1968–69 New York Rangers season

1968–69 New York Rangers
Division3rd East
1968–69 record41–26–9
Home record27–7–4
Road record14–19–5
Goals for231
Goals against196
Team information
General managerEmile Francis
CoachBernie Geoffrion
Emile Francis
CaptainBob Nevin
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsJean Ratelle (32)
AssistsRod Gilbert (49)
PointsJean Ratelle (78)
Penalty minutesReggie Fleming (138)
WinsEd Giacomin (37)
Goals against averageGilles Villemure (2.25)

The 1968–69 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 43rd season. The Rangers finished in third place in the East Division with 91 points and advanced to the playoffs, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the quarter-finals.[1]

Regular season

Final standings

East Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 76 46 19 11 271 202 +69 103
2 Boston Bruins 76 42 18 16 303 221 +82 100
3 76 41 26 9 231 196 +35 91
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 76 35 26 15 234 217 +17 85
5 Detroit Red Wings 76 33 31 12 239 221 +18 78
6 Chicago Black Hawks 76 34 33 9 280 246 +34 77

Record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

1968–69 regular season[4]
October: 6–3–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–2–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 13 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 0–1–0
2 16 Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 1–1–0
3 17 @ Detroit Red Wings 7–2 1–2–0
4 20 Los Angeles Kings 7–0 2–2–0
5 23 Oakland Seals 6–1 3–2–0
6 26 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–0 4–2–0
7 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 4–3–0
8 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–3 5–3–0
9 31 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 6–3–0
November: 8–4–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–2–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record
10 3 Minnesota North Stars 2–1 7–3–0
11 6 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–0 7–4–0
12 8 @ Oakland Seals 3–2 8–4–0
13 10 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 9–4–0
14 13 St. Louis Blues 3–1 9–5–0
15 16 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 10–5–0
16 17 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 11–5–0
17 20 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 12–5–0
18 23 @ Boston Bruins 5–1 12–6–0
19 24 Oakland Seals 3–2 13–6–0
20 27 Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 13–7–0
21 30 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 14–7–0
December: 5–7–3 (home: 4–3–1; road: 1–4–2)
Game December Opponent Score Record
22 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 15–7–0
23 4 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 16–7–0
24 5 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–2 16–8–0
25 7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 16–9–0
26 8 Detroit Red Wings 5–2 16–10–0
27 11 Boston Bruins 2–2 16–10–1
28 14 @ Minnesota North Stars 4–1 16–11–1
29 15 Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 16–12–1
30 18 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 16–13–1
31 21 @ St. Louis Blues 2–2 16–13–2
32 22 Minnesota North Stars 4–2 17–13–2
33 25 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–2 17–13–3
34 26 Oakland Seals 3–1 18–13–3
35 28 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–3 18–14–3
36 29 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 19–14–3
January: 8–4–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 3–3–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
37 2 Boston Bruins 4–2 19–15–3
38 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 19–16–3
39 5 Minnesota North Stars 5–1 20–16–3
40 9 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 21–16–3
41 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 21–17–3
42 14 @ Los Angeles Kings 3–1 21–18–3
43 17 @ Oakland Seals 3–1 22–18–3
44 18 @ St. Louis Blues 2–2 22–18–4
45 23 Los Angeles Kings 3–1 23–18–4
46 25 Chicago Black Hawks 3–0 24–18–4
47 26 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 25–18–4
48 29 Detroit Red Wings 2–0 26–18–4
49 30 @ St. Louis Blues 4–3 27–18–4
February: 5–5–2 (home: 5–0–2; road: 0–5–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record
50 1 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–2 27–19–4
51 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–3 28–19–4
52 5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 28–20–4
53 8 St. Louis Blues 2–0 29–20–4
54 9 Philadelphia Flyers 3–3 29–20–5
55 12 @ Oakland Seals 3–2 29–21–5
56 13 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–1 29–22–5
57 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 29–23–5
58 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 30–23–5
59 19 Detroit Red Wings 1–1 30–23–6
60 23 Boston Bruins 9–0 31–23–6
61 26 Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 32–23–6
March: 9–3–3 (home: 5–0–1; road: 4–3–2)
Game March Opponent Score Record
62 1 @ Boston Bruins 8–5 32–24–6
63 2 St. Louis Blues 2–1 33–24–6
64 5 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 33–24–7
65 6 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 34–24–7
66 8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 35–24–7
67 9 Montreal Canadiens 2–2 35–24–8
68 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 36–24–8
69 16 Detroit Red Wings 6–4 37–24–8
70 19 @ Minnesota North Stars 4–2 38–24–8
71 22 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–1 38–25–8
72 23 Boston Bruins 4–2 39–25–8
73 26 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–4 39–26–8
74 27 @ Boston Bruins 3–3 39–26–9
75 29 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 40–26–9
76 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 41–26–9

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

Playoffs

Main article: 1969 Stanley Cup playoffs
1969 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Quarterfinals vs. (E1) Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–0
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 April 2 New York Rangers 1–3 Montreal Canadiens Montreal leads series 1–0
2 April 3 New York Rangers 2–5 Montreal Canadiens Montreal leads series 2–0
3 April 5 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 New York Rangers Montreal leads series 3–0
4 April 6 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 New York Rangers Montreal wins series 4–0

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin 70 4114 37 23 7 175 2.55 7
Don Simmons 5 206 2 2 1 8 2.33 0
Gilles Villemure 4 240 2 1 1 9 2.25 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin 3 180 0 3 10 3.33 0
Gilles Villemure 1 60 0 1 4 4.00 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.

[5]

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 records

Transactions

Draft picks

New York's pick at the 1968 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada.[6][7][8]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 19 Barry Buchanan D  Canada Weyburn Red Wings (WCHL)

See also

References

  1. ^ "1968–69 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  2. ^ "1968–1969 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "1968-69 New York Rangers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  5. ^ "1968–69 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  6. ^ "1968 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  7. ^ "1968 NHL Amateur Draft". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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