It appears like people were pretty excited about the start of the NHL season which featured the Eastern Conference champion Flyers facing the Penguins on the opening night of their new arena. The game was the most watched regular season game in Versus history.
↵↵Versus skated before an average of 730,000 viewers with its coverage of the 2010-11 NHL season-opening game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers.
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↵That, according to Nielsen data, marked the best start to a pro pucks season since 2002 and the most-watched NHL regular-season telecast on cable since 2004.