Last Night in Sports: October 17, 2026

Tampa Bay tied Cleveland in the third, went ahead in the sixth and scored three in the seventh to win 7-3, with two Cleveland errors behind it. The NHL ran 14 games, three of them into overtime. Florida's 8-3 win over Seattle was the night's highest-scoring result, and Dallas shut out Chicago 4-0.

MLB — October 17, 2026 (1 game)

• Tampa Bay Rays 7, Cleveland Guardians 3

Tampa Bay Rays 7, Cleveland Guardians 3. Cleveland (85-77) scored in the first and held the lead until the third, when Tampa Bay (98-64) tied it. The Rays took the lead with a run in the sixth and added three in the seventh; Cleveland answered with two in the bottom of that inning to make it 5-3, then went quiet while Tampa Bay tacked on two more in the ninth. The Rays out-hit Cleveland 11-8, and the Guardians committed two errors.

NHL — October 17, 2026 (14 games)

• Washington Capitals 4, New Jersey Devils 2
• Carolina Hurricanes 3, Winnipeg Jets 2
• Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Vancouver Canucks 2
• Florida Panthers 8, Seattle Kraken 3
• Dallas Stars 4, Chicago Blackhawks 0
• Columbus Blue Jackets 1, New York Rangers 0
• Detroit Red Wings 4, San Jose Sharks 3
• Montreal Canadiens 4, Buffalo Sabres 3
• Philadelphia Flyers 3, Ottawa Senators 1
• New York Islanders 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1
• Nashville Predators 5, St. Louis Blues 2
• Boston Bruins 4, Los Angeles Kings 1
• Vegas Golden Knights 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 2
• Edmonton Oilers 6, Utah Mammoth 2

What to watch tonight

Twelve NFL games run from 9:30 AM ET to 8:20 PM ET, with two NHL games and one MLB game slotted in between.

• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians, 5:00 PM ET. The same two teams go again a day after Tampa Bay (98-64) won 7-3 in Cleveland. The Guardians (85-77) lost that one despite being out-hit only 11-8, with two errors against them.
• NHL: Carolina Hurricanes at Calgary Flames, 8:00 PM ET. Carolina (7-1) has the best record in the league's results so far and arrives on the second night of a road trip after a 3-2 win at Winnipeg.
• NHL: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, 6:00 PM ET. Columbus (3-3) also played last night, beating the New York Rangers 1-0 in overtime.
• NFL: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 PM ET. The last of the twelve games on the schedule, and the only one kicking off after 4:25 PM ET.

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