1968 Stanley Cup playoffs

1968 Stanley Cup playoffs

Tournament details
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Montreal Canadiens
Runner-up	St. Louis Blues
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The 1968 Stanley Cup playoffs, to decide the 1968 championship of the National Hockey League (NHL) was the first after the expansion from six to twelve teams. The playoff system was thus expanded from a four-team to an eight-team tournament, and was designed so that four of the new expansion teams would qualify for the postseason.

The defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs did not qualify and a new champion would be crowned. The Montreal Canadiens would defeat the St. Louis Blues in four straight to win the Stanley Cup.

Format

All of the 'Original Six' teams were placed in the new Eastern Division, and all of the new teams placed in the new Western Division. Each division contributed four playoff teams. Division teams then played off to produce a divisional champion, and the two divisional champions played off in the Final to win the Stanley Cup.

The imbalance between the new teams and old was readily apparent in the standings. All four of the East Division teams had a better record than the top team in the West.

Teams

Bruins

Black Hawks

Canadiens

Rangers

Kings

North Stars

Flyers

Blues

East Division West Division

1968 Stanley Cup playoffs
Division	Team	City	Arena	Capacity
East	Boston Bruins	Boston, Massachusetts	Boston Garden	13,909
	Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago Stadium	16,666
	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal, Quebec	Montreal Forum	15,551
	New York Rangers	New York, New York	Madison Square Garden	17,250
West	Los Angeles Kings	Inglewood, California	The Forum	16,005
	Minnesota North Stars	Bloomington, Minnesota	Metropolitan Sports Center	15,000
	Philadelphia Flyers	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Spectrum	14,646
	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis, Missouri	St. Louis Arena	14,200

Series

All series but Bruins-Canadiens had a game postponed after the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4. ^[1]

Quarterfinals

(E1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (E3) Boston Bruins

The Montreal Canadiens were the best regular season team, earning 94 points. The Boston Bruins earned 84 points to finish third in the East Division. This was the thirteenth playoff series between these two rivals, with Montreal winning ten of their twelve previous series. Their most recent series had come in the 1958 Stanley Cup Finals, which Montreal won in six games. These teams split their ten-game regular season series.

The Bruins, making their first appearance in the playoffs since 1959, were swept in four games.

April 4	Boston Bruins		1–2		Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Ken Hodge (1) – 4:00		First period			14:08 – pp – Henri Richard (1)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			14:40 – Claude Provost (1)
Gerry Cheevers 33 saves / 35 shots		Goalie stats			Gump Worsley 21 saves / 22 shots

April 6	Boston Bruins		3–5		Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Ken Hodge (2) – 13:58		First period			09:33 – Jacques Lemaire (1)
Ted Green (1) - pp - 13:06		Second period			04:15 – Jacques Laperriere (1) 09:24 – Jacques Lemaire (2)
John McKenzie (1) – 10:47		Third period			10:24 – Dick Duff (1) 17:34 – Jean Beliveau (1)
Gerry Cheevers 36 saves / 41 shots		Goalie stats			Gump Worsley 17 saves / 20 shots

April 9	Montreal Canadiens		5–2		Boston Bruins	Boston Garden	Recap
Jean Beliveau (2) – pp - 15:35		First period			5:15 – Ed Westfall (1)
Claude Provost (2) – pp - 7:39 Ralph Backstrom (1) – 8:41 John Ferguson (1) – 18:23		Second period			19:55 - Tommy Williams (1)
Dick Duff (2) – 8:23		Third period			No scoring
Gump Worsley 25 saves / 27 shots		Goalie stats			Gerry Cheevers 28 saves / 33 shots

April 11	Montreal Canadiens		3–2		Boston Bruins	Boston Garden	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Claude Larose (1) – 12:58		Second period			00:49 – Ed Westfall (2)
Claude Larose (2) – 7:20 Ralph Backstrom (2) – 16:33		Third period			18:34 – Ken Hodge (3)
Gump Worsley 35 saves / 37 shots		Goalie stats			Gerry Cheevers 31 saves / 34 shots

Montreal won series 4–0

(E2) New York Rangers vs. (E4) Chicago Black Hawks

The New York Rangers earned 90 points to finish second in the East Division. The Chicago Blackhawks finished fourth in the East Division with 80 points. This was the second playoff series between these two teams. Their only previous series came in the 1931 semifinals, where Chicago won the two-game total goals series 3 goals to 0. New York earned eleven of twenty points in this year's regular season series.

