1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.

1967–68 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions
East Division champions
Division1st East
1967–68 record42–22–10
Goals for236
Goals against167
Team information
General ManagerSam Pollock
CoachToe Blake
CaptainJean Beliveau
Alternate captainsHenri Richard
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsJean Beliveau (31)
AssistsBobby Rousseau (46)
PointsJean Beliveau (68)
Penalty minutesJohn Ferguson (117)
WinsRogie Vachon (23)
Goals against averageGump Worsley (1.98)

Offseason

Expansion draft

The 1967 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1967, in the ballroom of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. The Canadiens lost 18 players in the NHL Expansion Draft. General manager Sam Pollock helped Clarence Campbell draw up the rules for the draft.[1] The most notable players lost were Charlie Hodge, Jean-Guy Talbot, Dave Balon and Jim Roberts.[1]

Regular season

On March 3, 1968, Jean Beliveau joined Gordie Howe as the only players to have 1000 career points.[2]

Final standings
East Division[3]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens74422210236167+6994
2New York Rangers74392312226183+4390
3Boston Bruins74372710259216+4384
4Chicago Black Hawks74322616212222−1080
5Toronto Maple Leafs74333110209176+3376
6Detroit Red Wings74273512245257−1266

Record vs. opponents
1967-68 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET LAK MIN MON NYR OAK PHI PIT STL TOR
Boston —5–3–25–3–23–12–25–56–2–22–23–12–22–1–12–5–3
Chicago 3–5–2—4–3–32–1–13–12–6–23–4–33–0–13–12–1–12–0–25–4–1
Detroit 3–5–23–4–3—1–2–12–23–6–13–5–23–0–13–13–12–1–11–8–1
Los Angeles 1–31–2–12–1–1—2–6–22–22–24–4–25–4–16–44–3–32–2
Minnesota 2–21–32–26–2–2—1–2–10–2–25–2–33–6–13–4–33–5–21–2–1
Montreal 5–56–2–26–3–12–22–1–1—4–4–23–12–1–14–03–0–15–3–2
New York 2–6–24–3–35–3–22–22–0–24–4–2—4–03–13–0–13–17–3
Oakland 2–20–3–10–3–14–4–22–5–31–30–4—4–3–31–5–40–7–31–3
Philadelphia 1–31–31–34–5–16–3–11–2–11–33–4–3—3–4–37–1–23–1
Pittsburgh 2–21–2–11–34–64–3–30–40–3–15–1–44–3–3—4–62–1–1
St. Louis 1–2–10–2–21–2–13–4–35–3–20–3–11–37–0–31–7–26–4—2–1–1
Toronto 5–2–34–5–18–1–12–22–1–13–5–23–73–11–31–2–11–2–1—

