1968–69 Boston Bruins season

1968–69 Boston Bruins
Division	2nd East
1968–69 record	42–18–6
Goals for	303
Goals against	221
Team information
General Manager	Milt Schmidt
Coach	Harry Sinden
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Johnny Bucyk Phil Esposito Ted Green Ed Westfall
Arena	Boston Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Phil Esposito (49)
Assists	Phil Esposito (77)
Points	Phil Esposito (126)
Penalties in minutes	Don Awrey (149)
Wins	Gerry Cheevers (28)
Goals against average	Gerry Cheevers (2.80)

The 1968–69 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 45th season in the NHL.

Regular season

The Bruins set several league records for scoring, both team and individual. Phil Esposito broke league records for points and assists, becoming the first player in NHL history to exceed 100 points, with 126 and 77 respectively. With linemates Ken Hodge and Ron Murphy, he shared in a new record for most points by a forward line with 263. Bobby Orr set new league records for goals and points by a defenseman with 21 and 64. The team as a whole scored the most goals in history with 303, and were awarded the most penalty minutes with 1297.

Season standings

East Division^[1]
		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

Regular season schedule
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 11, 1968	4–2	Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)	1–0–0
2	W	October 13, 1968	3–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)	2–0–0
3	W	October 16, 1968	2–1	@ Oakland Seals (1968–69)	3–0–0
4	L	October 17, 1968	1–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)	3–1–0
5	W	October 19, 1968	5–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)	4–1–0
6	L	October 24, 1968	1–2	St. Louis Blues (1968–69)	4–2–0
7	L	October 26, 1968	0–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)	4–3–0
8	W	October 27, 1968	4–2	Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)	5–3–0
9	W	October 30, 1968	4–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69)	6–3–0
10	L	October 31, 1968	5–7	@ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)	6–4–0
11	W	November 3, 1968	5–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)	7–4–0
12	W	November 6, 1968	7–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)	8–4–0
13	T	November 10, 1968	1–1	St. Louis Blues (1968–69)	8–4–1
14	T	November 13, 1968	1–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)	8–4–2
15	L	November 14, 1968	2–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)	8–5–2
16	W	November 17, 1968	6–3	Oakland Seals (1968–69)	9–5–2
17	W	November 21, 1968	4–1	Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)	10–5–2
18	W	November 23, 1968	5–1	New York Rangers (1968–69)	11–5–2
19	W	November 24, 1968	7–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)	12–5–2
20	T	November 27, 1968	4–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1968–69)	12–5–3
21	L	November 30, 1968	1–4	New York Rangers (1968–69)	12–6–3
22	W	December 1, 1968	4–0	Minnesota North Stars (1968–69)	13–6–3
23	T	December 5, 1968	2–2	Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)	13–6–4
24	W	December 7, 1968	4–1	Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)	14–6–4
25	L	December 8, 1968	4–7	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)	14–7–4
26	T	December 11, 1968	2–2	@ New York Rangers (1968–69)	14–7–5
27	W	December 14, 1968	10–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)	15–7–5
28	W	December 15, 1968	5–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)	16–7–5
29	W	December 19, 1968	6–4	Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)	17–7–5
30	T	December 21, 1968	0–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)	17–7–6
31	W	December 22, 1968	7–5	Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)	18–7–6
32	L	December 25, 1968	1–3	Oakland Seals (1968–69)	18–8–6
33	W	December 28, 1968	6–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1968–69)	19–8–6
34	T	December 29, 1968	3–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)	19–8–7
35	W	January 2, 1969	4–2	@ New York Rangers (1968–69)	20–8–7
36	T	January 4, 1969	2–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69)	20–8–8
37	W	January 9, 1969	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)	21–8–8
38	W	January 11, 1969	6–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)	22–8–8
39	W	January 12, 1969	8–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)	23–8–8
40	T	January 15, 1969	5–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)	23–8–9
41	W	January 16, 1969	5–1	Minnesota North Stars (1968–69)	24–8–9
42	W	January 18, 1969	5–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)	25–8–9
43	W	January 19, 1969	5–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)	26–8–9
44	T	January 23, 1969	2–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)	26–8–10
45	W	January 25, 1969	4–0	St. Louis Blues (1968–69)	27–8–10
46	W	January 26, 1969	4–3	Minnesota North Stars (1968–69)	28–8–10
47	T	January 29, 1969	3–3	@ Oakland Seals (1968–69)	28–8–11
48	W	January 30, 1969	7–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)	29–8–11
49	W	February 2, 1969	4–2	Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)	30–8–11
50	W	February 5, 1969	7–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)	31–8–11
51	L	February 6, 1969	1–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1968–69)	31–9–11
52	W	February 8, 1969	6–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)	32–9–11
53	T	February 9, 1969	3–3	Oakland Seals (1968–69)	32–9–12
54	W	February 11, 1969	7–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)	33–9–12
55	L	February 15, 1969	1–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)	33–10–12
56	L	February 16, 1969	1–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)	33–11–12
57	L	February 19, 1969	0–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)	33–12–12
58	L	February 23, 1969	0–9	@ New York Rangers (1968–69)	33–13–12
59	W	February 26, 1969	4–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)	34–13–12
60	W	February 27, 1969	9–0	@ Oakland Seals (1968–69)	35–13–12
61	W	March 1, 1969	8–5	New York Rangers (1968–69)	36–13–12
62	W	March 2, 1969	4–0	Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)	37–13–12
63	T	March 5, 1969	2–2	Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)	37–13–13
64	L	March 8, 1969	4–7	@ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)	37–14–13
65	W	March 9, 1969	7–2	Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)	38–14–13
66	T	March 11, 1969	3–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69)	38–14–14
67	L	March 13, 1969	1–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)	38–15–14
68	L	March 15, 1969	4–7	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)	38–16–14
69	W	March 16, 1969	11–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)	39–16–14
70	W	March 19, 1969	3–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)	40–16–14
71	T	March 20, 1969	5–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)	40–16–15
72	W	March 22, 1969	5–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)	41–16–15
73	L	March 23, 1969	2–4	@ New York Rangers (1968–69)	41–17–15
74	T	March 27, 1969	3–3	New York Rangers (1968–69)	41–17–16
75	L	March 29, 1969	3–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)	41–18–16
76	W	March 30, 1969	6–3	Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)	42–18–16

