1968–69 Boston Bruins season

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

1968–69 Boston Bruins
Division2nd East
1968–69 record42–18–6
Goals for303
Goals against221
Team information
General managerMilt Schmidt
CoachHarry Sinden
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsJohnny Bucyk
Phil Esposito
Ted Green
Ed Westfall
ArenaBoston Garden
Team leaders
GoalsPhil Esposito (49)
AssistsPhil Esposito (77)
PointsPhil Esposito (126)
Penalty minutesDon Awrey (149)
WinsGerry Cheevers (28)
Goals against averageGerry Cheevers (2.80)

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
East Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens76461911271202+69103
2Boston Bruins76421816303221+82100
3New York Rangers7641269231196+3591
4Toronto Maple Leafs76352615234217+1785
5Detroit Red Wings76333112239221+1878
6Chicago Black Hawks7634339280246+3477

Record vs. opponents
1968-69 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET LAK MIN MON NYR OAK PHI PIT STL TOR
Boston —5–2–13–2–35–14–0–24–2–23–3–23–1–24–25–12–2–24–2–2
Chicago 2–5–1—3–4–15–15–0–11–74–3–11–53–0–34–23–2–13–4–1
Detroit 2–3–34–3–1—4–24–22–5–14–3–13–2–13–1–24–20–4–23–4–1
Los Angeles 1–51–52–4—1–4–30–4–23–34–2–23–4–15–2–11–6–13–3
Minnesota 0–4–20–5–12–44–1–3—0–5–11–53–4–12–3–33–52–4–21–3–2
Montreal 2–4–27–15–2–14–0–25–0–1—3–4–12–3–15–14–1–15–0–14–3–1
New York 3–3–23–4–13–4–13–35–14–3–1—5–13–1–25–13–1–24–4
Oakland 1–3–25–12–3–12–4–24–3–13–2–11–5—4–2–24–2–21–72–4
Philadelphia 2–40–3–31–3–24–3–13–2–31–51–3–22–4–2—4–1–31–6–11–1–4
Pittsburgh 1–52–42–42–5–15–31–4–11–52–4–21–4–3—3–4–10–3–3
St. Louis 2–2–22–3–14–0–26–1–14–2–20–5–11–3–27–16–1–14–3–1—1–4–1
Toronto 2–4–24–3–14–3–13–33–1–23–4–14–44–21–1–43–0–34–1–1—

Schedule and results
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 11, 19684–2Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)1–0–0
2WOctober 13, 19683–2Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)2–0–0
3WOctober 16, 19682–1@ Oakland Seals (1968–69)3–0–0
4LOctober 17, 19681–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)3–1–0
5WOctober 19, 19685–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)4–1–0
6LOctober 24, 19681–2St. Louis Blues (1968–69)4–2–0
7LOctober 26, 19680–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)4–3–0
8WOctober 27, 19684–2Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)5–3–0
9WOctober 30, 19684–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69)6–3–0
10LOctober 31, 19685–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)6–4–0
11WNovember 3, 19685–3Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)7–4–0
12WNovember 6, 19687–1Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)8–4–0
13TNovember 10, 19681–1St. Louis Blues (1968–69)8–4–1
14TNovember 13, 19681–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)8–4–2
15LNovember 14, 19682–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)8–5–2
16WNovember 17, 19686–3Oakland Seals (1968–69)9–5–2
17WNovember 21, 19684–1Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)10–5–2
18WNovember 23, 19685–1New York Rangers (1968–69)11–5–2
19WNovember 24, 19687–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)12–5–2
20TNovember 27, 19684–4@ St. Louis Blues (1968–69)12–5–3
21LNovember 30, 19681–4New York Rangers (1968–69)12–6–3
22WDecember 1, 19684–0Minnesota North Stars (1968–69)13–6–3
23TDecember 5, 19682–2Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)13–6–4
24WDecember 7, 19684–1Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)14–6–4
25LDecember 8, 19684–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)14–7–4
26TDecember 11, 19682–2@ New York Rangers (1968–69)14–7–5
27WDecember 14, 196810–5Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)15–7–5
28WDecember 15, 19685–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)16–7–5
29WDecember 19, 19686–4Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)17–7–5
30TDecember 21, 19680–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)17–7–6
31WDecember 22, 19687–5Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)18–7–6
32LDecember 25, 19681–3Oakland Seals (1968–69)18–8–6
33WDecember 28, 19686–2@ St. Louis Blues (1968–69)19–8–6
34TDecember 29, 19683–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)19–8–7
35WJanuary 2, 19694–2@ New York Rangers (1968–69)20–8–7
36TJanuary 4, 19692–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69)20–8–8
37WJanuary 9, 19693–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)21–8–8
38WJanuary 11, 19696–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)22–8–8
39WJanuary 12, 19698–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)23–8–8
40TJanuary 15, 19695–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)23–8–9
41WJanuary 16, 19695–1Minnesota North Stars (1968–69)24–8–9
42WJanuary 18, 19695–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)25–8–9
43WJanuary 19, 19695–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)26–8–9
44TJanuary 23, 19692–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)26–8–10
45WJanuary 25, 19694–0St. Louis Blues (1968–69)27–8–10
46WJanuary 26, 19694–3Minnesota North Stars (1968–69)28–8–10
47TJanuary 29, 19693–3@ Oakland Seals (1968–69)28–8–11
48WJanuary 30, 19697–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)29–8–11
49WFebruary 2, 19694–2Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)30–8–11
50WFebruary 5, 19697–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)31–8–11
51LFebruary 6, 19691–3@ St. Louis Blues (1968–69)31–9–11
52WFebruary 8, 19696–5Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)32–9–11
53TFebruary 9, 19693–3Oakland Seals (1968–69)32–9–12
54WFebruary 11, 19697–3Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)33–9–12
55LFebruary 15, 19691–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)33–10–12
56LFebruary 16, 19691–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)33–11–12
57LFebruary 19, 19690–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)33–12–12
58LFebruary 23, 19690–9@ New York Rangers (1968–69)33–13–12
59WFebruary 26, 19694–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)34–13–12
60WFebruary 27, 19699–0@ Oakland Seals (1968–69)35–13–12
61WMarch 1, 19698–5New York Rangers (1968–69)36–13–12
62WMarch 2, 19694–0Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)37–13–12
63TMarch 5, 19692–2Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)37–13–13
64LMarch 8, 19694–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)37–14–13
65WMarch 9, 19697–2Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)38–14–13
66TMarch 11, 19693–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69)38–14–14
67LMarch 13, 19691–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)38–15–14
68LMarch 15, 19694–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)38–16–14
69WMarch 16, 196911–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)39–16–14
70WMarch 19, 19693–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)40–16–14
71TMarch 20, 19695–5Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)40–16–15
72WMarch 22, 19695–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)41–16–15
73LMarch 23, 19692–4@ New York Rangers (1968–69)41–17–15
74TMarch 27, 19693–3New York Rangers (1968–69)41–17–16
75LMarch 29, 19693–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)41–18–16
76WMarch 30, 19696–3Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)42–18–16

