Tuesday's Game Sets Versus Mark

From Puck Daddy, Tuesday night's Capitals-Flyers telecast on Versus set a record for the network, becoming the highest-rated regular-season game since the former Outdoor Life Network picked up the NHL after the lockout.

This despite the network's dispute with DirecTV.

Just in from Versus: Last night's Philadelphia Flyers/Washington Capitals game set a new regular-season ratings record for the network's NHL coverage: a 0.6 national rating.

That's up from the 0.5 the Capitals and Boston Bruins did on opening night. But no, the Capitals would have been a lousy draw for the Winter Classic, right NBC?

The Capitals/Bruins game still holds the title for "most watched" in Versus history based on total viewers (501,000). Viewership totals for last night's game will likely become available on Thursday.