1994 Stanley Cup Finals: Rangers Defeat Canucks in Seven Games

The New York Rangers defeated the Vancouver Canucks in seven games to win the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals.

The Rangers won the first two games of the series at home, but the Canucks won the next two games in Vancouver to tie the series. The Rangers won Game 5 in New York, but the Canucks won Game 6 in Vancouver to force a seventh game.

In Game 7, the Rangers scored two goals in the first period and never looked back. They won the game 4-3, and Mark Messier was named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the most valuable player of the playoffs.

Highlights of the deciding Game 7

• The Rangers scored two goals in the first period, one by Brian Leetch and one by Adam Graves.
• The Canucks scored a goal in the second period by Pavel Bure, but the Rangers answered back with a goal by Mike Gartner.
• The Canucks scored a goal in the third period by Trevor Linden, but the Rangers held on to win the game 4-3.

The Rangers' victory was their first Stanley Cup since 1940. It was also the first time that a team had won the Stanley Cup after trailing 3-2 in the series.