1969–70 NHL season
The 1969–70 NHL season was the 53rd season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Twelve teams each played 76 games. The Boston Bruins were the Stanley Cup winners as they swept the St. Louis Blues four games to none in the final series.
1969–70 NHL season | |
---|---|
League | National Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 11, 1969 – May 10, 1970 |
Number of games | 76 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Chicago Black Hawks |
Season MVP | Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins) |
Top scorer | Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins) |
Stanley Cup | |
Stanley Cup champions | Boston Bruins |
Runners-up | St. Louis Blues |
NHL seasons | |
← 1968–69 |
1970–71 → |
Regular season
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
National Hockey League | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Louis Blues | 76 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 86 | 224 | 179 | 876 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 64 | 182 | 238 | 1038 |
Minnesota North Stars | 76 | 19 | 35 | 22 | 60 | 224 | 257 | 1008 |
Oakland Seals | 76 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 58 | 169 | 243 | 845 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 17 | 35 | 24 | 58 | 197 | 225 | 1123 |
Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 14 | 52 | 10 | 38 | 168 | 290 | 969 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
PLAYER | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins | 76 | 33 | 87 | 120 | |
Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins | 76 | 43 | 56 | 99 | |
Stan Mikita | Chicago Black Hawks | 76 | 39 | 47 | 86 | |
Phil Goyette | St. Louis Blues | 72 | 29 | 49 | 78 | |
Walt Tkaczuk | New York Rangers | 76 | 27 | 50 | 77 | |
Jean Ratelle | New York Rangers | 75 | 32 | 42 | 74 | |
Red Berenson | St. Louis Blues | 67 | 33 | 39 | 72 | |
J. P. Parise | Minnesota North Stars | 74 | 24 | 48 | 72 | |
Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 76 | 31 | 40 | 71 | |
Frank Mahovlich | Detroit Red Wings | 74 | 38 | 32 | 70 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||
1 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||
3 | Detroit | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | Chicago | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Boston | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Boston | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | New York | 2 | |||||||||||
E2 | Boston | 4 | |||||||||||
W1 | St. Louis | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | St. Louis | 4 | |||||||||||
3 | Minnesota | 2 | |||||||||||
1 | St. Louis | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Pittsburgh | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | Pittsburgh | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | Oakland | 0 |