1964 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1964 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings for the second straight year. The Maple Leafs won the best-of-seven series four games to three to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup.

Paths to the Final
Toronto defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 while Detroit defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 to advance to the Finals.

The Series
This series is famous for the courageous play of Bob Baun. In game six of the Finals, he took a Gordie Howe slapshot on his ankle and had to leave play. He returned in overtime and scored the winning goal. He also played in game seven despite the pain and only after the series was over, was it revealed that he had broken the ankle.

Until 2008-09 finals, John MacMillan was the only player to play in back-to-back Finals with different teams in successive series that pitted the same teams against each other. MacMillan won the Cup with the 1963 Toronto Maple Leafs in a five-game decision over Detroit, and then lost the 1964 Cup Final to the Leafs as a member of the Red Wings.

Toronto wins Stanley Cup four games to three