After the first few days of Round One of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, The Toronto Maple Leafs remain Canada’s top draw among NHL viewers.
The opening “Battle of Ontario” game between Toronto and the Ottawa Senators averaged an overnight, estimated 2,584,000 viewers on Easter Sunday. That was split between viewers watching on Sportsnet National (1,643,000) and CBC’s main network (941,000).
Sunday’s late game between the Minnesota Wild and the Vegas Knights drew 507,000 on Sportsnet National. A ten minute, shortie edition of Hockey Central fetched 1,097,000 leading into the Leafs/Senators game.
Earlier Sunday, TSN did score with the Womens World Cup of Hockey gold medal game between Canada and the US, which drew 390,000 viewers for the afternoon tilt.
On Saturday April 19 The Round One opening Stanley Cup game between the Winnipeg Jets and the St. Louis Blues averaged 835,000 viewers on Sportsnet National and another 509,000 on CBC. The later playoff opener between the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars drew an average audience estimated at 629,000 Sportsnet National viewers.
