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Ralph Backstrom's 1968-1969 season

Points

NHL#67

Goals

NHL#81

Assists

NHL#52

Plus/minus

+20

NHL#27

Games

94% of 76

Centre Ralph Backstrom was 31 years old when the 1968-1969 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 72 of a possible 76 games and scored 13 goals and 28 assists for 41 points, 0.57 points per game. The season ended with Ralph Backstrom winning the Stanley Cup with Montréal Canadiens against St. Louis Blues, after 14 playoff games and 7 points.

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

1968-1969Playoffs

Year 1968
58 years ago
Season opener
October 12
Ralph Backstrom plays the 1968-1969 season for Montréal Canadiens
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Ralph was 31 years old when the 1968-1969 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.
- The game
  MTL1–1PIT
  October 12game 1/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–2STL
  W
  October 16game 2/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL3–1MNS
  W
  October 17game 3/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL4–2DET
  W
  October 20game 4/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–2LAK
  W
  October 23game 5/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–2OAK
  W
  October 25game 6/76
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL2–4BOS
  L
  October 27game 7/76
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL5–0TOR
  W
  October 30game 8/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- November 1968
- The game
  DET1–2MTL
  W
  November 2game 9/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–3PHI
  L
  November 3game 10/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–5MTL
  W
  November 7game 11/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL1–4MTL
  W
  November 9game 12/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL4–4DET
  November 10game 13/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–3MTL
  L
  November 14game 14/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  OAK3–3MTL
  November 16game 15/76
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL2–3NYR
  L
  November 17game 16/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–3MTL
  W
  November 20game 17/76
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL3–0PHI
  W
  November 21game 18/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–4MTL
  W
  November 23game 19/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 23
  1/4 into the season
  Game 19 of 76
  8
  points
  NHL#74
  4
  goals
  NHL#51
  4
  assists
  NHL#85
  MTL
  12-4-0W-L-OT27Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL4–2LAK
  W
  November 27game 20/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL4–5OAK
  L
  November 29game 21/76
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- December 1968
- The game
  MTL3–1CHI
  W
  December 1game 22/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR4–2MTL
  L
  December 4game 23/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–2BOS
  December 5game 24/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CHI3–6MTL
  W
  December 7game 25/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL4–4TOR
  December 11game 26/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL4–5MTL
  W
  December 12game 27/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI0–1MTL
  W
  December 14game 28/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  LAK2–2MTL
  December 18game 29/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS0–0MTL
  December 21game 30/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–7BOS
  L
  December 22game 31/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR2–4MTL
  W
  December 26game 32/76
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–5MTL
  W
  December 28game 33/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–3NYR
  L
  December 29game 34/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–3PIT
  W
  December 31game 35/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
Year 1969
57 years ago
- The game
  PIT5–2MTL
  L
  January 2game 36/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI6–3MTL
  L
  January 4game 37/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  January 4
  1/2 into the season
  Game 38 of 7637 of 38 played
  17
  points
  NHL#77
  5
  goals
  NHL#91
  12
  assists
  NHL#60
  MTL
  21-10-0W-L-OT49Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS6–3MTL
  L
  January 11game 41/76
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET4–0MTL
  L
  January 15game 42/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–0PHI
  W
  January 16game 43/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI1–3MTL
  W
  January 18game 44/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  OAK5–3MTL
  L
  January 23game 45/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI3–6MTL
  W
  January 25game 46/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–3NYR
  L
  January 26game 47/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS0–4MTL
  W
  January 29game 48/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- February 1969
- The game
  NYR2–6MTL
  W
  February 1game 49/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–4CHI
  W
  February 2game 50/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–5OAK
  L
  February 5game 51/76
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–2LAK
  W
  February 6game 52/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL6–3MNS
  W
  February 8game 53/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL4–4STL
  February 9game 54/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK3–7MTL
  W
