2021 NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Times, TV Channels, How to Watch Lightning vs. Canadians

Less than a year after the Stanley Cup was awarded, it was time for the NHL to be crowned champion.

This will be a familiar person-either the defending champion or the team that has set a record 24 times. Starting Monday, June 28, the Chargers and Canadians will participate in the 2021 Stanley Cup finals.

The Chargers captain Steven Stammkos said after the team was promoted: “They will get the best team so far, and we will get the best team so far.”

Although the 2020 playoffs are interesting in their own right, this year’s playoffs are more fashionable because it is an all-Atlantic game (under normal circumstances). It also includes two teams that have not faced each other since March 5, 2020, competing for the ultimate prize in sports.

This is everything you need to know to watch the 2021 Stanley Cup final.

Who will participate in the 2021 Stanley Cup final?

The Canadians advance to the final round after knocking out the North Division champion Maple Seven, Swept the Jets, and then defeated the NHL’s second-ranked Golden Cavaliers in six games. A day later, the Chargers defeated the Islanders in Game 7. The defending champions started their 2021 journey with a 4-2 series victory in the Battle of Florida against the Panthers, and then defeated the top team in the Central Division, the Hurricanes in five games.

more: How the Canadians won Game 6 | How the Chargers won Game 7

Where will the 2021 Stanley Cup finals take place?

Unlike last year’s bubble, the team will cross the border to compete for the Lord Stanley Cup. Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 will be held in Tampa, while games 3, 4 and 6 will be held in Montreal. The Canadian government and health officials provided an exemption for the semi-finals, allowing Canadians and the Golden Knights to go back and forth to Las Vegas. But just like last year’s playoffs, in Canada, the team will be isolated from the public and will be tested for COVID-19 every day, regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not.

Which TV channels will be available for the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals?

United States (first and second games): NBCSN
United States (Games 3-7): National Broadcasting Corporation
Canada (Games 1-7): CBC, Sportsnet and TVA Sports

NHL Network will also conduct extensive live coverage throughout the Stanley Cup final.

more: Watch the Stanley Cup finals on fuboTV (7-day free trial)

What is the schedule for the 2021 Stanley Cup final?

Tampa Bay Chargers vs. Montreal Canadiens

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Have the Chargers or the Canadians won the Stanley Cup before?

The Chargers are the defending champions, beating the star team in the 2020 playoffs. This marked the second time the team won a cup championship. The other championship was in 2004, when it defeated the Flames in seven games. The list is led by Vincent Le Cavalier, Martin St. Louis and Conn Smythe champion Brad Richards.

Montreal is the home of the NHL’s oldest team, with 24 cup matches and 23 NHL best matches since the league was founded. The last time the Canadians won the championship was in 1993, when they were supported by Conn Smythe champion Patrick Roy. That team was the last Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup, and 10 years have passed since the team north of the border (the Canucks) entered the final round.

From 2000 to 2020, who won the Stanley Cup?

Pat Maroon of the Chargers has a chance to win the back-to-back Stanley Cup; he is a member of the 2019 Champion Blues and a member of the Chargers last year.

* The winner of Conn Smythe came from the losing team in the Stanley Cup final.