1968-69 Detroit Red Wings Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 33-31-12 - 78 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's East Division
Coach: Bill Gadsby (33-31-12)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1968-69 Detroit Red Wings RosterTeam Record: 33-31-12 - 78 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's East Division
Coach: Bill Gadsby (33-31-12)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1968-69 Detroit Red Wings Results
The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 33 wins and 31 losses and 12 ties for 78 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's East Division.
The Red Wings potted 239 goals and allowed 221. Frank Mahovlich scored 49 goals for Detroit, and Gordie Howe tallied 30 or more, too. Gordie Howe contributed 59 assists. Roy Edwards topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 2.54 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Bill Gadsby coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | R | 76 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 58 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 283 | 15.5 |
| Alex Delvecchio | C | 72 | 25 | 58 | 83 | 8 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 221 | 11.3 |
| Frank Mahovlich | L | 76 | 49 | 29 | 78 | 38 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 293 | 16.7 |
| Pete Stemkowski | C | 71 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 81 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 209 | 10.0 |
| Garry Unger | C | 76 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 186 | 12.9 |
| Bruce MacGregor | R | 69 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 168 | 10.7 |
| Gary Bergman | D | 76 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 80 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 191 | 3.7 |
| Dean Prentice | L | 74 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 18 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 191 | 7.3 |
| Kent Douglas | D | 69 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 97 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 1.8 |
| Nick Libett | L | 75 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 34 | -16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 10.2 |
| Bob Baun | D | 76 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 121 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 3.4 |
| Ron Harris | D | 73 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 91 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 4.1 |
| Poul Popiel | D | 62 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 2.0 |
| Wayne Connelly | R | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 6.9 |
| Danny Lawson | R | 44 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 8.6 |
| Hank Monteith | L | 34 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Rene Leclerc | R | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 62 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5.3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | C | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5.4 |
| Ed Hatoum | R | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Jim Watson | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Bob Falkenberg | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick McCann | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Ron Anderson | R | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Gerry Hart | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Sawchuk | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sandy Snow | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bart Crashley | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Speck | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Roger Crozier | G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Edwards | G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1255 | 239 | 387 | 626 | 885 | 175 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 2493 | 9.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Edwards | 40 | 2099 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 89 | 2.54 | 0 | ||
| Roger Crozier | 38 | 1820 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 3.33 | 0 | ||
| Terry Sawchuk | 13 | 641 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2.62 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 91 | 4560 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 218 | 2.87 | 0 |
