 76 29 36 11 69 .454 219 251 -0.47 -0.05
Philadelphia Flyers* 76 20 35 21 61 .401 174 225 -0.69 -0.02
Los Angeles Kings* 76 24 42 10 58 .382 185 260 -0.98 0.01
Pittsburgh Penguins 76 20 45 11 51 .336 189 252 -0.84 -0.01
Minnesota North Stars 76 18 43 15 51 .336 189 270 -1.05 0.02

League Playoff Series

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
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
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* 76 46 19 11 103 .678 271 202 0.91 0.00 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 -0.02 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 0.04 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 -0.14 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 0.06 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 0.06 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 0.04 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 -0.05 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 -0.02 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 0.01 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 0.02 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 -0.01 5.80 50 303 16.50 39 231 83.12 8 9
League Average 76 32 32 13 76 .500 227 227 0.00 0.00 5.96 46 263 17.40 46 263 82.60 6 6

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 58
2. Frank Mahovlich*-DET 49
  Phil Esposito*-BOS 49
4. Ken Hodge-BOS 45
5. Gordie Howe*-DET 44
Assists
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 77
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 67
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 59
4. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 58
5. Pat Stapleton-CBH 50
Points
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 126
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 107
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 103
4. Stan Mikita*-CBH 97
5. Ken Hodge-BOS 90
Goals Created
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 48.1
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 44.7
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 40.6
4. Ken Hodge-BOS 37.1
5. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 36.2
Plus/Minus
1. Bobby Orr*-BOS 65
2. Phil Esposito*-BOS 56
3. Ken Hodge-BOS 49
4. Frank Mahovlich*-DET 46
5. Gary Bergman-DET 45
  Gordie Howe*-DET 45
Penalties in Minutes
1. Forbes Kennedy-TOT 219
2. Jim Dorey-TOR 200
3. John Ferguson-MTL 185
4. Carol Vadnais-OAK 151
5. Don Awrey-BOS 149
Even Strength Goals
1. Frank Mahovlich*-DET 42
2. Phil Esposito*-BOS 37
3. Bobby Hull*-CBH 36
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 35
  Ken Hodge-BOS 35
Power Play Goals
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 20
2. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 14
3. Andre Lacroix-PHI 13
  Norm Ullman*-TOR 13
5. Bob Nevin-NYR 11
  Danny Grant-MNS 11
  John Bucyk*-BOS 11
Short-Handed Goals
1. Dave Keon*-TOR 6
2. Ed Westfall-BOS 4
3. Gerry Odrowski-OAK 3
  Derek Sanderson-BOS 3
  Eric Nesterenko-CBH 3
  Stan Mikita*-CBH 3
  Bruce MacGregor-DET 3
Game-Winning Goals
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 11
2. Phil Esposito*-BOS 9
3. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 8
  Bobby Rousseau-MTL 8
5. John Ferguson-MTL 7
  Ken Hodge-BOS 7
  John McKenzie-BOS 7
Shots
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 414
2. Phil Esposito*-BOS 351
3. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 330
4. Vic Hadfield-NYR 321
5. Rod Gilbert*-NYR 301
Shooting Percentage
1. John McKenzie-BOS 23.6
2. Mike Laughton-OAK 19.4
3. Ken Hodge-BOS 19.1
4. Bill Sutherland-TOT 18.4
5. Camille Henry-STL 18.1
Goals Per Game
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 0.78
2. Phil Esposito*-BOS 0.66
3. Frank Mahovlich*-DET 0.64
4. Ken Hodge-BOS 0.60
5. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.58
Assists Per Game
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 1.04
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.91
3. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 0.81
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.78
5. Rod Gilbert*-NYR 0.74
Points Per Game
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 1.70
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 1.45
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 1.36
4. Stan Mikita*-CBH 1.31
5. Ken Hodge-BOS 1.20
Goals Created Per Game
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 0.65
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 0.60
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.53
4. Ken Hodge-BOS 0.49
5. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 0.48
Total Goals On-Ice For
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 164
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 163
3. Pat Stapleton-CBH 160
4. J.C. Tremblay-MTL 146
5. Gordie Howe*-DET 134
Power Play Goals On-Ice For
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 50
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 49
3. Bobby Orr*-BOS 46
4. Ted Green-BOS 41
  Pat Stapleton-CBH 41
Total Goals On-Ice Against
1. Bill White-LAK 133
  Carol Vadnais-OAK 133
3. Bob Baun-DET 125
4. Pat Stapleton-CBH 124
5. Doug Roberts-OAK 122
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against
1. Bob Baun-DET 47
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 35
  Bill Collins-MNS 35
4. Gerry Odrowski-OAK 34
  Kent Douglas-DET 34
Games Played
1. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 70
2. Cesare Maniago-MNS 64
3. Bruce Gamble-TOR 61
4. Gerry Desjardins-LAK 60
5. Bernie Parent*-PHI 58
Wins
1. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 37
2. Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 28
  Bruce Gamble-TOR 28
4. Rogie Vachon-MTL 22
  Denis DeJordy-CBH 22
Losses
1. Gerry Desjardins-LAK 34
  Cesare Maniago-MNS 34
3. Les Binkley-PIT 31
4. Gary Smith-OAK 24
5. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 23
  Bernie Parent*-PHI 23
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Bernie Parent*-PHI 16
2. Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 12
3. Bruce Gamble-TOR 11
4. Cesare Maniago-MNS 10
5. Les Binkley-PIT 8
  Glenn Hall*-STL 8
Goals Against
1. Cesare Maniago-MNS 198
2. Gerry Desjardins-LAK 190
3. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 175
4. Bruce Gamble-TOR 161
5. Les Binkley-PIT 158
Goals Against Average
1. Jacques Plante*-STL 1.96
2. Glenn Hall*-STL 2.17
3. Gump Worsley*-MTL 2.25
4. Roy Edwards-DET 2.54
5. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 2.55
Shutouts
1. Glenn Hall*-STL 8
2. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 7
3. Gump Worsley*-MTL 5
  Jacques Plante*-STL 5
5. Gary Smith-OAK 4
  Gerry Desjardins-LAK 4
  Roy Edwards-DET 4
Minutes
1. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 4114
2. Cesare Maniago-MNS 3599
3. Gerry Desjardins-LAK 3499
4. Bruce Gamble-TOR 3446
5. Bernie Parent*-PHI 3365
Offensive Point Shares
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 12.7
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 11.6
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 10.1
4. Ken Hodge-BOS 9.0
5. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 8.6
Defensive Point Shares
1. Gary Bergman-DET 6.6
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 6.5
3. Barclay Plager-STL 6.3
4. Al Arbour*-STL 5.9
5. Noel Picard-STL 5.9
Goalie Point Shares
1. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 13.9
2. Bernie Parent*-PHI 10.6
3. Bruce Gamble-TOR 10.3
4. Glenn Hall*-STL 9.4
5. Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 9.3
Point Shares
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 15.1
2. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 13.9
3. Bobby Orr*-BOS 13.0
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 12.5
5. Bobby Hull*-CBH 12.0

NHL All-Star Team

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*