Bruins vs. Caps "the other night" supposedly drew a 9.2 on NBC in Boston.
At least according to a host (Glen Ordway show) at WEEI 93.7 fm sports radio in Boston just now. They didn't cite any source, however. But I assume they meant game 1 on NBC, not game 2 on NESN (of course, less household access on New England's NESN sports cable channel).
It was mentioned because they said TNT drew 2.5 million last night for the Celtics play-in game on TNT. I think it was exclusive, as I don't think NBCSports Boston aired it. They said it was the biggest NBA rating of the year on TNT. What a brilliant move by the NBA to develop the play-in. Warriors-Lakers play-in tonight should also impress, and draw away some Stanley Cup playoffs viewers.
The host wondered about the local TNT Boston rating before mentioning how the Bruins did a 9.2 "the other night," wondering if that stat would be released so they could compare to the Bruins (but we know that'll likely never be published in most cases, just the national number...right?).