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On Monday, 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs action continued with Second Round action on ESPN. The Colorado Avalanche-Minnesota Wild Game 4 averaged 2.4 million viewers (up 104% vs. ESPN’s Second Round Game 4 average last year), earning ESPN’s best-performing Game 4 on cable.

Through seven games, the Second Round on ESPN is averaging 2.1 million viewers, up 84% YoY.

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