The Pittsburgh Penguins came up just a bit short against the Montreal Canadiens, 4 to 3, on December 31, 1968.

Final

Canadiens

20-8-7

4

Penguins

7-22-6

3

Team

MTL

PIT

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MTL

PIT

Billy Harris (EV) assisted by Noel Price and Ken Schinkel

2nd period

MTL

PIT

John Ferguson (EV) assisted by Serge Savard and Jean Beliveau

Jacques Laperriere (EV) assisted by John Ferguson and Jean Beliveau

Bob Woytowich (EV) assisted by Keith McCreary and Jean Pronovost

3rd period

MTL

PIT

Serge Savard (EV) assisted by Henri Richard and Jacques Lemaire

Jean Beliveau (EV) assisted by Dick Duff and Yvan Cournoyer

Gene Ubriaco (EV) assisted by Charlie Burns and Bob Woytowich

Canadiens

Penguins

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Canadiens

Penguins

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Rogie Vachon (W) R. Vachon	1	0	0	21	18	.857	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	S	S%
Ralph Backstrom R. Backstrom	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Jean Beliveau J. Beliveau	1	2	3	+1	0	1	5	20.0
Yvan Cournoyer Y. Cournoyer	0	1	1	+1	2	0	6	0.0
Dick Duff D. Duff	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0.0
John Ferguson J. Ferguson	1	1	2	+2	0	0	2	50.0
Ted Harris T. Harris	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0.0
Jacques Laperriere J. Laperriere	1	0	1	0	2	0	6	16.7
Jacques Lemaire J. Lemaire	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0.0
Mickey Redmond M. Redmond	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0.0
Henri Richard H. Richard	0	1	1	0	0	0	7	0.0
Bobby Rousseau B. Rousseau	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0.0
Serge Savard S. Savard	1	1	2	+2	0	0	2	50.0
J.C. Tremblay	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Les Binkley (L) L. Binkley	0	1	0	50	46	.920	4	4.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Lou Angotti L. Angotti	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Wally Boyer W. Boyer	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Charlie Burns C. Burns	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0.0
Val Fonteyne V. Fonteyne	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0.0
Billy Harris B. Harris	1	0	1	-2	0	2	50.0
Earl Ingarfield E. Ingarfield	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jean-Guy Lagace J. Lagace	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Keith McCreary K. McCreary	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.0
Noel Price N. Price	0	1	1	0	4	1	0.0
Jean Pronovost J. Pronovost	0	1	1	0	0	0
Ken Schinkel K. Schinkel	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0.0
Bill Speer B. Speer	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Gene Ubriaco G. Ubriaco	1	0	1	+1	2	4	25.0
Bob Woytowich B. Woytowich	1	1	2	0	0	1	100.0