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1968–69 St. Louis Blues season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1968–69 |
| year | 1968 |
| Team | St. Louis Blues |
| Division | West |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| Record | 37–25–14 |
| HomeRecord | 21–8–9 |
| RoadRecord | 16–17–5 |
| GoalsFor | 204 |
| GoalsAgainst | 157 |
| GeneralManager | Scotty Bowman |
| Coach | Scotty Bowman |
| Captain | Al Arbour |
| AltCaptain | Jim Roberts |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | |
| Red Berenson | |
| Arena | St. Louis Arena |
| GoalsLeader | Red Berenson (35) |
| AssistsLeader | Red Berenson (47) |
| PointsLeader | Red Berenson (82) |
| PIMLeader | Noel Picard (131) |
| WinsLeader | Glenn Hall (19) |
| GAALeader | Jacques Plante (1.96) |
| DivisionWin | Yes |
Jean-Guy Talbot Red Berenson
The 1968–69 St. Louis Blues season was the second in the history of the franchise. The Blues won the NHL's West Division title for the first time in their history. In the playoffs, the Blues swept the Philadelphia Flyers and the Los Angeles Kings, winning both series four games to none, before losing the Stanley Cup Finals in four straight to the Montreal Canadiens for the second straight season.
Regular season
On November 7, 1968, Red Berenson scored six goals in a road game versus the Philadelphia Flyers. He became the first player to score a double hat trick on a road game. Goaltenders Glenn Hall and Jacques Plante shared the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goalie tandem for that season, and set the Blues' record (broken in 2011–12) of 13 shutouts. For Hall, it was his third Vezina, while Plante, who had come out of retirement during the summer of 1968, took home his seventh. It was the second major award that an NHL expansion team has earned. Hall also earned the Conn Smythe Trophy as the NHL Playoffs MVP the previous season.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 11, 1968||3–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 12, 1968||6–0 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 16, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||1–2–0 |- |4||W||October 19, 1968||4–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||October 23, 1968||4–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) ||2–3–0 |- |6||W||October 24, 1968||2–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||3–3–0 |- |7||L||October 26, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||3–4–0 |- |8||W||October 30, 1968||4–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||4–4–0
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Playoffs
Stanley Cup Finals
Main article: 1969 Stanley Cup Finals
Claude Ruel became the eleventh rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup. Montreal goaltender Rogie Vachon limited St. Louis to three goals in four games and his first career playoff shutout.
Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis Blues
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27 | St. Louis | 1 | **Montreal** | **3** | |
| April 29 | St. Louis | 1 | **Montreal** | **3** | |
| May 1 | **Montreal** | **4** | St. Louis | 0 | |
| May 4 | **Montreal** | **2** | St. Louis | 1 |
Montreal wins the series 4–0.
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 76 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| RW | 75 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 68 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 64 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 67 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 72 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 68 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| D/RW | 72 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| LW | 71 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| D | 61 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 67 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 70 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 72 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 57 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 46 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 69 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 67 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 32 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| G | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2354 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 85 | 2.17 | 8 | |
| 2139 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 70 | 1.96 | 5 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4560 | 76 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 157 | 2.07 | 13 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D/RW | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 589 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 1.43 | 3 | |
| 131 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.29 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 720 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 1.58 | 3 |
Awards and records
- Red Berenson, most goals in one road game (6), achieved on November 7, 1968, vs. Philadelphia
Draft picks
St. Louis's picks at the 1968 NHL entry draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Gary Edwards | Goaltender | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 2 | 16 | Curt Bennett | Left wing | United States | Brown Bears (NCAA) |
References
References
- Hockey's Book of Firsts, p. 27, James Duplacey, JG Press, {{ISBN. 978-1-57215-037-9.
- "1968-69 St. Louis Blues Schedule".
- "1968-69 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 179, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN. 0-920445-98-5.
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