Stanley Cup playoffs 1969
| Stanley Cup playoffs 1969 | |
|---|---|
| Period | April 2, 1969 to May 4, 1969 |
| Stanley Cup winner | Canadiens de Montréal (16th title) |
| finalist | St. Louis Blues |
| Playoff MVP |
 Serge Savard (Montréal)
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| Top scorer |
Phil Esposito (Boston)
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| Gates | 187 (5.67 per game) |
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 1969 began on April 2, 1969 and ended on May 4, 1969 with the 4-0 win of the Canadiens de Montréal against the St. Louis Blues . The Canadiens won their 16th title in franchise history and fourth in the last five years. In addition, they put in Serge Savard to the Conn Smythe Trophy winning Most Valuable Player of the post-season , which was thus the first defender, which was bestowed this honor. Phil Esposito led the playoffs scorer list, but lost with his Boston Bruins in the semifinals. For the St. Louis Blues it was the second final defeat in a row after the team had lost to Montréal last year with the same final result.
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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.
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 | New York Rangers | 0 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Canadiens de Montréal | 4th | |||||||||||
| E2 | Boston Bruins | 2 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Boston Bruins | 4th | |||||||||||
| E4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Canadiens de Montréal | 4th | |||||||||||
| W1 | St. Louis Blues | 0 | |||||||||||
| W1 | St. Louis Blues | 4th | |||||||||||
| W3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 0 | |||||||||||
| W1 | St. Louis Blues | 4th | |||||||||||
| W4 | Los Angeles Kings | 0 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Oakland Seals | 3 | |||||||||||
| W4 | Los Angeles Kings | 4th | |||||||||||
Quarter finals
(E1) Canadiens de Montréal - (E3) New York Rangers
| Apr 2, 1969 |
Canadiens de Montréal Jacques Lemaire (15:35) John Ferguson (53:18) Henri Richard (59:20) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
New York Rangers Jean Ratelle (39:13) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec Spectators: 16,266 |
| Apr 3, 1969 |
Canadiens de Montréal Christian Bordeleau (11:55) Bobby Rousseau (24:28) Yvan Cournoyer (26:45) Jean Béliveau (32:59) Ralph Backstrom (59:32) |
5: 2 (1: 1, 3: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
New York Rangers Rod Seiling (1:51) Vic Hadfield (14:43) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 16,532 |
| Apr 5, 1969 | New York Rangers Vic Hadfield (49:12) |
1: 4 (0: 3, 0: 0, 1: 1) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Canadiens de Montréal Mickey Redmond (0:30) Bobby Rousseau (3:37) Dick Duff (12:41) Jean Béliveau (48:33) |
Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York Spectators: 17,250 |
| Apr 6, 1969 | New York Rangers Dave Balon (32:10) Rod Gilbert (35:08) Don Marshall (47:23) |
3: 4 (0: 3, 2: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
Canadiens de Montréal Dick Duff (1:32) Jacques Lemaire (10:03) Henri Richard (10:42) Yvan Cournoyer (20:38) |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Spectators: 17,250 |
(E2) Boston Bruins - (E4) Toronto Maple Leafs
| Apr 2, 1969 |
Boston Bruins Phil Esposito (1:19) Johnny Bucyk (3:20) Phil Esposito (14:01) Johnny Bucyk (27:22) Derek Sanderson (30:40) Phil Esposito (34:10) Phil Esposito (39:51 ) Fred Stanfield (41:23) Derek Sanderson (44:34) Ken Hodge (52:47) |
