1968–69 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1968–69 1968 New York Rangers East 3rd 41–26–9 27–7–4 14–19–5 231 196 Emile Francis Bernie GeoffrionEmile Francis Bob Nevin Jim NeilsonDon MarshallRod Gilbert Madison Square Garden Jean Ratelle (32) Rod Gilbert (49) Jean Ratelle (78) Reggie Fleming (138) Ed Giacomin (37) 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.1968–69 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1969.html 2011-01-01 2 Regular season Final standings NYR Record vs. opponents NYR Schedule and results background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1968–69 regular season1968-69 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1969_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 31, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 6–3–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–2–0) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 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 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 8–4–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–2–0) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 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 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 5–7–3 (home: 4–3–1; road: 1–4–2) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 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 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 8–4–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 3–3–1) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 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 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 5–5–2 (home: 5–0–2; road: 0–5–0) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 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 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 9–3–3 (home: 5–0–1; road: 4–3–2) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 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 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1969 Stanley Cup playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1969 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Quarterfinals vs. (E1) Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–0 Game 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 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes 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 Donnie 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 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes 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 Donnie 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 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 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 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. hockeydb.com 2010-08-08 1968–69 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481969.html Draft picks New York's pick at the 1968 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada.1968 NHL Amateur Draft Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/draft/NHL_1968_amateur.html 2012-04-071968 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydb.com http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1968a.html 2018-02-16NHL Draft History National Hockey League http://www.nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html 2017-06-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010128131400/http://nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html 2001-01-28 Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 2 19 Barry Buchanan D Canada Weyburn Red Wings (WCHL) See also 1968–69 NHL season References 1968-69 Category:1968–69 NHL season by team Category:1968 in sports in New York City Category:1969 in sports in New York City 1968-69 New York Rangers season