• Saturday’s Penguins-Red Wings Game Averaged 1.6M viewers, +89% vs. last year’s NHL on ABC average; +51% vs. last year’s first ABC Hockey Saturday game
• Through 13 games, NHL on ESPN is averaging 618K viewers, +33% YoY

The 2025-26 NHL season on ESPN continued Saturday with the first ABC Hockey Saturday matchup of the season. Penguins-Red wings delivered ESPN’s second most-viewed regular season game of the new rights deal. The game averaged 1.6M viewers (peak 1.8M), +89% vs. last year’s NHL on ABC average and +51% vs. last year’s first ABC Hockey Saturday game.

Through 13 games, the NHL on ESPN is averaging 618K viewers, +33% vs. YoY.

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