1968–69 St. Louis Blues season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=1968–69
Team=St. Louis Blues
Conference=West
ConferenceRank=1st
Division=West
DivisionRank=1st
Record=37-25-14
HomeRecord=
RoadRecord=
GoalsFor=
GoalsAgainst=
GeneralManager= Scotty Bowman
Coach= Scotty Bowman
Captain= Al Arbour
AltCaptain=
Arena=St. Louis Arena
Attendance=
GoalsLeader=Red Berenson (35)
AssistsLeader=Red Berenson (47)
PointsLeader=Red Berenson (82)
PIMLeader=Noel Picard (131)
WinsLeader=Glenn Hall (19)
GAALeader=Jacques Plante (1.96)

The 1968–69 St. Louis Blues season was the second in the history of the franchise. The Blues won the NHL's West Division title for the first time in their history. In the playoffs, the Blues swept the Philadelphia Flyers and the Los Angeles Kings, winning both series four games to none, before losing the Stanley Cup Finals in four straight to the Montreal Canadiens for the second straight season.

Regular Season

eason Standings

Goaltending

Goaltenders Glenn Hall and Jacques Plante shared the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goalie tandem for that season. For Hall, it was his third Vezina, while Plante, who had come out of retirement during the summer of 1968, took home his seventh. It was the second major award that an NHL expansion team has earned. Hall also earned the Conn Smythe Trophy as the NHL Playoffs MVP the previous season.

Game log

October

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January

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April

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Roster

"Montreal wins the series 4–0."

Awards and Records

* Red Berenson, Most Goals in One Road Game (6), Achieved on November 7, 1968 vs. Philadelphia [National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.179, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5]

References

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000361969.html Blues on Hockey Database]