By Basil Stroh
ESPN
October 16, 2025
Tuesday’s Doubleheader Averaged 480K Viewers (Peak: 698K); Through Five Games, NHL on ESPN Is Averaging 656K Viewers, Up 35% vs. the Comparable Point Last Season
The 2025-26 NHL season on ESPN continued Tuesday with the Tampa Bay Lightning-Washington Capitals and Minnesota Wild-Dallas Stars (ESPN). The doubleheader averaged 480K viewers, up 29% vs. the comparable window last year (peak: 698K).
Tampa-Washington averaged 553K viewers, up 33% vs. the comparable game last year (Minnesota-St. Louis). The Minnesota-Dallas matchup delivered 398K viewers, up 19% vs. the comparable game last year (Philadelphia-Edmonton).
Through five games, the NHL on ESPN is averaging 656K viewers, up 35% vs. the comparable point last season.
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