2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs on NBC: 1st Round TV Schedule and Announcers

Welcome to the start of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs!

The road to the 2021 Stanley Cup begins on Saturday, May 15, over the NBC family of networks (NBC, NBCSN, etc.)

This page will cover the entire first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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** Central Division **

(C1) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (C4) Nashville Predators -- Carolina wins series, 4-2

. Game 1 - Monday, May 17 - Nashville vs. Carolina - CNBC, 8:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, A.J. Mleczko

. Game 2 - Wednesday, May 19 - Nashville vs. Carolina - CNBC, 8:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, A.J. Mleczko

. Game 3 - Friday, May 21 - Carolina vs. Nashville - USA, 7:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, A.J. Mleczko

. Game 4 - Sunday, May 23 - Carolina vs. Nashville - NBCSN, 2:30 p.m. - Ken Daniels, A.J. Mleczko

. Game 5 - Tuesday, May 25 - Nashville vs. Carolina - CNBC, 8:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

. Game 6 - Thursday, May 27 - Carolina vs. Nashville - NBCSN, 9:30 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

(C2) Florida Panthers vs. (C3) Tampa Bay Lightning -- Tampa Bay wins series, 4-2

. Game 1 - Sunday, May 16 - Tampa Bay vs. Florida - NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Brian Boucher

. Game 2 - Tuesday, May 18 - Tampa Bay vs. Florida - CNBC, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Brian Boucher

. Game 3 - Thursday, May 20 - Florida vs. Tampa Bay - USA, 6:30 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Brian Boucher

. Game 4 - Saturday, May 22 - Florida vs. Tampa Bay - CNBC, 12:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Joe Micheletti

. Game 5 - Monday, May 24 - Tampa Bay vs. Florida - CNBC, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Brian Boucher

. Game 6 - Wednesday, May 26 - Florida vs. Tampa Bay - CNBC, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Brian Boucher

** East Division **

(E1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (E4) New York Islanders -- NY Islanders win series, 4-2

. Game 1 - Sunday, May 16 - NY Islanders vs. Pittsburgh - NBC, 12:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Keith Jones, A.J. Mleczko

. Game 2 - Tuesday, May 18 - NY Islanders vs. Pittsburgh - NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

. Game 3 - Thursday, May 20 - Pittsburgh vs. NY Islanders - NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

. Game 4 - Saturday, May 22 - Pittsburgh vs. NY Islanders - NBC, 3:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

. Game 5 - Monday, May 24 - NY Islanders vs. Pittsburgh - NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

. Game 6 - Wednesday, May 26 - Pittsburgh vs. NY Islanders - NBCSN, 6:30 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

(E2) Washington Capitals vs. (E3) Boston Bruins -- Boston wins series, 4-1

. Game 1 - Saturday, May 15 - Boston vs. Washington - NBC, 7:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Keith Jones, Brian Boucher

. Game 2 - Monday, May 17 - Boston vs. Washington - NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

. Game 3 - Wednesday, May 19 - Washington vs. Boston - NBCSN, 6:30 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

. Game 4 - Friday, May 21 - Washington vs. Boston - NBCSN, 6:30 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

. Game 5 - Sunday, May 23 - Boston vs. Washington - USA, 7:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Brian Boucher

** North Division **

(N1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (N4) Montreal Canadiens -- Montreal wins series, 4-3

. Game 1 - Thursday, May 20 - Montreal vs. Toronto - NHL Network, 7:00 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, Craig Simpson, Kyle Bukauskas (CBC feed)

. Game 2 - Saturday, May 22 - Montreal vs. Toronto - CNBC, 7:00 p.m. - John Walton, Dominic Moore

. Game 3 - Monday, May 24 - Toronto vs. Montreal - NHL Network, 7:00 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, Craig Simpson, Kyle Bukauskas (CBC feed)

. Game 4 - Tuesday, May 25 - Toronto vs. Montreal - NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Joe Micheletti

. Game 5 - Thursday, May 27 - Montreal vs. Toronto - NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Dominic Moore

. Game 6 - Saturday, May 29 - Toronto vs. Montreal - NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Dominic Moore

. Game 7 - Monday, May 31 - Montreal vs. Toronto - CNBC, 7:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Dominic Moore

(N2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (N3) Winnipeg Jets -- Winnipeg wins series, 4-0

. Game 1 - Wednesday, May 19 - Winnipeg vs. Edmonton - NBCSN, 9:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Dominic Moore

. Game 2 - Friday, May 21 - Winnipeg vs. Edmonton - NBCSN, 9:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Dominic Moore

. Game 3 - Sunday, May 23 - Edmonton vs. Winnipeg - NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - Harnarayan Singh, Louie DeBrusk, Gene Principe (CBC feed)

. Game 4 - Monday, May 24 - Edmonton vs. Winnipeg - NBCSN, 9:30 p.m. - John Walton, Jody Shelley

** West Division **

(W1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (W4) St. Louis Blues -- Colorado wins series, 4-0

. Game 1 - Monday, May 17 - St. Louis vs. Colorado - NBCSN, 10:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

. Game 2 - Wednesday, May 19 - St. Louis vs. Colorado - CNBC, 10:30 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

. Game 3 - Friday, May 21 - Colorado vs. St. Louis - USA, 9:30 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

. Game 4 - Sunday, May 23 - Colorado vs. St. Louis - NBCSN, 5:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Pierre McGuire