The Black Hawks, led by Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita upset the Rangers in six to set up a Montreal-Chicago East Division showdown.

April 4	Chicago Black Hawks		1–3		New York Rangers	Madison Square Garden	Recap
No scoring		First period			11:22 – Orland Kurtenbach (1)
No scoring		Second period			07:34 – pp – Harry Howell (1)
Pierre Pilote (1) – pp – 12:27		Third period			01:36 – Rod Gilbert (1)
Denis DeJordy 41 saves / 44 shots		Goalie stats			Ed Giacomin 31 saves / 32 shots

April 9	Chicago Black Hawks		1–2		New York Rangers	Madison Square Garden	Recap
No scoring		First period			15:57 – Rod Gilbert (2)
Bobby Hull (1) – 10:12		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			12:40 – Donnie Marshall (1)
Denis DeJordy 28 saves / 30 shots		Goalie stats			Ed Giacomin 36 saves / 37 shots

April 11	New York Rangers		4–7		Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
Vic Hadfield (1) – pp – 16:47		First period			11:35 – Pit Martin (1)
Rod Gilbert (3) – 9:32 Rod Gilbert (4) – 9:38		Second period			08:48 – Stan Mikita (1)
Rod Seiling (1) – 13:22		Third period			02:36 – Pit Martin (2) 05:25 – pp – Stan Mikita (2) 08:59 – Dennis Hull (1) 18:19 – Doug Mohns (1) 19:42 – Gilles Marotte (1)
Ed Giacomin 24 saves / 31 shots		Goalie stats			Denis DeJordy 29 saves / 33 shots

April 13	New York Rangers		1–3		Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
Ron Stewart (1) – 17:20		First period			15:33 – Kenny Wharram (1)
No scoring		Second period			3:33 – Gilles Marotte (2)
No scoring		Third period			8:24 – Chico Maki (1)
Ed Giacomin 41 saves / 44 shots		Goalie stats			Denis DeJordy 37 saves / 38 shots

April 14	Chicago Black Hawks		2–1		New York Rangers	Madison Square Garden	Recap
Donnie Marshall (2) – 5:20		First period			16:14 – pp – Bobby Hull (2)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Bobby Schmautz (1) – 16:46		Third period			No scoring
Denis DeJordy 32 saves / 33 shots		Goalie stats			Ed Giacomin 27 saves / 29 shots

April 16	New York Rangers		1–4		Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
No scoring		First period			05:50 – Doug Jarrett (1)
Rod Gilbert (5) – 03:15		Second period			19:25 – Chico Maki (2)
No scoring		Third period			02:39 – Pit Martin (3) 16:35 – Stan Mikita (3)
Ed Giacomin 25 saves / 29 shots		Goalie stats			Denis DeJordy 26 saves / 27 shots

Chicago won series 4–2

(W1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (W3) St. Louis Blues

The Philadelphia Flyers were West Division Champions, earning 73 points. The St. Louis Blues earned 70 points to finish third in the West Division. This was the first playoff series for both teams. Philadelphia earned sixteen of twenty points in this year's regular season series.

Philadelphia was upset by the Blues, led by goaltender Glenn Hall and coached by future Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman, in seven games.

