Jean Beliveau's 1968-1969 season
Centre Jean Beliveau was 37 years old when the 1968-1969 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 69 of a possible 76 games and scored 33 goals and 49 assists for 82 points, 1.19 points per game. The season ended with Jean Beliveau winning the Stanley Cup with Montréal Canadiens against St. Louis Blues, after 14 playoff games and 15 points.
Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.
- Year 196858 years agoSeason opener
Jean Beliveau plays the 1968-1969 season for Montréal Canadiens
Jean was 37 years old when the 1968-1969 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.
- +1 assistThe gameMTL1–1PITgame 1/76His night+1P+1A+1+/-4SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameMTL4–2STLWgame 2/76His night+2P+1G+1A0+/-7SOG
- The gameMTL3–1MNSWgame 3/76His nightNo points0+/-5SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameMTL4–2DETWgame 4/76His night+3P+2G+1A+1+/-8SOG1PPP
- +3 pointsThe gameMTL5–2LAKWgame 5/76His night+3P+1G+2A+2+/-5SOG1PPP
- The gameMTL5–0TORWgame 8/76His nightNo points+2+/-3SOG
- November 1968
- +1 goalThe gameDET1–2MTLWgame 9/76His night+1P+1G+1+/-2SOG
- +1 goalThe gameMTL2–3PHILgame 10/76His night+1P+1G0+/-5SOG
- The gamePIT4–5MTLWgame 11/76His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- +3 assistsThe gameSTL1–4MTLWgame 12/76His night+3P+3A+3+/-4SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameMTL4–4DETgame 13/76His night+3P+1G+2A0+/-3SOG1PPP
MilestoneJean Beliveau reaches 100 career goals
in the game against Detroit Red Wings · November 10
- +1 assistThe gameTOR5–3MTLLgame 14/76His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG
- The gameMTL2–3NYRLgame 16/76His nightNo points-2+/-1SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameDET2–3MTLWgame 17/76His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-3SOG1PPP
MilestoneJean Beliveau reaches 250 career points
in the game against Detroit Red Wings · November 20
- +1 assistThe gameMTL3–0PHIWgame 18/76His night+1P+1A+1+/-2SOG
- +1 assistThe gameMNS3–4MTLWgame 19/76His night+1P+1A-1+/-4SOG
- Checkpoint
1/4 into the season
Game 19 of 7627pointsNHL#29goalsNHL#1018assistsNHL#1MTL12-4-0W-L-OT27Points1st in the whole NHL - +1 goalThe gameMTL4–2LAKWgame 20/76His night+1P+1G+2+/-1SOG1PPP
- +4 pointsThe gameMTL4–5OAKLgame 21/76His night+4P+2G+2A0+/-3SOG2PPP
- December 1968
- The gameNYR4–2MTLLgame 23/76His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG
- +1 assistThe gameMTL2–2BOSgame 24/76His night+1P+1A-1+/-4SOG
- +1 goalThe gameCHI3–6MTLWgame 25/76His night+1P+1G0+/-4SOG1PPP
- The gameMTL4–4TORgame 26/76His nightNo points-3+/-4SOG
- The gameSTL4–5MTLWgame 27/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gameLAK2–2MTLgame 29/76His nightNo points-1+/-5SOG
- The gameBOS0–0MTLgame 30/76His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- The gameMTL5–7BOSLgame 31/76His nightNo points-2+/-2SOG
- +1 assistThe gameTOR2–4MTLWgame 32/76His night+1P+1A+1+/-3SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameNYR3–5MTLWgame 33/76His night+2P+1G+1A+2+/-9SOG
- The gameMTL1–3NYRLgame 34/76His nightNo points-1+/-4SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameMTL4–3PITWgame 35/76His night+3P+1G+2A+1+/-5SOG
Year 196957 years ago- The gamePIT5–2MTLLgame 36/76His nightNo points-3+/-4SOG
- The gameCHI6–3MTLLgame 37/76His nightNo points-4+/-2SOG
- The gameMTL4–2CHIWgame 38/76His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- Checkpoint
1/2 into the season
Game 38 of 7637 of 38 played41pointsNHL#716goalsNHL#1225assistsNHL#4MTL21-10-0W-L-OT49Points1st in the whole NHL - +3 pointsThe gameMTL6–3MNSWgame 39/76His night+3P+1G+2A+2+/-4SOG1PPP
- +4 pointsThe gameOAK4–8MTLWgame 40/76His night+4P+1G+3A+3+/-3SOG1PPP
- The gameBOS6–3MTLLgame 41/76His nightNo points-2+/-5SOG
- The gameDET4–0MTLLgame 42/76His nightNo points-1+/-4SOG
- The gameMTL4–0PHIWgame 43/76His nightNo points0+/-7SOG
- +1 assistThe gameCHI1–3MTLWgame 44/76His night+1P+1A+1+/-2SOG
- The gameOAK5–3MTLLgame 45/76His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG
- +2 assistsThe gamePHI3–6MTLWgame 46/76His night+2P+2A0+/-4SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gameMTL2–3NYRLgame 47/76His night+1P+1G+1+/-2SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameMNS0–4MTLWgame 48/76His night+2P+2A+2+/-0SOG
- February 1969
