- Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents
- Schedule and results
- Playoffs
- Player statistics
- Awards and records
- Transactions
- Roster
- Draft picks
- Farm teams
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1968–69
|year=1968
|Team=New York Rangers
|Conference=
|ConferenceRank=
|Division=East
|DivisionRank=3rd
|Record=41–26–9
|HomeRecord=
|RoadRecord=
|GoalsFor=231
|GoalsAgainst=196
|GeneralManager=Emile Francis
|Coach=Bernie Geoffrion
Emile Francis
|Captain=Bob Nevin
|AltCaptain=
|Arena=Madison Square Garden
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=Jean Ratelle (32)
|AssistsLeader=Rod Gilbert (49)
|PointsLeader=Jean Ratelle (78)
|PIMLeader=Reggie Fleming (138)
|WinsLeader=Ed Giacomin (37)
|GAALeader=Gilles Villemure (2.25)
|StanleyCup=
}}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] {{TOClimit|limit=2}}Regular seasonFinal standings{{1968–69 NHL East Division standings|team=NYR}}Record vs. opponents| 1968–69 NHL Records |
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| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | LAK | MIN | MON | NYR | OAK | PHI | PIT | STL | TOR |
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| Boston | — | 5–2–1 | 3–2–3 | 5–1 | 4–0–2 | 4–2–2 | 3–3–2 | 3–1–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–2–2 | 4–2–2 | | Chicago | 2–5–1 | — | 3–4–1 | 5–1 | 5–0–1 | 1–7 | 4–3–1 | 1–5 | 3–0–3 | 4–2 | 3–2–1 | 3–4–1 | | Detroit | 2–3–3 | 4–3–1 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–5–1 | 4–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 3–1–2 | 4–2 | 0–4–2 | 3–4–1 | | Los Angeles | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | — | 1–4–3 | 0–4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2–2 | 3–4–1 | 5–2–1 | 1–6–1 | 3–3 | | Minnesota | 0–4–2 | 0–5–1 | 2–4 | 4–1–3 | — | 0–5–1 | 1–5 | 3–4–1 | 2–3–3 | 3–5 | 2–4–2 | 1–3–2 | | Montreal | 2–4–2 | 7–1 | 5–2–1 | 4–0–2 | 5–0–1 | — | 3–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 5–1 | 4–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 4–3–1 | | New York | 3–3–2 | 3–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–3–1 | — | 5–1 | 3–1–2 | 5–1 | 3–1–2 | 4–4 | | Oakland | 1–3–2 | 5–1 | 2–3–1 | 2–4–2 | 4–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 1–5 | — | 4–2–2 | 4–2–2 | 1–7 | 2–4 | | Philadelphia | 2–4 | 0–3–3 | 1–3–2 | 4–3–1 | 3–2–3 | 1–5 | 1–3–2 | 2–4–2 | — | 4–1–3 | 1–6–1 | 1–1–4 | | Pittsburgh | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–5–1 | 5–3 | 1–4–1 | 1–5 | 2–4–2 | 1–4–3 | — | 3–4–1 | 0–3–3 | | St. Louis | 2–2–2 | 2–3–1 | 4–0–2 | 6–1–1 | 4–2–2 | 0–5–1 | 1–3–2 | 7–1 | 6–1–1 | 4–3–1 | — | 1–4–1 | | Toronto | 2–4–2 | 4–3–1 | 4–3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1–2 | 3–4–1 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 1–1–4 | 3–0–3 | 4–1–1 | — |
Schedule and results| 1968–69 Game Log |
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October: 6–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 2–2–0) | Game | October | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 1 | 13 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 5–2 | 0–1–0 | | 2 | 16 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–1 | 1–1–0 | | 3 | 17 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 7–2 | 1–2–0 | | 4 | 20 | Los Angeles Kings | 7–0 | 2–2–0 | | 5 | 23 | Oakland Seals | 6–1 | 3–2–0 | | 6 | 26 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 3–0 | 4–2–0 | | 7 | 27 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5–3 | 4–3–0 | | 8 | 30 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7–3 | 5–3–0 | | 9 | 31 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 2–1 | 6–3–0 |
| November: 8–4–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 4–2–0) | Game | November | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 10 | 3 | Minnesota North Stars | 2–1 | 7–3–0 | | 11 | 6 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 2–0 | 7–4–0 | | 12 | 8 | @ Oakland Seals | 3–2 | 8–4–0 | | 13 | 10 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | 9–4–0 | | 14 | 13 | St. Louis Blues | 3–1 | 9–5–0 | | 15 | 16 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 2–1 | 10–5–0 | | 16 | 17 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–2 | 11–5–0 | | 17 | 20 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–2 | 12–5–0 | | 18 | 23 | @ Boston Bruins | 5–1 | 12–6–0 | | 19 | 24 | Oakland Seals | 3–2 | 13–6–0 | | 20 | 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | 13–7–0 | | 21 | 30 | @ Boston Bruins | 4–1 | 14–7–0 |
| December: 5–7–3 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 1–4–2) | Game | December | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 22 | 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–1 | 15–7–0 | | 23 | 4 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 4–2 | 16–7–0 | | 24 | 5 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 4–2 | 16–8–0 | | 25 | 7 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 5–2 | 16–9–0 | | 26 | 8 | Detroit Red Wings | 5–2 | 16–10–0 | | 27 | 11 | Boston Bruins | 2–2 | 16–10–1 | | 28 | 14 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 4–1 | 16–11–1 | | 29 | 15 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–1 | 16–12–1 | | 30 | 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–1 | 16–13–1 | | 31 | 21 | @ St. Louis Blues | 2–2 | 16–13–2 | | 32 | 22 | Minnesota North Stars | 4–2 | 17–13–2 | | 33 | 25 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 2–2 | 17–13–3 | | 34 | 26 | Oakland Seals | 3–1 | 18–13–3 | | 35 | 28 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 5–3 | 18–14–3 | | 36 | 29 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–1 | 19–14–3 |
