[Drake]

The Stanley Cup Final hit a series-high in viewership on Wednesday night.

Game 4 of the Blackhawks/Bruins NHL Stanley Cup Final drew a 3.8 final rating and 6.5 million viewers on NBC Wednesday night, up 217% in ratings and 212% in viewership from Devils/Kings Game 4 on NBC Sports Network last year (1.2, 2.1M), and up 138% in both measures from Canucks/Bruins Game 4 on Versus in 2011 (1.6, 2.7M).

Wednesday’s game ranks as the most-viewed Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final since at least 1987, and the most-viewed non-clinching game of any kind since at least 2001 (complete viewership prior to 2002 was not available).

The 3.8 rating for Game 4 is also the second-best for a non-clinching game since Stars/Devils Game 5 in 2000 (4.2), trailing only last week’s Game 1 (3.9).

Through four games, the Blackhawks/Bruins series has averaged a 3.1 U.S. rating and 5.4 million viewers on NBC and NBC Sports Network — up 107% in ratings and 118% in viewership from Kings/Devils through the same point last year (1.5, 2.5M), and up 55% and 57%, respectively, from Bruins/Canucks in 2011 (2.0, 3.4M).

The series ranks as the most-viewed Stanley Cup Final through four games since at least 1987.

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