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! width="5%" | Game
! width="5%" | March
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | Score
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 44 || 2 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 1 - 1 OT || 25-10-9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 45 || 3 || @ Chicago Black Hawks

Chicago Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

 || 2 - 1 || 26-10-9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 46 || 10 || New York Americans

New York Americans

The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...

 || 4 - 2 || 27-10-9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 47 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 || 2 - 1 || 27-11-9
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 48 || 14 || Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 || 0 - 0 OT || 27-11-10
|}
|}

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

Madison Square Garden (1925)

Madison Square Garden was an indoor arena in New York City, the third of that name. It was built in 1925 and closed in 1968, and was located on Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets in Manhattan on the site of the city's trolley car barns. It was the first Garden that was not located near...

 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

Bryan Hextall

Bryan Aldwyn Hextall was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League . Considered one of the top wingers of the 1940s, he led the NHL in goal scoring twice and in points once...

 scored in overtime in the final game to give the Rangers their 3rd Stanley Cup and last until 1994.

Key: Win Loss

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|-
! colspan=10 style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | 1940 Stanley Cup Playoffs
|-
| colspan=10 |
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
|-
! colspan=10; style="background:#E31937; color: #FFFFFF;" |Semi-finals: vs. Boston Bruins - New York Rangers win series 4-2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Series
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1 || March 19 || Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 || 0 - 4 || New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 || || New York Rangers lead series 1-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 2 || March 21 || New York Rangers || 2 - 4 || Boston Bruins || || Series tied 1-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 3 || March 24 || New York Rangers || 3 - 4 || Boston Bruins || || Boston leads series 2-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4 || March 26 || Boston Bruins || 0 - 1 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 2-2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5 || March 28 || New York Rangers || 1 - 0 || Boston Bruins || || New York Rangers lead series 3-2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6 || March 30 || Boston Bruins || 1 - 4 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers win series 4-2
|}
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
|-
! colspan=10; style="background:#E31937; color: #FFFFFF;" |Stanley Cup Finals: vs. Toronto Maple Leafs - New York Rangers win series 4-2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Series
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1 || April 2 || Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 1 - 2 || New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 || OT || New York Rangers lead series 1-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2 || April 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2 - 6 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 2-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 3 || April 6 || New York Rangers || 1 - 2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || New York Rangers lead series 2-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 4 || April 9 || New York Rangers || 0 - 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Series tied 2-2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5 || April 11 || New York Rangers || 2 - 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || OT || New York Rangers lead series 3-2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6 || April 13 || New York Rangers || 3 - 2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || OT || New York Rangers win series 4-2
|}
|}

Skaters

{| class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;"
! style="border: 0;" | Regular season
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
|-align=center
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="40%" | Player
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | GP
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | G
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | A
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | Pts
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | PIM
|-align=center
| || 48 || 24 || 15 || 39 || 52
|-align=center
| || 48 || 19 || 19 || 38 || 22
|-align=center
| || 48 || 7 || 28 || 35 || 52
|-align=center
| || 43 || 11 || 21 || 32 || 33
|-align=center
| || 48 || 13 || 18 || 31 || 57
|-align=center
| || 44 || 15 || 13 || 28 || 19
|-align=center
| || 48 || 12 || 16 || 28 || 34
|-align=center
| || 41 || 8 || 16 || 24 || 2
|-align=center
| || 47 || 7 || 14 || 21 || 12
|-align=center
| || 47 || 5 || 14 || 19 || 26
|-align=center
| || 47 || 8 || 9 || 17 || 38
|-align=center
| || 48 || 4 || 13 || 17 || 61
|-align=center
| || 48 || 1 || 9 || 10 || 68
|-align=center
| || 46 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 44
|-align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;"
! style="border: 0;" | Playoffs
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
|-align=center
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="40%" | Player
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | GP
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | G
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | A
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | Pts
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | PIM
|-align=center
| || 12 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 16
|-align=center
| || 12 || 2 || 7 || 9 || 18
|-align=center
| || 12 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 4
|-align=center
| || 12 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 11
|-align=center
| || 12 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 2
|-align=center
| || 12 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 6
|-align=center
| || 12 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 18
|-align=center
| || 12 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 6
|-align=center
| || 12 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 2
|-align=center
| || 12 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 4
|-align=center
| || 12 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 13
|-align=center
| || 12 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 12
|-align=center
| || 12 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4
|-align=center
| || 12 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 21
|}
|}

