An audience of 11.5 million tuned in across North America to see the Pittsburgh Penguins repeat as Stanley Cup champions on Sunday night, the NHL announced on Tuesday.
The impressive viewership makes Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final the most-watched playoff game since 2013, when 12.2 million tuned in to watch Game 6 between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins.
On the whole, the 2017 final attracted an average of 8.09-million viewers across North America, a 23 percent increase from last year's edition. The 87 playoff games contested this year combined to average an audience of 3.57 million.
If the Penguins contend for a three-peat next year, you can probably expect those numbers to rise once again.
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