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Bill McCreary's 1967-1968 season

Points
26
NHL#108
Goals
13
NHL#77
Assists
13
NHL#131
Plus/minus
+3
NHL#84
Games
70
94%
94% of 74

Left winger Bill McCreary was 32 years old when the 1967-1968 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for St. Louis Blues. He played 70 of a possible 74 games and scored 13 goals and 13 assists for 26 points, 0.37 points per game. In the playoffs he played 15 games for 5 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1967-1968Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Bill McCreary makes his NHL debut in the 2–⁠2 draw against Minnesota North Stars

    Bill was 32 years old · St. Louis Arena, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    +1
    +/-
    • The game
      MNS2–2STL
      game 1/74
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–1STL
      L
      game 2/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL4–2PIT
      W
      game 3/74
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Bill McCreary scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · October 14

    • The game
      PHI2–1STL
      L
      game 4/74
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–3STL
      game 5/74
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-7SOG
    • The game
      STL0–1DET
      L
      game 6/74
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL2–3MNS
      L
      game 7/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL1–4MTL
      L
      game 8/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • November 1967
    • The game
      BOS1–5STL
      W
      game 9/74
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Bill McCreary records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Boston Bruins · November 1

    • The game
      DET2–3STL
      W
      game 10/74
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–5MNS
      L
      game 11/74
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL5–1PIT
      W
      game 12/74
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL2–5CHI
      L
      game 13/74
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–1STL
      L
      game 14/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–3STL
      L
      game 15/74
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–3PHI
      L
      game 16/74
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–1STL
      L
      game 17/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–1STL
      L
      game 18/74
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      STL0–1NYR
      L
      game 19/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 19 of 74
      7
      points
      NHL#104
      3
      goals
      NHL#79
      4
      assists
      NHL#97
      STL
      4-13-0W-L-OT10Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK2–3STL
      W
      game 20/74
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1967
    • The game
      MNS5–1STL
      L
      game 21/74
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–4PHI
      L
      game 22/74
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–3LAK
      L
      game 23/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL1–0OAK
      W
      game 24/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–2STL
      W
      game 25/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK1–3STL
      W
      game 26/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–2PHI
      game 27/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–0STL
      L
      game 28/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL3–5NYR
      L
      game 29/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–1OAK
      W
      game 30/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL0–4LAK
      L
      game 31/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL1–0MNS
      W
      game 32/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–4STL
      W
      game 33/74
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–2STL
      W
      game 34/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL1–8TOR
      L
      game 35/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OAK0–4STL
      W
      game 36/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–2STL
      W
      game 37/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 37 of 74
      9
      points
      NHL#138
      3
      goals
      NHL#120
      6
      assists
      NHL#134
      STL
      14-20-0W-L-OT31Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL2–2OAK
      game 38/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL2–2LAK
      game 39/74
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–1STL
      L
      game 40/74
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–2CHI
      game 41/74
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS0–5STL
      W
      game 42/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL2–2PHI
      game 43/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–5STL
      W
      game 44/74
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL4–4DET
      game 45/74
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–4STL
      W
      game 46/74
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–9STL
      W
      game 47/74
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • February 1968
    • The game
      STL0–2PIT
      L
      game 48/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK1–4STL
      W
      game 49/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–4STL
      L
      game 50/74
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI2–1STL
      L
      game 51/74
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL3–3BOS
      game 52/74
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–2STL
      game 53/74
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–1PIT
      W
      game 54/74
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–2MNS
      game 55/74
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL5–1TOR
      W
      game 56/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 56 of 74
      20
      points
      NHL#107
      10
      goals
      NHL#79
      10
      assists
      NHL#135
      STL
      21-24-0W-L-OT53Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL1–2MTL
      L
      game 57/74
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–4LAK
      L
      game 58/74
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3STL
      game 59/74
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • March 1968
    • The game
      CHI3–3STL
      game 60/74
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–9BOS
      L
      game 61/74
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4STL
      W
      game 62/74
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OAK1–3STL
      W
      game 63/74
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL1–0OAK
      W
      game 64/74
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–3STL
      game 65/74
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      OAK1–1STL
      game 66/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI0–3STL
      W
      game 71/74
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL0–2PHI
      L
      game 72/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–3STL
      W
      game 73/74
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL5–3MNS
      W
      game 74/74
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Bill McCreary closes the 1967-1968 season with 26 points

    Points
    26
    NHL#108
    Games
    70of 74
    95%
    Goals
    13
    NHL#77
    Assists
    13
    NHL#131
    P/GP
    0.37
    NHL#128
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#84
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    St. Louis Blues are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    St. Louis Blues meet Philadelphia Flyers

    STLvsPHI
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    • Game 3
      PHI2–3STL
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI2–5STL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • St. Louis Blueslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      STL1–6PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 6
      PHI2–1STL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • St. Louis Bluesare3–3withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 7
      STL3–1PHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    St. Louis Blues knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–3

    STL4–3PHI
    Advance
    5Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    3 days later
    Semifinal

    St. Louis Blues meet Minnesota North Stars

    STLvsMNS
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MNS3–5STL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 2
      STL2–3MNS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • St. Louis Bluesare1–1withMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 3
      MNS5–1STL
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      MNS3–4STL
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • St. Louis Bluesare2–2withMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 5
      MNS2–3STL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • May 1968
    • St. Louis Blueslead3–2againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 6
      STL1–5MNS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • St. Louis Bluesare3–3withMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 7
      MNS1–2STL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-8SOG
      +1 assist
    Semifinal

    St. Louis Blues knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–3

    STL4–3MNS
    Advance
    7Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    2 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    St. Louis Blues play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens

    STLvsMTL
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MTL3–2STL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      MTL1–0STL
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      STL3–4MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Stanley Cup Final

    Montréal Canadiens knock St. Louis Blues out 4–0

    STL0–4MTL
    Eliminated
    3Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Bill McCreary ends the 1967-1968 playoffs with 5 points

    Points
    5
    NHL#38
    Games
    15
    Goals
    3
    NHL#23
    Assists
    2
    NHL#59
    P/GP
    0.33
    NHL#65
    +/-
    0
    NHL#50
    Events
    1
    First playoff assist
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    PHI4–3→MNS4–3→MTL0–4