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NHL

857 telecasts with figures · 910 published claims
857
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-03

Top events · NHL

Full chart
1
Stanley Cup Final Game 6
2026-06-14 · ABC
5,920,000
NHL
2
Stanley Cup Final Game 5
2026-06-11 · ABC
5,840,000
NHL
3
Stanley Cup Final Game 4
2026-06-09 · ABC
5,345,000
NHL
4
Stanley Cup Final Game 3
2026-06-06 · ABC
5,050,000
NHL
5
Stanley Cup Final Game 1
2026-06-02 · ABC
4,780,000
NHL
6
Stanley Cup Final Game 2
2026-06-04 · ABC
4,675,000
NHL
7
Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
2026-05-18 · ESPN
2,960,000
NHL
8
Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
2026-05-11 · ESPN
2,360,000
NHL
9
Eastern Conference First Round Game 7
2026-05-03 · TNT · truTV · HBO Max
2,310,000
NHL
10
Western Conference Second Round Game 1
2026-05-03 · TNT · truTV · HBO Max
2,220,000
NHL

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Bruins
Stanley Cup Final Game 7 · 2019-06-12
8,723,000
124 telecasts
2
Blues
Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 2019-06-09
6,469,000
67 telecasts
3
Canucks
Stanley Cup Final Game 1 · 2011-06-01
4,562,000
21 telecasts
4
Blackhawks
Stanley Cup Final Game 2 · 2015-06-06
6,549,000
79 telecasts
5
Flyers
Stanley Cup Final Game 5 · 2010-06-06
5,848,000
63 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
NBC
Stanley Cup Final Game 7 · 2019-06-12
8,723,000
151 telecasts
2
ABC
Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers · 2024-06-24
7,660,000
86 telecasts
3
ESPN
Stanley Cup Final Game 1 · 2002-06-04
4,015,000
116 telecasts
4
NBCSN
Stanley Cup Final Game 3 · 2013-06-17
4,001,000
287 telecasts
5
Versus
Stanley Cup Final Game 4 · 2009-06-04
3,448,000
10 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

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date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