April 4	St. Louis Blues		1–0		Philadelphia Flyers	Spectrum	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Jimmy Roberts (1) – 14:13		Third period			No scoring
Glenn Hall 14 saves / 14 shots		Goalie stats			Bernie Parent 32 saves / 33 shots

April 6	St. Louis Blues		3–4		Philadelphia Flyers	Spectrum	Recap
Dickie Moore (1) – 07:11		First period			01:32 – Pat Hannigan (1) 18:37 – pp – Don Blackburn (1) 19:10 – Claude Laforge (1)
Don McKenney (1) – 04:22 Larry Keenan (1) – 05:46		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			06:51 – Leon Rochefort (1)
Glenn Hall 37 saves / 41 shots		Goalie stats			Doug Favell 26 saves / 29 shots

April 10	Philadelphia Flyers		2–3	2OT	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Jean Gauthier (1) – pp – 17:35		Second period			02:54 – Terry Crisp (1)
Joe Watson (1) – 13:54		Third period			07:38 – Frank St. Marseille (1)
No scoring		Second overtime period			04:10 – Larry Keenan (2)
Bernie Parent 54 saves / 57 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 33 saves / 35 shots

April 11	Philadelphia Flyers		2–5		St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
Andre Lacroix (1) – pp – 02:26		First period			06:52 – sh – Bill McCreary Sr. (1) 13:29 – pp – Red Berenson (1)
No scoring		Second period			16:55 – Dickie Moore (2)
Don Blackburn (2) – 14:04		Third period			00:49 – Red Berenson (2) 16:05 – sh – Barclay Plager (1)
Doug Favell 28 saves / 33 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 22 saves / 24 shots

April 13	St. Louis Blues		1–6		Philadelphia Flyers	Spectrum	Recap
No scoring		First period			09:01 – Leon Rochefort (2) 13:18 – Rosaire Paiement (1) 15:52 – sh – Forbes Kennedy (1)
No scoring		Second period			17:00 – Brit Selby (1)
Gerry Melnyk (1) – sh – 11:05		Third period			10:27 – pp – Rosaire Paiement (2) 13:26 – pp – Rosaire Paiement (3)
Glenn Hall 9 saves / 12 shots Seth Martin 17 saves / 20 shots		Goalie stats			Bernie Parent 30 saves / 31 shots

April 16	Philadelphia Flyers		2–1	2OT	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			18:06 – pp – Gerry Melnyk (2)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Andre Lacroix (2) – 19:45		Third period			No scoring
Don Blackburn (3) – 11:18		Second overtime period			No scoring
Bernie Parent 63 saves / 64 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 41 saves / 43 shots

April 18	St. Louis Blues		3–1		Philadelphia Flyers	Spectrum	Recap
Frank St. Marseille (2) – pp – 07:38		First period			18:25 – pp – Bill Sutherland (1)
Larry Keenan (3) – pp – 10:45		Second period			No scoring
Red Berenson (3) – 19:10		Third period			No scoring
Glenn Hall 26 saves / 27 shots		Goalie stats			Bernie Parent 28 saves / 30 shots

St. Louis won series 4–3

(W2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (W4) Minnesota North Stars

The Los Angeles Kings finished second in the West Division with 72 points. The Minnesota North Stars earned 69 points to finish fourth in the West Division. This was the first playoff series for both teams. Minnesota earned fourteen of twenty points in this year's regular season series.

The North Stars defeated the Kings in seven games.

April 4	Minnesota North Stars		1–2		Los Angeles Kings	The Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			19:55 – pp – Eddie Joyal (1)
Dave Balon (1) – 03:54		Third period			03:13 – Bill White (1)
Cesare Maniago 38 saves / 40 shots		Goalie stats			Terry Sawchuck 30 saves / 31 shots

April 6	Minnesota North Stars		0–2		Los Angeles Kings	The Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period			08:45 – pp – Lowell MacDonald (1)
No scoring		Second period			18:12 – Eddie Joyal (2)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Cesare Maniago 37 saves / 39 shots		Goalie stats			Terry Sawchuck 18 saves / 18 shots

April 9	Los Angeles Kings		5–7		Minnesota North Stars	Met Center	Recap
Lowell MacDonald (2) – 12:44 Lowell MacDonald (3) – 13:56 Howie Hughes (1) – pp – 15:19		First period			05:51 – Bill Collins (1) 15:48 – Ray Cullen (1) 17:34 – pp – Mike McMahon Jr. (1)
No scoring		Second period			01:25 – Parker MacDonald (1) 16:56 – ps – Wayne Connelly (1)
Ted Irvine (1) – 03:23 Doug Robinson (1) – 04:15		Third period			00:09 – Bill Collins (2) 17:50 – Andre Boudrias (1)
Terry Sawchuck 18 saves / 23 shots Wayne Rutledge 9 saves / 11 shots		Goalie stats			Cesare Maniago 24 saves / 29 shots

