Rangers players pose for a team photo after defeating Vancouver 3-2 in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals at Madison Square Garden June 14, 1994. Rangers Win Stanley Cup
When the Toronto Maple Leafs blew a 3-1 series lead and lost to the Montreal Canadiens Monday night, they did the New York Rangers a favor. No longer are the Rangers the sole owners of the longest Stanley Cup drought in NHL history. They are now tied by the Maple Leafs who have now gone 53 seasons without winning a Stanley Cup.
Not only that, but the Maple Leafs have taken the Rangers’ place in the record books for the most years without a Stanley Cup.