Methodology →
telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

Methodology →
figure

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2019-12-27NHL Wild–Avalanche242,000
2019-12-23New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers133,000
2019-12-18NHL Avalanche–Blackhawks344,000
2019-12-17NHL Sabres–Maple Leafs222,000
2019-12-11NHL Flyers–Avalanche351,000
2019-12-11NHL Bruins–Capitals468,000
2019-12-04St. Louis Blues at Pittsburgh Penguins436,000
2019-12-03NHL Lightning–Predators241,000
2019-11-29New York Rangers at Boston Bruins1,200,000
2019-11-20NHL Capitals–Rangers432,000
2019-11-19NHL Lightning–Blues201,000
2019-11-19NHL Oilers–Sharks132,000
2019-11-13NHL Blackhawks–Golden Knights289,000
2019-11-13Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers465,000
2019-11-12NHL Penguins–Rangers344,000
2019-11-06NHL Red Wings–Rangers352,000
2019-11-05NHL Blackhawks–Sharks155,000
2019-11-05Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens408,000
2019-10-30Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues240,000
2019-10-26NHL Flames–Jets176,000
2019-10-16NHL Avalanche–Penguins636,000
2019-10-02Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues724,000
2019-10-02NHL Sharks–Golden Knights379,000
2019Stanley Cup Final, Blues vs Bruins7 games
2019-05-27Stanley Cup Final Game 15,251,000
2019-05-29Stanley Cup Final Game 23,386,000
2019-06-01Stanley Cup Final Game 32,930,000
2019-06-03Stanley Cup Final Game 45,128,000
2019-06-06Stanley Cup Final Game 55,443,000
2019-06-09Stanley Cup Final Game 66,469,000
2019-06-12Stanley Cup Final Game 78,723,000
2019-05-21Western Conference Final Game 61,810,000
2019-05-19Western Conference Final Game 51,810,000
2019-05-17Western Conference Final Game 41,370,000
2019-05-16Eastern Conference Final Game 41,860,000
2019-05-15Western Conference Final Game 31,389,000
2019-05-14Eastern Conference Final Game 31,900,000
2019-05-12Eastern Conference Final Game 22,260,000
2019-05-11Western Conference Final Game 12,090,000
2019-05-08Western Conference Second Round Game 71,670,000
2019-05-07Western Conference Second Round Game 71,860,000
2019-05-03Western Conference Second Round Game 51,140,000
2019-05-03New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes1,020,000
2019-05-01Western Conference Second Round Game 41,000,000
2019-05-01Eastern Conference Second Round Game 31,190,000
2019-04-30Eastern Conference Second Round Game 31,660,000
2019-04-29Western Conference Second Round Game 31,180,000
2019-04-28Eastern Conference Second Round Game 21,380,000
2019-04-27Eastern Conference Second Round Game 22,850,000
2019-04-26Western Conference Second Round Game 1943,000
2019-04-24Eastern Conference First Round Game 71,640,000
2019-04-23Eastern Conference First Round Game 71,300,000
2019-04-23Western Conference First Round Game 71,070,000
2019-04-22Eastern Conference First Round Game 6992,000
2019-04-22Western Conference First Round Game 6568,000
2019-04-21Eastern Conference First Round Game 61,810,000
2019-04-21Western Conference First Round Game 61,300,000
2019-04-20Western Conference First Round Game 6577,000
2019-04-20Western Conference First Round Game 51,160,000
2019-04-19Western Conference First Round Game 5712,000
2019-04-18Western Conference First Round Game 5411,000
2019-04-17Eastern Conference First Round Game 4717,000
2019-04-16Eastern Conference First Round Game 4643,000
2019-04-16Western Conference First Round Game 4255,000
2019-04-16Western Conference First Round Game 4402,000
2019-04-15Eastern Conference First Round Game 3629,000
2019-04-15Western Conference First Round Game 3521,000
2019-04-14Eastern Conference First Round Game 3884,000
2019-04-14Eastern Conference First Round Game 31,230,000
2019-04-13Eastern Conference First Round Game 21,710,000
2019-04-13Eastern Conference First Round Game 21,190,000
2019-04-13Western Conference First Round Game 2371,000
2019-04-12Eastern Conference First Round Game 2626,000
2019-04-11Western Conference First Round Game 1556,000
2019-04-11Eastern Conference First Round Game 1640,000
2019-04-11Eastern Conference First Round Game 1577,000
2019-04-04NHL Canadiens–Capitals161,000
2019-03-31NHL Bruins–Red Wings363,000
2019-03-31NHL Rangers–Flyers757,000
2019-03-27NHL Golden Knights–Avalanche332,000
2019-03-27NHL Rangers–Bruins457,000
2019-03-24NHL Flyers–Capitals723,000
2019-03-20NHL Jets–Ducks172,000
2019-03-17NHL Flyers–Penguins707,000
2019-03-17NHL Oilers–Golden Knights269,000
2019-03-13NHL Blackhawks–Maple Leafs371,000
2019-03-13NHL Devils–Oilers159,000
2019-03-10NHL Bruins–Penguins715,000
2019-03-06NHL Blues–Ducks204,000
2019-03-06NHL Capitals–Flyers373,000
2019-03-03NHL Predators–Wild449,000
2019-02-28NHL Lightning–Bruins509,000
2019-02-27NHL Blackhawks–Ducks223,000
2019-02-27NHL Lightning–Rangers379,000
2019-02-25NHL Kings–Lightning294,000
2019-02-24NHL Blues–Wild477,000
2019-02-23NHL Penguins–Flyers1,940,000
2019-02-21NHL Kings–Predators157,000
2019-02-20NHL Blackhawks–Red Wings500,000
2019-02-20NHL Bruins–Golden Knights312,000
2019-02-19NHL Maple Leafs–Blues288,000