The National Hockey League announced today the Nashville Predators will open the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Monday, May 17, 2021 at Carolina in a best of 5 series. Game two (Tuesday, May 18) will also be held there. Both of these will get underway at 7 p.m.

Nashville will host Game 3 Friday, May 21 at 6 p.m. Game 4 will be played on Sunday, May 23 with a time to be determined.

Game 5 would be held on Tuesday, May 25 in Carolina. Game 6, if necessary, would be held on Thursday, May 27 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Game 7, if necessary, would be held on Saturday, May 29.

The winner of the Nashville-Carolina series will advance in the playoffs to take on the victor of the Florida-Tampa Bay series in the section round.