Tampa Bay - Montreal Canadiens: Live Stream, Final Game, Stanley Cup

The final series of the Stanley Cup 2021 has begun - the decisive stage of the playoffs of the North American National Hockey League, in which Russian hockey players play a prominent role. The Tampa Bay Lightning (Tampa, USA) are looking to defend their last year's trophy against the Montreal Canadiens (Montreal, Canada). The first persons of the two countries have already made a bet on the outcome of the confrontation.

Hockey fans are in for sleepless nights - the next game of the final series will begin on July 1 at 03:00 Moscow time. Of course, Russian fans will follow the performances of our players very closely.

"Montreal Canadiens" - the oldest (founded in 1909) and the most titled club in the NHL, the owner of 24 Stanley Cups, but the last time it was back in 1993. Defender Alexander Romanov plays in Montreal, who takes part in the playoffs for the first time, but already dreams of a cup.

The Tampa Bay Lightning played their first season in the NHL in 1992/93. Twice (2004, 2020) won the Stanley Cup. Three Russians play in the Tampa Bay Lightning - Andrei Vasilevsky (goalkeeper), Mikhail Sergachev (defender) and Nikita Kucherov (forward).

In the first game of the finals, the Americans confidently defeated the Canadian club (5: 1), of which two goals and one assist were provided by the Russian forward of Tampa Nikita Kucherov, who, after an injury, brought himself into excellent physical shape. The series has just begun and there is still a lot of interesting things ahead.

The final series consists of a maximum of seven games and is played up to four wins. In case of a draw at the end of the regular time of the match, a 20-minute overtime is assigned in the five-on-five format until the first goal is scored. The number of overtimes is unlimited.