For the second time in a row, the Montreal Canadiens faced the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Montreal won their second consecutive Stanley Cup as they swept the Blues in four, an identical result to the previous season.
The 1968 NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 13 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
On December 21, with Montreal goalies Gump Worsley (nervous breakdown) and Rogie Vachon (injured) both unavailable, rookie Tony Esposito and Boston's Gerry Cheevers both achieved shutouts in a rare scoreless tie.
Los Angeles introduced rookie goaltender Gerry Desjardins, who took over the starter's job from Wayne Rutledge, who was bothered by groin injuries most of the season.
Desjardins recorded 4 shutouts during the season in helping the Kings make the playoffs and win their first round series over Oakland.
On March 2, Phil Esposito became the first NHL player to score 100 points in a season in a 4–0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
In the previous year's Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, St. Louis defeated Philadelphia in seven games.
Los Angeles earned ten of sixteen points in this year's regular season series.
Their most recent series had come in the previous year's quarterfinals, where Montreal won in a four-game sweep.
The Canadiens defeated the Bruins in six games to advance to their fifth consecutive Stanley Cup Finals.
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes Source: NHL.
[4] Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts The 1968 Miss NHL Pageant was the first of three in NHL history and was held in Toronto on June 27, 1968.