| Year: | 1940 |
| Team1: | New York Rangers |
| Team1 Short: | New York |
| Team1 Coach: | Frank Boucher |
| Team1 Captain: | Art Coulter |
| Team1 1: | 2* |
| Team1 2: | 6 |
| Team1 3: | 1 |
| Team1 4: | 0 |
| Team1 5: | 2** |
| Team1 6: | 3* |
| Team1 Tot: | 4 |
| Team2: | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Team2 Short: | Toronto |
| Team2 Captain: | Red Horner |
| Team2 Coach: | Dick Irvin |
| Team2 1: | 1* |
| Team2 2: | 2 |
| Team2 3: | 2 |
| Team2 4: | 3 |
| Team2 5: | 1** |
| Team2 6: | 2* |
| Team2 Tot: | 2 |
| Gm1 Ot: | |gm5_ot=**|gm6_ot=* |
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| Location1: | New York City Madison Square Garden (1, 2) |
| Location2: | Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens (3–6) |
| Dates: | April 2–13, 1940 |
| Series Winner: | Bryan Hextall (2:07, OT) |
| Hofers: | Rangers: Neil Colville (1967) Art Coulter (1974) Bryan Hextall (1969) Lynn Patrick (1980) Babe Pratt (1966) Clint Smith (1991) Maple Leafs: Syl Apps (1961) Turk Broda (1967) Gordie Drillon (1975) Red Horner (1965) Sweeney Schriner (1962) Coaches: Frank Boucher (1958, player) Dick Irvin (1958, player) |
The 1940 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs. New York would win the series 4–2 to win their third Stanley Cup. The Rangers would not win another for 54 years, a circumstance termed the Curse of 1940.
New York defeated the Boston Bruins in a best-of-seven 4–2 to advance to the Finals. The Maple Leafs had to play two best-of three series; winning 2–0 against the Chicago Black Hawks, and 2–0 against the Detroit Red Wings to advance to the Finals.
The Finals series between the Rangers and the Maple Leafs was an exciting one that went back and forth with three overtime games. The Rangers took the first two at home and the Leafs took the next two in Toronto.The circus forced the Rangers to vacate Madison Square Garden after the first two games. The Rangers would score three game-winning goals in overtime including the Cup winner. Lynn and Murray Patrick played for the Rangers to become the third and fourth members of the Patrick family to win the Stanley Cup.[1]
The 1940 Stanley Cup was presented to Rangers captain Art Coulter by NHL President Frank Calder following the Rangers 3–2 overtime win over the Maple Leafs in game six.
The following Rangers players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1939–40 New York Rangers