U.S.-Canada 4 Nations Face-Off final draws 9.3 million viewers, most-watched NHL-sanctioned game in decades

Take two proud hockey in the best better final, add a huge dose of political geography in the equation, then concluded the match with the historical additional work goal by the best player in the game. It is a recipe for a historical scene number – and this is what we have seen Additional victory in Canada 3-2 On Thursday, the United States is facing 4 countries in Boston.

The game attracted 9.3 million amazing viewers on ESPN, for each Nielsen. To put this in its correct perspective: the game 7 of the NHL finals between Boston and St. Lewis in 2019, which attracted 8.9 million viewers in NBC-, is the most watched NHL game since the league returned to TV in 1995.

In Canada, Sportsnet said the game reached an average of 5.7 million viewers and reached its climax at 7.3 million when Conor McDavid scored the winner of OT. Add 1.18 million viewers to TVA, according to ADAM Seaborn from Better Collective, and the average game reached nearly seven million viewers. Canada’s population is 40 million.

So, adding the two countries: the game attracted more than 16 million viewers in North America.

The average match between the previous round between the United States and Canada-a 3-1 victory over Canada on the “Sold Spest” rock in Montreal -4.4 million viewers on ABC, reached its climax with 5.2 million viewers at 10:45 a quarter of a quarter of an hour. This has been the most final hockey broadcast for one time in the United States in the United States since the Blue Jackets-Buruins on NBC in 2019, which amounted to 4.5 million. NHL said that the North American fans combined in a match last Saturday were 10.1 million viewers.

It is clear that the tournament showed the desire of hockey fans who have been dreaming of the best for years. The next stop for the best: Olympic Games next year in Courtina Milan.

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