Game 74: Montreal Canadiens @ 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+
For much of the 2025-26 season, the Montreal Canadiens have won games despite their goaltending, getting impressive performances on offence to outproduce what they were giving up. They may currently be on their longest winning streak of the season at five games, but now they’re...
On this week’s episode of Rays Your Voice, I’m joined by Cole Mitchem to break down the Rays opening series against the Cardinals, implementation of the ABS challenge system, and do a full break down of the Rays farm system heading into the 2026 season. While there isn’t a consensus top prospect in the system […]
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Game Seventy-Four: Montreal Canadiens (42-21-5) at Tampa Bay Lightning (46-21-6)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, A stone’s throw away from the home of Phoebe the Flamingo
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -170
Know the Opponents: Eyes on the Prize
While everyone (and by everyone, we mean us) has been focused on catching the Buffalo Sabres, the Montreal Canadiens have slowly been lingering right beh...
Game 74: Montreal Canadiens @ 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 Tampa Bay Lightning were in a serious slump when the NHL schedule resumed after the Olympics, going 3-7-0 in the next 10 games, and the three wins were versus a shockingly bad Toronto Maple Leafs team which has since fired its GM, and the free-falling Detroit Red Wings. With two...
The Rays opened a three-game series in Milwaukee on Monday winning a close one against the Brewers. Cedric Mullins was dropped from the starting lineup for the first time this season, which made sense with lefty Kyle Harrison starting for the Brewers. Jonathan Aranda and Chandler Simpson were the only two left-handed hitters in the […]
Box Score It was not the Milwaukee Brewers night tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays. It started with the first batter of the game when Yandy Díaz ripped a misplaced changeup from Kyle Harrison over the left field wall for his first homer of the season. However, Harrison rebounded quite well from that first hitter, […]
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There are 18 days remaining in the NHL’s regular season. Two teams, Colorado and Dallas, have officially clinched playoff spots, while Carolina, Tampa Bay, Buffalo, Minnesota, Montreal and Anaheim are locks to get in. The Edmonton Oilers’ three-game winning streak, only their second of the season, has them in a very favourable position to get…
A roster crunch forced the Rays’ hand in trading Jake Woodford to the Brewers, but I’m still a bit disappointed by it on a personal level because he was one of my favorite players in camp this spring. He’s a funky, unique pitcher with an offspeed pitch that has no comps from his slot. It’s […]
We could write a thousand words about today’s game. Or we could just link back to the previous three or four recaps. The Tampa Bay Lightning struggled to start the game, fell behind, tied the game, and were the better team in the third period. Corey Perry tapped home a shot that snuck through Justus Annunen’s pads seven minutes into the third period to give the Bolts the 3-2 lead.
To the Lightning’s credit, they’re getting better. They only went down one goal this time, and it took almost...
The Milwaukee Brewers, coming off a series sweep of the Chicago White Sox to begin the season, will look to continue their momentum against the Tampa Bay Rays at American Family Field this week. The Brewers got off to a great start, outscoring Chicago 29-10 in the series, including a 14-2 Opening Day victory, a […]
The Rays escaped from St. Louis with a win. Although the Rays offensive production was impressive — 11 runs, 17 hits and 4 walks — there was not one minute when this win felt assured. The Rays started out with the lead. After having been no-hit for six innings yesterday, the Rays were able to […]
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Sunday is the final game of the season opening series versus the Tampa Bay Rays as the St. Louis Cardinals will start Dustin May. After another inspiring come from behind takedown of the Rays that ended with JJ Wetherholt’s first walk-off, the Cardinals will try to sweep the series today. According to MLB.com, the Cardinals […]
Game 73: Nashville Predators (34-30-9) at Tampa Bay Lightning (45-21-6)
Time: 5:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Steven Stamkos’ house for sixteen seasons
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -205
Know the Opponents: On the Forecheck
For much of the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been lagging behind the rest of the league in terms of games played. Entering today’s play, only San Jose (71 games) have suit...
Heading into their Saturday afternoon contest with the Ottawa Senators, the Tampa Bay Lightning knew they needed to start fast and break the string of early multi-goal deficits they’ve faced over the last few games. Just because they knew what they needed to do didn’t mean they actually did it. On the very first shift of the game they conceded a goal. Four minutes later they gave up another one.
As they have every other time, they came back to tie the game up. Unlike against Seattle and C...
The Cardinals beat the Rays 6-5 in a game that went ten innings. The Rays’ offense showed fight, scoring four in the ninth to tie after being shut out for the first eight innings. Joe Boyle gave up two runs early on, but once he settled in, he was fantastic, retiring 15 straight hitters. But […]
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After a rousing come from behind Opening Day victory, the St. Louis Cardinals will attempt to maintain their perfect 2026 record with a Saturday afternoon game versus the Tampa Bay Rays. According to MLB.com, Michael McGreevy will make the start for the Cardinals while Joe Boyle will take the mound for the Rays. Here’s the […]
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Game Seventy-Two : Ottawa Senators (38-24-10) at Tampa Bay Lightning (44-21-6)
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Where Pat Jablonski made 38 saves on 11/13/1992 as the Lightning beat the Senators 1-0 on a Brian Bradley goal. It was the first shutout in franchise history.
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, TVAS, TSN5, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning
Know the Opponents: Silver Seven Sens
First off. Thank you Detroit Red Wings. Your 5-...
The Mariners made their first in-season roster move today, placing RHP Carlos Vargas on the 15-day IL with a lat strain and recalling RHP Cole Wilcox from Tacoma. In December 2020, the Padres acquired Blake Snell from the Rays in a high-profile trade that sent highly-ranked prospect Luis Patiño, catchers Francisco Mejia and Blake Hunt, […]
To coincide with Opening Day, we asked y’all whether you thought the Rays did enough to have a competitive season, and the results were not rosy: True to that result, the majority (63%) of fans votes for the Rays to be under .500 this season: As always, Rays Reacts is brought to you by our […]
The Minnesota Wild’s newest bruisers did more than just drop the gloves in Tampa; they spilled blood and sent a message that nobody will push this Wild team around.
Early against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Michael McCarron answered a simmering, playoff-style tone by squaring up with Corey Perry,...