Sport 7 of the epic 2024 Stanley Cup Remaining was worthy of the hype — and the TV rankings mirrored the historic night time. A median viewers of 16.3 million viewers tuned in throughout a number of networks in North America, making Monday’s clinching tilt the second-most-watched NHL sport in 20 years.
After a wild collection that went from a doable sweep to a doubtlessly historic comeback, the league topped its fourth first-time champion in seven years because the host Florida Panthers beat Connor McDavid‘s Edmonton Oilers, 2-1, within the deciding sport.
The complete seven-game Remaining averaged 8.8 million North American viewers, essentially the most because the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins in an Unique Six matchup in 2013. Information on North American Stanley Cup Remaining TV rankings has been tracked since 2004.
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Monday night time’s Sport 7 aired on ABC within the U.S., streaming on ESPN+, and on CBC, SN and TVA Sports activities in hockey-mad Canada. And mad they’re within the Nice White North as an American membership gained the Cup for a thirtieth consecutive season. No Canadian staff has claimed the Best Trophy in Sports activities because the Montreal Canadiens beat Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings in 1993.
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McDavid, the world’s undisputed greatest participant and among the many biggest of all time, gained the Conn Smythe Trophy because the MVP of the complete playoffs however didn’t cement his legacy with a Cup title. His Oilers misplaced the primary three video games to the Panthers however rallied to win the following three and pressure the 18th Sport 7 in Stanley Cup Remaining historical past. McDavid was held off the rating sheet within the final two video games of the collection after scoring 4 factors in every of the earlier two.
As is the 30-year customized for the Panthers, who entered the NHL within the 1993-94 season, faux rats rained down on the ice at Amerant Financial institution Area after the clinching win. It was the franchise’s third journey to the Cup Remaining, together with final yr’s five-game loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.