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SEASON in REVIEW: 1967-68
The 1968-69 NHL Season
Here we go with the second season post-expansion. In many ways, this season was akin to a replay of the previous season: same 12 clubs, same divisional breakdowns, same two teams in Cup Finals, same result (Montreal wins its 2nd straight). It was the Canadiens' 15th Stanley Cup championship. (One difference is that NHL teams now played 76 games, instead of 74.)
The Canadiens were the best team all year. They improved from the previous year's mark up to a .678 winning record, and then won the Cup with a 12-2 record in the playoffs. They swept the Rangers in the first round and St. Louis (not surprisingly) in the Finals. (St. Louis had swept the L.A. Kings to reach the Finals.) Of note, however, is that the Habs needed six games to get rid of Boston, which had just enjoyed its best season since 1941. The Bobby Orr Bruins in fact finished 2nd overall, just three points behind Montreal, scoring a League-high 303 goals.
1968-69 was the first post-expansion season when scoring started to go up. This applied only to the established 6 clubs, however -- every one of them scored more than 3.0 goals per game (Boston about 4 per game), and none of the new clubs did.
Regular Season:
Summary: 1968-69 NHL Summary | Hockey-Reference.com
Summary of team stats: NHL Stats
Summary of skaters' stats: NHL Stats
Summary of goalies' stats: NHL Stats
Playoffs:
Summary of teams: NHL Stats
Summary of skaters: NHL Stats
Interestingly, the Conn Smythe trophy went to Serge Savard, in what was only his 2nd full season.
SEASON in REVIEW: 1967-68
The 1968-69 NHL Season
Here we go with the second season post-expansion. In many ways, this season was akin to a replay of the previous season: same 12 clubs, same divisional breakdowns, same two teams in Cup Finals, same result (Montreal wins its 2nd straight). It was the Canadiens' 15th Stanley Cup championship. (One difference is that NHL teams now played 76 games, instead of 74.)
The Canadiens were the best team all year. They improved from the previous year's mark up to a .678 winning record, and then won the Cup with a 12-2 record in the playoffs. They swept the Rangers in the first round and St. Louis (not surprisingly) in the Finals. (St. Louis had swept the L.A. Kings to reach the Finals.) Of note, however, is that the Habs needed six games to get rid of Boston, which had just enjoyed its best season since 1941. The Bobby Orr Bruins in fact finished 2nd overall, just three points behind Montreal, scoring a League-high 303 goals.
1968-69 was the first post-expansion season when scoring started to go up. This applied only to the established 6 clubs, however -- every one of them scored more than 3.0 goals per game (Boston about 4 per game), and none of the new clubs did.
Regular Season:
Summary: 1968-69 NHL Summary | Hockey-Reference.com
Summary of team stats: NHL Stats
Summary of skaters' stats: NHL Stats
Summary of goalies' stats: NHL Stats
Playoffs:
Summary of teams: NHL Stats
Summary of skaters: NHL Stats
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Interestingly, the Conn Smythe trophy went to Serge Savard, in what was only his 2nd full season.
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