1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season
| 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Stanley Cup champions
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East Division champions
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| Division | 1st East |
| 1967–68 record | 42–22–10 |
| Goals for | 236 |
| Goals against | 167 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Sam Pollock |
| Coach | Toe Blake |
| Captain | Jean Beliveau |
| Alternate captains | Henri Richard |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Jean Beliveau (31) |
| Assists | Bobby Rousseau (46) |
| Points | Jean Beliveau (68) |
| Penalties in minutes | John Ferguson (117) |
| Wins | Rogie Vachon (23) |
| Goals against average | Gump Worsley (1.98) |
The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.
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.
On March 3, 1968, Jean Beliveau joined Gordie Howe as the only players to have 1000 career points.
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.
Montreal wins the series 4–0.
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