Sydney Sweeney lands a center-ice shot for the Blackhawks
NHL on ESPN's fast-starting Short follows the actress from hallway practice to a successful second attempt.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 59,270 views a day, 19 times a normal first day on this channel (3,050).
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Her second shot goes in. Sydney Sweeney sends a puck from center ice straight through the bottom hole of a target board, then lifts her stick and both arms in celebration.
NHL on ESPN shared the Chicago Blackhawks clip with the invitation "Sign her up." It is a promotional on-ice appearance, not game action, but the little sequence has a proper sporting arc: practice, a miss to the left, then the correction that counts.
Before stepping into the arena, Sweeney takes a few practice swings in a back hallway and asks how big the target's holes are. The announcer introduces her through HBO's Euphoria, and she heads onto the ice wearing a Blackhawks jersey with "SWEENEY 19" on the back.
The Short reached roughly 27,000 views in seven hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for this format. ESPN credits the Blackhawks' TikTok account for the footage.
After the successful shot, the crowd cheers and Sweeney runs over to hug a friend, stick still in hand.
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Where next?
- Channel
- NHL on ESPN
- Subscribers
- 881,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,333,187
- Channel views, pace per day
- 84,337 (on a normal day: 197,093)
- Video published
- November 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 26,736 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 59,270
The numbers
Sweeney's center-ice attempt drew an unusually fast audience for NHL on ESPN's Shorts.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which character does Sydney Sweeney play in Euphoria?
Sweeney plays Cassie Howard in HBO's Euphoria.


