Ratings: NHL, Premier League, MLS, UEFA

Bruins-Flyers scored a 0.8 rating and 1.25 million viewers in last week’s NHL Game of the Week on NBC, flat in ratings and up 4% in viewership from last year (0.8, 1.20M) and down a tick and 8% respectively from 2016 (0.9, 1.36M). Both of those comparable games pit Boston against the Blackhawks.

Later in the night, Capitals-Penguins had a 0.30 (+30%) and 542,000 (+50%) on NBCSN. In weeknight action, NBCSN drew 252,000 for Bruins-Lightning on Tuesday (+15%), 352,000 for Blackhawks-Blues on Wednesday (-10%) on 145,000 for Predators-Capitals on Thursday (-2%).

Speaking of the Predators, Nashville games have continued to surge over last season. Through April 1, Fox Sports Tennessee has averaged a 2.1 rating for Predators coverage — up 165% from last year, per The Tennessean.

Last Saturday’s Everton-Manchester City English Premier League match delivered a 0.51 rating (+9%) and 686,000 viewers (+3%) on NBC, the highest rated and most-watched match of week 32.

Ranking second, Chelsea-Tottenham had a 0.33 and 499,000 on NBCSN Sunday — up 32% in ratings and 29% in viewership from last year (Everton-Leicester City: 0.25, 387K) but down 11% and 7% respectively from 2016 (Man. Utd.-Everton: 0.37, 537K).

Rounding out the weekend, Manchester United-Swansea had 420,000 (+49%) and Crystal Palace-Liverpool 268,000 (+7%) on Saturday, and Arsenal-Stoke had 258,000 (-39%) on Sunday.

Last Saturday’s Galaxy-Los Angeles F.C. Major League Soccer match scored a 0.37 rating and 565,000 viewers on the FOX broadcast network, up 48% in ratings and 63% in viewership from the network’s first telecast last season (Orlando-Galaxy: 0.25, 346K).

Wednesday’s first leg of the Liverpool-Manchester City UEFA Champions League quarterfinal had 228,000 viewers on Fox Sports 2, topping the competing Barcelona-Roma match on FS1 (208K). Viewership on FS2 increased 456% from last year (Atletico Madrid-Leicester City: 41K), while FS1 declined 46% (from Bayern Munich-Real Madrid: 383K). The combined audience of 436,000 increased 3%.

On Tuesday, Juventus-Real Madrid had 319,000 on FS1 (-18%).