1968-69 New York Rangers Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 41-26-9 - 91 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 0-4
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Quarter-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-0
Coach: Bernie Geoffrion (22-18-3)
Coach: Emile Francis (19-8-6)
Location: New York, New York
1968-69 New York Rangers RosterTeam Record: 41-26-9 - 91 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 0-4
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Quarter-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-0
Coach: Bernie Geoffrion (22-18-3)
Coach: Emile Francis (19-8-6)
Location: New York, New York
1968-69 New York Rangers Results
The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 41 wins and 26 losses and 9 ties for 91 points, finishing third in the NHL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-4.
The Rangers scored 231 goals and yielded 196. Jean Ratelle netted 32 goals for New York, while Bob Nevin tallied 30 or more as well. Rod Gilbert contributed 49 assists. Ed Giacomin earned 37 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.55 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Bernie Geoffrion and Emile Francis coached the team. The 1968-69 New York Rangers lost in the NHL quarter-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | C | 75 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 204 | 15.7 |
| Rod Gilbert | R | 66 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 301 | 9.3 |
| Vic Hadfield | L | 73 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 108 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 321 | 8.1 |
| Bob Nevin | R | 71 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 236 | 13.1 |
| Phil Goyette | C | 67 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 135 | 9.6 |
| Jim Neilson | D | 76 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 95 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 274 | 3.6 |
| Don Marshall | C | 74 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 149 | 13.4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | C | 71 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 28 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 9.2 |
| Dave Balon | L | 75 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 7.5 |
| Ron Stewart | C | 75 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 20 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 184 | 9.8 |
| Brad Park | D | 54 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 2.9 |
| Arnie Brown | D | 74 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 5.3 |
| Rod Seiling | D | 73 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 2.6 |
| Reggie Fleming | L | 72 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 138 | -13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 6.8 |
| Harry Howell | D | 56 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 2.9 |
| Larry Jeffrey | L | 75 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3.2 |
| Dennis Hextall | C | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 |
| Bob Blackburn | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ed Giacomin | G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Hamilton | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Bob Jones | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Wayne Rivers | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Don Simmons | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Guy Trottier | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Gilles Villemure | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1257 | 231 | 382 | 613 | 806 | 67 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 2846 | 8.1 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 70 | 4114 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 175 | 2.55 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Villemure | 4 | 240 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | ||
| Don Simmons | 5 | 206 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2.33 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 79 | 4560 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 192 | 2.53 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rod Gilbert | R | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vic Hadfield | L | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Nevin | R | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phil Goyette | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Neilson | D | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Marshall | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walt Tkaczuk | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Balon | L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Stewart | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Park | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arnie Brown | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rod Seiling | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Fleming | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Harry Howell | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Jeffrey | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Giacomin | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Villemure | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 65 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 3 | 180 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Villemure | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 240 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 |
