expected to make the Stanley Cup Finals after a first overall finish during the regular season riding the shoulders of the "Kraut Line". But the New York Rangers were too much for the Bruins who lost in six games, out-scored 14 to 8 and shut-out twice, in the Semifinals. The third seed Toronto Maple Leafs swept the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks en route to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Rangers Cup win would begin the 54 Year Curse, and they would not win another Cup until 1994. Playoff bracket Quarterfinals (3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (4) Chicago Black Hawks (5) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) New York Americans Semifinals (1) Boston Bruins vs. (2) New York Rangers (3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Finals Awards All-Star teams Player statistics Regular season Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Source: NHL Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts Playoffs Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Playoff leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts Coaches Boston Bruins: Cooney Weiland Chicago Black Hawks: Paul Thompson Detroit Red Wings: Jack Adams Montreal Canadiens: Babe Siebert and Alfred Lepine New York Americans: Red Dutton New York Rangers: Frank Boucher Toronto Maple Leafs: Dick Irvin Debuts The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1939–40 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): Doug Bentley, Chicago Black Hawks Johnny Mowers, Detroit Red Wings Pat Egan, New York Americans Kilby MacDonald, New York Rangers Last games The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1939–40 (listed with their last team): Tiny Thompson, Detroit Red Wings Cecil Dillon, Detroit Red Wings Hec Kilrea, Detroit Red Wings Cy Wentworth, Montreal Canadiens Earl Robinson, Montreal Canadiens Armand Mondou, Montreal Canadiens Marty Barry, Montreal Canadiens Doc Romnes, New York Americans Art Chapman, New York Americans Nels Stewart, New York Americans Eddie Shore, New