RALEIGH, N.C. — The Tampa Bay Lightning held a midday practice in North Carolina on Tuesday after evacuating Florida on Monday night ahead of Hurricane Milton.
The storm, which is moving across the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida late Wednesday or early Thursday, possibly with a direct impact on Tampa and St. Petersburg.
The Lightning face the Carolina Hurricanes in the season opener for both teams at Lenovo Center on Friday (7 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SNP)…