April 11	Los Angeles Kings		2–3		Minnesota North Stars	Met Center	Recap
Bill Flett (1) – 03:37 Bill White (2) – 04:45		First period			11:30 – pp – Ray Cullen (2)
No scoring		Second period			06:31 – Mike McMahon Jr. (2) 09:27 – Dave Balon (2)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Terry Sawchuck 31 saves / 34 shots		Goalie stats			Cesare Maniago 30 saves / 32 shots

April 13	Minnesota North Stars		2–3		Los Angeles Kings	The Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period			02:14 – Gord Labossiere (1) 02:29 – Gord Labossiere (2)
No scoring		Second period			12:23 – pp – Eddie Joyal (3)
Wayne Connelly (2) – 07:15 Wayne Connelly (3) – 14:55		Third period			No scoring
Cesare Maniago 21 saves / 24 shots		Goalie stats			Wayne Rutledge 27 saves / 29 shots

April 16	Los Angeles Kings		3–4	OT	Minnesota North Stars	Met Center	Recap
Doug Robinson (2) – 11:12		First period			08:05 – sh – Mike McMahon Jr. (3)
Real Lemieux (1) – 1:37 Howie Hughes (2) – 04:20		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			07:23 – Bill Goldsworthy (1) 16:39 – Bob McCord (1)
No scoring		First overtime period			09:11 – Milan Marcetta (1)
Wayne Rutledge 29 saves / 33 shots		Goalie stats			Cesare Maniago 33 saves / 36 shots

April 18	Minnesota North Stars		9–4		Los Angeles Kings	The Forum	Recap
Parker MacDonald (2) – 02:24 Wayne Connelly (4) – pp – 08:05 Bill Goldsworthy (2) – 16:25		First period			02:51 – Doug Robinson (3)
Milan Marcetta (2) – 08:45 Parker MacDonald (3) – 11:58 Milan Marcetta (3) – 12:49 Dave Balon (3) – 15:58 Andre Boudrias (2) – 16:12		Second period			05:12 – pp – Eddie Joyal (4) 16:45 – Poul Popiel (1)
Bill Goldsworthy (3) – pp – 09:07		Third period			19:36 – Doug Robinson (4)
Cesare Maniago 22 saves / 26 shots		Goalie stats			Terry Sawchuck 24 saves / 33 shots

Minnesota won series 4–3

Semifinals

(E1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (E4) Chicago Black Hawks

This was the 14th playoff series between these two teams. Their most recent series previous to this one was in the 1965 Stanley Cup Finals, which Montreal won four games to three. Montreal earned fourteen of a possible twenty points from the ten 1967-1968 regular season matchups between the two teams.

The Black Hawks could not provide another upset, and lost to the Canadiens in five games, giving Montreal their only defeat of the playoffs.

April 18	Chicago Black Hawks		2–9		Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period			06:37 – Ralph Backstrom (3) 07:31 – Yvan Cournoyer (1) 09:24 – John Ferguson (2)
No scoring		Second period			15:26 – pp – Yvan Cournoyer (2)
Doug Jarrett (2) – 10:20 Gilles Marotte (3) – 11:26		Third period			00:10 – John Ferguson (3) 01:28 – Gilles Tremblay (1) 07:08 – Jacques Lemaire (3) 16:03 – Jean Beliveau (3) 17:50 – Claude Larose (3)
Denis DeJordy 24 saves / 33 shots		Goalie stats			Gump Worsley 32 saves / 34 shots

April 20	Chicago Black Hawks		1–4		Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Stan Mikita (4) – pp – 05:03		First period			10:58 – Jean Beliveau (4)
No scoring		Second period			10:04 – pp – Jean Beliveau (5) 15:41 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (4) 17:57 – pp – Jean Beliveau (6)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Denis DeJordy 35 saves / 39 shots		Goalie stats			Gump Worsley 23 saves / 24 shots

