1967–68 New York Rangers season

The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.

1967–68 New York Rangers
Division2nd East
1967–68 record39–23–12
Goals for226
Goals against183
Team information
General managerEmile Francis
CoachEmile Francis
CaptainBob Nevin
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsJean Ratelle (32)
AssistsRod Gilbert (48)
PointsJean Ratelle (78)
Penalty minutesReg Fleming (132)
WinsEddie Giacomin (36)
Goals against averageGilles Villemure (2.40)

Regular season

Final standings
East Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens74422210236167+6994
2New York Rangers74392312226183+4390
3Boston Bruins74372710259216+4384
4Chicago Black Hawks74322616212222−1080
5Toronto Maple Leafs74333110209176+3376
6Detroit Red Wings74273512245257−1266

Record vs. opponents
1967-68 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET LAK MIN MON NYR OAK PHI PIT STL TOR
Boston —5–3–25–3–23–12–25–56–2–22–23–12–22–1–12–5–3
Chicago 3–5–2—4–3–32–1–13–12–6–23–4–33–0–13–12–1–12–0–25–4–1
Detroit 3–5–23–4–3—1–2–12–23–6–13–5–23–0–13–13–12–1–11–8–1
Los Angeles 1–31–2–12–1–1—2–6–22–22–24–4–25–4–16–44–3–32–2
Minnesota 2–21–32–26–2–2—1–2–10–2–25–2–33–6–13–4–33–5–21–2–1
Montreal 5–56–2–26–3–12–22–1–1—4–4–23–12–1–14–03–0–15–3–2
New York 2–6–24–3–35–3–22–22–0–24–4–2—4–03–13–0–13–17–3
Oakland 2–20–3–10–3–14–4–22–5–31–30–4—4–3–31–5–40–7–31–3
Philadelphia 1–31–31–34–5–16–3–11–2–11–33–4–3—3–4–37–1–23–1
Pittsburgh 2–21–2–11–34–64–3–30–40–3–15–1–44–3–3—4–62–1–1
St. Louis 1–2–10–2–21–2–13–4–35–3–20–3–11–37–0–31–7–26–4—2–1–1
Toronto 5–2–34–5–18–1–12–22–1–13–5–23–73–11–31–2–11–2–1—

Schedule and results
1967–68 Game Log
October: 5–1–3 (Home: 2–0–2; Road: 3–1–1)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
111@ Chicago Black Hawks6–31–0–0
215@ Detroit Red Wings3–21–1–0
318Montreal Canadiens2–21–1–1
421@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–32–1–1
522Pittsburgh Penguins6–43–1–1
625Chicago Black Hawks2–23–1–2
726@ Montreal Canadiens1–13–1–3
829Toronto Maple Leafs3–24–1–3
931@ Los Angeles Kings6–15–1–3
November: 4–7–0 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–4–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
101@ Oakland Seals2–06–1–3
114@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–26–2–3
128Boston Bruins6–36–3–3
1312Oakland Seals5–37–3–3
1416@ Philadelphia Flyers3–27–4–3
1518@ Boston Bruins3–17–5–3
1619Minnesota North Stars5–28–5–3
1722Chicago Black Hawks7–18–6–3
1823@ Boston Bruins4–28–7–3
1926St. Louis Blues1–09–7–3
2029Detroit Red Wings3–19–8–3
December: 7–5–3 (Home: 5–1–3; Road: 2–4–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
212@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–110–8–3
223Los Angeles Kings4–211–8–3
236Detroit Red Wings3–311–8–4
247@ Boston Bruins3–111–9–4
259@ Detroit Red Wings3–211–10–4
2610Montreal Canadiens3–212–10–4
2713@ Chicago Black Hawks5–212–11–4
2816@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–212–12–4
2917St. Louis Blues5–313–12–4
3020Detroit Red Wings2–014–12–4
3123Boston Bruins4–014–13–4
3225@ Philadelphia Flyers3–115–13–4
3327Minnesota North Stars3–315–13–5
3430Chicago Black Hawks3–315–13–6
3531Toronto Maple Leafs4–016–13–6
January: 6–4–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 3–3–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
363Boston Bruins5–516–13–7
376@ Montreal Canadiens5–216–14–7
387Toronto Maple Leafs6–217–14–7
3910@ Chicago Black Hawks3–317–14–8
4013@ St. Louis Blues3–118–14–8
4117@ Chicago Black Hawks4–219–14–8
4219@ Los Angeles Kings5–219–15–8
4320@ Oakland Seals3–020–15–8
4424Boston Bruins2–121–15–8
4527@ St. Louis Blues4–321–16–8
4628Oakland Seals4–222–16–8
4731Chicago Black Hawks3–222–17–8
February: 8–2–3 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 5–1–2)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
481@ Montreal Canadiens5–222–18–8
493@ Boston Bruins3–322–18–9
504Montreal Canadiens3–023–18–9
518@ Detroit Red Wings3–224–18–9
5210@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–224–18–10
5311Detroit Red Wings3–324–18–11
5415@ Minnesota North Stars6–225–18–11
5517@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–226–18–11
5618Philadelphia Flyers3–127–18–11
5721Montreal Canadiens7–227–19–11
5824@ Montreal Canadiens6–128–19–11
5925Toronto Maple Leafs3–129–19–11
6029@ Detroit Red Wings4–230–19–11
March: 9–4–1 (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 3–2–1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
612Philadelphia Flyers4–031–19–11
623Chicago Black Hawks4–032–19–11
636Detroit Red Wings6–133–19–11
649@ Minnesota North Stars1–133–19–12
6510Los Angeles Kings4–333–20–12
6613Boston Bruins2–133–21–12
6714@ Montreal Canadiens3–133–22–12
6817Pittsburgh Penguins3–034–22–12
6920@ Chicago Black Hawks5–335–22–12
7023@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–135–23–12
7124Toronto Maple Leafs4–236–23–12
7228@ Boston Bruins5–437–23–12
7330@ Detroit Red Wings3–138–23–12
7431Montreal Canadiens4–239–23–12

Playoffs
Main article: 1968 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

1968 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin6639403620101602.448
Don Simmons5300212132.600
Gilles Villemure420012082.401
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin636024183.000

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

[2]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 6 Bob Dickson LW  Canada Chatham (Junior B)
2 15 Brian Tosh D  Canada Smiths Falls Bears (CJAHL)

See also

References
  1. "1967–1968 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "1967–68 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
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