One hour to go until the next Stanley Cup Finals live stream. Tonight's third game between the Stars and Lightning will see which team can take a step forward in their ultimate goal of breaking a 1-1 tie between the teams and winning the big silver trophy.

Lightning had a sluggish first match against the better rested Stars. In the second game, they attacked early, scoring three goals in the first period. Dallas responded with two goals of its own, but Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 17 shots on the power play.

In the third, the Lightning again turned to Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman to attack. The Stars must increase the intensity of their defense without committing too many penalties and without increasing the power play. Tampa Bay fans continue to hope for the return of captain Steven Stamkos, who is out for the playoffs. However, he has stayed on the bubble and has begun skating in practice again.

As for Dallas, they are more than capable of making shots. Center Joe Pavelski will be key to the Stars' offense, as he has been all season. And fans can look forward to a repeat of the excellent Game 2 performance by goaltender Anton Khudobin.

Everything you need to live stream the Stanley Cup Finals.

If you had to leave your "bubble" or suffered the dreaded local blackout, you won't be able to watch the Stanley Cup live stream via cable, but you're not out of luck. With a virtual private network (VPN), you can pretend you are surfing the web from your hometown (or anywhere else not hit by a blackout) and access the same streaming services you are already paying for.

Not sure which VPN is right for you? After testing a variety of services, the best VPN overall is ExpressVPN. It offers great speed and excellent customer service. However, there are other VPN options out there. Here are our top picks.

In the US, viewers can watch the Lightning vs. Stars Stanley Cup live stream Game 3 on NBC Sports Network, website or app today (Wednesday, September 23) at 8 pm ET.

If you haven't already cut the cord and have a cable package with NBCSN, you can get this game on live TV services Sling TV or FuboTV.

Both are two of our best streaming service list picks and come with NBC Sports as well as other top sports, news, and entertainment channels.

NHL.tv: The league's streaming service offers all games of the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals, now at a huge discount. The NHL.tv app is also available on all major streaming devices, including Android and iOS mobile, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon Fire, Xbox, and Playstation.

Hockey fans in the UK can watch the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals between the Lightning and Stars live on Premier Sports at 1 a.m. BST.

Canadian field hockey enthusiasts (basically all Canadian citizens) can watch the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals live on the CBC.

In Canada, the Stanley Cup Finals will air on ESPN2 at 10 a.m. AEST as part of the Foxtel package.

If you do not have a subscription, you can sign up for the Kayo Sports Basic Package, which includes ESPN for $25 per month.

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