Stanley Cup Playoffs tied for second-most watched since 1997, Final was most-watched non-Original Six Final on record
Game 5 averaged 6.71 million viewers, the best for a Game 5 since 2002.
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Keith Olbermann criticizes Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s NHL on NBC appearances, Earnhardt and his fans fire back
"There is some kind of retired stock car or cab driver or something in the middle of NBC’s Stanley Cup Final pregame show."
AA Q&A: Barry Melrose on “crazy” Vegas Stanley Cup Final atmosphere and “good marriage” of working for both NHLN and ESPN
Vegas-Winnipeg Western Conference Final up 70 percent year-over-year, highest non-Chicago WCF ever on NBC’s networks
These are the best Western Conference Final ratings since 2015, and the best non-Chicago ones in NBC history, impressive with a Canadian team involved.
AJ Mleczko on future NHL broadcasting: “It’s all I can do right now to just focus on these games.”
"I’ve been given this opportunity and I’m thrilled to be here and I want to be prepared. I want to come to the game every night ready to go and put my best foot forward. But looking into the future, I just don’t know."
John Tortorella wrapped up combative press conference with “I won’t have to say a damn word to them” and a guarantee
"I won't have to say a damn word to them before. No, no. We'll be back here for Game 7."
16 million fewer households can watch NHL playoffs on Golf Channel, as CNBC prefers Shark Tank reruns and Staten Island Hustle
CNBC and USA both passed on NHL playoff games in favor of their regularly-scheduled programming.