1968 Stanley Cup Finals

1968 Stanley Cup Finals
1234 Total
St. Louis Blues 2*03*2 0
Montreal Canadiens 3*14*3 4
* indicates periods of overtime.
Location(s)St. Louis: St. Louis Arena (1, 2)
Montreal: Montreal Forum (3, 4)
CoachesSt. Louis: Scotty Bowman
Montreal: Toe Blake
CaptainsSt. Louis: Al Arbour
Montreal: Jean Beliveau
DatesMay 5–11, 1968
MVPGlenn Hall (Blues)
Series-winning goalJ. C. Tremblay (11:40, third, G4)
Hall of FamersBlues:
Al Arbour (1996, builder)
Glenn Hall (1975)
Doug Harvey (1973)
Dickie Moore (1974)
Canadiens:
Jean Beliveau (1972)
Yvan Cournoyer (1982)
Dick Duff (2006)
Jacques Laperriere (1987)
Jacques Lemaire (1984)
Henri Richard (1979)
Serge Savard (1986)
Rogie Vachon (2016)
Gump Worsley (1980)
Coaches:
Toe Blake (1966, player)
Scotty Bowman (1991)
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The 1968 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1967–68 season, and the culmination of the 1968 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Montreal Canadiens and the St. Louis Blues. The Canadiens swept the Blues to win their 15th Stanley Cup championship.

This was the first Stanley Cup Finals after the NHL expansion to twelve teams. Although the series was a sweep, it was a much more intense and close-fought series than anyone had expected, as all four games were decided by one goal, two went to overtime, and the other two saw the winning goal scored in the third period. The Blues were the only first-year franchise to play for the Stanley Cup in the post-expansion era, until the Vegas Golden Knights participated in the Stanley Cup Finals a half-century later.


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