1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season


The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.

Offseason

Expansion draft

The 1967 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1967, in the ballroom of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. The Canadiens lost 18 players in the NHL Expansion Draft. General manager Sam Pollock helped Clarence Campbell draw up the rules for the draft. The most notable players lost were Charlie Hodge, Jean-Guy Talbot, Dave Balon and Jim Roberts.

Regular season

On March 3, 1968, Jean Beliveau joined Gordie Howe as the only players to have 1000 career points.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Stanley Cup finals

This was the first Stanley Cup after the 1967 expansion. Montreal defeated Boston and Chicago to advance to the finals as the East Division champion. St. Louis would defeat Philadelphia and Minnesota to advance to the finals as the West Division champion.
DateVisitorsScoreHomeScoreNotes
May 5Montreal3St. Louis2OT
May 7Montreal1St. Louis0
May 9St. Louis3Montreal4OT
May 11St. Louis2Montreal3

Montreal wins the series 4–0.

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIMPPGSHGGWG
C5931376828903
RW7419466547715
RW6428326023714
LW712328518712
LW6625214621608
C7020254514305
RW7314304426233
C6922204216313
LW61151833117003
D734263018101
C549192816203
D724212584100
D675162178001
D672131534100
RW4165114100
D57381166001
RW42291128000
RW2234710000
D3111231000
D120119000
LW110008000
G390002000
G4000010000

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASO
22273923132922.484
2213401998731.986
Team:4440744222101652.2310

Playoffs

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIMPPGSHGGWG
RW1368144301
C1376136202
C1074116301
RW13281010101
D133692011
C134484100
LW1335825001
C134374002
LW133474001
RW132468001
LW91562000
RW123258000
D1313420000
D1304422000
RW100335000
D62020021
D130118000
RW20000000
G20000000
D10000000
G1200010000

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLGAGAASO
67212110211.881
11321142.120
Team:78513121251.911

Awards and records

Roster

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club Team
18Elgin McCannWeyburn Red Wings