NHL first-round playoff ratings are the highest in seven years, the most-watched on cable in 25 years
The average audience of 778,000 viewers across games was the best number since 2012.
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CNBC’s captions mixed up Lightning coach Jon Cooper and Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella
CNBC got their coaches confused during Game 4 of Lightning-Blue Jackets.
On the first day of the NHL playoffs, Quebec’s TVA Sports pulled its signal from Bell despite the CRTC warning it not to
Quebecor-owned TVA Sports appears to be going against the regulator's rules.
Bruins’ David Pastrnak enters penalty box as NBCSN shows commercial of him entering penalty box
There's sadly no Dunkin' in a penalty box.
Jon Hamm did some color commentary for the St. Louis Blues and sounded like a natural
Jon Hamm isn't a bad analyst. That's not a surprise at all.
Jamie Hersch says all-female NHL Now shows “it isn’t that strange for women to know hockey, to analyze hockey and talk about hockey”
For the second-straight year, NHL Now is doing an all-female edition, which co-host Hersch said is a good way to show off the knowledge of many of the women in the hockey world. That show airs Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.
Penguins-Flyers Stadium Series game is highest in five years, rises 76 percent year over year from Leafs-Capitals
The Stadium Series ratings rose significantly year over year.
John Tortorella answered a reporter’s phone during a press conference and had a quick chat with the reporter’s mother
This is at least the third time in the last few years a coach has answered a reporter's phone.
Mike Tirico’s NHL play-by-play debut was very well-received
Tirico called Wednesday night's Blackhawks-Red Wings game on NBCSN.
Kurt Busch will appear inside the glass with Pierre McGuire during the second period of NBCSN’s Bruins-Golden Knights broadcast
Busch will appear on NBCSN's pre-game show and then will be between the benches with McGuire for part of the second period.
Yeah, that’s right: Devils host ’90s night, featuring David Puddy and his bobblehead
Puddy continues to support the team.
Puck narrowly misses Pierre McGuire, drills camera
It’s a slowish day overall in the world of sports, but the NHL is in action tonight, and...
Mike Tirico will call Blackhawks-Red Wings, his first-ever NHL game from the booth, for NBCSN
Tirico has hosted plenty of hockey broadcasts for NBC, but this will be his first time doing NHL play-by-play for them.
Pierre McGuire mansplaining hockey to Olympic gold medalist Kendall Coyne on NBCSN is cringe-worthy
Kendall Coyne is serving as an NBCSN analyst on Wednesday night for a Penguins-Lightning game. Coyne — a...
