1967–68 NHL season

The 1967–68 NHL season was the 51st season of the National Hockey League. Twelve teams each played 74 games. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup against the new St. Louis Blues.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Montreal Canadiens	74	42	22	10	94	236	167	700
New York Rangers	74	39	23	12	90	226	183	673
Boston Bruins	74	37	27	10	84	259	216	1043
Chicago Black Hawks	74	32	26	16	80	212	222	606
Toronto Maple Leafs	74	33	31	10	76	209	176	634
Detroit Red Wings	74	27	35	12	66	245	257	759

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Philadelphia Flyers	74	31	32	11	73	173	179	987
Los Angeles Kings	74	31	33	10	72	200	224	810
St. Louis Blues	74	27	31	16	70	177	191	792
Minnesota North Stars	74	27	32	15	69	191	226	738
Pittsburgh Penguins	74	27	34	13	67	195	216	554
Oakland Seals	74	15	42	17	47	153	219	787

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
Stan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	72	40	47	87	14
Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	74	35	49	84	21
Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	74	39	43	82	53
Jean Ratelle	New York Rangers	74	32	46	78	18
Rod Gilbert	New York Rangers	74	29	48	77	12
Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	71	44	31	75	39
Norm Ullman	Toronto Maple Leafs	71	35	37	72	28
Alex Delvecchio	Detroit Red Wings	74	22	48	70	14
John Bucyk	Boston Bruins	72	30	39	69	8
Ken Wharram	Chicago Black Hawks	74	27	42	69	18

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; EN = Empty Net Goals Against; SO = Shutouts

Player	Team	GP	MIN	GA	GAA	W	L	T	EN	SO

Playoffs

Main page: 1968 Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Stanley Cup Finals
	1	Montreal	4
	3	Boston	0
						1	Montreal	4
						4	Chicago	1
	2	New York	2
	4	Chicago	4
											E1	Montreal	4
											W3	St. Louis	0
	1	Philadelphia	3
	3	St. Louis	4
						3	St. Louis	4
						4	Minnesota	3
	2	Los Angeles	3
	4	Minnesota	4

Finals

see 1968 Stanley Cup Finals

NHL awards

1967–68 NHL awards
Prince of Wales Trophy:	Montreal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Philadelphia Flyers
Art Ross Trophy:	Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Claude Provost, Montreal Canadiens
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Derek Sanderson, Boston Bruins
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Glenn Hall, St. Louis Blues
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
Plus-Minus Leader:	Dallas Smith, Boston Bruins
Vezina Trophy:	Rogatien Vachon & Gump Worsley, Montreal Canadiens
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Thomas F. Lockhart, Walter A. Brown, General John R. Kilpatrick

All-Star teams

First Team	Position	Second Team
Gump Worsley, Montreal Canadiens	G	Ed Giacomin, New York Rangers
Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins	D	J.C. Tremblay, Montreal Canadiens
Tim Horton, Toronto Maple Leafs	D	Jim Neilson, New York Rangers
Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks	C	Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins
Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings	RW	Rod Gilbert, New York Rangers
Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks	LW	Johnny Bucyk, Boston Bruins

Related pages

• 1967 NHL Expansion
• 1967 NHL Expansion Draft

References

• Hockey Database
• NHL.com