Islanders-Capitals Game 7 sets ratings record
Brian Strait #37 of the New York Islanders is tripped up by Brooks Laich #21 of the Washington Capitals during the second period in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals during the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs at Verizon Center on April 27, 2015 in Washington. Credit: Getty Images / Bruce Bennett
Game 7 of the Islanders-Capitals first-round playoff series Monday night, simulcast on MSG and MSG Plus, set records for Islanders ratings and viewership on the network dating back 25 years.
The game, which the Capitals won, 2-1, averaged 4.47 percent of New York-area homes and 459,786 viewers.
In the key demographic of adults ages 25-54, the game averaged a 3.31 rating - better than those of Monday night's Yankees, Mets and Nets games combined.
Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, returned in 1985 after a detour to Alaska and has been here since, specializing in high schools, college basketball, the NFL and most recently sports media and business.
