Sixteen NHL teams will battle it out for the greatest trophy in all of sports: the Stanley Cup. How it’ll all play out is a little different in 2021: the four best teams in each division will face each other (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3 in Round 1) and the eventual division champs will meet in the Stanley Cup semifinals. The last two teams standing will then go head-to-head in the Stanley Cup Final.
Here’s everything to know about watching NHL playoff games in 2021, including a complete TV schedule with start times and channels for every series.
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Here’s the full schedule of NHL playoff games for: Wednesday, July 7
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NHL playoffs 2021: TV channels, live stream
TV (U. S. ): NBC, NBCSN, USA, CNBC, NHLN TV (Canada): Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports Stream (U. S. ): NBC Sports. com | fuboTV (free trial) | Peacock Stream (Canada): SN Now, SN NOW+, NHL Live Playoff results: SN Scoreboard
The 2021 postseason marks the final year NBC’s family of networks will broadcast games on the NHL’s road to the Stanley Cup. First-round games will be shown on NHL Network and across NBC channels in the United States, while in Canada games will be shown on FX, FXX, Sportsnet’s channels and CBC.
In Canada, Chris Cuthbert and Craig Simpson will describe the Maple Leafs-Canadiens series while Harnarayan Singh and Louie DeBrusk will bring fans Oilers-Jets. David Amber and Ron McLean will be the studio anchors and will be joined by a rotating crew of analysts and insiders.
NBC will also employ a rotating crew that will include play-by-play announcers Kenny Albert, John Forslund and Brendan Burke and analysts Eddie Olczyk, AJ Mleczko and Dominic Moore.
NHL playoff bracket 2021
NHL schedule 2021
The 2021 Stanley Cup Final starts on Monday, June 28, and, if it runs the full gamut, will end on Sunday, July 11.
*If necessary
Final
Monday, June 28
Wednesday, June 30
Friday, July 2
Monday, July 5
Wednesday, July 7
Friday, July 9
Sunday, July 11
Semifinals
Sunday, June 13
Monday, June 14
Tuesday, June 15
Wednesday, June 16
Thursday, June 17
Friday, June 18
Saturday, June 19
Sunday, June 20
Monday, June 21
Tuesday, June 22
Wednesday, June 23
Thursday, June 24
Friday, June 25
Round 2
Saturday, May 29
Sunday, May 30
Monday, May 31
Tuesday, June 1
Wednesday, June 2
Thursday, June 3
ROUND 2: Predictions, picks, odds & series breakdowns for every series
Friday, June 4
Saturday, June 5
Sunday, June 6
Monday, June 7
Tuesday, June 8
Wednesday, June 9
Thursday, June 10
Saturday, June 12
Round 1
Saturday, May 15
Sunday, May 16
DIVISION PREDICTIONS, PREVIEWS: Central | East | West | North
Monday, May 17
Tuesday, May 18
Wednesday, May 19
Thursday, May 20
Friday, May 21
Saturday, May 22
Sunday, May 23
Monday, May 24
Tuesday, May 25
Wednesday, May 26
Thursday, May 27
Friday, May 28
Saturday, May 29
Sunday, May 30
No games.
Monday, May 31