10: 0 (3: 0, 4: 0, 3: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts Spectators: 14,659 |
| Apr 3, 1969 |
Boston Bruins Johnny Bucyk (15:12) Johnny Bucyk (17:33) Ted Green (18:55) John McKenzie (25:56) Ken Hodge (38:44) Ron Murphy (48:39) Phil Esposito (50:07 ) |
7: 0 (3: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 14,659 |
| Apr 5, 1969 | Toronto Maple Leafs Ron Ellis (8:23) Murray Oliver (35:32) Norm Ullman (39:47) |
3: 4 (1: 2, 2: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Boston Bruins Ed Westfall (4:18) Ted Green (14:38) Fred Stanfield (24:04) Derek Sanderson (42:52) |
Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario Spectators: 16,485 |
| Apr 6, 1969 | Toronto Maple Leafs Ron Ellis (7:52) Dave Keon (37:52) |
2: 3 (1: 2, 1: 1, 0: 0) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
Boston Bruins Derek Sanderson (1:21) Phil Esposito (3:14) Derek Sanderson (36:07) |
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario Spectators: 16,485 |
(W1) St. Louis Blues - (W3) Philadelphia Flyers
| Apr 2, 1969 |
St. Louis Blues From McDonald (0:50) Tim Ecclestone (5:43) Larry Keenan (15:10) Camille Henry (43:22) Terry Gray (57:39) |
5: 2 (3: 1, 0: 0, 2: 1) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers Bill Sutherland (12:13) Dick Cherry (58:26) |
St. Louis Arena , St. Louis , Missouri Spectators: 15,156 |
| Apr 2, 1969 |
St. Louis Blues Bill McCreary (0:41) Gary Sabourin (15:58) Larry Keenan (20:45) Gordon Berenson (32:03) Terry Gray (36:49) |
5: 0 (2: 0, 3: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 15,621 |
| Apr 5, 1969 | Philadelphia Flyers |
0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
St. Louis Blues Gary Sabourin (7:13) Ron Schock (33:24) Gordon Berenson (52:12) |
The Spectrum , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Spectators: 14,558 |
| Apr 6, 1969 | Philadelphia Flyers Garry Peters (24:54) |
1: 4 (0: 3, 1: 1, 0: 0) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
St. Louis Blues Frank St. Marseille (0:52) Terry Crisp (4:08) Jim Roberts (4:22) Tim Ecclestone (21:17) |
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 10,985 |
(W2) Oakland Seals - (W4) Los Angeles Kings
| Apr 2, 1969 | Oakland Seals Earl Ingarfield (11:59) Joe Szura (16:21) François Lacombe (39:16) Gene Ubriaco (57:22) |
4: 5 a.d. (2: 1, 1: 1, 1: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Los Angeles Kings Gary Croteau (12:53) Gary Croteau (23:07) Eddie Joyal (52:15) Eddie Joyal (55:56) Ted Irvine (60:19) |
Oakland – Alameda County Coliseum Arena , Oakland , California Spectators: 5,439 |
| Apr 3, 1969 |
Oakland Seals Ted Hampson (1:26) Ted Hampson (38:23) Gary Jarrett (42:44) Bob Dillabough (59:47) |
4: 2 (1: 0, 1: 2, 2: 0) Match report as of 1: 1 |
Los Angeles Kings Ted Irvine (20:20) Howie Menard (27:07) |
Oakland – Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
| Apr 5, 1969 | Los Angeles Kings Réal Lemieux (30:21) Bill Inglis (54:46) |
2: 5 (0: 0, 1: 2, 1: 3) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Oakland Seals Joe Szura (31:30) Gary Jarrett (34:48) Earl Ingarfield (40:13) Mike Laughton (49:09) Gerry Ehman (56:05) |
The Forum , Inglewood , California Spectators: 9,118 |
| Apr 6, 1969 |
Los Angeles Kings Bill White (10:33) Howie Menard (17:31) Larry Cahan (20:24) Brent Hughes (34:06) |
4: 2 (2: 1, 2: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Oakland Seals Earl Ingarfield (1:27) Ted Hampson (46:59) |