| January: 8–4–1 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 3–3–1) | Game | January | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 37 | 2 | Boston Bruins | 4–2 | 19–15–3 | | 38 | 4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 5–3 | 19–16–3 | | 39 | 5 | Minnesota North Stars | 5–1 | 20–16–3 | | 40 | 9 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 3–1 | 21–16–3 | | 41 | 11 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 | 21–17–3 | | 42 | 14 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 3–1 | 21–18–3 | | 43 | 17 | @ Oakland Seals | 3–1 | 22–18–3 | | 44 | 18 | @ St. Louis Blues | 2–2 | 22–18–4 | | 45 | 23 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–1 | 23–18–4 | | 46 | 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–0 | 24–18–4 | | 47 | 26 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–2 | 25–18–4 | | 48 | 29 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–0 | 26–18–4 | | 49 | 30 | @ St. Louis Blues | 4–3 | 27–18–4 |
| February: 5–5–2 (Home: 5–0–2; Road: 0–5–0) | Game | February | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 50 | 1 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 6–2 | 27–19–4 | | 51 | 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7–3 | 28–19–4 | | 52 | 5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–2 | 28–20–4 | | 53 | 8 | St. Louis Blues | 2–0 | 29–20–4 | | 54 | 9 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–3 | 29–20–5 | | 55 | 12 | @ Oakland Seals | 3–2 | 29–21–5 | | 56 | 13 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 4–1 | 29–22–5 | | 57 | 15 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 6–2 | 29–23–5 | | 58 | 16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–2 | 30–23–5 | | 59 | 19 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–1 | 30–23–6 | | 60 | 23 | Boston Bruins | 9–0 | 31–23–6 | | 61 | 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–3 | 32–23–6 |
| March: 9–3–3 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 4–3–2) | Game | March | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 62 | 1 | @ Boston Bruins | 8–5 | 32–24–6 | | 63 | 2 | St. Louis Blues | 2–1 | 33–24–6 | | 64 | 5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 4–4 | 33–24–7 | | 65 | 6 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 4–1 | 34–24–7 | | 66 | 8 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 5–3 | 35–24–7 | | 67 | 9 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–2 | 35–24–8 | | 68 | 12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4–3 | 36–24–8 | | 69 | 16 | Detroit Red Wings | 6–4 | 37–24–8 | | 70 | 19 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 4–2 | 38–24–8 | | 71 | 22 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 3–1 | 38–25–8 | | 72 | 23 | Boston Bruins | 4–2 | 39–25–8 | | 73 | 26 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 6–4 | 39–26–8 | | 74 | 27 | @ Boston Bruins | 3–3 | 39–26–9 | | 75 | 29 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–2 | 40–26–9 | | 76 | 30 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–0 | 41–26–9 |
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Playoffs{{main|1969 Stanley Cup playoffs}}Key: {{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}} Win {{Color box|#ffbbbb|border=darkgray}} Loss | 1969 Stanley Cup Playoffs |
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| East Division Quarter-finals: vs. Montreal Canadiens – Montreal wins series 4–0 |
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| # | 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 |
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Player statistics- Skaters
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}} Regular Season| Player | GP|Games Played | G|Goals | A|Assists | Pts|Points | PIM|Penalty Minutes |
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| Jean|Ratelle}} | 75 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 26 | | Rod|Gilbert}} | 66 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 22 | | Vic|Hadfield}} | 73 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 108 | | Bob|Nevin}} | 71 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 14 | | Phil|Goyette}} | 67 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 8 | | Jim|Neilson}} | 76 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 95 | | Don|Marshall}} | 74 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 12 | | Walt|Tkaczuk}} | 71 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 28 | | Dave|Balon}} | 75 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 57 | | Ron|Stewart}} | 75 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 20 | | Brad|Park}} | 54 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 70 | | Arnie|Brown}} | 74 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 48 | | Rod|Seiling}} | 73 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 75 | | Reg|Fleming}} | 72 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 138 | | Harry|Howell|Harry Howell (ice hockey)}} | 56 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36 | | Larry|Jeffrey}} | 75 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | | Dennis|Hextall}} | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | | Bill|Fairbairn}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Orland|Kurtenbach}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Guy|Trottier}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Bob|Jones|Bob Jones (ice hockey)}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Wayne|Rivers}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Bob|Blackburn|Bob Blackburn (ice hockey)}} | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Al|Hamilton}} | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
