Canadiens vs Lightning live stream: how to watch NHL Stanley Cup Final 2021 online from anywhere

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In the US, NBC, NBCSN and Peacock are the places to watch the 2021 Stanley Cup Final.

Now we're past game 2, the rest of the Canadiens vs Lightning series is being shown on NBC.

If you have cable, that means you're all set, and you'll also be able to watch a Stanley Cup Final live stream via the NBC Sports website - you'll just need to log-in with details of your TV provider.

How to watch Stanley Cup final without cable

You can stream the entire Stanley Cup Final series on Peacock TV, NBC's excellent streaming platform, which costs just $4.99 a month for an ad-supported service that offers loads more premium sports coverage, TV shows, and movies. Alternatively, you can pay a $10 a month for commercial-free coverage.

And best of all, Peacock even offers a FREE 7-day trial you can take advantage of.

If you're after a more fully-featured alternative to cable, the best value comes from Sling TV. The Sling TV
Blue package costs just $35 a month and includes NBC.

But even better, Sling is currently offering new subscribers a fantastic bargain - right now you can save big bucks with this Sling TV deal, which lets you get a whole month of Sling Blue for a mere $10.

Another over-the-top streaming service that includes both NBC and NBCSN is FuboTV. And, better still, it offers a FREE FuboTV trial. It carries more than 100 channels including Fox, CBS and ESPN, and is priced from $64.99 a month. It's really easy to sign up for, and can be cancelled no questions asked if it's not right for you.

In Canada, hockey fans with a cable subscription can watch the entire Canadiens vs Lightning series on Sportsnet and CBC.

If you've cut the cord, the Sportsnet Now streaming service is also showing the entire Stanley Cup Final series, and costs just $19.99 a month.

If you've already got a subscription, you can also tune in through Canada’s NHL.tv equivalent, the NHL Live streaming service.

Furthermore, TVA Sports is providing French-language coverage of every game, and OMNI is offering Punjabi-language coverage of Game 4 and beyond. 

If you find yourself out of Canada and unable to watch the game you want due to geo-blocking restrictions, remember that a VPN is all you need to tune back in to your preferred NHL coverage wherever you are.

Hockey fans based in the UK can tune into the Stanley Cup Final on Premier Sports, which is available for £10.99 a month through Sky, and £12.99 per month on Virgin Media.

There's also a streaming-only option available, costing £10.99 for the full works including Premier Sports 1 and 2, LaLiga TV, and Box Nation. 

Prepare for some late nights though, with the earliest possible start scheduled for midnight UK time.

Out of the UK but want to watch your usual hockey live stream? Just follow the VPN route as described above and you'll be up and running in no time.

NHL fans based in Oz can tune into the Stanley Cup Final on ESPN, which is available through Foxtel. That means you can also live stream the ice hockey through slick streaming platform Kayo.

A favourite of cord-cutters in Australia, Kayo offers the NHL alongside F1, NBA, AFL, NFL, cricket and way more. Handy if you don't want to go all out on Fox.

The streaming service has a Basic and a Premium plan, with the difference being you can watch on two devices with the Basic plan for $25 per month and on three devices with the Premium plan for $35 per month. 

The best news? Both plans come with a FREE 14-day trial, so you can actually watch the Canadiens vs Lightning series for free.

If you've already got a subscription, you can also tune in through the NHL's own streaming service, NHL.tv, which is available Down Under for US$19.99.

And don't forget that using a VPN can help you tune in to all your favourite sports and streaming services from all over the world.