Last year's Game 3, also televised by ABC, between New Jersey and Dallas, drew a 3.1 with a 6 share. Monday night's game was helped by a jump in the Boston market thanks to Colorado's Ray Bourque, who spent 21 years with the Boston Bruins. With Bourque going for his first cup victory, the Boston market produced an 8.2 rating and 13 share. The New York-New Jersey market registered a 5.7 rating and Denver a 25.8 rating. Each ratings point represents 1,022,000 households.
Share represents the percentage of sets in use turned to a show.