{{col-2}} Playoffs| Player | GP|Games Played | G|Goals | A|Assists | Pts|Points | PIM|Penalty Minutes |
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| Jim|Neilson}} | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | | Vic|Hadfield}} | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | | Brad|Park}} | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | | Bob|Nevin}} | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | Rod|Seiling}} | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Arnie|Brown}} | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Ron|Stewart}} | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Dave|Balon}} | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Walt|Tkaczuk}} | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | | Don|Marshall}} | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Rod|Gilbert}} | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Jean|Ratelle}} | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Al|Hamilton}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Larry|Jeffrey}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Harry|Howell|Harry Howell (ice hockey)}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Reg|Fleming}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | | Phil|Goyette}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{col-end}}- Goaltenders
Regular Season| Player | GP|Games Played | TOI|Time on Ice | W|Win | L|Loss | T|Tie | GA|Goals Against | GAA|Goals Against Average | SO|Shutouts |
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| Ed|Giacomin}} | 70 | 4114 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 175 | 2.55 | 7 | | Don|Simmons|Don Simmons (ice hockey)}} | 5 | 206 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2.33 | 0 | | Gilles|Villemure}} | 4 | 240 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | Playoffs| Player | GP|Games Played | TOI|Time on Ice | W|Win | L|Loss | GA|Goals Against | GAA|Goals Against Average | SO|Shutouts |
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| Ed|Giacomin}} | 3 | 180 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | | Gilles|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.
[2]{{Hockey season stats note}}Awards and records{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}Transactions{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}Roster| {{navbar-header|1968–1969 New York Rangers Roster|New York Rangers|plain=1|fontcolor=white |
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Goaltenders- {{hockey team player|no=1|name=Ed Giacomin}}
- {{hockey team player|no=30|name=Don Simmons}}
- {{hockey team player|no=30|name=Gilles Villemure}}
| | Defensemen- {{hockey team player|no=2|name=Brad Park}}
- {{hockey team player|no=3|name=Harry Howell}}
- {{hockey team player|no=4|name=Arnie Brown}}
- {{hockey team player|no=6|name=Bob Blackburn}}
- {{hockey team player|no=6|name=Al Hamilton}}
- {{hockey team player|no=15|name=Jim Neilson}}
- {{hockey team player|no=16|name=Rod Seiling}}
| | Wingers- {{hockey team player|no=6|name=Bob Jones}}
- {{hockey team player|no=7|name=Rod Gilbert}}
- {{hockey team player|no=8|name=Bob Nevin}}–C
- {{hockey team player|no=9|name=Reg Fleming}}
- {{hockey team player|no=10|name=Larry Jeffrey}}
- {{hockey team player|no=11|name=Vic Hadfield}}
- {{hockey team player|no=12|name=Ron Stewart}}
- {{hockey team player|no=14|name=Bill Fairbairn}}
- {{hockey team player|no=14|name=Guy Trottier}}
- {{hockey team player|no=17|name=Dave Balon}}
- {{hockey team player|no=21|name=Wayne Rivers}}
- {{hockey team player|no=22|name=Don Marshall}}
| | Centers- {{hockey team player|no=18|name=Walt Tkaczuk}}
- {{hockey team player|no=19|name=Jean Ratelle}}
- {{hockey team player|no=20|name=Phil Goyette}}
- {{hockey team player|no=21|name=Dennis Hextall}}
- {{hockey team player|no=25|name=Orland Kurtenbach}}
- GM: Emile Francis
- Coach: Bernie Geoffrion,
Emile Francis
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Draft picksNew York's pick at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3][4][5] | Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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| 2 | 19 | Barry Buchanan | D | Canada}} | Weyburn Red Wings (WCHL) |
Farm teams{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}See alsoReferences1. ^{{cite web|title=1968–69 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1969.html|accessdate=2011-01-01}}
2. ^{{cite web |publisher=hockeydb.com |accessdate=2010-08-08 |title=1968–69 New York Rangers |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481969.html}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=1968 NHL Amateur Draft|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/draft/NHL_1968_amateur.html|accessdate=2012-04-07}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=1968 NHL Amateur Draft|publisher=hockeydb.com|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1968a.html|accessdate=2018-02-16}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=NHL Draft History |publisher=National Hockey League |url=http://www.nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html |accessdate=2017-06-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010128131400/http://nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html |archivedate=2001-01-28 |df= }}
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