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NHL Eastern Conference Clubs Seeing 1.4% Drop In Attendance
NHL Eastern Conference teams are averaging 16,926 fans per game through Monday night, down 1.4% from the same period a year ago. The Canadiens continue to lead all teams in average attendance, as their regular-season sellout streak at Bell Centre has reached 209 games. Three Eastern Conference teams are seeing drops in average attendance of at least 8%, with the Lightning seeing the sharpest dip, off 8.9% to date. Below is team-by-team attendance for Eastern Conference teams through January 25, with comparisons to the same period a year ago. See yesterday's issue of THE DAILY for Western Conference figures (THE DAILY).
NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE THROUGH JANUARY 25HOME TEAMGMSTOTALAVG.% CAP.PREV.% +/-GMS
('08-09)Canadiens 27574,37121,273100.0%21,2730.0%23Flyers 27524,89119,44099.5%19,4280.1%23Maple Leafs 24461,57319,232102.2%19,286-0.3%23Sabres 26479,34518,43698.6%18,539-0.6%24Capitals 24438,64818,277100.0%17,9731.7%23Rangers 28509,60018,200100.0%18,1550.2%25Senators 29517,04217,82993.1%18,993-6.1%22Bruins 27467,19817,30498.5%16,7313.4%22Penguins 25426,58417,063100.7%16,9040.9%24Panthers 24366,29615,26279.3%14,9672.0%21Devils 25377,76615,11185.7%15,314-1.3%23Lightning 24360,45715,01976.0%16,479-8.9%22Hurricanes 26382,76014,72278.8%15,358-4.1%23Thrashers 24315,38013,14170.9%14,362-8.5%24Islanders 25314,64912,58677.5%13,680-8.0%23E.C. TOTALS 3856,516,56016,92691.1%17,174-1.4%345NHL TOTALS 77713,138,40316,90991.8%17,278-2.1%699NOTES: Attendance for the Bruins-Flyers Bridgestone Winter Classic at Fenway Park has been replaced by the Bruins' home capacity at TD Garden. Attendance figures for European Premiere Series games featuring the Blackhawks, Panthers, Red Wings and Blues also have been replaced with the teams' home capacities. Clubs can exceed 100% capacity because of standing-room-only ticket sales. All attendance figures are based on totals posted immediately following games. It may not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams or the league.
