1968–69 Boston Bruins season

The 1968–69 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 45th season in the NHL.

Regular season

The Bruins set several league records for scoring, both team and individual. Phil Esposito broke league records for points and assists, becoming the first player in NHL history to exceed 100 points, with 126 and 77 respectively. With linemates Ken Hodge and Ron Murphy, he shared in a new record for most points by a forward line with 263. Bobby Orr set new league records for goals and points by a defenseman with 21 and 64. The team as a whole scored the most goals in history with 303, and were awarded the most penalty minutes with 1297.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||W||October 11, 1968||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||1–0–0

|2||W||October 13, 1968||3–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||2–0–0

|3||W||October 16, 1968||2–1 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||3–0–0

|4||L||October 17, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||3–1–0

|5||W||October 19, 1968||5–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||4–1–0

|6||L||October 24, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||4–2–0

|7||L||October 26, 1968||0–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||4–3–0

|8||W||October 27, 1968||4–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||5–3–0

|9||W||October 30, 1968||4–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||6–3–0

|10||L||October 31, 1968||5–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||6–4–0

|11||W||November 3, 1968||5–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||7–4–0

|12||W||November 6, 1968||7–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||8–4–0

|13||T||November 10, 1968||1–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||8–4–1

|14||T||November 13, 1968||1–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||8–4–2

|15||L||November 14, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||8–5–2

|16||W||November 17, 1968||6–3 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||9–5–2

|17||W||November 21, 1968||4–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||10–5–2

|18||W||November 23, 1968||5–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1968–69) ||11–5–2

|19||W||November 24, 1968||7–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||12–5–2

|20||T||November 27, 1968||4–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||12–5–3

|21||L||November 30, 1968||1–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1968–69) ||12–6–3

|22||W||December 1, 1968||4–0 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||13–6–3

|23||T||December 5, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||13–6–4

|24||W||December 7, 1968||4–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||14–6–4

|25||L||December 8, 1968||4–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||14–7–4

|26||T||December 11, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1968–69) ||14–7–5

|27||W||December 14, 1968||10–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||15–7–5

|28||W||December 15, 1968||5–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||16–7–5

|29||W||December 19, 1968||6–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||17–7–5

|30||T||December 21, 1968||0–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||17–7–6

|31||W||December 22, 1968||7–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||18–7–6

|32||L||December 25, 1968||1–3 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||18–8–6

|33||W||December 28, 1968||6–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||19–8–6

|34||T||December 29, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||19–8–7

|35||W||January 2, 1969||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1968–69) ||20–8–7

|36||T||January 4, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||20–8–8

|37||W||January 9, 1969||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||21–8–8

|38||W||January 11, 1969||6–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||22–8–8

|39||W||January 12, 1969||8–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||23–8–8

|40||T||January 15, 1969||5–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||23–8–9

|41||W||January 16, 1969||5–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||24–8–9

|42||W||January 18, 1969||5–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||25–8–9

|43||W||January 19, 1969||5–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||26–8–9

|44||T||January 23, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||26–8–10

|45||W||January 25, 1969||4–0 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||27–8–10

|46||W||January 26, 1969||4–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||28–8–10

|47||T||January 29, 1969||3–3 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||28–8–11

|48||W||January 30, 1969||7–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||29–8–11

|49||W||February 2, 1969||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||30–8–11

|50||W||February 5, 1969||7–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||31–8–11

|51||L||February 6, 1969||1–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||31–9–11

|52||W||February 8, 1969||6–5 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||32–9–11

|53||T||February 9, 1969||3–3 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||32–9–12

|54||W||February 11, 1969||7–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||33–9–12

|55||L||February 15, 1969||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||33–10–12

|56||L||February 16, 1969||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||33–11–12

|57||L||February 19, 1969||0–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||33–12–12

|58||L||February 23, 1969||0–9 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1968–69) ||33–13–12

|59||W||February 26, 1969||4–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||34–13–12

|60||W||February 27, 1969||9–0 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||35–13–12

|61||W||March 1, 1969||8–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1968–69) ||36–13–12

|62||W||March 2, 1969||4–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||37–13–12

|63||T||March 5, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||37–13–13

|64||L||March 8, 1969||4–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||37–14–13

