The 2025-26 NHL season on ESPN and ABC is strong out of the Olympic Winter Games break. On Thursday, the Philadelphia Flyers-New York Rangers matchup on ESPN delivered 615K viewers (peak: 699K), +51% vs, last season's NHL on ESPN average.
Saturday's ABC doubleheader featured the Pittsburgh Penguins-New York Rangers, which averaged 973K viewers (peak: 1.3M), +16% vs. last season's NHL on ABC average. Following, the Boston Bruins-Philadelphia Flyers delivered 1.1M viewers (peak: 1.4M), +30% vs. last season's NHL on ABC average.
Sunday on ESPN, the Florida Panthers-New York Islanders delivered 668K viewers (peak: 876K), +64% vs. last season's NHL on ESPN average.
Through 27 games, the NHL on ESPN and ABC is averaging 785K viewers, +17% YoY.
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