Regular season and playoffsNYR
Dave Balon's 1968-1969 season
Points
31
NHL#93
Goals
10
NHL#99
Assists
21
NHL#85
Plus/minus
+4
NHL#86
Games
75
98%
Left winger Dave Balon was 30 years old when the 1968-1969 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 75 of a possible 76 games and scored 10 goals and 21 assists for 31 points, 0.41 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 1 points.
Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.
1968-1969Playoffs
- Year 196858 years agoSeason opener
Dave Balon plays the 1968-1969 season for New York Rangers
Dave was 30 years old when the 1968-1969 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 5th NHL season in all.
- The gameNYR2–5CHILgame 1/76His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- +1 assistThe gamePHI1–3NYRWgame 2/76His night+1P+1A0+/-5SOG1PPP
- The gameNYR2–7DETLgame 3/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gameLAK0–7NYRWgame 4/76His nightNo points+1+/-1SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameOAK1–6NYRWgame 5/76His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-4SOG
- +1 goalThe gameNYR3–0MNSWgame 6/76His night+1P+1G+2+/-5SOG
- The gameTOR5–3NYRLgame 7/76His nightNo points-2+/-0SOG
- +1 assistThe gamePIT3–7NYRWgame 8/76His night+1P+1A+1+/-2SOG
- The gameNYR2–1PHIWgame 9/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- November 1968
- +1 goalThe gameMNS1–2NYRWgame 10/76His night+1P+1G0+/-7SOG
MilestoneDave Balon reaches 50 career goals
in the game against Minnesota North Stars · November 3
- The gameNYR0–2LAKLgame 11/76His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- The gameNYR3–2OAKWgame 12/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gameNYR4–2CHIWgame 13/76His nightNo points-1+/-5SOG
- The gameSTL3–1NYRLgame 14/76His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- The gameNYR2–1PITWgame 15/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameMTL2–3NYRWgame 16/76His night+2P+2A+2+/-2SOG
- The gameLAK2–4NYRWgame 17/76His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- The gameNYR1–5BOSLgame 18/76His nightNo points-2+/-0SOG
- The gameOAK2–3NYRWgame 19/76His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- Checkpoint
1/4 into the season
Game 19 of 768pointsNHL#793goalsNHL#745assistsNHL#74NYR13-6-0W-L-OT26Points2nd in the whole NHL - The gameCHI4–2NYRLgame 20/76His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- December 1968
- The gameTOR1–3NYRWgame 22/76His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG
- The gameNYR4–2MTLWgame 23/76His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- The gameNYR2–4DETLgame 24/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gameNYR2–5TORLgame 25/76His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- The gameDET5–2NYRLgame 26/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gameBOS2–2NYRgame 27/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gameNYR1–4MNSLgame 28/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gamePHI3–1NYRLgame 29/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gameCHI3–1NYRLgame 30/76His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- The gameNYR2–2STLgame 31/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gameMNS2–4NYRWgame 32/76His nightNo points0+/-4SOG
- The gameNYR2–2PHIgame 33/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- +1 goalThe gameOAK1–3NYRWgame 34/76His night+1P+1G+1+/-2SOG
- The gameNYR3–5MTLLgame 35/76His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- The gameMTL1–3NYRWgame 36/76His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
Year 196957 years ago- The gameBOS4–2NYRLgame 37/76His nightNo points-2+/-0SOG
- +1 goalThe gameNYR3–5TORLgame 38/76His night+1P+1G0+/-1SOG
- Checkpoint
1/2 into the season
Game 38 of 7637 of 38 played10pointsNHL#1295goalsNHL#915assistsNHL#144NYR19-16-0W-L-OT41Points6th in the whole NHL - +1 assistThe gameMNS1–5NYRWgame 39/76His night+1P+1A+1+/-3SOG
