First time ever NHL Frozen Frenzy The presentation on ESPN2 and ESPN+ was a whip-around style event involving all 32 teams and debuted successfully with a combined average of 196,000 viewers on the linear network.
57% of the audience was adults 18-49, which was 12 points higher than last season's average. NHL on ESPN. The dynamic presentation, hosted by John Buccigross and Kevin Weeks, averaged 113,000 viewers in the 18-49 demographic.
By the numbers, 102 goals were scored on the night from 93 different scorers. During the eight-hour match, the time without a goal never exceeded ten minutes, and there were three occasions when at least three goals were scored at the same time.
It's unclear whether ESPN will do this type of broadcast again this season, but it could be an indication of the success of the tripleheader on the company's main linear channel. Game 3 – Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals. Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks. For games between the Philadelphia Flyers and the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights, total viewership averaged 432,000, an 11% increase over last year's average for this facility.
Additionally, 195,000 of those viewers were in the 18-49 age group, an increase of 10% compared to the 2022-23 average total. The Maple Leafs-Capitals game, which dropped the puck at 6 p.m. ET, was the most-watched regular season game featuring a Canadian team on cable television since 2017.
In that year, NHL on ESPN averaged 616,000 total viewers, a 26% increase over the same point total last season. Additionally, the average number of viewers in the 18-49 demographic was 294,000, which is up 29% from this time last year.
