The penultimate game of the Rangers/Capitals series scored solid numbers for NBC Sports Network Wednesday night.
Game 6 of the Rangers/Capitals second round Stanley Cup playoff series drew 1.65 million viewers on NBC Wednesday night, the same audience as Game 5 of the series on Monday. There was no comparable game last year.
The game is tied with Game 5 as the fifth-most viewed second round game ever on NBC Sports Network.
On Tuesday, Game 5 of the Devils/Flyers series drew 1.311 million viewers, up 28% from a non-exclusive Sharks/Red Wings Game 6 last year (1.021M).
Most-Viewed Second Round NHL Playoff Games on NBCSN
Since the network began airing games in the 2005-06 season
| # | Date | Away | Home |
#
|
Net |
Viewers (000)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed., 5/2/12 | Rangers | Capitals |
3
|
NBCSN |
1,853
|
|
2
|
Sun., 5/2/10 | Sharks | Red Wings |
2
|
Versus |
1,772
|
|
3
|
Mon., 5/2/11 | Bruins | Flyers |
2
|
Versus |
1,699
|
|
4
|
Thu., 5/3/12 | Flyers | Devils |
3
|
NBCSN |
1,659
|
|
T5
|
Wed., 5/9/12 | Rangers | Capitals |
6
|
NBCSN |
1,650
|
| T5 | Mon., 5/7/12 | Capitals | Rangers |
5
|
NBCSN |
1,650
|
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