The Forum, Inglewood, California Spectators: 6,132 |
| Apr 9, 1969 |
Oakland Seals Mike Laughton (1:06) Bob Dillabough (25:42) Bob Dillabough (43:44) Norm Ferguson (56:43) |
4: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Los Angeles Kings Gary Croteau (15:51) |
Oakland – Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California Spectators: 7,755 |
| Apr 10, 1969 |
Los Angeles Kings Ted Irvine (3:43) Bryan Campbell (6:19) Lowell MacDonald (16:05) Bill Flett (35:12) |
4: 3 (3: 3, 1: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 3: 3 |
Oakland Seals Mike Laughton (4:53) Brian Perry (16:42) Gene Ubriaco (17:51) |
The Forum, Inglewood, California Spectators: 7,846 |
| Apr 13, 1969 | Oakland Seals Carol Vadnais (4:09) Earl Ingarfield (29:51) Gerry Ehman (50:36) |
3: 5 (1: 2, 1: 1, 1: 2) Match report as of: 3: 4 |
Los Angeles Kings Ted Irvine (2:13) Ted Irvine (12:14) Bill Flett (34:54) Lowell MacDonald (47:53) Howie Menard (58:26) |
Oakland – Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, Calif. Spectators: 9,008 |
Semifinals
(E1) Canadiens de Montréal - (E2) Boston Bruins
| Apr 10, 1969 |
Canadiens de Montréal John Ferguson (53:28) Jean Béliveau (59:04) Ralph Backstrom (60:42) |
3: 2 n.V. (0: 1, 0: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Boston Bruins Derek Sanderson (13:28) Derek Sanderson (35:53) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec Spectators: 17,144 |
| Apr 13, 1969 |
Canadiens de Montréal Yvan Cournoyer (20:55) Jean Béliveau (37:09) Serge Savard (58:51) Mickey Redmond (64:55) |
4: 3 n.V. (0: 0, 2: 2, 1: 1, 1: 0) Match report : 2: 0 |
New York Rangers John McKenzie (28:39) Ron Murphy (38:01) Johnny Bucyk (54:12) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 17,897 |
| Apr 17, 1969 |
Boston Bruins Phil Esposito (3:37) Ed Westfall (36:35) Phil Esposito (43:37) Ron Murphy (50:07) Ken Hodge (50:23) |
5: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 3: 0) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Canadiens de Montréal |
Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts Spectators: 14,659 |
| April 20, 1969 |
Boston Bruins Ed Westfall (2:55) Derek Sanderson (15:49) Bobby Orr (58:13) |
3: 2 (2: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Canadiens de Montréal Jacques Lemaire (8:51) Serge Savard (59:06) |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 14,659 |
| Apr 22, 1969 |
Canadiens de Montréal Jacques Laperrière (18:25) Claude Provost (21:08) JC Tremblay (22:01) Claude Provost (47:06) |
4: 2 (1: 0, 2: 2, 1: 0) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Boston Bruins Ken Hodge (30:15) Ken Hodge (33:21) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 17,728 |
| Apr. 24, 1969 | Boston Bruins Ron Murphy (2:29) |
1: 2 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report : 2: 4 |
Canadiens de Montréal Serge Savard (41:10) Jean Béliveau (91:28) |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
(W1) St. Louis Blues - (W4) Los Angeles Kings
| Apr 15, 1969 |
St. Louis Blues Larry Keenan (11:00) Gordon Berenson (21:56) Gordon Berenson (24:49) Gordon Berenson (30:24) |
4: 0 (1: 0, 3: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Los Angeles Kings |
St. Louis Arena , St. Louis , Missouri Spectators: 15,438 |
| Apr 17, 1969 |
St. Louis Blues Gordon Berenson (3:48) Gary Sabourin (31:22) Gary Sabourin (54:31) |
3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 2) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Dave Amadio (42:12) Bryan Campbell (48:28) |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 15,776 |
