League: | NHL |
Season: | 1968–69 |
Year: | 1968 |
Team: | New York Rangers |
Divisionrank: | 3rd |
Record: | 41–26–9 |
Goalsfor: | 231 |
Goalsagainst: | 196 |
Coach: | Bernie Geoffrion Emile Francis |
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) |
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]
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Key: Win Loss
Player | |||||
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75 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 26 | |
66 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 22 | |
73 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 108 | |
71 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 14 | |
67 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 8 | |
76 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 95 | |
74 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 12 | |
71 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 28 | |
75 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 57 | |
75 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 20 | |
54 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 70 | |
74 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 48 | |
73 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 75 | |
72 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 138 | |
56 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36 | |
75 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Player | ||||||
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4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | |||||||||
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70 | 4114 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 175 | 2.55 | 7 | ||
5 | 206 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2.33 | 0 | ||
4 | 240 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 |
Player | ||||||||
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3 | 180 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | ||
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.
New York's pick at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Canada.[3] [4] [5]