Stanley Cup Playoffs 1940

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Stanley Cup Playoffs 1940
Period March 19, 1940 to April 13, 1940
Stanley Cup winner New York Rangers (3rd title)
finalist Toronto Maple Leafs
Top scorer Canada 1921Canada Neil Colville and Phil Watson (both NY Rangers)
Canada 1921Canada
Gates 80 (4.2 per game)
Events
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 1940 began on March 19, 1940 and ended on April 13, 1940 with the New York Rangers' 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs . The Rangers won their third title and their first since 1933 , when they had also prevailed against the Maple Leafs. In addition, they provided Neil Colville and Phil Watson, the two top scorers of these playoffs, while they subsequently needed 54 years for their next success, so that the " Curse of 1940 " ("Curse of 1940") was already mentioned . The Maple Leafs, however, suffered their fifth defeat in their fifth finals in the last six years; only in 1937 they were not involved in the final.

mode

The six best teams in the league qualified for the playoffs. The first two teams in the final table played one of the two finalists directly in a first semi-final. The four remaining teams faced each other in two quarter-finals, with the third on the seeding list meeting fourth and the fifth against sixth. The quarter-finals finally culminated in the second semi-final, which determined the second finalist. The first semi-final and the Stanley Cup final were held in best-of-seven mode , while in the quarter-final series and the second semi-final series, two victories were enough to advance and thus played in best-of-three mode.

In series with a best-of-seven mode, the higher seeded team had home rights in the first two games, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, the home law changed from game to game. The higher-ranked team had a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games. In series with a best-of-three mode, home rights changed from game to game, so that the higher-ranked team played in front of their home crowd in the first and decisive third game. It should be noted, however, that there were regular deviations from the distribution of home rights presented for various reasons.

Overtime followed for games that remained tied after 60 minutes of regular playing time . It ended with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) .

Qualified teams

Playoff tree

  Quarter finals Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                           
   
        
  1  Boston Bruins 2  
    2  New York Rangers 4th  
      
 
          
    2  New York Rangers 4th
  3  Toronto Maple Leafs 2
  3  Toronto Maple Leafs 2    
4th  Chicago Black Hawks 0  
3  Toronto Maple Leafs 2
    5  Detroit Red Wings 0  
5  Detroit Red Wings 2
 
  6th  New York Americans 1  

Quarter finals

(3) Toronto Maple Leafs - (4) Chicago Black Hawks

19 Mar 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs
Jack Church (41:45)
Syl Apps (49:09)
Syl Apps (66:36) 		3: 2 n.V.
(0: 2, 0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of 1: 0 		Chicago Black Hawks
Art Wiebe (2:31)
Mush March (19:41) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
21 Mar 1940 Chicago Black Hawks
Bill Carse (49:02) 		1: 2
(0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 2 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Gordie Drillon (24:18)
Hank Goldup (51:56) 		Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois

(5) Detroit Red Wings - (6) New York Americans

19 Mar 1940 Detroit Red Wings
Alex Motter (21:29)
Syd Howe (60:25) 		2: 1 n.V.
(0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		New York Americans
Johnny Gagnon (19:20) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
22 Mar 1940 New York Americans
Charlie Conacher (38:53)
Hooley Smith (45:10)
Tommy Anderson (56:15)
Hooley Smith (57:18)
Art Chapman (59:39) 		5: 4
(0: 0, 1: 1, 4: 3)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Detroit Red Wings
Mud Bruneteau (30:58)
Joe Fisher (45:54)
Mud Bruneteau (48:18)
Connie Brown (54:16) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
24 Mar 1940 Detroit Red Wings
Cecil Dillon (5:18)
Mud Bruneteau (47:33)
Ken Kilrea (56:45) 		3: 1
(1: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		New York Americans
Hooley Smith (18:39) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan

