The 1968–69 NHL season was the 52nd season of the National Hockey League. Twelve teams each played 76 games (two more than in 1967–68). For the second time in a row, the Montreal Canadiens faced the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup finals. Montreal won for their second Stanley Cup in a row as they swept the Blues in four, which was exactly the same result of the previous season.
Regular season
changeFinal standings
changeNote: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 76 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 103 | 271 | 202 | 780 |
| Boston Bruins | 76 | 42 | 18 | 16 | 100 | 303 | 221 | 1297 |
| New York Rangers | 76 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 91 | 231 | 196 | 806 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 76 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 85 | 234 | 217 | 961 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 76 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 78 | 239 | 221 | 885 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 76 | 34 | 33 | 9 | 77 | 280 | 246 | 842 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 76 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 88 | 204 | 157 | 838 |
| Oakland Seals | 76 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 69 | 219 | 251 | 811 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 61 | 174 | 225 | 964 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 58 | 185 | 260 | 698 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 51 | 189 | 252 | 677 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 76 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 51 | 189 | 270 | 862 |
Scoring leaders
changeNote: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins | 74 | 49 | 77 | 126 | 79 |
| Bobby Hull | Chicago Black Hawks | 74 | 58 | 49 | 107 | 48 |
| Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 76 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 58 |
| Stan Mikita | Chicago Black Hawks | 74 | 30 | 67 | 97 | 52 |
| Ken Hodge | Boston Bruins | 75 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 75 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | Montreal Canadiens | 76 | 43 | 44 | 87 | 31 |
| Alex Delvecchio | Detroit Red Wings | 72 | 25 | 58 | 83 | 8 |
| Red Berenson | St. Louis Blues | 76 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 43 |
| Frank Mahovlich | Detroit Red Wings | 76 | 49 | 29 | 78 | 38 |
| Jean Ratelle | New York Rangers | 76 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 26 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
changePlayoff bracket
change| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Montreal | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | New York | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Montreal | 4 | ||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Toronto | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Montreal | 4 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | St. Louis | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Philadelphia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Los Angeles | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Oakland | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Los Angeles | 4 | ||||||||||||
NHL awards
change| Prince of Wales Trophy: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: | St. Louis Blues |
| Art Ross Memorial Trophy: | Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: | Ted Hampson, Oakland Seals |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: | Danny Grant, Minnesota North Stars |
| Conn Smythe Trophy: | Serge Savard, Montreal Canadiens |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: | Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: | Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: | Alex Delvecchio, Detroit Red Wings |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: | Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins |
| Vezina Trophy: | Glenn Hall & Jacques Plante, St. Louis Blues |
| Lester Patrick Trophy: | Robert M. Hull |
All-Star teams
changeReferences
change- Hockey Database
- NHL.com
- hickoksports.com Archived 2013-01-11 at Archive.today