1968–69 NHL season

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
Final standings
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 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
Note: 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
Playoff bracket

NHL awards
Prince of Wales Trophy:  Montreal CanadiensClarence S. Campbell Bowl:  St. Louis BluesArt Ross Memorial Trophy:  Phil Esposito, Boston BruinsBill Masterton Memorial Trophy:  Ted Hampson, Oakland SealsCalder Memorial Trophy:  Danny Grant, Minnesota North StarsConn Smythe Trophy:  Serge Savard, Montreal CanadiensHart Memorial Trophy:  Phil Esposito, Boston BruinsJames Norris Memorial Trophy:  Bobby Orr, Boston BruinsLady Byng Memorial Trophy:  Alex Delvecchio, Detroit Red WingsNHL Plus/Minus Award:  Bobby Orr, Boston BruinsVezina Trophy:  Glenn Hall & Jacques Plante, St. Louis BluesLester Patrick Trophy:  Robert M. Hull

All-Star teams
 First Team    Position    Second TeamGlenn Hall, St. Louis Blues GEd Giacomin, New York RangersBobby Orr, Boston Bruins DTed Green, Boston BruinsTim Horton, Toronto Maple Leafs DTed Harris, Montreal CanadiensPhil Esposito, Boston Bruins CJean Beliveau, Montreal CanadiensGordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings RWYvan Cournoyer, Montreal CanadiensBobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks LWFrank Mahovlich, Detroit Red Wings

References
Hockey Database
NHL.com
hickoksports.com 

Category:1968 in North America
Category:1969 in North America
Category:National Hockey League seasons