Who Won the NHL Stanley Cup 2021?

The 2021 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs are underway and we’re tracking all the latest news and results. Who will take home the coveted trophy this year?

Tampa Bay Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning have won the Stanley Cup for the 2021 season. This is their second Stanley Cup win in franchise history. They defeated the Dallas Stars in six games.

History

The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The Lightning play their home games at Amalie Arena in Downtown Tampa.

The Lightning were founded in 1992 as an expansion team by Phil Esposito and his brother Tony, and are currently owned by Jeffrey Vinik. The team has won one Stanley Cup championship – in 2004 – and conference championships in 2003, 2004, 2015 and 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Finals marked the Lightning’s second appearance in the Finals since their 2004 championship, becoming just the sixth team in NHL history to appear in multiple Finals within a span of 17 seasons or less. They are also one of two teams to win all four major North American professional sports championships (the 2004 Stanley Cup, the 2005 Super Bowl XLIII with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the 2008 World Series with Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, and the 2020 NBA Finals with the NBA’s Miami Heat), along with the Pittsburgh Penguins who accomplished this feat twice (in 2009 and 2016).

Stanley Cup Victories

The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The Lightning have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, which came in the 2003–04 season.

Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars won the 2021 Stanley Cup after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games. It is the Stars’ second Stanley Cup victory in franchise history, and their first since 1999. Dallas captain Jamie Benn was named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the most valuable player of the playoffs.

History

The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The franchise relocated to Dallas for the 1993–94 NHL season. The Stars played their home games at American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas.

The Stars have won eight division titles in 31 seasons since relocating to Dallas, two Presidents’ Trophies as the top regular season team in the league, the 1999 Stanley Cup as Western Conference champions, and made an appearance in the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.

Stanley Cup Victories

Since the NHL’s inception in 1917, the Stanley Cup has been awarded to the playoff champion every year except for 1919, when a flu outbreak caused the cancellation of the playoffs. The Cup was first awarded to the Montreal Canadiens in 1915 and has been won by teams from all over North America, including the United States, Canada, and even once by a team from Iceland.

The Dallas Stars have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1999 and 2020. They are one of only two teams to have won back-to-back Stanley Cups in different decades (the other team is the New York Islanders).

Colorado Avalanche

History

The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Avalanche were founded in Quebec City, Quebec, as the Quebec Nordiques in 1972. The franchise moved to Denver in 1995 and was renamed as the Colorado Avalanche. The Nordiques were one of the World Hockey Association’s original teams and became one of four NHL franchises to join the NHL when it merged with the WHA in 1979.

The Avalanche have won nine division titles and qualified for the playoffs in each of their first 21 seasons in Denver, tied for the longest streak by any professional sports team from any of the four major North American leagues (NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL). As a result, they are tied for third overall for winningest professional sports team during that span behind only San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Blackhawks. Between 1996 and 2013, they had eleven consecutive seasons Qualifying for playoffs which is also an NHL record. In their first season after changing their name from “Quebec Nordiques” to “Colorado Avalanche”, they surprisingly won their first Stanley Cup championship in their inaugural season before being swept by Detroit Red Wings who were defending champions at that time in the Western Conference Finals.

Stanley Cup Victories

The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1996 and 2001.

Vegas Golden Knights

The Vegas Golden Knights have won the Stanley Cup 2021. This is their first Stanley Cup win in franchise history. The Golden Knights beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final.

History

The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area that competes in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team began play in the 2017–18 NHL season, and is a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the NHL. The team is owned by Black Knight Sports & Entertainment, a consortium led by Bill Foley and the Maloof family.

The Golden Knights play their home games at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. In their inaugural season, the Golden Knights became the first expansion team in NHL history to win both their division title and conference championship, and reached the Stanley Cup Finals.

Stanley Cup Victories

The Vegas Golden Knights made history in 2021 as the first expansion team in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup. The Golden Knights defeated the Washington Capitals in five games to claim the title. It was a remarkable run for a team that was only in its second season of existence.

Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators have been one of the best teams in the NHL for the past few years. They have been to the Stanley Cup Finals twice in the past three years, and they finally won it all in 2020. The Predators have a very talented roster, and they are led by one of the best goalies in the world, Pekka Rinne.

History

The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Predators joined the NHL as an expansion team in 1998 and play their home games at Bridgestone Arena, which they share with the Nashville Sounds of Minor League Baseball.

Stanley Cup Victories

Nashville Predators Stanley Cup Victories
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Predators have played their home games at Bridgestone Arena since 1998.

The franchise began play in the 1998–99 season as an expansion team, and their first Stanley Cup victory came in 2017.

Stanley Cup Victories:
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