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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.

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telecast

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

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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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2022-12-13Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks378,000
2022-11-16NHL Blues–Blackhawks264,000
2022-11-16NHL Kings–Oilers242,000
2022-11-13NHL Capitals–Lightning236,000
2022-11-02NHL Penguins–Sabres236,000
2022-11-01NHL Bruins–Penguins699,000
2022-10-26NHL Lightning–Ducks270,000
2022-10-26NHL Rangers–Islanders550,000
2022-10-25NHL Avalanche–Rangers750,000
2022-10-25NHL Golden Knights–Sharks319,000
2022-10-23NHL Ducks–Red Wings187,000
2022-10-19NHL Blues–Kraken300,000
2022-10-18NHL Flyers–Lightning494,000
2022-10-18NHL Kings–Predators339,000
2022-10-12NHL Bruins–Capitals629,000
2022-10-11NHL Golden Knights–Kings556,000
2022Stanley Cup Final, Avalanche vs Lightning6 games
2022-06-15Stanley Cup Final Game 14,200,000
2022-06-18Stanley Cup Final Game 23,747,000
2022-06-20Stanley Cup Final Game 34,103,000
2022-06-22Stanley Cup Final Game 44,599,000
2022-06-24Stanley Cup Final Game 55,145,000
2022-06-26Stanley Cup Final Game 65,817,000
2022-06-20Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning4,100,000
2022-06-15Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche4,200,000
2022-06-09Eastern Conference Final Game 52,480,000
2022-06-05Eastern Conference Final Game 31,960,000
2022-06-01Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers2,360,000
2022-05-31Western Conference Final Game 11,820,000
2022-05-30New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes2,790,000
2022-05-27Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues1,650,000
2022-05-26New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes1,770,000
2022-05-23Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning1,360,000
2022-05-22Western Conference Second Round Game 31,170,000
2022-05-21Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues1,590,000
2022-05-20New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes2,020,000
2022-05-18New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes1,660,000
2022-05-15Western Conference First Round Game 71,020,000
2022-05-15Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers2,330,000
2022-05-14Eastern Conference First Round Game 71,630,000
2022-05-14Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs1,680,000
2022-05-13Eastern Conference First Round Game 61,160,000
2022-05-11Eastern Conference First Round Game 51,050,000
2022-05-07Eastern Conference First Round Game 31,320,000
2022-05-05Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers1,000,000
2022-05-03Western Conference First Round Game 1171,000
2022-05-03Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers1,040,000
2022-05-02Western Conference First Round Game 1626,000
2022-05-02Western Conference First Round Game 1352,000
2022-04-16Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues786,000
2022-03-30NHL Golden Knights–Kraken276,000
2022-03-30NHL Rangers–Red Wings433,000
2022-03-27NHL Lightning–Islanders297,000
2022-03-24NHL Stars–Hurricanes295,000
2022-03-23NHL Blackhawks–Ducks201,000
2022-03-23NHL Penguins–Sabres447,000
2022-03-20NHL Islanders–Flyers248,000
2022-03-19New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning876,000
2022-03-16NHL Lightning–Kraken211,000
2022-03-13NHL Maple Leafs–Sabres348,000
2022-03-09NHL Capitals–Oilers290,000
2022-03-06NHL Stars–Wild292,000
2022-03-02NHL Predators–Kraken240,000
2022-02-26NHL Lightning–Predators634,000
2022-02-16Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights257,000
2022-02-09Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars195,000
2022-01-26Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings484,000
2022-01-20NHL Avalanche–Kings315,000
2022-01-19NHL Avalanche–Ducks230,000
2022-01-13NHL Flyers–Bruins684,000
2022-01-12NHL Canadiens–Bruins434,000
2022-01-01NHL Winter Classic1,360,000
2021-12-08Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights199,000
2021-11-17NHL Blackhawks–Kraken373,000
2021-10-20NHL Blues–Golden Knights395,000
2021-10-19New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks558,000
2021-10-13NHL Rangers–Capitals817,000
2021-10-12NHL Kraken–Golden Knights783,000
2021-10-12Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning983,000
2021-07-07Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning3,510,000
2021Stanley Cup Final, Canadiens vs Lightning5 games
2021-06-28Stanley Cup Final Game 11,569,000
2021-06-30Stanley Cup Final Game 21,649,000
2021-07-02Stanley Cup Final Game 32,378,000
2021-07-05Stanley Cup Final Game 42,920,000
2021-07-07Stanley Cup Final Game 53,510,000
2021-06-30Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning1,650,000
2021-06-28Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning1,570,000
2021-06-25New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning1,920,000
2021-06-24Stanley Cup Semifinal Game 61,260,000
2021-06-22Stanley Cup Semifinal Game 5963,000
2021-06-21Stanley Cup Semifinal Game 51,270,000
2021-06-17Stanley Cup Semifinal Game 31,240,000
2021-06-16Stanley Cup Semifinal Game 21,030,000
2021-06-15Stanley Cup Semifinal Game 21,320,000
2021-06-10Western Conference Second Round Game 61,270,000
2021-06-09Boston Bruins at New York Islanders1,820,000
2021-05-30Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche1,600,000
2021-05-29New York Islanders at Boston Bruins2,080,000
2021-05-22Western Conference First Round Game 41,140,000
2021-05-20Western Conference First Round Game 3751,000
2021-05-16Western Conference First Round Game 11,400,000