Stanley Cup playoffs 1968
Stanley Cup playoffs 1968 | |
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Period | April 4, 1968 to May 11, 1968 |
Stanley Cup winner | Canadiens de Montréal (15th title) |
finalist | St. Louis Blues |
Playoff MVP | Glenn Hall (St. Louis) |
Top scorer | Bill Goldsworthy (Minnesota) |
Gates | 224 (5.6 per game) |
Events | |
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 1968 began on April 4, 1968 and ended on May 11, 1968 with the 4-0 victory of the Canadiens de Montréal over the St. Louis Blues . The Canadiens won their 15th title in franchise history and also third in the last four years. The St. Louis Blues presented in person by goalkeeper Glenn Hall , however, the one with the Conn Smythe Trophy winning Most Valuable Player , who thus becomes the second player after Roger Crozier ( 1966) who received this honor even though his team lost in the final. Meanwhile, Bill Goldsworthy of the Minnesota North Stars led the scorer list, although they had already failed in the semifinals.
These were the first playoffs after the league's expansion from six to twelve teams at the beginning of the 1967/68 season, so that a new mode was established in which eight instead of four teams qualified for the post-season . One of the six new teams was guaranteed entry into the finals, as they played a winner within their division who then competed in the final against the best representative of the Original Six . As a result, the St. Louis Blues were swept in the Stanley Cup finals in the following two years before the mode was adjusted in the 1971 playoffs .
In addition, a reigning Stanley Cup winner missed the following playoffs with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the fourth time in NHL history. The last time this happened to the Maple Leafs themselves was in 1946. In addition, the Boston Bruins qualified for the first time since 1959, so that the longest negative series of eight seasons ended without a playoff participation at that time.
mode
The four best teams from the Eastern and Western divisions qualified for the playoffs . In the quarter-finals, the first and third as well as the second and fourth on the seeding list faced each other within each division. The semifinals were then also played within the divisions, so that the two division winners contested the subsequent Stanley Cup final.
All series were held in best-of-seven mode , which means that a team needed four wins to advance. The higher seeded team had home rights in the first two games, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, the home law changed from game to game. The higher-ranked team had a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games. This usual mode was deviated from in this final, so this year the lower-ranked team had home rights first.
Overtime followed for games that remained tied after 60 minutes of regular playing time . It ended with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) .
Qualified teams
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Playoff tree
Quarter finals | Semifinals | Stanley Cup Final | |||||||||||
E1 | Canadiens de Montréal | 4th | |||||||||||
E3 | Boston Bruins | 0 | |||||||||||
E1 | Canadiens de Montréal | 4th | |||||||||||
E4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | |||||||||||
E2 | New York Rangers | 2 | |||||||||||
E4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4th | |||||||||||
E1 | Canadiens de Montréal | 4th | |||||||||||
W3 | St. Louis Blues | 0 | |||||||||||
W1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3 | |||||||||||
W3 | St. Louis Blues | 4th | |||||||||||
W3 | St. Louis Blues | 4th | |||||||||||
W4 | Minnesota North Stars | 3 | |||||||||||
W2 | Los Angeles Kings | 3 | |||||||||||
W4 | Minnesota North Stars | 4th |
