1968–69 New York Rangers season

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.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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:

Playoffs

| 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:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 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

Playoffs Player 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

Goaltenders Regular season Player 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

Playoffs Player 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.

Draft picks New York's pick at the 1968 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada. Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 2 19 Barry Buchanan D Weyburn Red Wings (WCHL)

See also 1968–69 NHL season

References