Stanley Cup Playoff tickets going for $250 on average in Conference Semifinals
According to information supplied by VividSeats.com, hockey fans are paying a range of prices from $105 to $469 depending on the game in the current round of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs.
There are just eight teams still skating for the 2017-18 season. Stanley Cup Playoff tickets pricing reflects high demand to see them decide who hockey’s final four will be. Averaging all the average ticket prices for all 16 guaranteed games of the conference semis comes out to $250.
The priciest average ticket by series is the tilt featuring the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks. The average of all four games’ average prices is $287 U.S. ($391 Canadian), and it’s the Oilers’ home games (Games 3 and 4) that are driving the price up. On average, ticket prices for Games 1 and 2 at the Honda Center in Anaheim are $105 and $125 respectively. Fans forked over $451 U.S. ($615 Canadian) to see the first postseason contest in Rogers Place history. They are paying even more, $469 U.S. ($640 Canadian) on average, to see if the Oilers can go up 2-0 in the series on Friday.
The next most expensive series on average is between the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators, mostly because of the Madison Square Garden effect. On average, a seat in that series will cost fans $283 U.S. ($386 Canadian). The average prices for Game 3 and Game 4 far outperform the average prices for the first two games in Ottawa. Getting a seat at the Canadian Tire Centre cost fans $118 U.S. ($161 Canadian) for Game 1 and right now tickets are going for $158 U.S. ($215 Canadian) on average for Game 2. $420 and $438 are the average ticket prices for Games 3 and 4 in New York.
For the two series that feature U.S.-only teams, prices vary more by the game than by the venue.
Currently the most expensive ticket on average is for Game 3 of the Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues, slated to be played at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The average price of a seat is $350. The next-most expensive game is Saturday night’s Game 2 of the Pittsburgh Penguins-Washington Capitals series. Fans are opening their wallets and pulling out $301 on average to see if the Penguins can get another road win at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
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What these prices tell us is that if the Stanley Cup Finals end up being played between the Oilers and Rangers, average ticket prices could approach the four-figure mark in 2017.