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Tampa Bay hosts Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday at Tropicana Field against the winner of Saturday night's Cleveland-Chicago Game 5, with Drew Rasmussen rested after the Yankees sweep.
Orlando City hosts Columbus on Oct. 10 for Noche Latina. Martín Ojeda needs one goal to become the club’s outright career scoring leader.
John Carlson scored his first two goals for Tampa Bay, including the club's first power-play goal of the season, and Dennis Hildeby made 34 saves in his Lightning debut in a 3-2 win over Minnesota.
Miami trailed New Orleans 96-93 after three quarters, then scored 35 in the fourth to win 128-118 in a preseason game Thursday at Kaseya Center.
John Carlson scored twice to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild at Benchmark International Arena. The home side built a two-goal lead early before Minnesota mounted a late surge.
Tampa Bay secured a 24-16 victory over Dallas, with Bucky Irving and Jalon Daniels driving key scoring drives. The Cowboys fell to 2-3 while Tampa Bay improved to 1-4.
Bucky Irving’s 165 rushing yards and two total touchdowns made Jalon Daniels’ assignment manageable as Tampa Bay survived Dallas 24-16.
Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero combined for 12 assists while shooting 4-for-14, helping Orlando turn 20 made threes and a late Alex Morales rebound into a 122-118 preseason win over Memphis.
The Orlando Magic secured a 122-118 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday at FedExForum. Tristan da Silva led Orlando with 19 points, while Franz Wagner dished out seven assists.
Victor Mesa Jr.’s sixth-inning shot supplied the difference as Tampa Bay won 4–3 on Oct. 7 and advanced to the ALCS.
Matthew Tkachuk broke a 1-1 tie in the third period as the Florida Panthers beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.
Noah Penda’s Tuesday practice return and Jalen Suggs’s uncertain availability leave Sean Sweeney evaluating basketball decisions with an incomplete Magic lineup in Wednesday’s exhibition.
Anthony Black’s expanded live work gave the Orlando Magic a better test of their new system, even as his availability for Wednesday’s preseason game in Memphis remains uncertain.
The Tampa Bay Lightning secured a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday at Benchmark International Arena. Ilya Mikheyev recorded two points, while Nikita Kucherov added two assists to lead the home squad.
Tampa Bay scored four runs in the fifth inning and New York committed four errors as the Rays won Game 2 at Tropicana Field on Monday.
Mikael Granlund scored the overtime winner to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers at Honda Center. Cutter Gauthier tallied two goals in the win.
Minnesota improves to 4-0 behind Will Reichard’s perfect kicking and Kyler Murray’s efficient passing, while Miami falls to 0-4 in a defensive struggle at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Jordan Love threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns as the Green Bay Packers defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17-14 on Sunday.
Trevor Lawrence connected with Brian Thomas Jr. for the go-ahead score, but the Jaguars survived a late surge from Joe Burrow to secure a 22-17 victory at Paycor Stadium.
Two first-period goals put Tampa Bay ahead for good.
Miami scored 76 first-half points in the Oct. 3 preseason opener in Québec City.