|65||W||March 9, 1969||7–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||38–14–13

|66||T||March 11, 1969||3–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||38–14–14

|67||L||March 13, 1969||1–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||38–15–14

|68||L||March 15, 1969||4–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||38–16–14

|69||W||March 16, 1969||11–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||39–16–14

|70||W||March 19, 1969||3–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||40–16–14

|71||T||March 20, 1969||5–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||40–16–15

|72||W||March 22, 1969||5–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||41–16–15

|73||L||March 23, 1969||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1968–69) ||41–17–15

|74||T||March 27, 1969||3–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1968–69) ||41–17–16

|75||L||March 29, 1969||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||41–18–16

|76||W||March 30, 1969||6–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||42–18–16

Legend:

Playoffs

|1||W||April 2, 1969||10–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Bruins lead 1–0

|2||W||April 3, 1969||7–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Bruins lead 2–0

|3||W||April 5, 1969||4–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Bruins lead 3–0

|4||W||April 6, 1969||3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Bruins win 4–0

|1||L||April 10, 1969||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens lead 1–0

|2||L||April 13, 1969||3–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens lead 2–0

|3||W||April 17, 1969||5–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens lead 2–1

|4||W||April 20, 1969||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || Series tied 2–2

|5||L||April 22, 1969||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens lead 3–2

|6||L||April 24, 1969||1–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens win 4–2

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG C 74 49 77 126 791029 RW 75 45 45 90 75917 LW 70 24 42 66 181103 D 67 21 43 64 133402 RW 60 29 27 56 99817 LW 71 25 29 54 22601 LW 60 16 38 54 26500 C 61 26 22 48 146133 D 65 8 38 46 99300 D/RW 70 18 24 42 22144 LW 51 8 23 31 49101 D 75 4 24 28 74010 LW 50 11 11 22 74103 LW 76 4 11 15 67011 D 73 0 13 13 149000 RW 26 4 7 11 19000 LW 8 3 3 6 10000 D 22 3 3 6 37000 D 48 0 5 5 29000 C/RW 11 1 3 4 6001 C 16 1 2 3 21000 D 11 0 2 2 8000 RW 9 0 2 2 9000 LW 2 1 0 1 0000 LW 7 1 0 1 2000 D 1 1 0 1 0000 D 1 0 1 1 0000 G 24 0 1 1 0000 LW 5 0 1 1 0000 RW 1 0 0 0 0000 G 52 0 0 0 14000 D 8 0 0 0 2000 G 1 0 0 0 0000 C 1 0 0 0 0000 LW 6 0 0 0 2000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 3112 52 28 12 12 145 2.80 3 1440 24 14 6 4 74 3.08 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 Team: 4560 76 42 18 16 219 2.88 5

Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG C 10 8 10 18 8502 RW 10 5 7 12 4200 LW 10 5 6 11 0201 C 9 8 2 10 36032 D/RW 10 3 7 10 11020 D 10 2 7 9 18000 LW 10 4 4 8 12000 D 10 1 7 8 10001 RW 10 2 2 4 17100 LW 10 2 2 4 0100 D 10 0 3 3 16000 LW 9 0 2 2 23000 D 10 0 1 1 28000 LW 6 0 1 1 0000 LW 1 0 0 0 2000 G 9 0 0 0 17000 G 1 0 0 0 0000 LW 1 0 0 0 0000 LW 10 0 0 0 18000 D 9 0 0 0 6000 RW 1 0 0 0 0000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO 572 9 6 3 16 1.68 3 65 1 0 1 4 3.69 0 Team: 637 10 6 4 20 1.88 3

Awards and records Phil Esposito, Art Ross Trophy Phil Esposito, Hart Memorial Trophy Phil Esposito, NHL First Team All-Star Ted Green, NHL Second Team All-Star Bobby Orr, James Norris Memorial Trophy Bobby Orr, NHL Plus/Minus Award Bobby Orr, NHL First Team All-Star Draft picks

NHL draft

Round Overall Player Nationality Position112 Danny Schock Left wing218 Fraser Rice Center324 Brian St. John Center

See also 1968–69 NHL season

References Bruins on Hockey Database