TODAY: NHL Eastern Conference Final Attendance
| YEAR-TO-DATE |
| TEAM | HOME DATES | '96-97 AVG. | TOTAL | % CAP | '95-96 AVG. | +/- GAMES | '95-96 SEASON |
| MON^ | 41 | 21,002 | 861,072 | 99% | 18,233 | + 15% | + 15% |
| PHL^ | 41 | 19,311 | 791,753 | 99% | 17,345 | + 11% | + 11% |
| NYR | 41 | 18,183 | 745,514 | 100% | 18,200 | - 1% | - 1% |
| TAM^ | 41 | 17,443 | 715,158 | 89% | 18,868 | - 8% | - 8% |
| BUF^ | 41 | 16,912 | 693,379 | 91% | 13,732 | + 23% | + 23% |
| PIT | 41 | 16,735 | 686,131 | 97% | 16,467 | + 2% | + 2% |
| NJD | 41 | 16,398 | 672,318 | 86% | 16,493 | - 1% | - 1% |
| WAS | 41 | 15,763 | 646,294 | 87% | 15,155 | + 4% | + 4% |
| BOS | 41 | 15,551 | 637,575 | 89% | 17,474 | - 11% | - 11% |
| OTT^ | 41 | 15,377 | 630,469 | 83% | 13,251 | + 16% | + 16% |
| FLA | 41 | 14,703 | 602,823 | 100% | 13,279 | + 11% | + 11% |
| HAR | 41 | 13,685 | 561,096 | 93% | 11,983 | + 14% | + 14% |
| NYI | 41 | 12,495 | 512,279 | 77% | 11,356 | + 10% | + 10% |
Notes: Buffalo and Philadelphia are playing at the larger Marine Midland Arena and CoreStates Center, respectively. Tampa Bay plays at the smaller Ice Palace. Montreal and Ottawa are in their first full seasons at Molson and Corel Centres, respectively. The '95-96 average is for the season as a whole. The '95- 96 comparisons are for both the season as a whole and through the same number of home dates. For the season, the NHL averaged 16,548 per game and played at 93% cap. -30-
