2021 NHL Stanly Cup Playoffs
The NHL’s “second season”, the Stanley Cup playoffs, started May 15, with sixteen teams vying for the cup through a grueling journey of four best-of-seven series.
Locally, the NY Rangers and NJ Devils did not make the playoffs. The NY Islanders, as the 4th seed in the Eastern Division, defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round and the Boston Bruins in the second round, before losing to the Tampa Bay Lighting in 7 games in the conference finals.
The Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup.
[Schedule] [Game Watching] [Results]
Schedule
Stanley Cup Finals
Game 1: Lightning 5, Canadiens 1
Game 2: Lightning 3, Canadiens 1
Game 3: Lightning 6, Canadiens 3
Game 4: Canadiens 3, Lightning 2 (OT)
Game 5: Lightning 1, Canadiens 0
Lighting wins series 4-1
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Game Watching
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Results
First Round
Eastern Conference
NY Islanders defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2
Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Florida Panthers 4-2
Boston Bruins defeated Washington Capitals 4-1
Hurricanes defeated Nashville Predators 4-2
Western Conference
Winnipeg Jets defeated Edmonton Oilers 4-0
Colorado Avalanche defeated St. Louis Blues 4-0
Las Vegas Golden Knights defeated Minnesota Wild 4-3
Montreal Canadiens defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3
Second Round
NY Islanders defeated Boston Bruins 4-2
Montreal Canadiens defeated Winnipeg Jets 4-0
Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Carolina Hurricanes 4-1
Vegas Golden Knights defeated Colorado Avlanche 4-2
Eastern Conference
#3 Boston Bruins vs #4 NY Islanders
Game 1: Bruins 5, Islanders 2
Game 2: Islanders 4, Bruins 3 (OT)
Game 3: Bruins 2, Islanders 1 (OT)
Game 4: Islanders 4, Bruins 1
Game 5: Islanders 5, Bruins 4
Game 6: Islanders 6, Bruins 2
Islanders win series 4-2
#1 Carolina Hurricanes vs #3 Tampa Bay Lightning
Game 1: Lightning 2, Hurricanes 1
Game 2: Lightning 2, Hurricanes 1
Game 3: Hurricanes 3, Lightning 2 (2OT)
Game 4: Lightning 6, Hurricanes 4
Game 5: Lightning 2, Hurricanes 0
Tampa Bay wins series 4-1
Western Conference
#1 Colorado Avalanche vs #2 Vegas Golden Knights
Game 1: Avalanche 7, Golden Knights 1
Game 2: Avalanche 3, Golden Knights 2 (2OT)
Game 3: Golden Knights 3, Avalanche 2
Game 4: Golden Knights 5, Avalanche 1
Game 5: Golden Knights 3, Avalanche 2 (OT)
Game 6: Golden Knights 6, Avalanche 3
Vegas wins series 4-2
#3 Winnipeg Jets vs #4 Montreal Canadiens
Game 1: Canadiens 5, Jets 3
Game 2: Canadiens 1, Jets 0
Game 3: Canadiens 5, Jets 1
Game 4: Canadiens 3, Jets 2 (OT)
Montreal wins series 4-0
Conference Finals
#2 Tampa Lightning vs #3 NY Islanders
Game 1: Islanders 2, Lightning 1
Game 2: Lightning 4, Islanders 2
Game 3: Lightning 2, Islanders 1
Game 4: Islanders 3, Lightning 2
Game 5: Lightning 8, Islanders 0
Game 6: Islanders 3, Lightning 2 (OT)
Game 7: Lightning 1, Islanders 0
Lightning wins series 4-3
#1 Vegas Golden Knights vs #4 Montréal Canadiens
Game 1: Golden Knights 4, Canadiens 1
Game 2: Canadiens, Golden Knights 2
Game 3: Canadiens 3, Golden Knights 2 (OT)
Game 4: Golden Knights 2, Canadiens 1
Game 5: Canadiens 4, Golden Knights 1
Game 6: Canadiens 3, Golden Knights 2
Canadiens win series 4-2