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1968–69 Detroit Red Wings season
Sports season
Sports season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1968–69 |
| year | 1968 |
| Team | Detroit Red Wings |
| Record | 33–31–12 |
| HomeRecord | 23–8–7 |
| RoadRecord | 10–23–5 |
| Division | East |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| GoalsFor | 239 |
| GoalsAgainst | 221 |
| GeneralManager | Sid Abel |
| Coach | Bill Gadsby |
| Captain | Alex Delvecchio |
| AltCaptain | Gary Bergman |
| Dean Prentice | |
| Arena | Detroit Olympia |
| GoalsLeader | Gordie Howe (44) |
| AssistsLeader | Gordie Howe (59) |
| PointsLeader | Gordie Howe (103) |
| PIMLeader | Bob Baun (121) |
| WinsLeader | Roy Edwards (18) |
| GAALeader | Roy Edwards (2.54) |
Dean Prentice The 1968–69 Detroit Red Wings season was the franchise's 43rd season of competition, 37th season as the Red Wings.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 11, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 13, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||0–2–0 |- |3||W||October 17, 1968||7–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1968–69) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 20, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||1–3–0 |- |5||W||October 27, 1968||4–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||2–3–0 |- |6||W||October 31, 1968||7–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||3–3–0
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| Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 76 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |
| C/LW | 72 | 25 | 58 | 83 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 76 | 49 | 29 | 78 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |
| C | 71 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| C | 76 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| C | 69 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| D | 76 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 74 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 69 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 75 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 76 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 73 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 62 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 44 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 34 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2099 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 89 | 2.54 | 4 | |
| 1820 | 38 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 101 | 3.33 | 0 | |
| 641 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 2.62 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4560 | 76 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 218 | 2.87 | 4 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 1968 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Steve Andrascik | Canada | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
| 2 | 17 | Herb Boxer | United States | Michigan Tech Huskies (NCAA) |
References
References
- "1968-69 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
- "1968-69 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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