1968–69 St. Louis Blues season

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1968–69 St. Louis Blues
Division 1st West
Conference 1st West
1968–69 record 37-25-14
General Manager Scotty Bowman
Coach Scotty Bowman
Captain Al Arbour
Arena St. Louis Arena
Team leaders

The 1968–69 St. Louis Blues season was the second in the history of the franchise. The Blues won the NHL's West Division title for the first time in their history. In the playoffs, the Blues swept the Philadelphia Flyers and the Los Angeles Kings, winning both series four games to none, before losing the Stanley Cup Finals in four straight to the Montreal Canadiens for the second straight season.

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

West Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
St. Louis Blues 76 37 25 14 204 157 88
Oakland Seals 76 29 36 11 219 251 69
Philadelphia Flyers 76 20 35 21 174 225 61
Los Angeles Kings 76 24 42 10 185 260 58
Pittsburgh Penguins 76 20 45 11 189 252 51
Minnesota North Stars 76 18 43 15 189 270 51

[edit] Goaltending

Goaltenders Glenn Hall and Jacques Plante shared the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goalie tandem for that season. For Hall, it was his third Vezina, while Plante, who had come out of retirement during the summer of 1968, took home his seventh. It was the second major award that an NHL expansion team has earned. Hall also earned the Conn Smythe Trophy as the NHL Playoffs MVP the previous season.

[edit] Game log

[edit] October

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts

[edit] November

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts

[edit] December

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts

[edit] January

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts

[edit] February

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts

[edit] March

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts

[edit] April

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates regulation loss.
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

[edit] Player Stats

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Regular season Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO Sv% GAA

[edit] Roster

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[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Stanley Cup Finals

Claude Ruel became the eleventh rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup. Montreal goaltender Rogie Vachon limited St. Louis to three goals in four games and his first career playoff shutout.

Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis Blues

Date Visitors Score Home Score Notes
April 27 St. Louis 1 Montreal 3
April 29 St. Louis 1 Montreal 3
May 1 Montreal 4 St. Louis 0
May 4 Montreal 2 St. Louis 1

Montreal wins the series 4–0.

[edit] Awards and Records

[edit] References

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1968–69 NHL season by team
East
Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • NY Rangers • Toronto
West
Los Angeles • Minnesota • Oakland • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
See also