April 23	Montreal Canadiens		4–2		Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
Jean Beliveau (7) - 00:39		First period			15:25 – Doug Jarrett (3)
Yvan Cournoyer (3) – pp – 02:39 Yvan Cournoyer (4) – 06:11 J. C. Tremblay (1) – 12:05		Second period			10:35 – Doug Jarrett (4)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Gump Worsley 39 saves / 41 shots		Goalie stats			Denis DeJordy 29 saves / 33 shots

April 25	Montreal Canadiens		1–2		Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
No scoring		First period			08:57 – Bobby Hull (3)
Henri Richard (2) – 03:37		Second period			06:50 – sh – Bobby Hull (4)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Gump Worsley 3 saves / 4 shots Rogie Vachon 29 saves / 30 shots		Goalie stats			Denis DeJordy 28 saves / 29 shots

April 28	Chicago Black Hawks		3–4	OT	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period			08:10 – Bobby Rousseau (1)
Bobby Schmautz (2) – 9:59		Second period			11:15 – sh – J. C. Tremblay (2)
Stan Mikita (5) – pp – 01:23 Wayne Maki (1) – 08:14		Third period			06:38 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (5)
No scoring		First overtime period			02:14 – Jacques Lemaire (6)
Denis DeJordy 40 saves / 44 shots		Goalie stats			Rogie Vachon 24 saves / 27 shots

Montreal won series 4–1

(W3) St. Louis Blues vs. (W4) Minnesota North Stars

St. Louis earned twelve of twenty points in this year's regular season series.

Ron Schock's goal in double OT, called the "Midnight Goal" by many hockey fans, gave the Blues the series and sent them to the Stanley Cup Finals.

April 21	Minnesota North Stars		3–5		St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
Milan Marcetta (4) – pp – 7:49		First period			14:27 - Tim Ecclestone (1)
Wayne Connelly (5) – 00:49 Wayne Connelly (6) – pp – 15:41		Second period			09:31 – pp – Frank St. Marseille (3) 10:05 – pp – Dickie Moore (3) 12:36 – sh – Bill McCreary Sr. (2)
No scoring		Third period			14:08 – Larry Keenan (4)
Cesare Maniago 28 saves / 33 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 25 saves / 28 shots

April 22	St. Louis Blues		2–3	OT	Minnesota North Stars	Met Center	Recap
Jimmy Roberts (2) – 12:28		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Frank St. Marseille (4) – pp – 04:58		Third period			02:12 – Milan Marcetta (5) 07:00 – Bill Goldsworthy (4)
No scoring		First overtime period			03:41 – Parker MacDonald (4)
Glenn Hall 24 saves / 27 shots		Goalie stats			Cesare Maniago 23 saves / 25 shots

April 25	Minnesota North Stars		5–1		St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
Milan Marcetta (6) – 09:38 Bill Goldsworthy (5) – 13:00 J. P. Parise (1) – 19:01		First period			No scoring
Bill Goldsworthy (6) – 16:33		Second period			04:53 – Dickie Moore (4)
Dave Balon (4) – pp – 00:09		Third period			No scoring
Cesare Maniago 30 saves / 31 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 16 saves / 21 shots

April 27	Minnesota North Stars		3–4	OT	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
Walt McKechnie (1) – 04:42 J. P. Parise (2) – pp – 14:40		First period			No scoring
Wayne Connelly (7) – 19:37		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			11:57 – Jimmy Roberts (3) 12:57 – Dickie Moore (5) 19:49 – Jimmy Roberts (4)
No scoring		First overtime period			01:32 – Gary Sabourin (1)
Cesare Maniago 39 saves / 43 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 21 saves / 24 shots

April 29	Minnesota North Stars		2–3	OT	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
Walt McKechnie (2) – 05:39		First period			01:53 – Bob Plager (1) 10:44 – Gary Sabourin (2)
Bob McCord (2) – 6:31		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			17:27 – Bill McCreary Sr. (3)
Cesare Maniago 52 saves / 55 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 26 saves / 28 shots