- The gameNYR2–3DETLgame 41/76His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG
- The gameNYR1–3LAKLgame 42/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gameNYR3–1OAKWgame 43/76His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- The gameNYR2–2STLgame 44/76His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- The gameLAK1–3NYRWgame 45/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gameCHI0–3NYRWgame 46/76His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- The gameMTL2–3NYRWgame 47/76His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- The gameDET0–2NYRWgame 48/76His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- The gameNYR4–3STLWgame 49/76His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- February 1969
- The gameNYR2–6MTLLgame 50/76His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- The gamePIT3–7NYRWgame 51/76His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- The gameNYR2–3PITLgame 52/76His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- The gameSTL0–2NYRWgame 53/76His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- The gamePHI3–3NYRgame 54/76His nightNo points0+/-4SOG
- The gameNYR2–3OAKLgame 55/76His nightNo points+1+/-3SOG
- The gameNYR1–4LAKLgame 56/76His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- The gameNYR2–6TORLgame 57/76His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- Checkpoint
3/4 into the season
Game 57 of 7656 of 57 played12pointsNHL#1525goalsNHL#1187assistsNHL#162NYR29-23-0W-L-OT63PointsPlayoff spot4th in the whole NHL - +2 pointsThe gameTOR2–4NYRWgame 58/76His night+2P+1G+1A+2+/-2SOG
- The gameDET1–1NYRgame 59/76His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG
- +3 assistsThe gameBOS0–9NYRWgame 60/76His night+3P+3A+3+/-3SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameCHI3–5NYRWgame 61/76His night+2P+1G+1A+2+/-2SOG2PPP
- March 1969
- The gameNYR5–8BOSLgame 62/76His nightNo points-2+/-2SOG
- +1 goalThe gameSTL1–2NYRWgame 63/76His night+1P+1G+1+/-4SOG1SHP
- The gameNYR4–4CHIgame 64/76His nightNo points+1+/-1SOG
- The gameNYR4–1DETWgame 65/76His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameNYR5–3PITWgame 66/76His night+3P+1G+2A+3+/-5SOG1SHP
- +1 assistThe gameMTL2–2NYRgame 67/76His night+1P+1A+1+/-0SOG
- The gamePIT3–4NYRWgame 68/76His nightNo points+1+/-1SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameDET4–6NYRWgame 69/76His night+2P+2A-1+/-4SOG
- +1 goalThe gameNYR4–2MNSWgame 70/76His night+1P+1G+1+/-4SOG
- The gameNYR1–3MTLLgame 71/76His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- The gameBOS2–4NYRWgame 72/76His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameNYR4–6CHILgame 73/76His night+2P+2A-2+/-3SOG
- The gameNYR3–3BOSgame 74/76His nightNo points-2+/-1SOG
- +1 assistThe gameNYR4–2TORWgame 75/76His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG
- +1 assistThe gameTOR0–4NYRWgame 76/76His night+1P+1A+1+/-1SOG
The season in numbersDave Balon closes the 1968-1969 season with 31 points
Points31NHL#93Games75of 7699%Goals10NHL#99Assists21NHL#85P/GP0.41NHL#112+/-+4NHL#86Events250NHL games50career goals3 days laterPlayoffsNew York Rangers are in the playoffs
QuarterfinalNew York Rangers meet Montréal Canadiens
NYRvsMTLSwedes on New York RangersNo SwedesSwedes on Montréal CanadiensNo Swedes- Game 1NYR1–3MTLLHis nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 2NYR2–5MTLLHis nightNo points+1+/-1SOG
- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 3MTL4–1NYRLHis nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
- +1 goalGame 4MTL4–3NYRLHis night+1P+1G-1+/-2SOG
QuarterfinalMontréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–0
NYR0–4MTLEliminated4Games1Points1Goals0AssistsThe run in numbersDave Balon ends the 1968-1969 playoffs with 1 points
Points1NHL#80Games4Goals1NHL#47Assists0NHL#92P/GP0.25+/--2NHL#90MTL0–4