Last night’s Game 1 Boston Bruins victory over the Washington Capitals in overtime set yet another ratings record on NESN.
The opening game in the Bruins’ defense of last year’s Stanley Cup received an 11.6 household rating which is the highest rating ever for a Game 1 of a playoff series on NESN. Last night’s 1-0 win on a goal by Chris Kelly also received a 19.3 share.
According to NESN, the 11.6 is the 7th highest rating for a Bruins playoff game on the regional sports network.
NESN’s coverage of the Bruins 1-0 overtime win over the Capitals in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game #1 set a new first game of a playoff series ratings record for NESN with a 11.6 average household rating in the Boston DMA and a 19.3 share. The 11.6 rating is also the 7th highest Bruins playoff rating in NESN history.
NESN’s coverage of the Bruins-Capitals series continues on Saturday (4/14) with one hour of pre-game coverage from TD Garden beginning at 2 pm with Bruins Face-Off LIVE. Dale Arnold, Gord Kluzak, Jack Edwards, Andy Brickley and Naoko Funayama will team up for NESN’s pre and post-game coverage. NESN will also deliver complete post-game coverage immediately after the game on NESNplus with Bruins Overtime LIVE. Fans can visit NESN.com/NESNplus for the NESNplus channel in their area.
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