1968–69 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1968–69 1968 Detroit Red Wings 33–31–12 23–8–7 10–23–5 East 5th 239 221 Sid Abel Bill Gadsby Alex Delvecchio Gary BergmanDean Prentice Detroit Olympia Gordie Howe (44) Gordie Howe (59) Gordie Howe (103) Bob Baun (121) Roy Edwards (18) Roy Edwards (2.54) The 1968–69 Detroit Red Wings season was the franchise's 43rd season of competition, 37th season as the Red Wings. The team missed the playoffs for the third year in a row for the first time in franchise history. 2 Regular season Final standings DET Record vs. opponents DET Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1968–69 regular season1968-69 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1969_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 2, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 11, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 13, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||0–2–0 |- |3||W||October 17, 1968||7–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1968–69) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 20, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||1–3–0 |- |5||W||October 27, 1968||4–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||2–3–0 |- |6||W||October 31, 1968||7–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||3–3–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |7||L||November 2, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||3–4–0 |- |8||T||November 3, 1968||4–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||3–4–1 |- |9||W||November 6, 1968||6–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||4–4–1 |- |10||W||November 7, 1968||5–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||5–4–1 |- |11||L||November 9, 1968||4–6 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||5–5–1 |- |12||T||November 10, 1968||4–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||5–5–2 |- |13||L||November 13, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||5–6–2 |- |14||W||November 14, 1968||5–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||6–6–2 |- |15||T||November 16, 1968||1–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||6–6–3 |- |16||L||November 20, 1968||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||6–7–3 |- |17||W||November 23, 1968||5–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||7–7–3 |- |18||W||November 27, 1968||5–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||8–7–3 |- |19||L||November 28, 1968||1–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||8–8–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |20||T||December 1, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||8–8–4 |- |21||W||December 4, 1968||7–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||9–8–4 |- |22||W||December 5, 1968||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1968–69) ||10–8–4 |- |23||L||December 7, 1968||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||10–9–4 |- |24||W||December 8, 1968||5–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1968–69) ||11–9–4 |- |25||L||December 11, 1968||3–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||11–10–4 |- |26||L||December 12, 1968||0–6 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||11–11–4 |- |27||W||December 14, 1968||3–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||12–11–4 |- |28||W||December 15, 1968||5–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||13–11–4 |- |29||L||December 19, 1968||0–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||13–12–4 |- |30||L||December 21, 1968||3–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||13–13–4 |- |31||W||December 22, 1968||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||14–13–4 |- |32||L||December 25, 1968||3–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||14–14–4 |- |33||T||December 27, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||14–14–5 |- |34||T||December 29, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||14–14–6 |- |35||W||December 31, 1968||6–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||15–14–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||L||January 1, 1969||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||15–15–6 |- |37||L||January 4, 1969||1–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||15–16–6 |- |38||W||January 5, 1969||2–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||16–16–6 |- |39||W||January 9, 1969||6–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||17–16–6 |- |40||W||January 11, 1969||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1968–69) ||18–16–6 |- |41||W||January 12, 1969||5–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||19–16–6 |- |42||W||January 15, 1969||4–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||20–16–6 |- |43||W||January 16, 1969||3–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||21–16–6 |- |44||T||January 18, 1969||1–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||21–16–7 |- |45||L||January 19, 1969||1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||21–17–7 |- |46||T||January 23, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||21–17–8 |- |47||W||January 25, 1969||5–3 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||22–17–8 |- |48||W||January 26, 1969||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||23–17–8 |- |49||L||January 29, 1969||0–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1968–69) ||23–18–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |50||L||February 1, 1969||0–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||23–19–8 |- |51||L||February 2, 1969||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||23–20–8 |- |52||W||February 4, 1969||2–0 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||24–20–8 |- |53||W||February 6, 1969||6–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||25–20–8 |- |54||W||February 8, 1969||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||26–20–8 |- |55||W||February 9, 1969||5–0 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||27–20–8 |- |56||L||February 13, 1969||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||27–21–8 |- |57||L||February 15, 1969||2–6 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||27–22–8 |- |58||W||February 16, 1969||6–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||28–22–8 |- |59||T||February 19, 1969||1–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1968–69) ||28–22–9 |- |60||W||February 20, 1969||3–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||29–22–9 |- |61||L||February 22, 1969||2–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||29–23–9 |- |62||W||February 23, 1969||9–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||30–23–9 |- |63||L||February 26, 1969||2–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||30–24–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |64||W||March 1, 1969||4–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||31–24–9 |- |65||W||March 2, 1969||4–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||32–24–9 |- |66||T||March 5, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||32–24–10 |- |67||L||March 6, 1969||1–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1968–69) ||32–25–10 |- |68||W||March 8, 1969||7–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||33–25–10 |- |69||L||March 15, 1969||2–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||33–26–10 |- |70||L||March 16, 1969||4–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1968–69) ||33–27–10 |- |71||T||March 19, 1969||4–4 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||33–27–11 |- |72||L||March 20, 1969||2–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||33–28–11 |- |73||L||March 22, 1969||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||33–29–11 |- |74||L||March 27, 1969||2–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||33–30–11 |- |75||T||March 29, 1969||1–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||33–30–12 |- |76||L||March 30, 1969||5–9 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||33–31–12 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Gordie Howe RW 76 44 59 103 58906 Alex Delvecchio C/LW 72 25 58 83 8702 Frank Mahovlich LW 76 49 29 78 38705 Pete Stemkowski C 71 21 31 52 81324 Garry Unger C 76 24 20 44 33514 Bruce MacGregor C 69 18 23 41 14233 Gary Bergman D 76 7 30 37 80202 Dean Prentice LW 74 14 20 34 18211 Kent Douglas D 69 2 29 31 97100 Nick Libett LW 75 10 14 24 34102 Bob Baun D 76 4 16 20 121000 Ron Harris Ron Harris (ice hockey) D 73 3 13 16 91001 Poul Popiel D 62 2 13 15 82002 Wayne Connelly C 19 4 9 13 0100 Danny Lawson RW 44 5 7 12 21000 Hank Monteith LW 34 1 9 10 6000 Rene Leclerc RW 43 2 3 5 62000 Pete Mahovlich C 30 2 2 4 21000 Ed Hatoum RW 16 2 1 3 2001 Jim Watson Jim Watson (ice hockey) D 8 0 1 1 4000 Ron Anderson Ron Anderson (ice hockey b. 1945) RW 7 0 0 0 8000 Bart Crashley D 1 0 0 0 0000 Roger Crozier G 38 0 0 0 0000 Roy Edwards ice hockey G 40 0 0 0 0000 Bob Falkenberg D 5 0 0 0 0000 Gerry Hart D 1 0 0 0 2000 Rick McCann C 3 0 0 0 0000 Terry Sawchuk G 13 0 0 0 0000 Sandy Snow RW 3 0 0 0 2000 Fred Speck C 5 0 0 0 2000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Roy Edwards ice hockey 2099 40 18 11 6 89 2.54 4 Roger Crozier 1820 38 12 16 3 101 3.33 0 Terry Sawchuk 641 13 3 4 3 28 2.62 0 Team: 4560 76 33 31 12 218 2.87 4 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-02 1968-69 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1969.html Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;       MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; Draft picks Detroit's draft picks at the 1968 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)111 Steve Andrascik Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)217 Herb Boxer United States Michigan Tech Huskies (NCAA) See also 1968–69 NHL season References Detroit Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Red Wings Red Wings