“We lost to a really good team. Nobody quit, nobody threw the towel in, but they’re a heck of a team. They’re back-to-back Stanley Cup champions for a reason,” Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid said after losing 5-1 to the Florida Panthers in the final Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup championship. But the defeat marked a loss beyond the rink.
Despite the high stakes and the presence of star players, the NHL failed to capture widespread attention from fans and spectators worldwide, reporting surprisingly low viewership numbers. Braylon Breeze shared the update on X, “Game 6 of the Oilers–Panthers Stanley Cup Final averaged 4.327 million viewers across English and French networks. The 2025 Stanley Cup Final averaged 4.366 million viewers across Canada — down 4% from the first six games of last year’s series.” Was it the team’s inconsistent performance or the unfavourable game timings? The lack of audience raised serious concerns about the league’s reach and relevance!
RATINGS: Game 6 of the Oilers–Panthers Stanley Cup Final averaged 4.327 million viewers across English and French networks.
The 2025 Stanley Cup Final averaged 4.366 million viewers across Canada — down 4% from the first six games of last year’s series.
— Braylon Breeze (@Braylon_Breeze) June 19, 2025
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