1967–68 New York Rangers season

1967–68 New York Rangers
Division2nd East
1967–68 record39–23–12
Home record22–8–7
Road record17–15–5
Goals for226
Goals against183
Team information
General managerEmile Francis
CoachEmile Francis
CaptainBob Nevin
ArenaMadison Square Garden III
Madison Square Garden IV
Team leaders
GoalsJean Ratelle (32)
AssistsRod Gilbert (48)
PointsJean Ratelle (78)
Penalty minutesReg Fleming (132)
WinsEddie Giacomin (36)
Goals against averageGilles Villemure (2.40)

The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 42nd season.

The season was significant for its move from the third Madison Square Garden to the fourth. The Rangers played their last game in the old Garden on Sunday afternoon, February 11 (the day of the official opening of the fourth Garden) when they tied the Detroit Red Wings 3-3. The next Sunday, February 18, the Rangers played their first game at the new Garden, a 3–0 win against the expansion Philadelphia Flyers. In all the Rangers played fourteen of their forty home games at the new Garden, including three playoff games against the Chicago Black Hawks. The Rangers became the first Original Six team to leave their old arena for a modern arena; it would be another eleven years before another of the original six (the Detroit Red Wings) would move to a modern arena.

Regular season

Final standings

East Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 74 42 22 10 236 167 +69 94
2 74 39 23 12 226 183 +43 90
3 Boston Bruins 74 37 27 10 259 216 +43 84
4 Chicago Black Hawks 74 32 26 16 212 222 −10 80
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 74 33 31 10 209 176 +33 76
6 Detroit Red Wings 74 27 35 12 245 257 −12 66

Record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

1967–68 regular season[3]
October: 5–1–3 (home: 2–0–2; road: 3–1–1)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 11 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–3 1–0–0
2 15 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 1–1–0
3 18 Montreal Canadiens 2–2 1–1–1
4 21 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 2–1–1
5 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 3–1–1
6 25 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 3–1–2
7 26 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–1 3–1–3
8 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 4–1–3
9 31 @ Los Angeles Kings 6–1 5–1–3
November: 4–7–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 1–4–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record
10 1 @ Oakland Seals 2–0 6–1–3
11 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 6–2–3
12 8 Boston Bruins 6–3 6–3–3
13 12 Oakland Seals 5–3 7–3–3
14 16 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 7–4–3
15 18 @ Boston Bruins 3–1 7–5–3
16 19 Minnesota North Stars 5–2 8–5–3
17 22 Chicago Black Hawks 7–1 8–6–3
18 23 @ Boston Bruins 4–2 8–7–3
19 26 St. Louis Blues 1–0 9–7–3
20 29 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 9–8–3
December: 7–5–3 (home: 5–1–3; road: 2–4–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record
21 2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 10–8–3
22 3 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 11–8–3
23 6 Detroit Red Wings 3–3 11–8–4
24 7 @ Boston Bruins 3–1 11–9–4
25 9 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 11–10–4
26 10 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 12–10–4
27 13 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 12–11–4
28 16 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 12–12–4
29 17 St. Louis Blues 5–3 13–12–4
30 20 Detroit Red Wings 2–0 14–12–4
31 23 Boston Bruins 4–0 14–13–4
32 25 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 15–13–4
33 27 Minnesota North Stars 3–3 15–13–5
34 30 Chicago Black Hawks 3–3 15–13–6
35 31 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 16–13–6
January: 6–4–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 3–3–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
36 3 Boston Bruins 5–5 16–13–7
37 6 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–2 16–14–7
38 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 17–14–7
39 10 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–3 17–14–8
40 13 @ St. Louis Blues 3–1 18–14–8
41 17 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 19–14–8
42 19 @ Los Angeles Kings 5–2 19–15–8
43 20 @ Oakland Seals 3–0 20–15–8
44 24 Boston Bruins 2–1 21–15–8
45 27 @ St. Louis Blues 4–3 21–16–8
46 28 Oakland Seals 4–2 22–16–8
47 31 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 22–17–8
February: 8–2–3 (home: 3–1–1; road: 5–1–2)
Game February Opponent Score Record
48 1 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–2 22–18–8
49 3 @ Boston Bruins 3–3 22–18–9
50 4 Montreal Canadiens 3–0 23–18–9
51 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 24–18–9
52 10 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 24–18–10
53 11 Detroit Red Wings 3–3 24–18–11
54 15 @ Minnesota North Stars 6–2 25–18–11
55 17 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 26–18–11
56 18 Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 27–18–11
57 21 Montreal Canadiens 7–2 27–19–11
58 24 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–1 28–19–11
59 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 29–19–11
60 29 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–2 30–19–11
March: 9–4–1 (home: 6–2–0; road: 3–2–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record
61 2 Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 31–19–11
62 3 Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 32–19–11
63 6 Detroit Red Wings 6–1 33–19–11
64 9 @ Minnesota North Stars 1–1 33–19–12
65 10 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 33–20–12
66 13 Boston Bruins 2–1 33–21–12
67 14 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–1 33–22–12
68 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 34–22–12
69 20 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 35–22–12
70 23 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 35–23–12
71 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 36–23–12
72 28 @ Boston Bruins 5–4 37–23–12
73 30 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 38–23–12
74 31 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 39–23–12

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 1968 Stanley Cup playoffs
1968 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Quarterfinals vs. (E4) Chicago Black Hawks – Black Hawks win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 April 4 Chicago Black Hawks 1–3 New York Rangers New York Rangers lead series 1–0
2 April 9 Chicago Black Hawks 1–2 New York Rangers New York Rangers lead series 2–0
3 April 11 New York Rangers 4–7 Chicago Black Hawks New York Rangers lead series 2–1
4 April 13 New York Rangers 1–3 Chicago Black Hawks Series tied 2–2
5 April 14 Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 New York Rangers Chicago leads series 3–2
6 April 16 New York Rangers 1–4 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago wins series 4–2

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin 66 3940 36 20 10 160 2.44 8
Don Simmons 5 300 2 1 2 13 2.60 0
Gilles Villemure 4 200 1 2 0 8 2.40 1
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin 6 360 2 4 18 3.00 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and honors

Transactions

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1967 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 6 Bob Dickson LW  Canada Chatham (Junior B)
2 15 Brian Tosh D  Canada Smiths Falls Bears (CJAHL)

See also

References

  1. ^ "1967–1968 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "1967-68 New York Rangers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  4. ^ "1967–68 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
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