1968-69 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 42-18-16 - 100 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 6-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-2
Coach: Harry Sinden (42-18-16)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1968-69 Boston Bruins StatisticsTeam Record: 42-18-16 - 100 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 6-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-2
Coach: Harry Sinden (42-18-16)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1968-69 Boston Bruins Roster
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 42 wins and 18 losses and 16 ties for 100 points, finishing second in the NHL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-4.
The Bruins topped the league with 303 goals. Boston allowed 221 goals. Phil Esposito scored 49 goals for the squad, and Ken Hodge tallied 30 or more as well. Phil Esposito contributed 77 assists. Gerry Cheevers recorded 28 wins in front of the net for the team and a team-best 2.80 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Harry Sinden coached the team. The 1968-69 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 303
Regular Season Goals Against: 221
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 1968 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 13, 1968 | Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| October 16, 1968 | Boston Bruins 2 at Oakland Seals 1 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | ||
| October 17, 1968 | Boston Bruins 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 | L | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
| October 19, 1968 | Boston Bruins 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 | W | 2-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-1-0 | ||
| October 24, 1968 | St. Louis Blues 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-2-0 | ||
| October 26, 1968 | Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 2-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-3-0 | ||
| October 27, 1968 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 3-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 5-3-0 | ||
| October 30, 1968 | Boston Bruins 4 at Minnesota North Stars 2 | W | 3-1-0 | 3-2-0 | 6-3-0 | ||
| October 31, 1968 | Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | L | 3-1-0 | 3-3-0 | 6-4-0 | ||
| November 3, 1968 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 4-1-0 | 3-3-0 | 7-4-0 | ||
| November 6, 1968 | Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 5-1-0 | 3-3-0 | 8-4-0 | ||
| November 10, 1968 | St. Louis Blues 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 5-1-1 | 3-3-0 | 8-4-1 | OT | |
| November 13, 1968 | Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | T | 5-1-1 | 3-3-1 | 8-4-2 | OT | |
| November 14, 1968 | Boston Bruins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 | L | 5-1-1 | 3-4-1 | 8-5-2 | ||
| November 17, 1968 | Oakland Seals 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 6-1-1 | 3-4-1 | 9-5-2 | ||
| November 21, 1968 | Los Angeles Kings 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 7-1-1 | 3-4-1 | 10-5-2 | ||
| November 23, 1968 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 8-1-1 | 3-4-1 | 11-5-2 | ||
| November 24, 1968 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 9-1-1 | 3-4-1 | 12-5-2 | ||
| November 27, 1968 | Boston Bruins 4 at St. Louis Blues 4 | T | 9-1-1 | 3-4-2 | 12-5-3 | OT | |
| November 30, 1968 | New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 9-2-1 | 3-4-2 | 12-6-3 | ||
| December 1, 1968 | Minnesota North Stars 0 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 10-2-1 | 3-4-2 | 13-6-3 | ||
| December 5, 1968 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 10-2-2 | 3-4-2 | 13-6-4 | OT | |
| December 7, 1968 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 11-2-2 | 3-4-2 | 14-6-4 | ||
| December 8, 1968 | Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 7 | L | 11-2-2 | 3-5-2 | 14-7-4 | ||
| December 11, 1968 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 11-2-2 | 3-5-3 | 14-7-5 | OT | |
| December 14, 1968 | Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Boston Bruins 10 | W | 12-2-2 | 3-5-3 | 15-7-5 | ||
| December 15, 1968 | Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 13-2-2 | 3-5-3 | 16-7-5 | ||
| December 19, 1968 | Los Angeles Kings 4 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 14-2-2 | 3-5-3 | 17-7-5 | ||
| December 21, 1968 | Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | T | 14-2-2 | 3-5-4 | 17-7-6 | OT | |
| December 22, 1968 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 15-2-2 | 3-5-4 | 18-7-6 | ||
| December 25, 1968 | Oakland Seals 3 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 15-3-2 | 3-5-4 | 18-8-6 | ||
| December 28, 1968 | Boston Bruins 6 at St. Louis Blues 2 | W | 15-3-2 | 4-5-4 | 19-8-6 | ||
| December 29, 1968 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 15-3-2 | 4-5-5 | 19-8-7 | OT | |
| January 2, 1969 | Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 15-3-2 | 5-5-5 | 20-8-7 | ||
| January 4, 1969 | Boston Bruins 2 at Minnesota North Stars 2 | T | 15-3-2 | 5-5-6 | 20-8-8 | OT | |
| January 9, 1969 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 16-3-2 | 5-5-6 | 21-8-8 | ||
| January 11, 1969 | Boston Bruins 6 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 16-3-2 | 6-5-6 | 22-8-8 | ||
