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]

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	New York Rangers	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

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

East Division Quarter-finals: vs. Montreal Canadiens – Montreal wins series 4–0
#	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

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle	75	32	46	78	26
Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert	66	28	49	77	22
Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield	73	26	40	66	108
Nevin, BobBob Nevin	71	31	25	56	14
Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette	67	13	32	45	8
Neilson, JimJim Neilson	76	10	34	44	95
Marshall, DonDon Marshall	74	20	19	39	12
Tkaczuk, WaltWalt Tkaczuk	71	12	24	36	28
Balon, DaveDave Balon	75	10	21	31	57
Stewart, RonRon Stewart	75	18	11	29	20
Park, BradBrad Park	54	3	23	26	70
Brown, ArnieArnie Brown	74	10	12	22	48
Seiling, RodRod Seiling	73	4	17	21	75
Fleming, RegReg Fleming	72	8	12	20	138
Howell, HarryHarry Howell	56	4	7	11	36
Jeffrey, LarryLarry Jeffrey	75	1	6	7	12
Hextall, DennisDennis Hextall	13	1	4	5	25
Fairbairn, BillBill Fairbairn	1	0	0	0	0
Kurtenbach, OrlandOrland Kurtenbach	2	0	0	0	2
Trottier, GuyGuy Trottier	2	0	0	0	0
Jones, BobBob Jones	2	0	0	0	0
Rivers, WayneWayne Rivers	4	0	0	0	0
Blackburn, BobBob Blackburn	11	0	0	0	0
Hamilton, AlAl Hamilton	16	0	0	0	8

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Neilson, JimJim Neilson	4	0	3	3	5
Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield	4	2	1	3	2
Park, BradBrad Park	4	0	2	2	7
Nevin, BobBob Nevin	4	0	2	2	0
Seiling, RodRod Seiling	4	1	0	1	2
Brown, ArnieArnie Brown	4	0	1	1	0
Stewart, RonRon Stewart	4	0	1	1	0
Balon, DaveDave Balon	4	1	0	1	0
Tkaczuk, WaltWalt Tkaczuk	4	0	1	1	6
Marshall, DonDon Marshall	4	1	0	1	0
Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert	4	1	0	1	2
Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle	4	1	0	1	0
Hamilton, AlAl Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0
Jeffrey, LarryLarry Jeffrey	4	0	0	0	2
Howell, HarryHarry Howell	2	0	0	0	0
Fleming, RegReg Fleming	3	0	0	0	7
Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette	3	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Giacomin, EdEd Giacomin	70	4114	37	23	7	175	2.55	7
Simmons, DonDon Simmons	5	206	2	2	1	8	2.33	0
Villemure, GillesGilles Villemure	4	240	2	1	1	9	2.25	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Giacomin, EdEd Giacomin	3	180	0	3	10	3.33	0
Villemure, GillesGilles 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.

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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

2 – Brad Park
3 – Harry Howell
4 – Arnie Brown
6 – Bob Blackburn
6 – Al Hamilton
15 – Jim Neilson
16 – Rod Seiling

Wingers

6 – Bob Jones
7 – Rod Gilbert
8 – Bob Nevin –C
9 – Reg Fleming
10 – Larry Jeffrey
11 – Vic Hadfield
12 – Ron Stewart
14 – Bill Fairbairn
14 – Guy Trottier
17 – Dave Balon
21 – Wayne Rivers
22 – Don Marshall

Centers

GM: Emile Francis
Coach: Bernie Geoffrion,
Emile Francis

Draft picks

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

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

References

↑ "1968–69 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
↑ "1968–1969 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1968–69 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
↑ "1968 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
↑ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2012-04-07.

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See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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