1968–69 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1968–69 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 60th season of play. The Canadiens would defeat the St. Louis Blues to win their 16th Stanley Cup championship in club history.Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Quarter-final
; Versus New York Rangers
Montreal wins the series 4–0.Semi-final
; Versus Boston Bruins
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | W | April 10, 1969 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins | 1–0 |
| 2 | W | April 13, 1969 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins | 2–0 |
| 3 | L | April 17, 1969 | 0–5 | @ Boston Bruins | 2–1 |
| 4 | L | April 20, 1969 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins | 2–2 |
| 5 | W | April 22, 1969 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins | 3–2 |
| 6 | W | April 24, 1969 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins | 4–2 |
Montreal wins the series 4–2.; Versus St. Louis Blues
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | W | April 27, 1969 | 3–1 | St. Louis Blues | 1–0 |
| 2 | W | April 29, 1969 | 3–1 | St. Louis Blues | 2–0 |
| 3 | W | May 1, 1969 | 4–0 | @ St. Louis Blues | 3–0 |
| 4 | W | May 4, 1969 | 2–1 | @ St. Louis Blues | 4–0 |
Montreal wins the series 4–0.Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 76 | 43 | 44 | 87 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| C | 69 | 33 | 49 | 82 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| RW | 76 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| C | 75 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| LW | 71 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 185 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| C | 64 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 72 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| LW | 68 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 75 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 74 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 69 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 73 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| LW | 44 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 76 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RW | 65 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 2051 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 98 | 2.87 | 2 |
| 1703 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 2.25 | 5 |
| 746 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 2.73 | 2 |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 4560 | 76 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 200 | 2.63 | 9 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 14 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LW | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LW | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| C | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| RW | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 507 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1.42 | 1 |
| 370 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2.27 | 0 |
| Team: | 877 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 1.78 | 1 |
Awards and records
Trades
Roster
Draft picks
Montreal's draft picks at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 1 | Michel Plasse | | Drummondville Rangers |
| 1 | 2 | Roger Belisle | | Montreal North Beavers |
| 1 | 3 | Jim Pritchard | | Winnipeg Jets |
| 3 | 23 | Don Grierson | | North Bay Trappers |
