1967–68 NHL season
National Hockey League season
The 1967–68 NHL season was the 51st season of the National Hockey League. Twelve teams each played 74 games. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup against the new St. Louis Blues.
Regular seasonEdit
Final standingsEdit
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
East Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Montreal Canadiens | 74 | 42 | 22 | 10 | 94 | 236 | 167 | 700 |
New York Rangers | 74 | 39 | 23 | 12 | 90 | 226 | 183 | 673 |
Boston Bruins | 74 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 84 | 259 | 216 | 1043 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 74 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 80 | 212 | 222 | 606 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 74 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 76 | 209 | 176 | 634 |
Detroit Red Wings | 74 | 27 | 35 | 12 | 66 | 245 | 257 | 759 |
West Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Philadelphia Flyers | 74 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 73 | 173 | 179 | 987 |
Los Angeles Kings | 74 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 72 | 200 | 224 | 810 |
St. Louis Blues | 74 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 70 | 177 | 191 | 792 |
Minnesota North Stars | 74 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 69 | 191 | 226 | 738 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 74 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 67 | 195 | 216 | 554 |
Oakland Seals [1] | 74 | 15 | 42 | 17 | 47 | 153 | 219 | 787 |
Scoring leadersEdit
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
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Stan Mikita | Chicago Black Hawks | 72 | 40 | 47 | 87 | 14 |
Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins | 74 | 35 | 49 | 84 | 21 |
Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 74 | 39 | 43 | 82 | 53 |
Jean Ratelle | New York Rangers | 74 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 18 |
Rod Gilbert | New York Rangers | 74 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 12 |
Bobby Hull | Chicago Black Hawks | 71 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 39 |
Norm Ullman | Toronto Maple Leafs | 71 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 28 |
Alex Delvecchio | Detroit Red Wings | 74 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 14 |
John Bucyk | Boston Bruins | 72 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 8 |
Ken Wharram | Chicago Black Hawks | 74 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 18 |
Leading goaltendersEdit
Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; EN = Empty Net Goals Against; SO = Shutouts
Player | Team | GP | MIN | GA | GAA | W | L | T | EN | SO |
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PlayoffsEdit
Playoff bracketEdit
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Montreal | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Boston | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Montreal | 4 | ||||||||||||
East Division | ||||||||||||||
4 | Chicago | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | New York | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Chicago | 4 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Montreal | 4 | ||||||||||||
W3 | St. Louis | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Philadelphia | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | St. Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | St. Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||
4 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Los Angeles | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Minnesota | 4 |
FinalsEdit
NHL awardsEdit
All-Star teamsEdit
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Named "California Seals" for the first month of the season, after which they were renamed "Oakland Seals"