The 2021 Stanley Cup Finals featured a team that has become familiar with the finals and is a contender this year and that is the Tampa Bay Lightning. The runner up in the series was the Montreal Canadiens who are not even in the breath of making the Stanley Cup Finals this year.
The series last year lasted only 5 games and concluded with a 1-0 win for Tampa Bay in Amalie Arena. The Canadiens lucked out in the 4th game of the series and prevent the sweep by Tampa Bay by winning in overtime at the Bell Centre.