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    Hurricane Forces Tampa Bay Lightning To Postpone Pre-Season Game Vs. Predators

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    Hurricane Forces Tampa Bay Lightning To Postpone Pre-Season Game Vs. Predators

    A general view of the stadium before the start of a Tampa Bay Lightning game on Oct. 21, 2023.

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    Friday night’s NHL pre-season contest between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the visiting Nashville Predators is postponed after a hurricane hit the region.

    The Lightning announced their game will be rescheduled to Monday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. ET as the Tampa Bay region recovers from Hurricane Helene.

    The hurricane hit Florida hard Thursday as a Category 4 storm, causing record-breaking levels of storm surge in the Bay region, according to 10 Tampa Bay WTSP. Hurricane Helene had maximum sustained winds estimated at 140 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. USA Today reports more than 4.4 million customers were without power from Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. The storm weakened to a tropical storm as it reached Georgia.

    The matchup would have been the Lightning’s and Predators’ third games of the pre-season. The Predators previously lost two split-squad games to the Florida Panthers on Sunday, 3-2 and 6-2. The Lightning, meanwhile, lost 2-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday and narrowly beat the Panthers 8-7 on Wednesday.

    All tickets for the postponed game will be accepted for the rescheduled date. The Lightning also encouraged those looking to help residents directly affected by Hurricane Helene to visit redcross.org.

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