- +2 pointsThe gameNYR2–6MTLWgame 49/76His night+2P+1G+1A+2+/-4SOG
- The gameMTL1–5OAKLgame 51/76His nightNo points-1+/-6SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameMTL4–2LAKWgame 52/76His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-2SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gameMTL6–3MNSWgame 53/76His night+1P+1G+2+/-2SOG
- +1 goalThe gameMTL4–4STLgame 54/76His night+1P+1G+2+/-2SOG
- The gameMTL3–1DETWgame 56/76His nightNo points-1+/-5SOG
- +1 goalThe gameBOS1–3MTLWgame 57/76His night+1P+1G0+/-4SOG
- Checkpoint
3/4 into the season
Game 57 of 7656 of 57 played69pointsNHL#531goalsNHL#638assistsNHL#6MTL34-15-0W-L-OT76PointsPlayoff spot2nd in the whole NHL - +1 assistThe gameMTL4–0PITWgame 58/76His night+1P+1A+2+/-2SOG
- The gameMTL1–5TORLgame 59/76His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG
- +1 goalThe gameTOR1–2MTLWgame 60/76His night+1P+1G+1+/-4SOG
- +1 assistThe gamePHI1–4MTLWgame 61/76His night+1P+1A+1+/-1SOG
- +3 assistsThe gameDET2–7MTLWgame 62/76His night+3P+3A+2+/-5SOG
- March 1969
- The gameMTL2–4DETLgame 64/76His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG
- +3 assistsThe gameTOR3–5MTLWgame 65/76His night+3P+3A+1+/-2SOG1PPP
- The gameLAK3–3MTLgame 66/76His nightNo points-1+/-5SOG
- The gameMTL2–2NYRgame 67/76His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- The gameMTL4–6TORLgame 74/76His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- +1 goalThe gameBOS3–5MTLWgame 75/76His night+1P+1G-1+/-8SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameMTL3–6BOSLgame 76/76His night+2P+2A0+/-1SOG1PPP
The season in numbersJean Beliveau closes the 1968-1969 season with 82 points
Points82NHL#8Games69of 7691%Goals33NHL#11Assists49NHL#6P/GP1.19NHL#6+/-+15NHL#44Events82career best in points33career best in goals2hat tricks · 4 goals in one game250career points250NHL games100career goals6 i radgames with a point · 10 pts4 i radgames with a goal3 days laterPlayoffsMontréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
QuarterfinalMontréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers
MTLvsNYRSwedes on Montréal CanadiensNo SwedesSwedes on New York RangersNo Swedes- Game 1NYR1–3MTLWHis nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- +2 pointsGame 2NYR2–5MTLWHis night+2P+1G+1A0+/-2SOG1PPP
- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
- +2 pointsGame 3MTL4–1NYRWHis night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-1SOG1PPP
- Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 4MTL4–3NYRWHis nightNo points0+/-2SOG
QuarterfinalMontréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–0
MTL4–0NYRAdvance4Games4Points2Goals2Assists4 days laterSemifinalMontréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins
MTLvsBOSSwedes on Montréal CanadiensNo SwedesSwedes on Boston BruinsNo Swedes- +2 pointsGame 1BOS2–3MTLWHis night+2P+1G+1A0+/-4SOG1PPP
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
- +2 pointsGame 2BOS3–4MTLWHis night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-3SOG1PPP
- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 3MTL0–5BOSLHis nightNo points-4+/-1SOG
- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
- Game 4MTL2–3BOSLHis nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- Montréal Canadiensare2–2withBoston Bruins
- Game 5BOS2–4MTLWHis nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
- +2 pointsGame 6MTL2–1BOSWHis night+2P+1G+1A0+/-8SOG1PPP
SemifinalMontréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–2
MTL4–2BOSAdvance6Games6Points3Goals3Assists3 days laterStanley Cup FinalMontréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against St. Louis Blues
MTLvsSTLSwedes on Montréal CanadiensNo SwedesSwedes on St. Louis BluesNo Swedes- +1 assistGame 1STL1–3MTLWHis night+1P+1A0+/-0SOG1PPP
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- +2 assistsGame 2STL1–3MTLWHis night+2P+2A+1+/-3SOG1PPP
- May 1969
- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 4MTL2–1STLWHis nightNo points+1+/-3SOG
Stanley Cup ChampionsMontréal Canadiens
beat St. Louis Blues 4–0 in the final
4Games5Points0Goals5AssistsThe run in numbersJean Beliveau ends the 1968-1969 playoffs with 15 points
Points15NHL#2Games14Goals5NHL#6Assists10NHL#1P/GP1.07NHL#6+/-+2NHL#38Events50playoff games50playoff points25playoff assists4 i radgames with a point2 pointsbest gameNYR4–0→BOS4–2→STL4–0