NHL Postseason Ratings Climb Toward Their Peak

The NHL has every reason to like what it is seeing on the numbers side. MSN reports postseason viewership is nearing highs, which is the kind of trend the league never gets tired of talking about behind closed doors. Strong ratings give the sport more leverage, more buzz and more ammunition when the calendar gets crowded by everything else on TV. For a league that lives on momentum, a healthy audience is as valuable as a hot goalie.