1940 Stanley Cup Final

* – Denotes overtime period(s)Location(s)New York City: Madison Square Garden (1, 2)
Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (3–6)CoachesNew York: Frank Boucher
Toronto: Dick IrvinCaptainsNew York: Art Coulter
Toronto: Red HornerDatesApril 2–13, 1940Series-winning goalBryan Hextall (2:07, OT)Hall of FamersRangers:
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 Final 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.