The Tampa Bay Lightning over the Vancouver Canucks but the impact of two recent major hurricanes overshadowed it.

Debris, malfunctioning stop lights and power outages remain around the Tampa Bay area a week . Milton came on the heels of Hurricane Helene, which also hit the region hard.

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But there are signs of encouragement.

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A food drive and other activities took place outside Amalie Arena before the LightningB次元官网网址檚 4-1 win Tuesday night over the Canucks.

Discount tickets were available and there was a pre-game video on the scoreboard regarding the storms and the role of first responders.

The Lightning Foundation toward relief to its $2 million original commitment and recovery efforts.

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Tampa BayB次元官网网址檚 scheduled home opener last Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes was postponed. The Lightning , before beating the Hurricanes 4-1 on Friday night.