Biggest NHL Game in 30+ years

The Penguins magical Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals victory over the Detroit Red Wings was a huge ratings winner but oddly drew bit of a mixed reaction in the U.S. and Canada. The Pens win proved to be ratings bonanza in the States as the game drew the largest audience for hockey in 36 years with 4.3 rating and approximately 8 million viewers.

In Canada the game drew 3.53 million viewers, on average the series drew 2.15 million viewers, which was down 7% from last year.