1968–69 Boston Bruins season

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Division 2nd East Assists Phil Esposito (77) Penalties in minutes Don Awrey (149) Coach Harry Sinden Arena Boston Garden Goals for 303		1968–69 record 42–18–6 Points Phil Esposito (126) Wins Gerry Cheevers (28) General manager Milt Schmidt Goals against 221
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The 1968–69 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 45th season in the NHL.

Regular season

The Bruins set several league records for scoring, both team and individual. Phil Esposito broke league records for points and assists, becoming the first player in NHL history to exceed 100 points, with 126 and 77 respectively. With linemates Ken Hodge and Ron Murphy, he shared in a new record for most points by a forward line with 263. Bobby Orr set new league records for goals and points by a defenseman with 21 and 64. The team as a whole scored the most goals in history with 303, and were awarded the most penalty minutes with 1297.

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Semi-finals

Eastern Conference Finals

Regular season

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring

Goaltending

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;