Thompson's hat trick gives NHL on ESPN a goal-filled week

Buffalo's narrow win in Anaheim joins an Arvidsson hat trick, Devin Cooley's interview and a new jersey countdown.

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Buffalo built a four-goal cushion and nearly used all of it. The Sabres' 7-6 win over Anaheim supplied NHL on ESPN's most-watched new upload, with Tage Thompson's hat trick at the center of a game that refused to settle down.

The highlights have reached about 31,000 views. Anaheim takes an early two-goal advantage, Roger McQueen scores his first NHL goal, and Thompson turns the game Buffalo's way with three of his own. Then the Ducks come back. By the closing empty-net push, a comfortable Sabres advantage has become a much more delicate proposition.

Viewers are discussing that late Anaheim rally, Thompson's finishing and how Buffalo managed to hold on. Cassie Campbell-Pascall supplies the economical verdict at the end: "Well, a win is a win."

There was another hat trick among the week's 15 uploads: Viktor Arvidsson scored three and assisted on Lucas Raymond's goal in Detroit's victory over Chicago. Elsewhere, Flames goalie Devin Cooley joined SportsCenter to discuss Calgary's turnaround and his viral postgame interviews.

The strongest momentum now belongs to a different mix: Kevin Weekes discussing NHL storylines on The Pat McAfee Show, the Hometown Remix jersey countdown and "Square up at center ice 🍿". Weekes's segment includes discussion of interest in Nikita Kucherov, rather than a confirmed move.

Subscribers edged upward over the week, although daily channel viewing is currently below its usual level. Among nearby sports channels, NHL on ESPN drew a similar weekly audience to Overtime SZN, while TSN had a busier week. For this channel, the new uploads offered more than dropped gloves: two hat tricks and a goalie with plenty to say.

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The videos drawing views on NHL on ESPN right now

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings | Full Game Highlights | ESP…27,762 views · 2026-10-30 Square up at center ice 🍿25,317 views · 2026-10-31 Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals | Full Game Highlights | ESPN …23,224 views · 2026-11-01 Inside the mind of Calgary Flames goalie Devin Cooley 🧠 | SportsCent…21,136 views · 2026-10-28 Top 3 Hometown Remix Jerseys: Who's #1? 🤔😳20,683 views · 2026-11-02 The phones are ‘LIGHTING UP’ with teams trying to get Nikita Kucherov…5,848 views

The numbers

Here is how NHL on ESPN's audience moved over the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

The Rich Eisen Show

12,064,650

First Things First

8,347,920

CBS Sports

4,732,932

NFL on ESPN

3,273,387

TSN

3,239,682

NHL on ESPN

1,533,698

Overtime SZN

1,508,451

TMZSports

169,142

Sports Illustrated

146,810

subscribers

880,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

1,183,046,157

views per day

146,793

typical day: 192,651

first-day views of each video posted this week

GOALS GALORE! 🤯 Buffalo Sabres vs. Ana…

25,004

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wing…

23,566

Square up at center ice 🍿

6,129

Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals …

20,024

Inside the mind of Calgary Flames goali…

13,181

Top 3 Hometown Remix Jerseys: Who's #1?…

15,673

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

CBS Sports

1,250,000

The Rich Eisen Show

1,150,000

First Things First

1,120,000

Overtime SZN

1,100,000

TSN

975,000

NFL on ESPN

920,000

TMZSports

884,000

NHL on ESPN

880,000

Sports Illustrated

661,000

As of November 4, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.