Semifinals

(1) Boston Bruins - (2) New York Rangers

19 Mar 1940 New York Rangers
Phil Watson (30:29)
Alex Shibicky (32:13)
Mac Colville (42:37)
Mac Colville (56:58) 		4: 0
(0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Boston Bruins
 Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
21 Mar 1940 Boston Bruins
Flash Hollett (25:45)
Herb Cain (28:19)
Woody Dumart (39:34)
Art Jackson (58:16) 		4: 2
(0: 1, 3: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		New York Rangers
Mac Colville (3:45)
Wilbert Hiller (49:56) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
24 Mar 1940 Boston Bruins
Eddie Wiseman (7:21)
Bobby Bauer (36:06)
Roy Conacher (37:55)
Eddie Wiseman (47:49) 		4: 3
(1: 0, 2: 1, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		New York Rangers
Muzz Patrick (33:49)
Babe Pratt (43:40)
Lynn Patrick (52:35) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
26th Mar 1940 New York Rangers
Muzz Patrick (50:40) 		1: 0
(0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		Boston Bruins
 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
28 Mar 1940 Boston Bruins
 0: 1
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 3 		New York Rangers
Babe Pratt (44:27) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
30th Mar 1940 New York Rangers
Alf Pike (28:14)
Alex Shibicky (51:09)
Clint Smith (52:49)
Phil Watson (54:46) 		4: 1
(0: 1, 1: 0, 3: 0)
of game
status: 4: 2 		Boston Bruins
Roy Conacher (19:53) 		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York

(3) Toronto Maple Leafs - (5) Detroit Red Wings

26th Mar 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs
Syl Apps (31:18)
Sweeney Schriner (40:57) 		2: 1
(0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Detroit Red Wings
Connie Brown (50:26) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
28 Mar 1940 Detroit Red Wings
Syd Howe (59:20) 		1: 3
(0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 2 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Red Heron (3:04)
Hank Goldup (19:51)
Hank Goldup (47:07) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan

Stanley Cup Final

(2) New York Rangers - (3) Toronto Maple Leafs

0Apr 2, 1940 New York Rangers
Art Coulter (9:09)
Alf Pike (75:30) 		2: 1 n.V.
(1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Red Heron (11:01) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
0Apr 3, 1940 New York Rangers
Bryan Hextall (15:14)
Babe Pratt (23:57)
Bryan Hextall (39:48)
Bryan Hextall (46:26)
Wilbert Hiller (52:21)
Lynn Patrick (53:09) 		6: 2
(1: 2, 2: 0, 3: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Billy Taylor (5:01)
Hank Goldup (6:01) 		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
0Apr 6, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs
Gordie Drillon (50:32)
Hank Goldup (53:40) 		2: 1
(0: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		New York Rangers
Phil Watson (18:19) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
0Apr 9, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs
Gus Marker (19:20)
Wally Stanowski (56:03)
Gordie Drillon (59:26) 		3: 0
(1: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		New York Rangers
 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Apr 11, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs
Syl Apps (36:55) 		1: 2 n.V.
(0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
: 2: 3 		New York Rangers
Neil Colville (12:21)
Muzz Patrick (91:43) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Apr 13, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs
Syl Apps (6:52)
Nick Metz (24:51) 		2: 3 n.V.
(1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1)
Match report
as of 2: 4 		New York Rangers
Neil Colville (48:08)
Alf Pike (50:01)
Bryan Hextall (62:07) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winner New York Rangers
New York Rangers logo

Goalkeeper: Dave Kerr

Defenders: Art Coulter  ( C ), Ehrhardt Heller , Muzz Patrick , Babe Pratt

Attackers: Mac Colville , Neil Colville , Bryan Hextall , Wilbert Hiller , Kilby MacDonald , Lynn Patrick , Alf Pike , Alex Shibicky , Clint Smith , Stanford Smith , Phil Watson

Head Coach: Frank Boucher   General Manager: Lester Patrick

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Phil Watson NY Rangers 12 3 6th 9 16
Neil Colville NY Rangers 12 2 7th 9 18th
Syl Apps Toronto 10 5 2 7th 2
Bryan Hextall NY Rangers 12 4th 3 7th 11
Alex Shibicky NY Rangers 11 2 5 7th 4th
Hank Goldup Toronto 10 5 1 6th 4th
Wilbert Hiller NY Rangers 12 2 4th 6th 0
Mud Bruneteau Detroit 5 3 2 5 0
Mac Colville NY Rangers 12 3 2 5 6th
Hooley Smith NY Americans 3 3 1 4th 2
Gordie Drillon Toronto 10 3 1 4th 0
Alf Pike NY Rangers 12 3 1 4th 6th
Babe Pratt NY Rangers 12 3 1 4th 18th

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the conceded goal category as well as the leaders in shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , GAA = goals conceded; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 120 minutes are recorded.

player team GP Min W. L. GA SO ATM
Dave Kerr NY Rangers 12 769: 20 8th 4th 20th 3 1.56
Turk Broda Toronto 10 655: 56 6th 4th 19th 1 1.74
Paul Goodman Chicago 2 126: 36 0 2 5 0 2.37

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