  February 11game 55/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–1DET
  W
  February 13game 56/76
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  BOS1–3MTL
  W
  February 15game 57/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  February 15
  3/4 into the season
  Game 57 of 7654 of 57 played
  23
  points
  NHL#100
  7
  goals
  NHL#101
  16
  assists
  NHL#78
  MTL
  34-15-0W-L-OT76Points
  Playoff spot
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL4–0PIT
  W
  February 16game 58/76
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  MTL1–5TOR
  L
  February 19game 59/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–2MTL
  W
  February 20game 60/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI1–4MTL
  W
  February 22game 61/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET2–7MTL
  W
  February 26game 62/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- March 1969
- The game
  STL0–3MTL
  W
  March 1game 63/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–4DET
  L
  March 2game 64/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR3–5MTL
  W
  March 6game 65/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK3–3MTL
  March 8game 66/76
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +1+/-6SOG
  +3 assists
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- The game
  MTL2–2NYR
  March 9game 67/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–0STL
  W
  March 11game 68/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS4–4MTL
  March 13game 69/76
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +3 assists
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–3MTL
  W
  March 15game 70/76
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +2+/-6SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–2CHI
  W
  March 19game 71/76
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–5MTL
  W
  March 20game 72/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR1–3MTL
  W
  March 22game 73/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–6TOR
  L
  March 26game 74/76
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  BOS3–5MTL
  W
  March 29game 75/76
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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The season in numbers
March 29
Ralph Backstrom closes the 1968-1969 season with 41 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
41
NHL#67
Games
72of 76
95%
Goals
13
NHL#81
Assists
28
NHL#52
P/GP
0.57
NHL#73
+/-
+20
NHL#27
Events
4 i rad
games with a point · 4 pts
4 days later
Playoffs
April 2
Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 2
Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers
MTLvsNYR
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
Ralph Backstrom
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NYR1–3MTL
  W
  April 2
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 2
  NYR2–5MTL
  W
  April 3
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 3
  MTL4–1NYR
  W
  April 5
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 4
  MTL4–3NYR
  W
  April 6
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 6
Montréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–0
MTL4–0NYR
Advance
He did not play in this round
4 days later
Semifinal
April 10
Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins
MTLvsBOS
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
Ralph Backstrom
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  BOS2–3MTL
  W
  April 10
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 2
  BOS3–4MTL
  W
  April 13
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 3
  MTL0–5BOS
  L
  April 17
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
- Game 4
  MTL2–3BOS
  L
  April 20
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- Montréal Canadiensare2–2withBoston Bruins
- Game 5
  BOS2–4MTL
  W
  April 22
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
- Game 6
  MTL2–1BOS
  W
  April 24
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
Semifinal
April 24
Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–2
MTL4–2BOS
Advance
He did not play in this round
3 days later
Stanley Cup Final
April 27
Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against St. Louis Blues
MTLvsSTL
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
Ralph Backstrom
Swedes on St. Louis Blues
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  STL1–3MTL
  W
  April 27
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 2
  STL1–3MTL
  W
  April 29
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- May 1969
- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 3
  MTL4–0STL
  W
  May 1
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 4
  MTL2–1STL
  W
  May 4
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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May 4
Stanley Cup Champions
Montréal Canadiens
beat St. Louis Blues 4–0 in the final
He did not play in this round
The run in numbers
May 4
Ralph Backstrom ends the 1968-1969 playoffs with 7 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
7
NHL#17
Games
14
Goals
3
NHL#17
Assists
4
NHL#17
P/GP
0.50
NHL#30
+/-
+4
NHL#20
Events
50
playoff games
NYR4–0→BOS4–2→STL4–0

Ralph Backstrom plays the 1968-1969 season for Montréal Canadiens

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Ralph Backstrom closes the 1968-1969 season with 41 points

Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers

Montréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–0

Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins

Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

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

Montréal Canadiens

Ralph Backstrom ends the 1968-1969 playoffs with 7 points