Quarter finals
(E1) Canadiens de Montréal - (E3) Boston Bruins
Apr 4, 1968 |
Canadiens de Montréal Henri Richard (14:08) Claude Provost (54:40) |
2: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Boston Bruins Ken Hodge (4:00) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec |
Apr 6, 1968 |
Canadiens de Montréal Jacques Lemaire (9:33) Jacques Laperrière (24:15) Jacques Lemaire (29:24) Dick Duff (50:24) Jean Béliveau (57:34) |
5: 3 (1: 1, 2: 1, 2: 1) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Boston Bruins Ken Hodge (13:58) Ted Green (33:06) John McKenzie (50:47) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec |
Apr 9, 1968 | Boston Bruins Ed Westfall (5:15) Tommy Williams (39:55) |
2: 5 (1: 1, 1: 3, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Canadiens de Montréal Jean Béliveau (15:35) Claude Provost (27:39) Ralph Backstrom (28:41) John Ferguson (38:23) Dick Duff (48:23) |
Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts |
Apr 11, 1968 | Boston Bruins Ed Westfall (20:49) Ken Hodge (58:34) |
2: 3 (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 2) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
Canadiens de Montréal Claude Larose (32:58) Claude Larose (47:20) Ralph Backstrom (56:33) |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 14,398 |
(E2) New York Rangers - (E4) Chicago Black Hawks
Apr 4, 1968 |
New York Rangers Orland Kurtenbach (11:22) Harry Howell (27:34) Rod Gilbert (41:36) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks Pierre Pilote (52:27) |
Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York Spectators: 17,250 |
Apr 9, 1968 |
New York Rangers Rod Gilbert (15:57) Don Marshall (52:40) |
2: 1 (1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks Bobby Hull (30:12) |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
Apr 11, 1968 |
Chicago Black Hawks Pit Martin (11:35) Stan Mikita (28:48) Pit Martin (42:36) Stan Mikita (45:25) Dennis Hull (48:59) Doug Mohns (58:19) Gilles Marotte (59: 42) |
7: 4 (1: 1, 1: 2, 5: 1) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
New York Rangers Vic Hadfield (16:47) Rod Gilbert (29:32) Rod Gilbert (29:38) Rod Seiling (53:22) |
Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois Spectators: 16,000 |
Apr 13, 1968 |
Chicago Black Hawks Kenny Wharram (15:33) Gilles Marotte (23:33) Chico Maki (48:24) |
3: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
New York Rangers Ron Stewart (17:20) |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Spectators: 16,000 |
Apr 14, 1968 | New York Rangers Don Marshall (5:20) |
1: 2 (1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 2: 3 |
Chicago Black Hawks Bobby Hull (16:14) Bobby Schmautz (56:46) |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Spectators: 17,250 |
Apr 16, 1968 |
Chicago Black Hawks Doug Jarrett (5:50) Chico Maki (39:25) Pit Martin (42:39) Stan Mikita (56:35) |
4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0) Match report as of: 4: 2 |
New York Rangers Rod Gilbert (23:15) |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Spectators: 16,666 |
(W1) Philadelphia Flyers - (W3) St. Louis Blues
Apr 4, 1968 | Philadelphia Flyers |
0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
St. Louis Blues Jim Roberts (54:13) |
The Spectrum , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Spectators: 10,469 |
Apr 6, 1968 |
Philadelphia Flyers Pat Hannigan (1:32) Don Blackburn (18:37) Claude LaForge (19:10) Léon Rochefort (46:51) |
4: 3 (3: 1, 0: 2, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
St. Louis Blues Dickie Moore (7:11) Don McKenney (24:22) Larry Keenan (25:46) |
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 11,111 |
Apr 10, 1968 |
St. Louis Blues Terry Crisp (22:54) Frank St. Marseille (47:38) Larry Keenan (84:10) |
