1968-69 New York Rangers Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 41-26-9 - 91 points
in the NHL's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Bernie Geoffrion (22-21)
Coach: Emile Francis (19-8-6)
1968-69 New York Rangers RosterTeam Record: 41-26-9 - 91 points
in the NHL's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Bernie Geoffrion (22-21)
Coach: Emile Francis (19-8-6)
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 in the NHL's Eastern Division.
The team scored 231 goals and yielded 196. Jean Ratelle netted 32 goals for the team, 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 in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | C | 75 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 204 | 15.7 |
| Rod Gilbert | R | 66 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 301 | 9.3 |
| Vic Hadfield | L | 73 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 108 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 321 | 8.1 |
| Bob Nevin | R | 71 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 236 | 13.1 |
| Phil Goyette | C | 67 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 135 | 9.6 |
| Jim Neilson | D | 76 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 95 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 274 | 3.6 |
| Don Marshall | C | 74 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 149 | 13.4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | C | 71 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 28 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 9.2 |
| Dave Balon | L | 75 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 7.5 |
| Ron Stewart | C | 75 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 20 | -11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 184 | 9.8 |
| Brad Park | D | 54 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 2.9 |
| Arnie Brown | D | 74 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 5.3 |
| Rod Seiling | D | 73 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 2.6 |
| Reggie Fleming | L | 72 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 138 | -13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 6.8 |
| Harry Howell | D | 56 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 2.9 |
| Larry Jeffrey | L | 75 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3.2 |
| Dennis Hextall | C | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Gilles Villemure | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Giacomin | G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Fairbairn | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Wayne Rivers | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Al Hamilton | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Bob Jones | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Bob Blackburn | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Guy Trottier | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Don Simmons | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1257 | 231 | 382 | 613 | 806 | 67 | 56 | 4 | 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 | |||
| Gilles Villemure | 4 | 240 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.25 | |||
| Don Simmons | 5 | 206 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2.33 | |||
| Totals | 79 | 4560 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 192 | 2.53 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rod Gilbert | R | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vic Hadfield | L | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Nevin | R | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phil Goyette | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Neilson | D | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Marshall | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walt Tkaczuk | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Balon | L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Stewart | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Park | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arnie Brown | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rod Seiling | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Fleming | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Harry Howell | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Jeffrey | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Villemure | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Giacomin | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 65 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 3 | 180 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.33 | 78 | 68 | .872 |
| Gilles Villemure | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 38 | 34 | .895 |
| Totals | 4 | 240 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.50 | 116 | 102 | .879 |
