1.Tonight
Lightning vs. Maple Leafs
When/where: 7; Tampa Bay Times Forum
TV/radio: Fox Sports Florida; 970-AM
Key stats: The Maple Leafs are 11-3-5 in one-goal games. The Lightning is 5-12-4. … Toronto has outscored opponents 42-27 in first periods. … The Maple Leafs' penalty kill is 104-for-114 (91.2 percent) over the past 34 games. … Toronto has earned points in 14 of its past 17 games (10-3-4). … Tampa Bay RW B.J. Crombeen has a team-best 11 shots over the past three games.
ST. PETERSBURG — The night was arranged to honor former Rays manager Joe Maddon in his first visit back to the Trop, and the standing ovation from the bipartisan crowd and scoreboard video tribute seemed proper acknowledgments of his hefty role in the Rays' success during his nine-year stint.
Tonight: vs. Cubs
7:10, Tropicana Field
TV/radio: Fox Sports Sun; 620-AM; 680-AM (Spanish)
Chris Archer's night ended with his 11th loss, but he and the Rays should feel good about his six solid innings. After the forearm tightness scare in Chicago, he had two rough outings (15 hits, 11 runs, seven innings), so Tuesday was a reassuring rebound.
TAMPA — When Hall of Famer Phil Esposito first saw Lightning prospect Oleg Sosunov, he joked that the 6-foot-8 defenseman could reach the Amalie Arena ceiling.
ST. PETERSBURG — On this particular night, he's the other guy. He's like a talk-show guest scooted to the end of the couch. He is Kevin Cash. And the Rays manager is standing in the home dugout at Tropicana Field.
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