Goaltenders

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! style="border: 0;" | Regular season
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
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|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | Player
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GP
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | Min
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | W
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | L
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | T
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GA
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GAA
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | SO
|-align=center
| || 48 || 3000 || 27 || 11 || 10 || 77 || 1.54 || 8
|}
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" width="75%"
! style="border: 0;" | Playoffs
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | Player
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GP
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | Min
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | W
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | L
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GA
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GAA
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | SO
|-align=center
| || 12 || 770 || 8 || 4 || 20 || 1.56 || 3
|}
|}

^†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.

1940 New York Rangers Stanley Cup Champions

Dave Kerr

Dave Kerr

David Alexander Kerr was a Canadian NHL goaltender who played for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans and New York Rangers-Playing career:...

, Art Coulter

Art Coulter

Arthur Edmund Coulter was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League....

, Ott Heller, Alex Shibicky

Alex Shibicky

Alex Shibicky was an ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League from 1935 to 1946....

, Mac Colville

Mac Colville

Matthew Lamont "Mac" Colville was a professional ice hockey right winger. A native of Edmonton, Alberta, he was brother of Hall of Fame hockey player Neil Colville.-Career statistics:-Honors and awards:...

, Neil Colville

Neil Colville

Neil McNeil Colville was a professional ice hockey player. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, he played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League with his brother Mac, winning the Stanley Cup in 1940.* Position: centre...

, Phil Watson

Phil Watson

Henri Phillip Watson was a professional ice hockey player and coach in the NHL.-Coaching career:Soon after retiring as a player Phil Watson became a coach...

, Lynn Patrick

Lynn Patrick

Joseph Lynn Patrick was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. As a player, Patrick played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. Lynn was an important member of one Stanley Cup title the Rangers won in 1940. After his playing career, he went on to be the general...

, Clint Smith

Clint Smith

Clinton James "Snuffy" Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and head coach best known for his time spent in the National Hockey League as a player with the New York Rangers and the Chicago Black Hawks...

, Muzz Patrick

Muzz Patrick

Frederick Murray "Muzz" Patrick was a former NHL player.Patrick was born in Victoria, British Columbia. In his youth, Muzz Patrick was one of Canada's most versatile athletes, excelling in track, basketball, football, cycling, boxing and hockey. In the ring, he was a Canadian amateur light...

, Babe Pratt

Babe Pratt

Walter "Babe" Pratt was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman/left winger who played for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League.Babe was an important member of two Stanley Cup winning teams, the 1940 Rangers and 1945 Maple Leafs...

, Bryan Hextall

Bryan Hextall

Bryan Aldwyn Hextall was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League . Considered one of the top wingers of the 1940s, he led the NHL in goal scoring twice and in points once...

, Kilby MacDonald

Kilby MacDonald

James Allan "Kilby" Macdonald was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played four seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers.-Playing career:...

, Dutch Hiller, Alf Pike, Stanford Smith

Stanford Smith

Stanford George Smith is a former National Hockey League player for the New York Rangers. He was born in Coal Creek, British Columbia....

, Lester Patrick

Lester Patrick

Curtis Lester "The Silver Fox" Patrick born in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, was a professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats/Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association , and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League...

 (manager), Frank Boucher

Frank Boucher

François-Xavier "Raffles" Boucher was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. Boucher played the forward position for the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League and the Vancouver Maroons in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association...

 (coach), Harry Westerby (trainer)

Awards and records

• Calder Memorial Trophy
  Calder Memorial Trophy
  The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The Rookie of the Year trophy has been awarded 79 times since its creation for the 1936–37 NHL season...
  
  : Kilby MacDonald
  Kilby MacDonald
  James Allan "Kilby" Macdonald was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played four seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers.-Playing career:...
  
  
• Vezina Trophy
  Vezina Trophy
  The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position". At the end of each season, the 30 General Managers of the teams in the National Hockey League vote to determine the goaltender who was the most valuable to his team...
  
  : Dave Kerr
  Dave Kerr
  David Alexander Kerr was a Canadian NHL goaltender who played for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans and New York Rangers-Playing career:...