Who was named MVP of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs?

Andrei Vasilevskiy was named MVP of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender received the Conn Smythe Trophy after helping his team defeat the Montreal Canadiens four games to one in the Stanley Cup Final.

Vasilevskiy was central to Tampa Bay’s second consecutive championship and third overall. The 2021 postseason was played after a pandemic-shortened regular season and unusual temporary divisional realignment, with the Final beginning in June and ending in July. Tampa Bay’s title made it the first repeat champion since the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017.

A common mix-up is Nikita Kucherov, who led the playoffs in scoring and was one of the Lightning’s most prominent offensive stars. Steven Stamkos was Tampa Bay’s captain, while Carey Price was Montreal’s outstanding goaltender. Neither received the playoff MVP award. The Conn Smythe honors the player judged most valuable throughout the postseason, not necessarily the leading scorer or the captain.