Player of the Game Hockey - NHL 1967/68, Feb 15th

Thursday 15th February 1968
Detroit, improving to 7-2-1 over the past ten games, led 3-1 and 4-2 but a second fight in as many days for Montreal's Ferguson sparks his team into earning a point. Three unanswered goals from Howe (31), Ullman (16) and Prentice (18) had the Wings ahead by two with Backstrom (14) providing the only goal in the first period for Montreal. Ullman's (18) second then cancelled out Provost's (12) goal to maintain that two goal advantage before Ferguson scrapped with Detroit's Bergman to inspire the Canadiens onwards with tallies from G Tremblay (25), part of his three pointer, and Rousseau (11).

Minnesota take their first win in seven, their fourth in fifteen, against a New York team that has just two victories in their last ten to push them eleven points back of the playoffs. The North Stars jumped out early with goals from an unassisted effort from Cullen (24) before Goldsworthy (14) added a second before the first intermission. Nevin (21) then scored his first of two on the night but there was no more support coming when Marcetta (3) and P MacDonald (18) scored their first game-winning goal and empty netter respectively.

		1st	2nd	3rd	F
MON	@	1	1	2	4
DET		3	1	0	4

MON Vachon (14-7-2 .903) 28/32, Powerplay 0/8
DET Edwards (11-18-5 .891) 28/32, Powerplay 0/7

		1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	@	0	1	1	2
MIN		2	1	1	4

NYR Giacomin (16-25-6 .888) 26/29, Powerplay 1/7
MIN Maniago (15-16-7 .903) 24/26, Powerplay 0/0

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	55	30	18	7	67
Toronto Maple Leafs	54	30	19	5	65
Boston Bruins	55	29	20	6	64
Detroit Red Wings	55	27	22	6	60
Chicago Blackhawks	56	24	26	6	54
New York Rangers	54	20	25	9	49
West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts
St Louis Blues	53	24	19	10	58
Philadelphia Flyers	54	24	24	6	54
Minnesota North Stars	55	20	23	12	52
Los Angeles Kings	55	20	27	8	48
Pittsburgh Penguins	54	18	25	11	47
Oakland Seals	56	14	32	10	38