Nobody, that is, except Mario Lemieux . Mario Lemieux's return to the Pittsburgh Penguins doubled the audience ESPN usually gets for an NHL game. Wednesday night's game produced a 1.02 rating for ESPN and was seen in about 810,000 homes. Lemieux's next four games will be aired on ESPN2. Each cable rating point on ESPN equals 800,000 homes, about 65,000 homes more than it would on ESPN2.
Ratings measure the percentage of homes tuned to a particular show.
Associated Press Lemieux always delighted in doing the improbable during his Hall of Fame career from 1984-97, and this game was no different. My legs were strong. I didn't play that much in the third period, but my legs were still strong. As he left the ice following his 614th career goal, Lemieux managed a little smile as he smacked gloves with his charged-up teammates along the bench. Mario Lemieux, right, netted his three points over 15 shifts Wednesday.