| Apr 19, 1969 | Los Angeles Kings Bill Flett (2:18) Skip Krake (42:34) |
2: 5 (1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 3) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
St. Louis Blues Frank St. Marseille (10:13) From McDonald (24:07) Terry Crisp (44:18) Gary Sabourin (46:40) Noël Picard (53:03) |
The Forum , Inglewood , California Spectators: 12,523 |
| April 20, 1969 | Los Angeles Kings Eddie Joyal (1:48) |
1: 4 (1: 1, 0: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
St. Louis Blues Terry Crisp (11:38) Gordon Berenson (31:52) Gary Sabourin (32:44) Camille Henry (50:56) |
The Forum, Inglewood, California Spectators: 7,388 |
Stanley Cup Final
(E1) Canadiens de Montréal - (W1) St. Louis Blues
| Apr. 27, 1969 |
Canadiens de Montréal Dick Duff (3:39) Bobby Rousseau (4:17) John Ferguson (59:46) |
3: 1 (2: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
St. Louis Blues Frank St. Marseille (18:24) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec Spectators: 16,607 |
| Apr. 29, 1969 |
Canadiens de Montréal Ralph Backstrom (17:26) Dick Duff (29:07) Yvan Cournoyer (34:11) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
St. Louis Blues Larry Keenan (49:20) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 16,522 |
| May 1st 1969 | St. Louis Blues |
0: 4 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Canadiens de Montréal Serge Savard (12:34) Jacques Lemaire (28:16) Dick Duff (33:38) Dick Duff (58:35) |
St. Louis Arena , St. Louis , Missouri Spectators: 16,338 |
| 4th May 1969 | St. Louis Blues Terry Gray (30:50) |
1: 2 (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
Canadiens de Montréal Ted Harris (40:42) John Ferguson (43:02) |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 16,126 |
Stanley Cup winner
Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal |
Goalkeepers: Tony Esposito , Rogatien Vachon , Gump Worsley Defenders: Terry Harper , Ted Harris , Larry Hillman , Jacques Laperrière , Serge Savard , JC Tremblay Attackers: Ralph Backstrom , Jean Béliveau ( C ), Christian Bordeleau , Yvan Cournoyer , Dick Duff , John Ferguson , Jacques Lemaire , Claude Provost , Henri Richard , Mickey Redmond , Bobby Rousseau , Gilles Tremblay Head Coach: Claude Ruel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | Boston | 10 | 8th | 10 | 18th | +6 | 8th |
| Jean Béliveau | Montréal | 14th | 5 | 10 | 15th | +2 | 8th |
| Dick Duff | Montréal | 14th | 6th | 8th | 14th | +8 | 11 |
| Ken Hodge | Boston | 10 | 5 | 7th | 12 | +3 | 4th |
| Gary Sabourin | St. Louis | 12 | 6th | 5 | 11 | +5 | 12 |
| Johnny Bucyk | Boston | 10 | 5 | 6th | 11 | +5 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | Montréal | 14th | 4th | 7th | 11 | +2 | 5 |
| Derek Sanderson | Boston | 9 | 8th | 2 | 10 | +8 | 36 |
| Gordon Berenson | St. Louis | 12 | 7th | 3 | 10 | +3 | 20th |
| Earl Ingarfield | Oakland | 7th | 4th | 6th | 10 | –6 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | Montréal | 14th | 4th | 6th | 10 | +2 | 24 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogatien Vachon | Montréal | 8th | 507: 00 | 7th | 1 | 12 | 1 | 95.3 | 1.42 |
| Jacques Plante | St. Louis | 10 | 589: 06 | 8th | 2 | 15th | 3 | 95.0 | 1.43 |
| Gerry Cheevers | Boston | 9 | 571: 04 | 6th | 3 | 16 | 3 | 94.7 | 1.68 |
Web links
- Stanley Cup Playoffs 1969 on hockey-reference.com
- All box scores of the playoffs on bigmouthsports.com (PDF document, 821 kB)
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