May 1	St. Louis Blues		1–5		Minnesota North Stars	Met Center	Recap
No scoring		First period			05:28 – pp – Wayne Connelly (8) 10:54 – Andre Boudrias (3)
Gary Sabourin (3) – 13:53		Second period			06:34 – Bill Goldsworthy (7) 17:16 – Bill Goldsworthy (8)
No scoring		Third period			09:52 – Milan Marcetta (7)
Glenn Hall 12 saves / 15 shots Seth Martin 21 saves / 23 shots		Goalie stats			Cesare Maniago 22 saves / 23 shots

May 3	Minnesota North Stars		1–2	2OT	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Walt McKechnie (3) – 16:49		Third period			17:20 – Dickie Moore (6)
No scoring		Second overtime period			02:50 – Ron Schock (1)
Cesare Maniago 36 saves / 38 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 44 saves / 45 shots

St. Louis won series 4–3

Finals

Main article: 1968 Stanley Cup Finals

The Montreal Canadiens advanced to their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup Finals, having won the championship in 1965 and 1966. The St. Louis Blues beat out the five other teams also playing in their inaugural season to reach the Final. Montreal earned seven of eight points in this year's regular season series.

Blues coach Scotty Bowman, a long-time member of the Canadiens organization was unable to spur the Blues to an upset. The Canadiens, led by Jean Beliveau and Henri Richard swept the series in four games.

May 5	Montreal Canadiens		3–2	OT	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
Henri Richard (3) – 09:42		First period			09:19 – Barclay Plager (2)
Yvan Cournoyer (5) - 18:14		Second period			08:16 – pp – Dickie Moore (7)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Jacques Lemaire (7) – 01:41		First overtime period			No scoring
Gump Worsley 34 saves / 36 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 35 saves / 38 shots

May 7	Montreal Canadiens		1–0		St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Serge Savard (1) – sh – 02:17		Third period			No scoring
Gump Worsley 19 saves / 19 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 35 saves / 36 shots

May 9	St. Louis Blues		3–4	OT	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Frank St. Marseille (5) – pp – 10:22		First period			14:24 – pp - Yvan Cournoyer (6)
Red Berenson (4) - 03:37		Second period			01:23 – sh – Serge Savard (2)
Red Berenson (5) – sh – 17:25		Third period			11:43 – Ralph Backstrom (4)
No scoring		First overtime period			01:13 – Bobby Rousseau (2)
Glenn Hall 42 saves / 46 shots		Goalie stats			Gump Worsley 12 saves / 15 shots

May 11	St. Louis Blues		2–3		Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period			16:47 – Dick Duff (3)
Craig Cameron (1) – 06:53 Gary Sabourin (4) – pp – 07:50		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			07:24 – Henri Richard (4) 11:40 – J. C. Tremblay (3)
Glenn Hall 28 saves / 31 shots		Goalie stats			Gump Worsley 19 saves / 21 shots

Montreal won series 4–0

Playoff bracket

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	1	Montreal Canadiens	4
	3	Boston Bruins	0
						1	Montreal Canadiens	4
	East Division
						4	Chicago Black Hawks	1
	2	New York Rangers	2
	4	Chicago Black Hawks	4
											E1	Montreal Canadiens	4
											W3	St. Louis Blues	0
	1	Philadelphia Flyers	3
	3	St. Louis Blues	4
						3	St. Louis Blues	4
	West Division
						4	Minnesota North Stars	3
	2	Los Angeles Kings	3
	4	Minnesota North Stars	4

Awards and records

Prince of Wales Trophy: (East Division champion)	Montreal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: (West Division champion)	St. Louis Blues
Conn Smythe Trophy: (Playoff MVP)	Glenn Hall, St. Louis Blues

See also

• 1967–68 NHL season

References

1. Stanley Cup Notebook

• Falla, Jack (2001). Quest for the Cup : a history of the Stanley Cup Finals, 1893–2000. Key Porter Books. ISBN   1-55263-343-8.

Preceded by 1967 Stanley Cup playoffs	Stanley Cup playoffs 1968	Succeeded by 1969 Stanley Cup playoffs