Schedule and results
Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 11, 19672–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68)1–0–0
2WOctober 14, 19676–2Detroit Red Wings (1967–68)2–0–0
3LOctober 15, 19672–6@ Boston Bruins (1967–68)2–1–0
4TOctober 18, 19672–2@ New York Rangers (1967–68)2–1–1
5WOctober 19, 19671–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68)3–1–1
6WOctober 21, 19674–2Boston Bruins (1967–68)4–1–1
7TOctober 26, 19671–1New York Rangers (1967–68)4–1–2
8WOctober 28, 19674–1St. Louis Blues (1967–68)5–1–2
9LNovember 1, 19670–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68)5–2–2
10LNovember 4, 19671–4Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68)5–3–2
11TNovember 5, 19671–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68)5–3–3
12LNovember 8, 19672–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68)5–4–3
13TNovember 11, 19673–3Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68)5–4–4
14LNovember 12, 19671–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1967–68)5–5–4
15WNovember 15, 19675–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1967–68)6–5–4
16LNovember 18, 19671–2@ Oakland Seals (1967–68)6–6–4
17LNovember 19, 19672–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1967–68)6–7–4
18WNovember 22, 19673–1@ St. Louis Blues (1967–68)7–7–4
19WNovember 23, 19677–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68)8–7–4
20LNovember 25, 19671–3Boston Bruins (1967–68)8–8–4
21LNovember 29, 19671–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68)8–9–4
22TNovember 30, 19671–1Minnesota North Stars (1967–68)8–9–5
23LDecember 2, 19672–3Los Angeles Kings (1967–68)8–10–5
24LDecember 3, 19673–5@ Boston Bruins (1967–68)8–11–5
25TDecember 7, 19672–2Detroit Red Wings (1967–68)8–11–6
26TDecember 9, 19672–2Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68)8–11–7
27LDecember 10, 19672–3@ New York Rangers (1967–68)8–12–7
28WDecember 13, 19676–2@ Boston Bruins (1967–68)9–12–7
29WDecember 16, 19674–3Detroit Red Wings (1967–68)10–12–7
30LDecember 17, 19676–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1967–68)10–13–7
31WDecember 20, 19675–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68)11–13–7
32WDecember 23, 19674–2Oakland Seals (1967–68)12–13–7
33LDecember 25, 19671–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68)12–14–7
34TDecember 27, 19672–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68)12–14–8
35WDecember 28, 19676–2Minnesota North Stars (1967–68)13–14–8
36WDecember 30, 19672–0Oakland Seals (1967–68)14–14–8
37TJanuary 3, 19681–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68)14–14–9
38WJanuary 6, 19685–2New York Rangers (1967–68)15–14–9
39WJanuary 7, 19684–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1967–68)16–14–9
40WJanuary 10, 19684–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68)17–14–9
41WJanuary 11, 19684–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68)18–14–9
42WJanuary 13, 19685–1Boston Bruins (1967–68)19–14–9
43WJanuary 17, 19686–1Detroit Red Wings (1967–68)20–14–9
44WJanuary 20, 19683–1Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68)21–14–9
45WJanuary 25, 19682–0@ Boston Bruins (1967–68)22–14–9
46WJanuary 27, 19685–2Boston Bruins (1967–68)23–14–9
47WJanuary 30, 19683–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68)24–14–9
48WFebruary 1, 19685–2New York Rangers (1967–68)25–14–9
49WFebruary 3, 19685–1Los Angeles Kings (1967–68)26–14–9
50LFebruary 4, 19680–3@ New York Rangers (1967–68)26–15–9
51WFebruary 7, 19684–1Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68)27–15–9
52WFebruary 10, 19686–4Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68)28–15–9
53WFebruary 11, 19686–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68)29–15–9
54WFebruary 14, 19684–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68)30–15–9
55WFebruary 15, 19682–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1967–68)31–15–9
56WFebruary 17, 19684–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68)32–15–9
57WFebruary 21, 19687–2@ New York Rangers (1967–68)33–15–9
58WFebruary 22, 19682–1St. Louis Blues (1967–68)34–15–9
59LFebruary 24, 19681–6New York Rangers (1967–68)34–16–9
60TFebruary 28, 19683–3@ St. Louis Blues (1967–68)34–16–10
61LMarch 2, 19682–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1967–68)34–17–10
62LMarch 3, 19682–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1967–68)34–18–10
63WMarch 5, 19686–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1967–68)35–18–10
64WMarch 6, 19682–0@ Oakland Seals (1967–68)36–18–10
65WMarch 9, 19685–0Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68)37–18–10
66WMarch 14, 19683–1New York Rangers (1967–68)38–18–10
67WMarch 16, 19686–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68)39–18–10
68LMarch 17, 19681–3@ Boston Bruins (1967–68)39–19–10
69WMarch 20, 19683–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68)40–19–10
70WMarch 23, 19687–4Detroit Red Wings (1967–68)41–19–10
71WMarch 24, 19687–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68)42–19–10
72LMarch 27, 19680–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68)42–20–10
73LMarch 30, 19681–2Boston Bruins (1967–68)42–21–10
74LMarch 31, 19682–4@ New York Rangers (1967–68)42–22–10

Playoffs

Stanley Cup finals

This was the first Stanley Cup after the 1967 expansion. Montreal defeated Boston and Chicago to advance to the finals as the East Division champion. St. Louis would defeat Philadelphia and Minnesota to advance to the finals as the West Division champion.

Date Visitors Score Home Score Notes
May 5Montreal3St. Louis2OT
May 7Montreal1St. Louis0
May 9St. Louis3Montreal4OT
May 11St. Louis2Montreal3

Montreal wins the series 4–0.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Jean BeliveauC5931376828903
Bobby RousseauRW7419466547715
Yvan CournoyerRW6428326023714
Gilles TremblayLW712328518712
Dick DuffLW6625214621608
Ralph BackstromC7020254514305
Claude ProvostRW7314304426233
Jacques LemaireC6922204216313
John FergusonLW61151833117003
J. C. TremblayD734263018101
Henri RichardC549192816203
Jacques LaperriereD724212584100
Ted HarrisD675162178001
Serge SavardD672131534100
Mickey RedmondRW4165114100
Terry HarperD57381166001
Claude LaroseRW42291128000
Danny GrantRW2234710000
Carol VadnaisD3111231000
Bryan WatsonD120119000
Garry MonahanLW110008000
Rogie VachonG390002000
Gump WorsleyG4000010000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Rogie Vachon22273923132922.484
Gump Worsley2213401998731.986
Team:4440744222101652.2310

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Yvan CournoyerRW1368144301
Jacques LemaireC1376136202
Jean BeliveauC1074116301
Claude ProvostRW13281010101
J. C. TremblayD133692011
Henri RichardC134484100
John FergusonLW1335825001
Ralph BackstromC134374002
Dick DuffLW133474001
Bobby RousseauRW132468001
Gilles TremblayLW91562000
Claude LaroseRW123258000
Jacques LaperriereD1313420000
Ted HarrisD1304422000
Danny GrantRW100335000
Serge SavardD62020021
Terry HarperD130118000
Mickey RedmondRW20000000
Rogie VachonG20000000
Carol VadnaisD10000000
Gump WorsleyG1200010000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Gump Worsley67212110211.881
Rogie Vachon11321142.120
Team:78513121251.911

[4]

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

Transactions

Roster
1967–1968 Montréal Canadiens Roster
Goaltenders Defencemen Wingers Centres

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
18Elgin McCann CanadaWeyburn Red Wings (WCJHL)

See also

References

Notes
  1. The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p. 189, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0.
  2. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 214.
  3. "1967–1968 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  4. "1967-68 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  5. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 220.
  6. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222.

Bibliography
  • National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
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