1968–69 New York Rangers season

The 1968–69 New York Rangers season was the 43rd season for the team in the National Hockey League. 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]

1968–69 New York Rangers
Division3rd East
1968–69 record41–26–9
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)

Regular season

Final standings
East Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens76461911271202+69103
2Boston Bruins76421816303221+82100
3New York Rangers7641269231196+3591
4Toronto Maple Leafs76352615234217+1785
5Detroit Red Wings76333112239221+1878
6Chicago Black Hawks7634339280246+3477

Record vs. opponents
1968–69 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET LAK MIN MON NYR OAK PHI PIT STL TOR
Boston —5–2–13–2–35–14–0–24–2–23–3–23–1–24–25–12–2–24–2–2
Chicago 2–5–1—3–4–15–15–0–11–74–3–11–53–0–34–23–2–13–4–1
Detroit 2–3–34–3–1—4–24–22–5–14–3–13–2–13–1–24–20–4–23–4–1
Los Angeles 1–51–52–4—1–4–30–4–23–34–2–23–4–15–2–11–6–13–3
Minnesota 0–4–20–5–12–44–1–3—0–5–11–53–4–12–3–33–52–4–21–3–2
Montreal 2–4–27–15–2–14–0–25–0–1—3–4–12–3–15–14–1–15–0–14–3–1
New York 3–3–23–4–13–4–13–35–14–3–1—5–13–1–25–13–1–24–4
Oakland 1–3–25–12–3–12–4–24–3–13–2–11–5—4–2–24–2–21–72–4
Philadelphia 2–40–3–31–3–24–3–13–2–31–51–3–22–4–2—4–1–31–6–11–1–4
Pittsburgh 1–52–42–42–5–15–31–4–11–52–4–21–4–3—3–4–10–3–3
St. Louis 2–2–22–3–14–0–26–1–14–2–20–5–11–3–27–16–1–14–3–1—1–4–1
Toronto 2–4–24–3–14–3–13–33–1–23–4–14–44–21–1–43–0–34–1–1—

Schedule and results
1968–69 Game Log
October: 6–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 2–2–0)
November: 8–4–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 4–2–0)
December: 5–7–3 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 1–4–2)
January: 8–4–1 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 3–3–1)
February: 5–5–2 (Home: 5–0–2; Road: 0–5–0)
March: 9–3–3 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 4–3–2)

Playoffs
Main article: 1969 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

1969 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin704114372371752.557
Don Simmons520622182.330
Gilles Villemure424021192.250
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin318003103.330
Gilles Villemure1600144.000

†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;

Roster
1968–1969 New York Rangers Roster
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

Draft picks

New York's pick at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4][5][6]

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 2011-01-01.
  2. "1968–1969 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. "1968–69 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  4. "1968 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  5. "1968 NHL Amateur Draft". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  6. "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2001-01-28. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
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