ESPN delivered its most-watched first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs during the current NHL rights agreement. Across ESPN networks, first-round games averaged 1.2 million viewers, marking a 69% increase from last year.
What We Know: Rivalry matchups helped fuel ESPN’s historic first-round performance. Game 1 of the Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins series led all telecasts with 2.1 million viewers. Meanwhile, Flyers-Penguins Game 5 attracted another two million viewers. It was the most-viewed Game 5 ever on cable television. The first game of the Minnesota Wild-Dallas Stars series also delivered strong results with 1.9 million viewers. In addition, Game 4 between the
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