3: 2 n.V. (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report : 2: 1 |
Philadelphia Flyers Jean Gauthier (37:35) Joe Watson (53:54) |
St. Louis Arena , St. Louis , Missouri Spectators: 10,867 |
Apr 11, 1968 |
St. Louis Blues Bill McCreary (6:52) Gordon Berenson (13:29) Dickie Moore (36:55) Gordon Berenson (40:49) Barclay Plager (56:05) |
5: 2 (2: 1, 1: 0, 2: 1) Match report as of: 3: 1 |
Philadelphia Flyers André Lacroix (2:26) Don Blackburn (54:04) |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 11,072 |
Apr 13, 1968 |
Philadelphia Flyers Léon Rochefort (9:01) Rosaire Paiement (13:18) Forbes Kennedy (15:52) Brit Selby (37:00) Rosaire Paiement (50:27) Rosaire Paiement (53:26) |
6: 1 (3: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1) Match report as of: 2: 3 |
St. Louis Blues Gerry Melnyk (51:05) |
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 10,587 |
Apr 16, 1968 | St. Louis Blues Gerry Melnyk (18:06) |
1: 2 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 3: 3 |
Philadelphia Flyers André Lacroix (59:45) Don Blackburn (91:18) |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 13,738 |
Apr 18, 1968 | Philadelphia Flyers Bill Sutherland (18:25) |
1: 3 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 3: 4 |
St. Louis Blues Frank St. Marseille (7:38) Larry Keenan (30:45) Gordon Berenson (56:10) |
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 14,646 |
(W2) Los Angeles Kings - (W4) Minnesota North Stars
Apr 4, 1968 |
Los Angeles Kings Eddie Joyal (39:55) Bill White (54:46) |
2: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Minnesota North Stars Dave Balon (43:54) |
The Forum , Inglewood , California Spectators: 6,847 |
Apr 6, 1968 |
Los Angeles Kings Lowell MacDonald (8:45) Eddie Joyal (38:12) |
2: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Minnesota North Stars |
The Forum, Inglewood, California Spectators: 8,144 |
Apr 9, 1968 |
Minnesota North Stars Bill Collins (5:51) Ray Cullen (15:48) Mike McMahon (17:34) Parker MacDonald (21:25) Wayne Connelly (36:56) Bill Collins (40:09) André Boudrias (57: 50) |
7: 5 (3: 3, 2: 0, 2: 2) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Los Angeles Kings Lowell MacDonald (12:44) Lowell MacDonald (13:56) Howie Hughes (15:19) Ted Irvine (43:23) Doug Robinson (44:15) |
Metropolitan Sports Center , Bloomington , Minnesota Spectators: 6,797 |
Apr 11, 1968 |
Minnesota North Stars Ray Cullen (11:30) Mike McMahon (26:31) Dave Balon (29:27) |
3: 2 (1: 2, 2: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Los Angeles Kings Bill Flett (3:37) Bill White (4:45) |
Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota Spectators: 8,843 |
Apr 13, 1968 |
Los Angeles Kings Gord Labossiere (2:14) Gord Labossiere (2:29) Eddie Joyal (32:23) |
3: 2 (2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Minnesota North Stars Wayne Connelly (47:15) Wayne Connelly (54:55) |
The Forum, Inglewood, California Spectators: 10,685 |
Apr 16, 1968 |
Minnesota North Stars Mike McMahon (8:05) Bill Goldsworthy (47:23) Bob McCord (56:39) Milan Marcetta (69:11) |
4: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 2, 2: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 3: 3 |
Los Angeles Kings Doug Robinson (11:12) Réal Lemieux (21:37) Howie Hughes (24:20) |
Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota Spectators: 8,308 |
Apr 18, 1968 | Los Angeles Kings Doug Robinson (2:51) Eddie Joyal (25:12) Poul Popiel (36:45) Doug Robinson (59:36) |
4: 9 (1: 3, 2: 5, 1: 1) Match report as of: 3: 4 |
Minnesota North Stars Parker MacDonald (2:24) Wayne Connelly (8:05) Bill Goldsworthy (16:25) Milan Marcetta (28:45) Parker MacDonald (31:58) Milan Marcetta (32:49) Dave Balon (35: 58) André Boudrias (36:12) Bill Goldsworthy (49:07) |
