Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz makes a save on a shot from Senators forward Tim Stutzle at the Canadian Tire Centre, in Ottawa, on May 1.Marc DesRosiers/Reuters
This year’s NHL playoffs are shaping up as a tale of two countries, with strong TV viewership in Canada for the first round, where five domestic teams were in the mix for the first time since 2017, but lacklustre ratings in the U.S., where none of its Original Six franchises had made it to the final 16.
The Battle of Ontario between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators attracted an average audience of 3.2 million viewers in English Canada across all six games, according to Sportsnet, citing data from the TV and streaming information…