Game 7 between Maple Leafs and Bruins draws a record number of viewers
People in North America tuned in in record numbers to game 7 between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The outcome may not have been favourable with fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but the NHL must be loving it. Game 7 of round 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Leafs and Boston Bruins drew in record viewers in Canada and the United States. If you count them all together, it is the most-watched first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs game in NHL history.
According to SportsMediaWatch.com, game 7 between the Leafs and Bruins drew in the most NHL viewers in the US in 12 years.
In Canada, the numbers were even better as game 7 between Toronto and Boston is now the most watched NHL game on Sportsnet ever in the network's history.
After Round 1, the 2024 #StanleyCup Playoffs on
@Sportsnet have already reached 51% of the Canadian population, with average audiences up 10% vs. last year. 👀
Leafs vs. Bruins Game 7 was the most-watched hockey game ever on Sportsnet! 📈"
According to the league itself, the final Bruins-Maple Leafs game of round 1 was the most-watched first-round NHL game ever.
It will be interesting to see if viewers in Canada will watch the all-Canadian second-round matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks in similar numbers. It marks the first time the two teams have met in the postseason since 1992. That series gets underway Wednesday night.
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MAI 8 | 431 ANSWERS Game 7 between Maple Leafs and Bruins draws a record number of viewers Did you watch any or all of game 7 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins? | ||
| Yes | 373 | 86.5 % |
| No | 58 | 13.5 % |
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