After a wild, heart-thumping first round, the Stanley Cup playoffs continue with the second round as the four divisions get set to crown their champions.Eight teams will remain to battle it out for the 2021 Stanley Cup. There are perennial contenders such as the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights. The New York Islanders are giving the Na sau Coliseum quite a sendoff in the Old Barn's last season.It has Mike Piazza Jersey been 20 years since the Presidents' Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche won a Cup; is this their year?SECOND ROUND: Don't rule out the Carolina Hurricanes and coach Rod Brind'Amour, a Jack Adams contender. The club last won theCup 15 years ago and is running on all cylinders. Up north, the Winnipeg Jets have to wait a bit to see who they'll face.Connor Hellebuyck has been a force between the pipes, and he'll go up against one of the best backstops at the other end in Montreal's Carey Price.Below is everything you'll need to know about watching the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs second round, including matchups and series-by-series TV schedules.NHL playoff bracket 2021 NHL playoffs 2021: TV channels, live streamTV (U.S.): NBC, NBCSN, USA, Justin Turner Jersey CNBC, NHLNTV (Canada): Sportsnet, Sportsnet ONE, Sportsnet 360, CBC, FX, FXX and OMNIStream (U.S.): | Stream (Canada): , , Playoff results: The 2021 postseason marks the final year NBC's family of networks will broadcast the NHL's journey to the StanleyCup.Second-round games will be shown acro s NBCchannels in the United States, while in Canada games will be shown on Sportsnet's channels, CBC and TVA Sports.MORE: How will the NHL playoffs work in 2021?Here's a quick overview of how the 2021 postseason will work, with every series being a best of seven:Four teams from eachdivisionadvanced to the Stanley Cup playoffs. First-round matchups areNo. 1 vs. No. 4 and No. 2 vs. No. 3 in each division.The first-round winners in each divisionwill face off to determine the division champion.Once the four division winners are crowned, they'll meet in the Stanley Cup semifinals. Seeding for this round will be based on regular-season point totals.The semifinal winners will meet in the Stanley Cup Final.NHL playoffs schedule, results by series(All timesEastern) Second roundEast Division: (3) Boston Bruins Rich Hill Jersey vs. (4) New York Islanders Date Matchup Time (TV channel)/Results Sat., May 29at BostonMon., May 31at BostonNYI, 4-3 (OT) (Series tied 1-1)Thu., June 3at New YorkBOS, 2-1 (OT) (BOS leads 2-1)Sat., June 5at New YorkNYI, 4-1 (Series tied 2-2)Mon., June 7at BostonNYI, 5-4 (NYI leads 3-2)Wed., June 9at New YorkNYI, 6-2 (NYI wins series 4-2)MORE: North Division: (3) Winnipeg Jets vs.(4) Montreal Canadiens Date Matchup Time (TV channel)/Results Wed., June 2at WinnipegFri., June 4at WinnipegMTL, 1-0 (MTL leads 2-0)Sun., June 6at MontrealMTL, 5-1 (MTL leads 3-0)Mon., June 7at MontrealMTL, 3-2 (OT) (MTL wins series 4-0)Central Division: (1) Carolina Zach McKinstry Jersey Hurricanesvs. (3) Tampa Bay Lightning Date Matchup Time (TV channel)/Result Sun., May 30at CarolinaTBL, 2-1 (TBL leads 1-0)Tue., June 1at CarolinaTBL, 2-1 (TBL leads 2-0)Thu., June 3at Tampa BayCAR, 3-2 (OT) (TBL leads 2-1)Sat., June 5at Tampa BayTue., June 8at CarolinaTBL, 2-0 (TBL wins series 4-1)West Division: (1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (2) Vegas Golden Knights Date Matchup Time (TV channel)/Results Sun., May 30at ColoradoWed., June 2at ColoradoCOL, 3-2 (OT) (COL leads 2-0)Fri., June 4at VegasVGK, 3-2 (COL leads 2-1)Sun., June 6at VegasVGK, 5-1 (Series tied 2-2)Tue., June 8at ColoradoVGK, 3-2 (VGK leads 3-2)Thu., June 10at VegasVGK, 6- Enrique Hernandez Jersey 3 (VGK wins series 4-2)* If nece sary.