| January 12, 1969 | Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Boston Bruins 8 | W | 17-3-2 | 6-5-6 | 23-8-8 | ||
| January 15, 1969 | Boston Bruins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | T | 17-3-2 | 6-5-7 | 23-8-9 | OT | |
| January 16, 1969 | Minnesota North Stars 1 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 18-3-2 | 6-5-7 | 24-8-9 | ||
| January 18, 1969 | Boston Bruins 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 | W | 18-3-2 | 7-5-7 | 25-8-9 | ||
| January 19, 1969 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 19-3-2 | 7-5-7 | 26-8-9 | ||
| January 23, 1969 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 19-3-2 | 7-5-8 | 26-8-10 | OT | |
| January 25, 1969 | St. Louis Blues 0 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 20-3-2 | 7-5-8 | 27-8-10 | ||
| January 26, 1969 | Minnesota North Stars 3 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 21-3-2 | 7-5-8 | 28-8-10 | ||
| January 29, 1969 | Boston Bruins 3 at Oakland Seals 3 | T | 21-3-2 | 7-5-9 | 28-8-11 | OT | |
| January 30, 1969 | Boston Bruins 7 at Los Angeles Kings 5 | W | 21-3-2 | 8-5-9 | 29-8-11 | ||
| February 2, 1969 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 22-3-2 | 8-5-9 | 30-8-11 | ||
| February 5, 1969 | Boston Bruins 7 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 22-3-2 | 9-5-9 | 31-8-11 | ||
| February 6, 1969 | Boston Bruins 1 at St. Louis Blues 3 | L | 22-3-2 | 9-6-9 | 31-9-11 | ||
| February 8, 1969 | Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 23-3-2 | 9-6-9 | 32-9-11 | ||
| February 9, 1969 | Oakland Seals 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 23-3-3 | 9-6-9 | 32-9-12 | OT | |
| February 11, 1969 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 24-3-3 | 9-6-9 | 33-9-12 | ||
| February 15, 1969 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 24-3-3 | 9-7-9 | 33-10-12 | ||
| February 16, 1969 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 24-3-3 | 9-8-9 | 33-11-12 | ||
| February 19, 1969 | Boston Bruins 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 | L | 24-3-3 | 9-9-9 | 33-12-12 | ||
| February 23, 1969 | Boston Bruins 0 at New York Rangers 9 | L | 24-3-3 | 9-10-9 | 33-13-12 | ||
| February 26, 1969 | Boston Bruins 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2 | W | 24-3-3 | 10-10-9 | 34-13-12 | ||
| February 27, 1969 | Boston Bruins 9 at Oakland Seals 0 | W | 24-3-3 | 11-10-9 | 35-13-12 | ||
| March 1, 1969 | New York Rangers 5 at Boston Bruins 8 | W | 25-3-3 | 11-10-9 | 36-13-12 | ||
| March 2, 1969 | Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 26-3-3 | 11-10-9 | 37-13-12 | ||
| March 5, 1969 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 26-3-4 | 11-10-9 | 37-13-13 | OT | |
| March 8, 1969 | Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | L | 26-3-4 | 11-11-9 | 37-14-13 | ||
| March 9, 1969 | Los Angeles Kings 2 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 27-3-4 | 11-11-9 | 38-14-13 | ||
| March 11, 1969 | Boston Bruins 3 at Minnesota North Stars 3 | T | 27-3-4 | 11-11-10 | 38-14-14 | OT | |
| March 13, 1969 | Boston Bruins 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 | L | 27-3-4 | 11-12-10 | 38-15-14 | ||
| March 15, 1969 | Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 | L | 27-3-4 | 11-13-10 | 38-16-14 | ||
| March 16, 1969 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 11 | W | 28-3-4 | 11-13-10 | 39-16-14 | ||
| March 19, 1969 | Boston Bruins 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 | W | 28-3-4 | 12-13-10 | 40-16-14 | ||
| March 20, 1969 | Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Boston Bruins 5 | T | 28-3-5 | 12-13-10 | 40-16-15 | OT | |
| March 22, 1969 | Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 28-3-5 | 13-13-10 | 41-16-15 | ||
| March 23, 1969 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 28-3-5 | 13-14-10 | 41-17-15 | ||
| March 27, 1969 | New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 28-3-6 | 13-14-10 | 41-17-16 | OT | |
| March 29, 1969 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 28-3-6 | 13-15-10 | 41-18-16 | ||
| March 30, 1969 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 29-3-6 | 13-15-10 | 42-18-16 | ||
| April 2, 1969 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 10 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| April 3, 1969 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| April 5, 1969 | Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | ||
| April 6, 1969 | Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 2-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 4-0-0 | ||
| April 10, 1969 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 2-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-1-0 | OT | |
| April 13, 1969 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 2-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-2-0 | OT | |
| April 17, 1969 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 3-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 5-2-0 | ||
| April 20, 1969 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 4-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 6-2-0 | ||
| April 22, 1969 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 4-0-0 | 2-3-0 | 6-3-0 | ||
| April 24, 1969 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 4-1-0 | 2-3-0 | 6-4-0 | 2OT |
