Stanley Cup Finals: Start time, how to watch Stars vs. Lightning Game 1

The Stanley Cup Finals begin on Saturday night.

The Stanley Cup Finals will begin on Saturday night at Rogers Place in Edmonton, with the Dallas Stars facing the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Stars are surprise finalists as the 3-seed in the West, but Dallas took down the Avalanche in a thrilling seven-game series before beating Vegas 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals.

The Lightning entered the playoffs as the second seed in the East, and proceeded to breeze through the tournament, winning series 4-1, 4-1 and 4-2.

Stars vs. Lightning Game 1 will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

You can stream the game online via NBCSports.com or the NBC Sports app, or via fuboTV.

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