Jets, Golden Knights love on TV in Canada

TORONTO — The Winnipeg Jets and Vegas Golden Knights have intrigued Canadian hockey fans this post-season, if television ratings are any indication. So it’s not a stretch that the NHL’S Western Conference final between those two teams will get more Canadian eyes on it than the Eastern Conference final involving the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning. Over one-third of Canadians — 13.7 million — tuned in to see the Jets down the Nashville Predators in seven games in the second round of playoffs, according to numbers provided by Sportsnet. The Golden Knights eliminating the San Jose Sharks in six games drew 11.4 million watchers in Canada. The Lightning’s fivegame series against the Boston Bruins drew 10 million, while the Caps versus the Pittsburgh Penguins series that went six games reached 9.4 million Canadians.