Is Nashville a Hockey Town? That question has been debated all over the place during the Preds run to the Stanley Cup Final.

Now, Smashville has the numbers to back up the fact that this IS a Hockey Town. The Preds 5-1 win over the Penguins in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final broke NHL ratings records for NBC Sports Network.

Nashville stomps NBCSN Ratings Record

Nashville registered 16.6 local rating, all-time RECORD for NHL game on @NBCSN (and doesn’t count the gazillion people on Broadway) — NBC Sports PR (@NBCSportsPR) June 4, 2017

Yeah, there were roughly a “gazillion people on Broadway” last night, depending on who’s counting.

See the best images from the Broadway Smash Party here.