Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, center left, gestures toward teammate defenseman Evan Bouchard (2) as teammates left wing Zach Hyman, center right, and center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, top left, look on after McDavid scored the game-winning goal on an assist by Bouchard during the second overtime in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Western Conference Stanley Cup playoff finals against the Dallas Stars, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez
The Edmonton Oilers have a 1-0 lead as they face the Dallas Stars in game 2 of their Western Conference Final series on Saturday, May 25, 2024 (5/25/24) at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
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Going into the conference finals, the playoffs are averaging 1.16 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS and truTV. That is a 9% increase over last year.
The conference semifinals, where all four series went at least six games, averaged 1.55 million, a 12% jump.
The Florida Panthers’ 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 6 on May 17, averaged 2.2 million on TNT, truTV and Max. The first game of the Carolina Hurricanes-New York Rangers series on May 5 averaged 2 million on ESPN.
The first round of the playoffs averaged 934,000 viewers, the second-most watched first round for the NHL in the U.S.