The Forum, Inglewood, California Spectators: 11,214 |
Semifinals
(E1) Canadiens de Montréal - (E4) Chicago Black Hawks
Apr 18, 1968 |
Canadiens de Montréal Ralph Backstrom (6:37) Yvan Cournoyer (7:31) John Ferguson (9:24) Yvan Cournoyer (35:26) John Ferguson (40:10) Gilles Tremblay (41:28) Jacques Lemaire (47: 08) Jean Béliveau (56:03) Claude Larose (57:50) |
9: 2 (3: 0, 1: 0, 5: 2) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks Doug Jarrett (50:20) Gilles Marotte (51:26) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec |
Apr 20, 1968 |
Canadiens de Montréal Jean Béliveau (10:58) Jean Béliveau (30:04) Jacques Lemaire (35:41) Jean Béliveau (37:57) |
4: 1 (1: 1, 3: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks Stan Mikita (5:03) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 15,114 |
Apr 23, 1968 | Chicago Black Hawks Doug Jarrett (15:25) Doug Jarrett (30:35) |
2: 4 (1: 1, 1: 3, 0: 0) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Canadiens de Montréal Jean Béliveau (0:39) Yvan Cournoyer (22:39) Yvan Cournoyer (26:11) JC Tremblay (32:05) |
Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois Spectators: 16,666 |
Apr 25, 1968 |
Chicago Black Hawks Bobby Hull (8:57) Bobby Hull (26:50) |
2: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Canadiens de Montréal Henri Richard (23:37) |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
Apr 28, 1968 |
Canadiens de Montréal Bobby Rousseau (8:10) JC Tremblay (31:15) Jacques Lemaire (46:38) Jacques Lemaire (62:14) |
4: 3 n.V. (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 2, 1: 0) Match report as of: 4: 1 |
Chicago Black Hawks Bobby Schmautz (29:59) Stan Mikita (41:23) Wayne Maki (48:14) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 15,436 |
(W3) St. Louis Blues - (W4) Minnesota North Stars
Apr 21, 1968 |
St. Louis Blues Tim Ecclestone (14:27) Frank St. Marseille (29:31) Dickie Moore (30:05) Bill McCreary (32:36) Larry Keenan (54:08) |
5: 3 (1: 1, 3: 2, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Minnesota North Stars Milan Marcetta (7:49) Wayne Connelly (20:49) Wayne Connelly (35:41) |
St. Louis Arena , St. Louis , Missouri Spectators: 11,117 |
Apr 22, 1968 |
Minnesota North Stars Milan Marcetta (42:12) Bill Goldsworthy (47:00) Parker MacDonald (63:41) |
3: 2 n.V. (0: 1, 0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of 1: 1 |
St. Louis Blues Jim Roberts (12:28) Frank St. Marseille (44:58) |
Metropolitan Sports Center , Bloomington , Minnesota Spectators: 9,776 |
Apr 25, 1968 | St. Louis Blues Dickie Moore (24:53) |
1: 5 (0: 3, 1: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Minnesota North Stars Milan Marcetta (9:38) Bill Goldsworthy (13:00) Jean-Paul Parisé (19:01) Bill Goldsworthy (36:33) Dave Balon (40:09) |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri |
Apr. 27, 1968 |
St. Louis Blues Jim Roberts (51:57) Dickie Moore (52:57) Jim Roberts (59:49) Gary Sabourin (61:32) |
4: 3 n.V. (0: 2, 0: 1, 3: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Minnesota North Stars Walt McKechnie (4:42) Jean-Paul Parisé (14:40) Wayne Connelly (39:37) |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 12,991 |
Apr 29, 1968 |
St. Louis Blues Bob Plager (1:53) Gary Sabourin (10:44) Bill McCreary (77:27) |
3: 2 n.V. (2: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Minnesota North Stars Walt McKechnie (5:39) Bob McCord (26:31) |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 11,931 |
May 1, 1968 |
Minnesota North Stars Wayne Connelly (5:28) André Boudrias (10:54) Bill Goldsworthy (26:34) Bill Goldsworthy (37:16) Milan Marcetta (49:52) |
5: 1 (2: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 3: 3 |
St. Louis Blues Gary Sabourin (33:53) |
Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota Spectators: 15,172 |