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Semi-finals

Date Opponent Score Result
4/2/1969Toronto Maple Leafs10–0Win
4/3/1969Toronto Maple Leafs7–0Win
4/5/1969@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–3Win
4/6/1969@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–2Win

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Eastern Conference Finals

Date Opponent Score Result
4/10/1969@ Montreal Canadiens3–2Loss
4/13/1969@ Montreal Canadiens4–3Loss
4/17/1969Montreal Canadiens5–0Win
4/20/1969Montreal Canadiens3–2Win
4/22/1969@ Montreal Canadiens4–2Loss
4/24/1969Montreal Canadiens2–1Loss

[2]

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Phil EspositoC744977126791029
Ken HodgeRW7545459075917
John BucykLW70244266181103
Bobby OrrD67214364133402
John McKenzieRW6029275699817
Fred StanfieldLW7125295422601
Ron MurphyLW6016385426500
Derek SandersonC61262248146133
Ted GreenD658384699300
Ed WestfallD/RW7018244222144
Wayne CashmanLW518233149101
Dallas SmithD754242874010
Eddie ShackLW5011112274103
Glen SatherLW764111567011
Don AwreyD7301313149000
Tommy WilliamsRW26471119000
Garnet BaileyLW833610000
Gary DoakD2233637000
Rick SmithD4805529000
Jim LorentzC/RW111346001
Jim HarrisonC1612321000
Jean GauthierD110228000
Tom WebsterRW90229000
Grant EricksonLW21010000
Don MarcotteLW71012000
Barry WilkinsD11010000
Paul HurleyD10110000
Eddie JohnstonG240110000
Bill LesukLW50110000
Steve AtkinsonRW10000000
Gerry CheeversG5200014000
Barry GibbsD80002000
Joe JunkinG10000000
Bobby LeiterC10000000
Ross LonsberryLW60002000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Gerry Cheevers3112522812121452.803
Eddie Johnston1440241464743.082
Joe Junkin8100000.000
Team:4560764218162192.885

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Phil EspositoC10810188502
Ken HodgeRW1057124200
John BucykLW1056110201
Derek SandersonC9821036032
Ed WestfallD/RW10371011020
Ted GreenD1027918000
Ron MurphyLW1044812000
Bobby OrrD1017810001
John McKenzieRW1022417100
Fred StanfieldLW102240100
Dallas SmithD1003316000
Eddie ShackLW902223000
Don AwreyD1001128000
Wayne CashmanLW60110000
Garnet BaileyLW10002000
Gerry CheeversG900017000
Eddie JohnstonG10000000
Bill LesukLW10000000
Glen SatherLW1000018000
Rick SmithD90006000
Tom WebsterRW10000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Gerry Cheevers572963161.683
Eddie Johnston6510143.690
Team:6371064201.883

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Roster
Boston Bruins 1968–1969 Roster
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

Draft picks

NHL Draft
See also: 1968 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Overall Player Nationality Position
112Danny Schock CanadaLeft Wing
218Fraser Rice CanadaCenter
324Brian St. John CanadaCenter

See also

References
  1. "1968–1969 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2008-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "1968-69 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
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