1967–68 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1967–68 1967 New York Rangers East 2nd 39–23–12 22–8–7 17–15–5 226 183 Emile Francis Emile Francis Bob Nevin Harry HowellDon Marshall Madison Square Garden IIIMadison Square Garden IV Jean Ratelle (32) Rod Gilbert (48) Jean Ratelle (78) Reg Fleming (132) Eddie Giacomin (36) Gilles Villemure (2.40) The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 42nd season. The season was significant for its move from the third Madison Square Garden to the fourth. The Rangers played their last game in the old Garden on Sunday afternoon, February 11 (the day of the official opening of the fourth Garden) when they tied the Detroit Red Wings 3-3. The next Sunday, February 18, the Rangers played their first game at the new Garden, a 3–0 win against the expansion Philadelphia Flyers. In all the Rangers played fourteen of their forty home games at the new Garden, including three playoff games against the Chicago Black Hawks. The Rangers became the first Original Six team to leave their old arena for a modern arena; it would be another eleven years before another of the original six (the Detroit Red Wings) would move to a modern arena. 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; 1967–68 regular season1967-68 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1968_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 31, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 5–1–3 (home: 2–0–2; road: 3–1–1) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 11 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–3 || 1–0–0 |- | 2 || 15 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 1–1–0 |- | 3 || 18 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 1–1–1 |- | 4 || 21 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || 2–1–1 |- | 5 || 22 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–4 || 3–1–1 |- | 6 || 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 3–1–2 |- | 7 || 26 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 || 3–1–3 |- | 8 || 29 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 4–1–3 |- | 9 || 31 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 6–1 || 5–1–3 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 4–7–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 1–4–0) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 10 || 1 || @ California SealsCurrier Steve The California Golden Seals: a tale of white skates, red ink, and one of the NHLs most outlandish teams 2017 University of Nebraska Press Lincoln 978-0-8032-8848-5 52 || 2–0 || 6–1–3 |- | 11 || 4 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 6–2–3 |- | 12 || 8 || Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 6–3–3 |- | 13 || 12 || California Seals || 5–3 || 7–3–3 |- | 14 || 16 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 3–2 || 7–4–3 |- | 15 || 18 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 7–5–3 |- | 16 || 19 || Minnesota North Stars || 5–2 || 8–5–3 |- | 17 || 22 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–1 || 8–6–3 |- | 18 || 23 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 8–7–3 |- | 19 || 26 || St. Louis Blues || 1–0 || 9–7–3 |- | 20 || 29 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 9–8–3 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 7–5–3 (home: 5–1–3; road: 2–4–0) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 21 || 2 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || 10–8–3 |- | 22 || 3 || Los Angeles Kings || 4–2 || 11–8–3 |- | 23 || 6 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 11–8–4 |- | 24 || 7 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 11–9–4 |- | 25 || 9 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 11–10–4 |- | 26 || 10 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 12–10–4 |- | 27 || 13 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 12–11–4 |- | 28 || 16 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 12–12–4 |- | 29 || 17 || St. Louis Blues || 5–3 || 13–12–4 |- | 30 || 20 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 14–12–4 |- | 31 || 23 || Boston Bruins || 4–0 || 14–13–4 |- | 32 || 25 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 3–1 || 15–13–4 |- | 33 || 27 || Minnesota North Stars || 3–3 || 15–13–5 |- | 34 || 30 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || 15–13–6 |- | 35 || 31 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–0 || 16–13–6 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 6–4–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 3–3–1) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 36 || 3 || Boston Bruins || 5–5 || 16–13–7 |- | 37 || 6 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 16–14–7 |- | 38 || 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–2 || 17–14–7 |- | 39 || 10 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || 17–14–8 |- | 40 || 13 || @ St. Louis Blues || 3–1 || 18–14–8 |- | 41 || 17 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 19–14–8 |- | 42 || 19 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 5–2 || 19–15–8 |- | 43 || 20 || @ Oakland Seals || 3–0 || 20–15–8 |- | 44 || 24 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 21–15–8 |- | 45 || 27 || @ St. Louis Blues || 4–3 || 21–16–8 |- | 46 || 28 || Oakland Seals || 4–2 || 22–16–8 |- | 47 || 31 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 22–17–8 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 