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Through his first three starts of the season, Steven Matz is making the 2- year, $15M deal he signed with the Rays this offseason look like quite the steal. The 34-year-old southpaw took the mound for the third time this season and left with this third win. This time, Matz held the dangerous Yankees lineup […]
The Yankees dropped Friday night’s series opener in St. Petersburg by a final of 5-3, unable to fully recover after Luis Gil’s rollercoaster 2026 debut and a middle-inning Rays bullpen bridge that slowly squeezed control of the game away. Ben Rice’s late homer gave New York a pulse, but the offense simply could not create […]
The Yankees head into their first AL East series of the season tonight with a little more curiosity than usual. For the first time, New York gets a look at the reopened Tropicana Field, which officially returned to action on April 6th after a 561-day closure caused by Hurricane Milton’s devastating roof damage. The Rays […]
Go Rays!
The Montreal Canadiens played the absolute biggest remaining game on their schedule Thursday night, hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning with a chance to pass them for second place in the Atlantic Division. It had every bit of intensity you would expect from a playoff game, and with good reason, as the odds that these teams will meet in the first round seem to strengthen by the game. The Habs controlled the play well through three periods, and though it was a very tight margin of victory, they foun...
After a high-quality win opened their most recent series with the Athletics, the Yankees finished it off with tough back-to-back losses. In those two ballgames, the “Bombers” mustered just five combined hits and two runs, which included a one-hit shutout in the latter. With some of their better arms slated to start in their upcoming […]
Welcome to Friday, folks! The Bruins won’t be back in action until Saturday afternoon, when they’ll host the Tampa Bay Lightning at TD Garden at 12:30 PM. That will be a nationally televised game on ABC, so get excited or prepare your mute button accordingly. The big Bruins-related news from yesterday was the practice debut […]
Despite a parade to the penalty box for the first forty minutes of the night, the Tampa Bay Lightning tied the game late against the Montreal Canadiens. An unfortunate turnover 47 seconds after the game-tying goal turned into the difference as Jaroslav Slafkovsky scored with 1:04 left on the clock to give the home team the 2-1 victory. Declan Carlile and Anthony Cirelli returned to the line-up as the Lightning had to kill off seven short-handed chances while racking up 71 penalty minutes....
Game 79: Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ Just before the Olympics we looked at the remaining schedules for the Atlantic Division teams and highlighted just how compressed the final third of the season was going to be for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tonight will be their 14th contest in the past 24 days, and they’ll fin...
Game Seventy-Nine: Tampa Bay Lightning (48-24-6) at Montreal Canadiens (46-22-10) Time: 7:00 PM EST Location: Centre Bell, The City of a Hundred Steeples TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, ESPN+, TSN2, RDS, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -115 Know the Opponents: Eyes on the Prize The road trip rolls on as the Tampa Bay Lightning look to snap a two-game losing streak. It should be another high-energy building as the Lightning and the Montreal Canadiens still have ...
Last year, even while Nico Hoerner was having a very good offensive season, he did not hit his first home run until June 24 — the Cubs’ 79th game, and his 75th game of the year. Nico’s off to a great start at the plate and Wednesday, in the Cubs’ (and his) 12th game of […]
The Rays dropped the final two games of their first home series back at the Trop against the Cubs, undone by a quiet offense and some uncharacteristically poor defense. An off day gives the position player group a chance to reset – both cleaning up defensive miscues and settling back in at the plate – […]
Hey Moon Man! That was hella funny. The Cubs played the rubber game against the Rays, hoping to help themselves to the meatloaf. Everyone (except Injured List residents) was in the best shape of their lives, tanned, rested, ready, with the redoubtable Seiya Suzuki due to return for Friday’s home game. Ian Happ stayed out […]
Game 79: Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ The Montreal Canadiens haven’t been putting up convincing results recently, with their last two wins coming via shootout versus some teams not in the playoff chase. Being unable to get engaged for teams not in the post-season battle has been an issue for the club in an otherwise s...
Through four innings, this was an enjoyable game. Joe Boyle and Colin Rea took two different approaches attacking hitters as each limited the other side to just one run. Boyle made an early mistake missing his location on a putaway sweeper that Nico Hoerner converted into a leadoff home run, but then Boyle quickly rebounded […]
Go get ‘em, Colin.
Go Rays!
Makai Lemon, WR, USC In Tampa Bay, the NFL Draft starts and ends with general manager Jason Licht. He spent five years with the Philadelphia Eagles (2003–07), first serving as the club’s assistant director of player personnel before being promoted to vice president of player personnel for his final two seasons. He took over the […]
Wednesday notes… Cubs lineup: Rays lineup: Colin Rea, RHP vs. Joe Boyle, RHP For the second year in a row, Colin Rea is being asked to step into the rotation to replace an injured starter. Last year in place of Justin Steele, Rea was really good. Over his first seven starts after taking Steele’s rotation […]
Cubs 6, Rays 2: Nico Hoerner’s three hits and first homer lead the way 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 12 Cubs vs. Rays, Wednesday 4/8, 5:40 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Tampa Bay Rays preview, Wednesday 4/8, 5:40 CT
Tuesday night’s Eastern Conference results were not great for the Islanders as the Ottawa Senators beat the Atlantic-leading Tampa Bay Lightning (with a five-goal third period!) in regulation and the Red Wings and Blue Jackets had a three-point game, with Detroit falling via shootout. But at least we know where everyone stands with four games […]
Up until Monday afternoon, Rays RHP Drew Rasmussen was the probable starter for tonight’s matchup against the Cubs — probable. His wife Stevie went into labor early with their second child and the Rays had a bullpen game. A 16-hit day and 9-2 drubbing was the result. Mason Englert, Cole Sulser, and Yoendrys Gomez got […]
With the Vancouver Canucks rebuilding, it is unlikely that forward Evander Kane will be back with them next season. The 34-year-old winger is a pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) and should generate interest if he hits the market. Because of this, let's take a look at three teams that could look to sign Kane this summer. Tampa Bay Lightning The Lightning should be looking to add to their forward depth this offseason. Their bottom six could use a boost, and Kane would provide the...
Coming into Tuesday night’s game, the Cubs were third in all of MLB in hard-hit rate, trailing only the Dodgers and Rangers. Here’s what it looked like before the game: You knew that eventually some of those hard hit balls would start falling in for hits, and that’s what happened Tuesday in Tropicana Field. The […]
It was a struggle for much of the night for the Tampa Bay Lightning. They couldn’t string passes together for much of the night, turned the puck over, and skated in just poured asphalt for much of the night. Meanwhile, the Ottawa Senators played like a team desperate for points as their speed gave the Lightning fits all night long. However, midway through the third period the Bolts were down just a goal. Two quick power play goals from the Ottawa Senators turned a 3-2 game into a 5-2 one befor...