1968-1969 Season Overview

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Season Summary

Stanley Cup Champion

Montreal Canadiens

Presidents' Trophy

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Individual Awards

Hart Trophy: Regular season most valuable player Phil Esposito

Vezina Trophy: Regular season best goaltender Bernie Parent

Calder Trophy: Regular season best rookie Danny Grant

Ted Lindsay Award: Most outstanding player as voted by the players firstName lastName

Selke Trophy: Regular season best defensive forward firstName lastName

King Clancy Award: Leadership and humanitarian contributions firstName lastName

Rocket Richard Trophy: Regular season most goals scored firstName lastName

Mark Messier Leadership Award: Leadership and contributions to the game firstName lastName

Masterton Trophy: Perseverance and dedication to hockey Ted Hampson

Conn Smythe Trophy: Most valuable player in the playoffs Serge Savard

Norris Trophy: Regular season best defenseman Bobby Orr

Art Ross Trophy: Most points in the regular season Phil Esposito

Points

Player	Points
Phil Esposito	126
Bobby Hull	107
Gordie Howe	103
Stan Mikita	97
Ken Hodge	90

Goals

Player	Goals
Bobby Hull	58
Phil Esposito	49
Frank Mahovlich	49
Ken Hodge	45
Gordie Howe	44

Assists

Player	Assists
Phil Esposito	77
Stan Mikita	67
Gordie Howe	59
Alex Delvecchio	58
Pat Stapleton	50

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Bobby Hull	20
Yvan Cournoyer	14
Andre Lacroix	13
Norm Ullman	13
Johnny Bucyk	11

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Dave Keon	6
Ed Westfall	4
Bruce MacGregor	3
Eric Nesterenko	3
Derek Sanderson	3

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Forbes Kennedy	219
Jim Dorey	200
John Ferguson	185
Carol Vadnais	151
Don Awrey	149

Wins

Player	Wins
Ed Giacomin	38.0
Bruce Gamble	28.0
Gerry Cheevers	27.0
Rogie Vachon	22.0
Gary Smith	21.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Jacques Plante	1.96
Glenn Hall	2.17
Gump Worsley	2.26
Roy Edwards	2.55
Ed Giacomin	2.56

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Jacques Plante	0.940
Glenn Hall	0.928
Bernie Parent	0.925
Gump Worsley	0.920
Roy Edwards	0.915

Shutouts

Player	SO
Glenn Hall	8.0
Ed Giacomin	7.0
Jacques Plante	5.0
Gump Worsley	5.0
Roy Edwards	4.0

Points

Player	Points
Phil Esposito	18
Jean Beliveau	15
Dick Duff	14
Ken Hodge	12
Gary Sabourin	11

Goals

Player	Goals
Phil Esposito	8
Derek Sanderson	8
Red Berenson	7
Dick Duff	6
Gary Sabourin	6

Assists

Player	Assists
Jean Beliveau	10
Phil Esposito	10
Dick Duff	8
Yvan Cournoyer	7
Ken Hodge	7

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Phil Esposito	5
Dick Duff	3
Johnny Bucyk	2
Ted Hampson	2
Ken Hodge	2

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Derek Sanderson	3
Ed Westfall	2
Bryan Campbell	1
Garry Peters	1
Dave Keon	1

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
John Ferguson	80
Bob Plager	47
Forbes Kennedy	38
Brent Hughes	37
Derek Sanderson	36

Time On Ice (mins)

No playoff data available

Faceoff Percentage

No playoff data available

Wins

Player	Wins
Jacques Plante	8.0
Rogie Vachon	7.0
Gerry Cheevers	6.0
Gump Worsley	5.0
Gerry Desjardins	3.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Rogie Vachon	1.42
Jacques Plante	1.43
Gerry Cheevers	1.68
Gump Worsley	2.27
Glenn Hall	2.32

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Rogie Vachon	0.953
Jacques Plante	0.950
Gerry Cheevers	0.947
Glenn Hall	0.931
Gump Worsley	0.919

Shutouts

Player	SO
Gerry Cheevers	3.0
Jacques Plante	3.0
Rogie Vachon	1.0

SELECT * FROM nhl_EOY_standings WHERE seasonId = 19681969 AND conferenceName = 'Eastern' ORDER BY points DESC

End of Season Standings

Western Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

Eastern Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

x – clinched playoff spot

y – clinched division

z – clinched conference

p – Presidents' Trophy

e – eliminated from playoffs