| 1940 Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | New York City: Madison Square Garden (1, 2) Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (3–6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | New York: Frank Boucher Toronto: Dick Irvin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | New York: Art Coulter Toronto: Red Horner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 2–13, 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Bryan Hextall (2:07, OT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.