May 3, 1968 |
St. Louis Blues Dickie Moore (57:20) Ron Schock (82:50) |
2: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 4: 3 |
Minnesota North Stars Walt McKechnie (56:49) |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 15,566 |
Stanley Cup Final
(E1) Canadiens de Montréal - (W3) St. Louis Blues
5th May 1968 | St. Louis Blues Barclay Plager (9:19) Dickie Moore (28:16) |
2: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Canadiens de Montréal Henri Richard (9:42) Yvan Cournoyer (38:14) Jacques Lemaire (61:41) |
St. Louis Arena , St. Louis , Missouri Spectators: 10,231 |
May 7, 1968 | St. Louis Blues |
0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 2 |
Canadiens de Montréal Serge Savard (42:17) |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 16,177 |
May 9, 1968 |
Canadiens de Montréal Yvan Cournoyer (14:24) Serge Savard (21:23) Ralph Backstrom (51:43) Bobby Rousseau (61:13) |
4: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 3: 0 |
St. Louis Blues Frank St. Marseille (10:22) Gordon Berenson (23:37) Gordon Berenson (57:25) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec Spectators: 14,559 |
May 11, 1968 |
Canadiens de Montréal Dick Duff (16:47) Henri Richard (47:24) JC Tremblay (51:40) |
3: 2 (1: 0, 0: 2, 2: 0) Match report as of: 4: 0 |
St. Louis Blues Craig Cameron (26:53) Gary Sabourin (27:50) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 15,506 |
Stanley Cup winner
Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal |
Goalkeepers: Rogatien Vachon , Ernie Wakely , Gump Worsley Defenders: Terry Harper , Ted Harris , Jacques Laperrière , Serge Savard , JC Tremblay , Carol Vadnais Attackers: Ralph Backstrom , Jean Béliveau ( C ), Yvan Cournoyer , Dick Duff , John Ferguson , Danny Grant , Claude Larose , Jacques Lemaire , Claude Provost , Henri Richard , Mickey Redmond , Bobby Rousseau , Gilles Tremblay Head Coach: Toe Blake General Manager: Sam Pollock |
Best scorer
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value
player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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Bill Goldsworthy | Minnesota | 14th | 8th | 7th | 15th | +2 | 12 |
Milan Marcetta | Minnesota | 14th | 7th | 7th | 14th | ± 0 | 4th |
Dickie Moore | St. Louis | 18th | 7th | 7th | 14th | -1 | 15th |
Yvan Cournoyer | Montréal | 13 | 6th | 8th | 14th | +5 | 4th |
Jacques Lemaire | Montréal | 13 | 7th | 6th | 13 | +5 | 8th |
Frank St. Marseille | St. Louis | 18th | 5 | 8th | 13 | +2 | 0 |
Dave Balon | Minnesota | 14th | 4th | 9 | 13 | +4 | 14th |
Stan Mikita | Chicago | 11 | 5 | 7th | 12 | -2 | 6th |
Wayne Connelly | Minnesota | 14th | 8th | 3 | 11 | -1 | 2 |
Jean Béliveau | Montréal | 10 | 7th | 4th | 11 | +4 | 6th |
The best plus / minus statistic was achieved by JC Tremblay from the Canadiens de Montréal with a value of +14.
Best goalkeeper
The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.
Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = saved shots (in%), GAA = goals against goals against; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 180 minutes of play are recorded.
player | team | GP | Min | W. | L. | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
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Bernie Parent | Philadelphia | 5 | 353: 33 | 2 | 3 | 8th | 0 | 96.2 | 1.35 |
Gump Worsley | Montréal | 12 | 671: 48 | 11 | 0 | 21st | 1 | 93.0 | 1.87 |
Glenn Hall | St. Louis | 18th | 1108: 12 | 8th | 10 | 45 | 1 | 91.6 | 2.43 |
Cesare Maniago | Minnesota | 14th | 893: 21 | 7th | 7th | 39 | 0 | 91.8 | 2.61 |
Terry Sawchuk | los Angeles | 5 | 279: 44 | 2 | 2 | 18th | 1 | 87.1 | 3.86 |
Web links
- Stanley Cup Playoffs 1968 on hockey-reference.com
- All box scores of the playoffs on bigmouthsports.com (PDF document, 959 kB)