1939–40 New York Rangers season

The 1939–40 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 14th season. With new coach Frank Boucher the Rangers finish in 2nd Place again with an impressive 27–11–10 record. In the semi-finals the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins in 6 games to advance to the 1940 Stanley Cup Finals. In the finals the Rangers won their first 2 games by scores of 2–1 and 6–2 at the Garden, before finishing the series on the road because of the circus. After dropping the first 2 games in Toronto the Rangers won a critical Game five 2–1 in overtime on Muzz Patrick's overtime goal. In Game 6 it would take overtime again as the Rangers won their 3rd Stanley Cup on Bryan Hextall's goal 2:33 into OT. Following the season the Rangers would celebrate buying out their lease at Madison Square Garden by burning the lease in the historic Stanley Cup, a move that would take on greater mystery in coming years.

1939–40 New York Rangers
Stanley Cup champions
Division2nd NHL
1939–40 record27–11–10
Goals for136
Goals against77
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachFrank Boucher
CaptainArt Coulter
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsBryan Hextall (24)
AssistsPhil Watson (28)
PointsBryan Hextall (39)
Penalty minutesArt Coulter (68)
WinsDave Kerr (27)
Goals against averageDave Kerr (1.54)

Regular season

Season standings
National Hockey League
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Boston Bruins48311251709833067
New York Rangers482711101367752064
Toronto Maple Leafs482517613411048556
Chicago Black Hawks482319611212035152
Detroit Red Wings48162669012625038
New York Americans481529410614023634
Montreal Canadiens48103359016733825

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalty Minutes, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents
1939–40 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYA NYR TOR
Boston —6–1–15–36–1–17–12–4–25–2–1
Chicago 1–6–1—6–0–25–2–13–4–14–44–3–1
Detroit 3–50–6–2—5–35–32–3–21–6–1
Montreal 1–6–12–5–13–5—2–4–21–6–11–7
N.Y. Americans 1–74–3–13–54–2–2—1–6–12–6
N.Y. Rangers 4–2–24–43–2–26–1–16–1–1—4–1–3
Toronto 2–5–13–4–16–1–17–16–21–4–3—

Schedule and results
1939–40 Game Log
November: 3–3–4 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–0–4)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
15@ Detroit Red Wings1 – 1 OT0–0–1
211@ Toronto Maple Leafs1 – 1 OT0–0–2
312Toronto Maple Leafs1–00–1–2
416Chicago Black Hawks3–20–2–2
518@ New York Americans3–11–2–2
619Montreal Canadiens2 – 1 OT1–3–2
723@ Montreal Canadiens1 – 1 OT1–3–3
826@ Boston Bruins2 – 2 OT1–3–4
928Detroit Red Wings4–12–3–4
1030@ Chicago Black Hawks7–23–3–4
December: 7–0–3 (Home: 6–0–2; Road: 1–0–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
112New York Americans1 – 1 OT3–3–5
1210Boston Bruins3–24–3–5
1314Detroit Red Wings2 – 2 OT4–3–6
1416@ Montreal Canadiens4–25–3–6
1517@ Detroit Red Wings0 – 0 OT5–3–7
1619Montreal Canadiens5–26–3–7
1723Chicago Black Hawks7–17–3–7
1825Toronto Maple Leafs4–18–3–7
1929Boston Bruins4–09–3–7
2031New York Americans5–210–3–7
January: 10–1–0 (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 5–1–0)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
212@ Boston Bruins6–411–3–7
224@ New York Americans6–212–3–7
237Detroit Red Wings3–013–3–7
2411Chicago Black Hawks5–314–3–7
2513@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–115–3–7
2614@ Chicago Black Hawks2–115–4–7
2718@ Montreal Canadiens1–016–4–7
2821Boston Bruins4–217–4–7
2923@ New York Americans5–318–4–7
3025Toronto Maple Leafs3–019–4–7
3128New York Americans4–220–4–7
February: 5–5–1 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 1–4–1)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
321@ Detroit Red Wings2–020–5–7
334Montreal Canadiens9–021–5–7
346@ Boston Bruins6–221–6–7
358Toronto Maple Leafs2–122–6–7
3610@ Toronto Maple Leafs4 – 4 OT22–6–8
3711@ Chicago Black Hawks3–022–7–8
3815Detroit Red Wings3–123–7–8
3918@ Detroit Red Wings2–023–8–8
4022@ New York Americans1 – 0 OT23–9–8
4124@ Montreal Canadiens2–024–9–8
4225Montreal Canadiens6–225–9–8
4329Chicago Black Hawks2–125–10–8
March: 2–1–2 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 1–1–1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
442@ Toronto Maple Leafs1 – 1 OT25–10–9
453@ Chicago Black Hawks2–126–10–9
4610New York Americans4–227–10–9
4712@ Boston Bruins2–127–11–9
4814Boston Bruins0 – 0 OT27–11–10

Playoffs
Main articles: 1940 Stanley Cup playoffs and 1940 Stanley Cup Finals

Stanley Cup Finals

The final 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, and became the third and fourth members of the Patrick family to win the Stanley Cup. Bryan Hextall scored in overtime in the final game to give the Rangers their 3rd Stanley Cup and last until 1994.

Key:   Win   Loss

1940 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr483000271110771.548
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr1277084201.563

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

References
  1. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1939–40 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
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