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Semi-finals

Date	Opponent	Score	Result
4/2/1969	Toronto Maple Leafs	10–0	Win
4/3/1969	Toronto Maple Leafs	7–0	Win
4/5/1969	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	4–3	Win
4/6/1969	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	3–2	Win

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Eastern Conference Finals

Date	Opponent	Score	Result
4/10/1969	@ Montreal Canadiens	3–2	Loss
4/13/1969	@ Montreal Canadiens	4–3	Loss
4/17/1969	Montreal Canadiens	5–0	Win
4/20/1969	Montreal Canadiens	3–2	Win
4/22/1969	@ Montreal Canadiens	4–2	Loss
4/24/1969	Montreal Canadiens	2–1	Loss

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito	C	74	49	77	126	79	10	2	9
Hodge, KenKen Hodge	RW	75	45	45	90	75	9	1	7
Bucyk, JohnJohn Bucyk	LW	70	24	42	66	18	11	0	3
Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	D	67	21	43	64	133	4	0	2
McKenzie, JohnJohn McKenzie	RW	60	29	27	56	99	8	1	7
Stanfield, FredFred Stanfield	LW	71	25	29	54	22	6	0	1
Murphy, RonRon Murphy	LW	60	16	38	54	26	5	0	0
Sanderson, DerekDerek Sanderson	C	61	26	22	48	146	1	3	3
Green, TedTed Green	D	65	8	38	46	99	3	0	0
Westfall, EdEd Westfall	D/RW	70	18	24	42	22	1	4	4
Cashman, WayneWayne Cashman	LW	51	8	23	31	49	1	0	1
Smith, DallasDallas Smith	D	75	4	24	28	74	0	1	0
Shack, EddieEddie Shack	LW	50	11	11	22	74	1	0	3
Sather, GlenGlen Sather	LW	76	4	11	15	67	0	1	1
Awrey, DonDon Awrey	D	73	0	13	13	149	0	0	0
Williams, TommyTommy Williams	RW	26	4	7	11	19	0	0	0
Bailey, GarnetGarnet Bailey	LW	8	3	3	6	10	0	0	0
Doak, GaryGary Doak	D	22	3	3	6	37	0	0	0
Smith, RickRick Smith	D	48	0	5	5	29	0	0	0
Lorentz, JimJim Lorentz	C/RW	11	1	3	4	6	0	0	1
Harrison, JimJim Harrison	C	16	1	2	3	21	0	0	0
Gauthier, JeanJean Gauthier	D	11	0	2	2	8	0	0	0
Webster, TomTom Webster	RW	9	0	2	2	9	0	0	0
Erickson, GrantGrant Erickson	LW	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Marcotte, DonDon Marcotte	LW	7	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
Wilkins, BarryBarry Wilkins	D	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Hurley, PaulPaul Hurley	D	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Johnston, EddieEddie Johnston	G	24	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Lesuk, BillBill Lesuk	LW	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Atkinson, SteveSteve Atkinson	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cheevers, GerryGerry Cheevers	G	52	0	0	0	14	0	0	0
Gibbs, BarryBarry Gibbs	D	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Junkin, JoeJoe Junkin	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leiter, BobbyBobby Leiter	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lonsberry, RossRoss Lonsberry	LW	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Cheevers, GerryGerry Cheevers	3112	52	28	12	12	145	2.80	3
Johnston, EddieEddie Johnston	1440	24	14	6	4	74	3.08	2
Junkin, JoeJoe Junkin	8	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0
Team:	4560	76	42	18	16	219	2.88	5

