The 4 Nations Face-Off turned out to be an enormous success for the NHL, and the tv rankings for Thursday’s championship recreation between the US and Canada continued to indicate that.
Canada’s 3-2 additional time win drew 16.1 million viewers throughout North America, together with 9.3 million in the US.
The full viewership throughout North America makes it the second-most watched NHL recreation in additional than a decade, trailing solely the 16.3 million whole viewers for final yr’s Stanley Cup Last Sport 7 between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers.
The 9.3 million viewers in the US made it probably the most watched hockey broadcast to ever seem on ESPN.
