Detroit finished third in the East Division with 95 points.

This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with Boston winning four of their six previous meetings.

Please check your details, and try again. Prior to that game, the surging Wings had lost only twice in their last 17 outings. Rangers coach Emile Francis sent a forechecking forward into each corner and positioned his defensemen a few feet in front of the Detroit net. The ’69-70 squad featured a second-generation “Production Line” of Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio, and Frank Mahovlich. It would be nearly a decade before the Red Wings made the postseason again. Boston beat Chicago in four straight games to win the East Division final for the first time. If they could beat Detroit on Sunday and Montreal lost Sunday evening in Chicago, then New York and Montreal would finish tied for the fourth and final playoff spot with identical records. By late in the third period the swarming Rangers had built a 9-3 lead.That still wasn’t enough offense for Francis.

Figuring that the high-powered Bruins of Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito were not about to lose at home against the last-place Leafs, Abel resigned himself to a third-place finish. The tiebreaker would be total goals scored for the season, a problem for New York since Montreal had a five-goal edge going into the final game. (E1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (E3) Detroit Red Wings(W1) St. Louis Blues vs. (W3) Minnesota North Stars(E1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (E3) Detroit Red Wings(W1) St. Louis Blues vs. (W3) Minnesota North Stars With 3:38 to play, he pulled goalie Ed Giacomin for a sixth attacker in hopes of potting even more goals. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. The Rangers wound up squeezing into the playoffs by a final margin of two goals.The Wings finished third with 95 points, the most by a Detroit squad in 15 years. At that time, the next tiebreaker was goals scored in which the Canadiens held a 242–237 advantage before action on April 5. The St. Louis Blues beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games to have won every West Division Final, as there were no Division Finals the following season.

Only four of them would make the playoffs. It had been a ludicrous display, but the high-scoring victory did the trick for New York, which was now four goals ahead of Montreal in the goals-scored category.That evening, Montreal went into its game against Chicago knowing it didn’t need to win to make the playoffs; it just needed to score five times in order to capture the tiebreaker. *For stock items that are ordered before 4:30pm EST Monday through Friday. The Boston Bruins finished second in the East Division, earning 99 points. The 1969–70 NHL season was the 53rd season of the National Hockey League.For the third straight season, the St. Louis Blues reached the Stanley Cup finals, and for the third straight year, the winners of the expansion West Division were swept four games to none. Orders placed on Weekends will ship on Monday. This was St. Louis' third Stanley Cup Final, having advanced to the round every season since entering the league. Oakland won this year's eight-game regular season series, earning nine of sixteen points. With some of the Wings suffering from hangovers and others giving less than full effort, the Rangers spent practically the entire afternoon in the Wings’ zone. In both of their previous appearances, they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in four games. These teams each won four games of their eight-game regular season series. Oakland earned 58 points to finish fourth in the West. They last advanced to the Finals in 1958 where they lost to Montreal in six games. But Chicago and Boston also won to remain two points in front of the Wings. Will start with some hockey.

The That set up the scenario in which a New York win and a Montreal loss would give each team identical 38–22–16 records. St. Louis won this year's eight-game regular season series, earning ten of sixteen points. This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, and they split their eight previous meetings. Tony O’s 15 shutouts in 1969-70 are still an all-time franchise record. Esposito helped lead the Blackhawks to a first-place finish in the East Division as a rookie. If Detroit won on Sunday and Chicago and Boston each lost their final game, the season would end with a three-way tie for first place. Instead, Detroit slid a couple of pucks into the empty Rangers net, resulting in the final 9-5 score.

This was the third meeting between these two teams with Boston winning both of their meetings.

The Rangers also had to outscore the Canadiens by at least five goals in order to qualify for the postseason.The Rangers and Red Wings were scheduled to play a nationally televised 2 pm The Chicago Black Hawks finished as the NHL's best regular season team with 99 points. These two teams split their eight-game regular season series, each earning eight points. The Pens did not get to the semifinals again until This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. But afterwards, they were swept by the Blackhawks in the opening round of the playoffs and Abel was out as coach, replaced by Ned Harkness. October 16, 1968 00:00 Minnesota North Stars Won 10-4 1. Sep 27, 2017 - Quick post this evening to clean up a hodge-podge from all over the map, hockey, football, horse racing and North Dakota Hall of Famers !!! He allowed the team to guzzle champagne on the plane ride to New York and planned on resting several of his veterans.Abel’s decision was great news for the Rangers, who were still in the hunt. If Detroit won on Sunday and Chicago and Boston each lost their final game, the season would end with a three-way tie for first place.