1940 New York Rangers Celebrating Stanley Cup Victory Wire Photo NHL Hockey1940 New York Rangers Celebrating Stanley Cup Victory Wire Photo April 14, 1940 Wire photo shows New York Rangers celebrating their Stanley Cup victory on April 13, 1940 in game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals at Maple Leaf Gardens Bryan Hextall scores in overtime to give Rangers a 3 2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs and a 4 games to 2 series victory Players are shown post game with Rangers GM HOFer Lester Patrick and NHL President HOFer Frank Calder