8–2–3 (home: 3–1–1; road: 5–1–2) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 48 || 1 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 22–18–8 |- | 49 || 3 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 22–18–9 |- | 50 || 4 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–0 || 23–18–9 |- | 51 || 8 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 24–18–9 |- | 52 || 10 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 || 24–18–10 |- | 53 || 11 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 24–18–11 |- | 54 || 15 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 6–2 || 25–18–11 |- | 55 || 17 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 26–18–11 |- | 56 || 18 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–1 || 27–18–11 |- | 57 || 21 || Montreal Canadiens || 7–2 || 27–19–11 |- | 58 || 24 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 28–19–11 |- | 59 || 25 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 29–19–11 |- | 60 || 29 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 30–19–11 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 9–4–1 (home: 6–2–0; road: 3–2–1) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 61 || 2 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–0 || 31–19–11 |- | 62 || 3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–0 || 32–19–11 |- | 63 || 6 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–1 || 33–19–11 |- | 64 || 9 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 1–1 || 33–19–12 |- | 65 || 10 || Los Angeles Kings || 4–3 || 33–20–12 |- | 66 || 13 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 33–21–12 |- | 67 || 14 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 33–22–12 |- | 68 || 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–0 || 34–22–12 |- | 69 || 20 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 35–22–12 |- | 70 || 23 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 35–23–12 |- | 71 || 24 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 36–23–12 |- | 72 || 28 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–4 || 37–23–12 |- | 73 || 30 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 38–23–12 |- | 74 || 31 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 39–23–12 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1968 Stanley Cup playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1968 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Quarterfinals vs. (E4) Chicago Black Hawks – Black Hawks win 4–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || April 4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–3 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 1–0 |- | 2 || April 9 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–2 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 2–0 |- | 3 || April 11 || New York Rangers || 4–7 || Chicago Black Hawks || || New York Rangers lead series 2–1 |- | 4 || April 13 || New York Rangers || 1–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || || Series tied 2–2 |- | 5 || April 14 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || New York Rangers || || Chicago leads series 3–2 |- | 6 || April 16 || New York Rangers || 1–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || || Chicago wins series 4–2 |- |- | 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 74 32 46 78 18 Rod Gilbert 73 29 48 77 12 Phil Goyette 73 25 40 65 10 Bob Nevin 74 28 30 58 20 Donnie Marshall 70 19 30 49 2 Vic Hadfield 59 20 19 39 45 Orland Kurtenbach 73 15 20 35 82 Jim Neilson 67 6 29 35 60 Harry Howell Harry Howell (ice hockey) 74 5 24 29 62 Arnie Brown 74 1 25 26 83 Reg Fleming 73 17 7 24 132 Bernie Geoffrion 59 5 16 21 11 Camille Henry 36 8 12 20 0 Rod Seiling 71 5 11 16 44 Ron Stewart† 55 7 7 14 19 Larry Jeffrey 47 2 4 6 15 Wayne Hillman 62 0 5 5 46 Gordon Berenson‡ 19 2 1 3 2 Larry Mickey 4 0 2 2 0 Walt Tkaczuk 2 0 0 0 0 Al Hamilton 2 0 0 0 0 Ron Attwell† 4 0 0 0 2 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Rod Gilbert 6 5 0 5 4 Jean Ratelle 6 0 4 4 2 Vic Hadfield 6 1 2 3 6 Donnie Marshall 6 2 1 3 0 Bob Nevin 6 0 3 3 4 Ron Stewart 6 1 1 2 2 Rod Seiling 6 0 2 2 4 Reg Fleming 6 0 2 2 4 Jim Neilson 6 1 1 2 4 Bernie Geoffrion 1 0 1 1 0 Arnie Brown 6 0 1 1 8 Harry Howell Harry Howell (ice hockey) 6 1 0 1 0 Orland Kurtenbach 6 1 0 1 26 Phil Goyette 6 0 1 1 4 Dennis Hextall 2 0 0 0 0 Wayne Hillman 2 0 0 0 0 Larry Jeffrey 3 0 0 0 0 Camille Henry 6 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 66 3940 36 20 10 160 2.44 8 Don Simmons Don Simmons (ice hockey) 5 300 2 1 2 13 2.60 0 Gilles Villemure 4 200 1 2 0 8 2.40 1 Playoffs Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SO Shutouts Ed Giacomin 6 360 2 4 18 3.00 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 1967–68 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481968.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100825094510/http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481968.html 25 August 2010 live Draft picks New York's picks at the 1967 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada. Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 6 Bob Dickson LW Canada Chatham (Junior B) 2 15 Brian Tosh D Canada Smiths Falls Bears (CJAHL) See also 1967–68 NHL season References 1967-68 Category:1967–68 NHL season by team Category:1967 in sports in New York City Category:1968 in sports in New York City 1967-68 New York Rangers season