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Serge Savard's 1968-1969 season

Conn Smythe Trophy
Points
31
NHL#93
Goals
8
NHL#116
Assists
23
NHL#71
Plus/minus
+35
NHL#10
Games
74
97%
97% of 76

Defenceman Serge Savard was 22 years old when the 1968-1969 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 74 of a possible 76 games and scored 8 goals and 23 assists for 31 points, 0.42 points per game. The season ended with Serge Savard winning the Stanley Cup with Montréal Canadiens against St. Louis Blues, after 14 playoff games and 10 points. He also won Conn Smythe Trophy.

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

1968-1969Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Serge Savard plays the 1968-1969 season for Montréal Canadiens

    MTLMontréal Canadiens

    Serge was 22 years old when the 1968-1969 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL1–1PIT
      game 1/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2STL
      W
      game 2/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–1MNS
      W
      game 3/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2DET
      W
      game 4/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2LAK
      W
      game 5/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2OAK
      W
      game 6/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      L
      game 7/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–0TOR
      W
      game 8/76
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • November 1968
    • The game
      DET1–2MTL
      W
      game 9/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3PHI
      L
      game 10/76
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–5MTL
      W
      game 11/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–4MTL
      W
      game 12/76
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4DET
      game 13/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–3MTL
      L
      game 14/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OAK3–3MTL
      game 15/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3NYR
      L
      game 16/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–3MTL
      W
      game 17/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–0PHI
      W
      game 18/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 19 of 7618 of 19 played
      5
      points
      NHL#119
      1
      goals
      NHL#124
      4
      assists
      NHL#85
      +7
      +/-
      NHL#10
      MTL
      12-4-0W-L-OT27Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–2LAK
      W
      game 20/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–5OAK
      L
      game 21/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • December 1968
    • The game
      NYR4–2MTL
      L
      game 23/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2BOS
      game 24/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–6MTL
      W
      game 25/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4TOR
      game 26/76
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–5MTL
      W
      game 27/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–1MTL
      W
      game 28/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–2MTL
      game 29/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–0MTL
      game 30/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–7BOS
      L
      game 31/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4MTL
      W
      game 32/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–5MTL
      W
      game 33/76
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–3NYR
      L
      game 34/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–3PIT
      W
      game 35/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–2MTL
      L
      game 36/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI6–3MTL
      L
      game 37/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2CHI
      W
      game 38/76
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 38 of 7636 of 38 played
      14
      points
      NHL#101
      3
      goals
      NHL#123
      11
      assists
      NHL#66
      +17
      +/-
      NHL#6
      MTL
      21-10-0W-L-OT49Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL6–3MNS
      W
      game 39/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OAK4–8MTL
      W
      game 40/76
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3MTL
      L
      game 41/76
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–0MTL
      L
      game 42/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–0PHI
      W
      game 43/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–3MTL
      W
      game 44/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      OAK5–3MTL
      L
      game 45/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–6MTL
      W
      game 46/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3NYR
      L
      game 47/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS0–4MTL
      W
      game 48/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • February 1969
    • The game
      NYR2–6MTL
      W
      game 49/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–4CHI
      W
      game 50/76
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–5OAK
      L
      game 51/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2LAK
      W
      game 52/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–3MNS
      W
      game 53/76
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4STL
      game 54/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–7MTL
      W
      game 55/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–1DET
      W
      game 56/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–3MTL
      W
      game 57/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 57 of 7655 of 57 played
      24
      points
      NHL#91
      7
      goals
      NHL#101
      17
      assists
      NHL#70
      +28
      +/-
      NHL#5
      MTL
      34-15-0W-L-OT76Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–0PIT
      W
      game 58/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–5TOR
      L
      game 59/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–2MTL
      W
      game 60/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–4MTL
      W
      game 61/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–7MTL
      W
      game 62/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • March 1969
    • The game
      STL0–3MTL
      W
      game 63/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4DET
      L
      game 64/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–5MTL
      W
      game 65/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–3MTL
      game 66/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2NYR
      game 67/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–0STL
      W
      game 68/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–4MTL
      game 69/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–3MTL
      W
      game 70/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2CHI
      W
      game 71/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–5MTL
      W
      game 72/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–3MTL
      W
      game 73/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–6TOR
      L
      game 74/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–5MTL
      W
      game 75/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–6BOS
      L
      game 76/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Serge Savard closes the 1968-1969 season with 31 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    31
    NHL#93
    Games
    74of 76
    97%
    Goals
    8
    NHL#116
    Assists
    23
    NHL#71
    P/GP
    0.42
    NHL#111
    +/-
    +35
    NHL#10
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers

    MTLvsNYR
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR1–3MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR2–5MTL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      MTL4–1NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      MTL4–3NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–0

    MTL4–0NYR
    Advance
    4Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    4 days later
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins

    MTLvsBOS
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BOS2–3MTL
      W
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS3–4MTL
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      MTL0–5BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      MTL2–3BOS
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare2–2withBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      BOS2–4MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 6
      MTL2–1BOS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    MTL4–2BOS
    Advance
    6Games7Points3Goals4Assists
    3 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

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

    MTLvsSTL
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      STL1–3MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      STL1–3MTL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • May 1969
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      MTL4–0STL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      MTL2–1STL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Montréal Canadiens

    beat St. Louis Blues 4–0 in the final

    4Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Serge Savard ends the 1968-1969 playoffs with 10 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    10
    NHL#8
    Games
    14
    Goals
    4
    NHL#10
    Assists
    6
    NHL#10
    P/GP
    0.71
    NHL#18
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#38
    Events
    10
    playoff points
    1
    First playoff assist
    3 points
    best game
    NYR4–0→BOS4–2→STL4–0
    Honour

    Serge Savard won Conn Smythe Trophy for 1968-1969

    Conn Smythe Trophy
    MTLMontréal Canadiens