1968–69 New York Rangers
Division3rd East
1968–69 record41–26–9
Goals for231
Goals against196
Team information
General managerEmile Francis
CoachBernie Geoffrion
Emile Francis
CaptainBob Nevin
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsJean Ratelle (32)
AssistsRod Gilbert (49)
PointsJean Ratelle (78)
Penalty minutesReggie Fleming (138)
WinsEd Giacomin (37)
Goals against averageGilles Villemure (2.25)

The 1968–69 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 43rd season. 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
1Montreal Canadiens76461911271202+69103
2Boston Bruins76421816303221+82100
3New York Rangers7641269231196+3591
4Toronto Maple Leafs76352615234217+1785
5Detroit Red Wings76333112239221+1878
6Chicago Black Hawks7634339280246+3477

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

1968–69 Game Log
October: 6–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 2–2–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
113@ Chicago Black Hawks5–20–1–0
216Philadelphia Flyers3–11–1–0
317@ Detroit Red Wings7–21–2–0
420Los Angeles Kings7–02–2–0
523Oakland Seals6–13–2–0
626@ Minnesota North Stars3–04–2–0
727Toronto Maple Leafs5–34–3–0
830Pittsburgh Penguins7–35–3–0
931@ Philadelphia Flyers2–16–3–0
November: 8–4–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 4–2–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
103Minnesota North Stars2–17–3–0
116@ Los Angeles Kings2–07–4–0
128@ Oakland Seals3–28–4–0
1310@ Chicago Black Hawks4–29–4–0
1413St. Louis Blues3–19–5–0
1516@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–110–5–0
1617Montreal Canadiens3–211–5–0
1720Los Angeles Kings4–212–5–0
1823@ Boston Bruins5–112–6–0
1924Oakland Seals3–213–6–0
2027Chicago Black Hawks4–213–7–0
2130@ Boston Bruins4–114–7–0
December: 5–7–3 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 1–4–2)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
221Toronto Maple Leafs3–115–7–0
234@ Montreal Canadiens4–216–7–0
245@ Detroit Red Wings4–216–8–0
257@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–216–9–0
268Detroit Red Wings5–216–10–0
2711Boston Bruins2–216–10–1
2814@ Minnesota North Stars4–116–11–1
2915Philadelphia Flyers3–116–12–1
3018Chicago Black Hawks3–116–13–1
3121@ St. Louis Blues2–216–13–2
3222Minnesota North Stars4–217–13–2
3325@ Philadelphia Flyers2–217–13–3
3426Oakland Seals3–118–13–3
3528@ Montreal Canadiens5–318–14–3
3629Montreal Canadiens3–119–14–3
January: 8–4–1 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 3–3–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
372Boston Bruins4–219–15–3
384@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–319–16–3
395Minnesota North Stars5–120–16–3
409@ Philadelphia Flyers3–121–16–3
4111@ Detroit Red Wings3–221–17–3
4214@ Los Angeles Kings3–121–18–3
4317@ Oakland Seals3–122–18–3
4418@ St. Louis Blues2–222–18–4
4523Los Angeles Kings3–123–18–4
4625Chicago Black Hawks3–024–18–4
4726Montreal Canadiens3–225–18–4
4829Detroit Red Wings2–026–18–4
4930@ St. Louis Blues4–327–18–4
February: 5–5–2 (Home: 5–0–2; Road: 0–5–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
501@ Montreal Canadiens6–227–19–4
512Pittsburgh Penguins7–328–19–4
525@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–228–20–4
538St. Louis Blues2–029–20–4
549Philadelphia Flyers3–329–20–5
5512@ Oakland Seals3–229–21–5
5613@ Los Angeles Kings4–129–22–5
5715@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–229–23–5
5816Toronto Maple Leafs4–230–23–5
5919Detroit Red Wings1–130–23–6
6023Boston Bruins9–031–23–6
6126Chicago Black Hawks5–332–23–6
March: 9–3–3 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 4–3–2)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
621@ Boston Bruins8–532–24–6
632St. Louis Blues2–133–24–6
645@ Chicago Black Hawks4–433–24–7
656@ Detroit Red Wings4–134–24–7
668@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–335–24–7
679Montreal Canadiens2–235–24–8
6812Pittsburgh Penguins4–336–24–8
6916Detroit Red Wings6–437–24–8
7019@ Minnesota North Stars4–238–24–8
7122@ Montreal Canadiens3–138–25–8
7223Boston Bruins4–239–25–8
7326@ Chicago Black Hawks6–439–26–8
7427@ Boston Bruins3–339–26–9
7529@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–240–26–9
7630Toronto Maple Leafs4–041–26–9

Playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

1969 Stanley Cup playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin704114372371752.557
Don Simmons520622182.330
Gilles Villemure424021192.250
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin318003103.330
Gilles Villemure1600144.000

†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.

[4]

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

Transactions

Draft picks

New York's pick at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Canada.[5][6][7]

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

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1968–69 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  2. ↑ "1968–1969 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1968–69 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  5. ↑ "1968 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  6. ↑ "1968 NHL Amateur Draft". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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