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito	C	10	8	10	18	8	5	0	2
Hodge, KenKen Hodge	RW	10	5	7	12	4	2	0	0
Bucyk, JohnJohn Bucyk	LW	10	5	6	11	0	2	0	1
Sanderson, DerekDerek Sanderson	C	9	8	2	10	36	0	3	2
Westfall, EdEd Westfall	D/RW	10	3	7	10	11	0	2	0
Green, TedTed Green	D	10	2	7	9	18	0	0	0
Murphy, RonRon Murphy	LW	10	4	4	8	12	0	0	0
Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	D	10	1	7	8	10	0	0	1
McKenzie, JohnJohn McKenzie	RW	10	2	2	4	17	1	0	0
Stanfield, FredFred Stanfield	LW	10	2	2	4	0	1	0	0
Smith, DallasDallas Smith	D	10	0	3	3	16	0	0	0
Shack, EddieEddie Shack	LW	9	0	2	2	23	0	0	0
Awrey, DonDon Awrey	D	10	0	1	1	28	0	0	0
Cashman, WayneWayne Cashman	LW	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bailey, GarnetGarnet Bailey	LW	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Cheevers, GerryGerry Cheevers	G	9	0	0	0	17	0	0	0
Johnston, EddieEddie Johnston	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lesuk, BillBill Lesuk	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sather, GlenGlen Sather	LW	10	0	0	0	18	0	0	0
Smith, RickRick Smith	D	9	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
Webster, TomTom Webster	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Cheevers, GerryGerry Cheevers	572	9	6	3	16	1.68	3
Johnston, EddieEddie Johnston	65	1	0	1	4	3.69	0
Team:	637	10	6	4	20	1.88	3

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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;

Awards and records

Phil Esposito, Art Ross Trophy
Phil Esposito, Hart Memorial Trophy
Phil Esposito, NHL First Team All-Star
Ted Green, NHL Second Team All-Star
Bobby Orr, James Norris Memorial Trophy
Bobby Orr, NHL Plus/Minus Award
Bobby Orr, NHL First Team All-Star

Roster

Boston Bruins 1968–1969 Roster

Goaltenders

Defensemen

4 – Bobby Orr
6 – Ted Green –A
10 – Rick Smith
20 – Dallas Smith
24 – Barry Gibbs
25 – Gary Doak
26 – Don Awrey
27 – Jean Gauthier
27 – Paul Hurley
27 – Barry Wilkins

Wingers

8 – Ken Hodge
9 – John Bucyk –A
11 – Tom Williams
12 – Wayne Cashman
14 – Glen Sather
18 – Ed Westfall
19 – John McKenzie
22 – Garnet Bailey
22 – Grant Erickson
22 – Bill Lesuk
22 – Tom Webster
23 – Eddie Shack
28 – Ron Murphy
29 – Ross Lonsberry
29 – Don Marcotte

Centers

7 – Phil Esposito –A
16 – Derek Sanderson
17 – Fred Stanfield
21 – Jim Harrison
22 – Jim Lorentz
24 – Bobby Leiter
GM: Milt Schmidt
Coach: Harry Sinden
Trainers: Dan Canney,
John Forristall

Draft picks

NHL Draft

Round	Overall	Player	Nationality	Position

References

Bruins on Hockey Database

↑ "1968–1969 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
↑ "1968-69 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.

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1968–69 Boston Bruins season

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Roster

Draft picks

NHL Draft

See also

References