(W2) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (W3) Minnesota Wild -- Vegas wins series, 4-3

. Game 1 - Sunday, May 16 - Minnesota vs. Vegas - NBC, 3:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti, Pierre McGuire

. Game 2 - Tuesday, May 18 - Minnesota vs. Vegas - NBCSN, 10:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Joe Micheletti

. Game 3 - Thursday, May 20 - Vegas vs. Minnesota - NBCSN, 9:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Joe Micheletti

. Game 4 - Saturday, May 22 - Vegas vs. Minnesota - NBC, 8:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Keith Jones, Pierre McGuire

. Game 5 - Monday, May 24 - Minnesota vs. Vegas - CNBC, 10:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Joe Micheletti

. Game 6 - Wednesday, May 26 - Vegas vs. Minnesota - NBCSN, 9:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Joe Micheletti

. Game 7 - Friday, May 28 - Minnesota vs. Vegas - NBCSN, 9:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Pierre McGuire

|| 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round - Daily Broadcast Schedule:

* Saturday, May 15th

Game 1 - Bruins at Capitals - NBC, 7:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Keith Jones, Brian Boucher

* Sunday, May 16th

Game 1 - Islanders at Penguins - NBC, 12:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Keith Jones, A.J. Mleczko

Game 1 - Wild at Golden Knights - NBC, 3:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti, Pierre McGuire

Game 1 - Lightning at Panthers - NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Brian Boucher

* Monday, May 17th

Game 2 - Bruins at Capitals - NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

Game 1 - Predators at Hurricanes - CNBC, 8:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, A.J. Mleczko

Game 1 - Blues at Avalanche - NBCSN, 10:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

* Tuesday, May 18th

Game 2 - Islanders at Penguins - NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

Game 2 - Lightning at Panthers - CNBC, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Brian Boucher

Game 2 - Wild at Golden Knights - NBCSN, 10:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Joe Micheletti

* Wednesday, May 19th

Game 3 - Capitals at Bruins - NBCSN, 6:30 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

Game 2 - Predators at Hurricanes - CNBC, 8:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, A.J. Mleczko

Game 1 - Jets at Oilers - NBCSN, 9:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Domonic Moore

Game 2 - Blues at Avalanche - CNBC, 10:30 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

* Thursday, May 20th

Game 3 - Panthers at Lightning - USA, 6:30 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Brian Boucher

Game 3 - Penguins at Islanders - NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

Game 1 - Canadiens at Maple Leafs - NHL Network, 7:30 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, Craig Simpson, Kyle Bukauskas (CBC feed)

Game 3 - Golden Knights at Wild - NBCSN, 9:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Joe Micheletti

* Friday, May 21st

Game 4 - Capitals at Bruins - NBCSN, 6:30 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

Game 3 - Hurricanes at Predators - USA, 7:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, A.J. Mleczko

Game 2 - Jets at Oilers - NBCSN, 9:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Domonic Moore

Game 3 - Avalanche at Blues - USA, 9:30 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

* Saturday, May 22nd

Game 4 - Panthers at Lightning - CNBC, 12:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Joe Micheletti

Game 4 - Penguins at Islanders - NBC, 3:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

Game 2 - Canadiens at Maple Leafs - CNBC, 7:00 p.m. - John Walton, Dominic Moore

Game 4 - Golden Knights at Wild - NBC, 8:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Keith Jones, Pierre McGuire

* Sunday, May 23rd

Game 4 - Hurricanes at Predators - NBCSN, 2:30 p.m. - Ken Daniels, A.J. Mleczko

Game 4 - Avalanche at Blues - NBCSN, 5:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Pierre McGuire

Game 5 - Bruins at Capitals - USA, 7:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Brian Boucher

Game 3 - Oilers at Jets - NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - Harnarayan Singh, Louie DeBrusk, Gene Principe (CBC feed)

* Monday, May 24th

Game 5 - Islanders at Penguins - NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

Game 3 - Maple Leafs at Canadiens - NHL Network, 7:00 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, Craig Simpson, Kyle Bukauskas (CBC feed)

Game 5 - Lightning at Panthers - CNBC, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Brian Boucher

Game 4 - Oilers at Jets - NBCSN, 9:30 p.m. - John Walton, Jody Shelley

Game 5 - Wild at Golden Knights - CNBC, 10:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Joe Micheletti

* Tuesday, May 25th

Game 4 - Maple Leafs at Canadiens - NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Joe Micheletti

Game 5 - Predators at Hurricanes - CNBC, 8:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

* Wednesday, May 26th

Game 6 - Penguins at Islanders - NBCSN, 6:30 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

Game 6 - Panthers at Lightning - CNBC, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Brian Boucher

Game 6 - Golden Knights at Wild - NBCSN, 9:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Joe Micheletti

* Thursday, May 27th

Game 5 - Canadiens at Maple Leafs - NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Dominic Moore

Game 6 - Hurricanes at Predators - NBCSN, 9:30 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire

* Friday, May 28th

Game 7 - Wild at Golden Knights - NBCSN, 9:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Pierre McGuire

* Saturday, May 29th

Game 6 - Maple Leafs at Canadiens - NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Dominic Moore

* Monday, May 31st

Game 7 - Canadiens at Maple Leafs - CNBC, 7:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Dominic Moore