Most-watched NHL telecasts of 2020
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
71
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched NHL telecasts of 2020
1
Eastern Conference Second Round Game 7 - Flyers vs Islanders
2,960,000
2
Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars
2,880,000
3
Stanley Cup Final Game 6 - Lightning vs Stars
2,877,000
4
Stanley Cup Final Game 5 - Lightning vs Stars
2,713,000
5
Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars
2,220,000
6
Stanley Cup Final Game 4 - Lightning vs Stars
2,216,000
7
Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning
2,120,000
8
Stanley Cup Final Game 1 - Lightning vs Stars
2,115,000
9
NHL Winter Classic - Predators vs Stars
1,960,000
10
Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
1,790,000
11
Western Conference Final Game 4 - Golden Knights vs Stars
1,680,000
12
Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights
1,640,000
13
Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders
1,560,000
14
Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
1,540,000
15
NHL Flyers–Bruins
1,420,000
16
Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
1,420,000
17
Eastern Conference Second Round Game 4 - Bruins vs Lightning
1,300,000
18
Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks
1,250,000
19
Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
1,230,000
20
Eastern Conference First Round Game 3 - Bruins vs Hurricanes
1,210,000
21
New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers
1,210,000
22
Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
1,200,000
23
Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
1,190,000
24
Eastern Conference Final Game 6 - Islanders vs Lightning
1,180,000
25
Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars
1,150,000
26
Stanley Cup Final Game 3 - Lightning vs Stars
1,145,000
27
Stanley Cup Final Game 2 - Lightning vs Stars
1,137,000
28
Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
1,090,000
29
Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers
1,090,000
30
Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
1,030,000
31
Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
1,000,000
32
Eastern Conference Final Game 3 - Islanders vs Lightning
986,000
33
Eastern Conference Final Game 1 - Islanders vs Lightning
958,000
34
Eastern Conference Final Game 4 - Islanders vs Lightning
944,000
35
Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
937,000
36
Eastern Conference Second Round Game 3 - Flyers vs Islanders
848,000
37
Eastern Conference Second Round Game 1 - Flyers vs Islanders
837,000
38
Western Conference Second Round Game 7 - Canucks vs Golden Knights
829,000
39
Western Conference Final Game 5 - Golden Knights vs Stars
829,000
40
Western Conference Final Game 3 - Golden Knights vs Stars
790,000
41
Eastern Conference First Round Game 1 - Canadiens vs Flyers
764,000
42
Eastern Conference First Round Game 2 - Bruins vs Hurricanes
720,000
43
Western Conference Second Round Game 4 - Avalanche vs Stars
715,000
44
Eastern Conference First Round Game 1 - Blue Jackets vs Lightning
709,000
45
Western Conference Second Round Game 5 - Avalanche vs Stars
689,000
46
NHL Blues–Avalanche
655,000
47
Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs
646,000
48
Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
582,000
49
Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
575,000
50
NHL Oilers–Blackhawks
570,000
51
St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks
549,000
52
Western Conference Second Round Game 3 - Canucks vs Golden Knights
542,000
53
NHL Rangers–Hurricanes
502,000
54
Western Conference First Round Game 1 - Blackhawks vs Golden Knights
489,000
55
NHL Blues–Wild
449,000
56
Philadelphia Flyers at St. Louis Blues
405,000
57
Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
404,000
58
NHL Bruins–Capitals
401,000
59
Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals
387,000
60
NHL Avalanche–Rangers
327,000
61
NHL Penguins–Flyers
293,000
62
Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild
269,000
63
NHL Red Wings–Sabres
269,000
64
Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks
265,000
65
NHL Kings–Golden Knights
263,000
66
NHL Stars–Kings
226,000
67
NHL Lightning–Wild
218,000
68
NHL Golden Knights–Ducks
214,000
69
NHL Lightning–Kings
180,000
70
NHL Predators–Ducks
151,000
71
NHL Sharks–Oilers
148,000
71 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 23:06 UTC
Rows span 2 Nielsen eras (Before Out-of-Home, Panel + Out-of-Home); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.