Hagel scored a goal Saturday in a 4-2 loss to Washington.
He tied the game 2-2 late in the opening frame when he lifted a backhand shot over Charlie Lindgren's left shoulder from the right circle. Hagel's 75 points (25 goals, 48 assists) and 181 shots are both career highs. With the win, the Bolts nailed down the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Playing Saturday
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Hagel (undisclosed) is good to go Saturday versus the Penguins, Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports.
Hagel departed Thursday's game early with an injury, though the 25-year-old winger will be ready to go Saturday in Pittsburgh. Hagel has points in his last four games, totaling a goal and five assists in that span. Overall, he's up to 24 goals and a career-high 70 points through 76 games this season.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Can't finish contest
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Hagel (undisclosed) exited Thursday's game versus the Canadiens in the third period and did not return. There was no update on his status after the game
Hagel scored a goal on five shots prior to his exit Thursday, giving him his first 70-point season. The winger was run into by teammate Steven Stamkos midway through the third, but it's possible the Lightning took precautionary measures here since they were in firm control of the game. Hagel should be considered day-to-day ahead of Saturday's game in Pittsburgh.
Hagel notched two assists in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs.
The 25-year-old is putting the finishing touches on a career-best season. Hagel's 69 points (23 goals, 46 assists) through 75 games is already a new personal high-water mark -- he's been a point-a-game player since the All-Star break, racking up seven goals and 26 points in the last 25 contests while seeing a consistent top-six role for Tampa Bay.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Hits 40-assist mark
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Hagel notched a shorthanded assist in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Hagel set up an Anthony Cirelli equalizer in the first period. The assist was Hagel's 40th of the campaign, though he's now gone eight games without a multi-point effort. The winger has seen some of his premium ice time taken over by Anthony Duclair, but both of them are in top-six roles. Hagel has 63 points, 156 shots on net, 42 hits and 65 PIM through 68 appearances, and he needs just one point to match his career-high total from last year.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Scoring slows after recent hot run
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Hagel picked up one assist in a 5-3 win over Florida on Saturday.
After his 14-game scoring streak was snapped in late February, Hagel has managed just three points (one goal, two assists) and eight shots in his last six contests. Overall, he has 23 goals, 62 points and 155 shots in 67 outings this season. Hagel is just two points from equaling his career high in points (64), set last year.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Takes point streak up to 10 games
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Hagel notched an assist and blocked two shots in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Senators.
Hagel is riding a 10-game point streak, during which he has seven goals, eight assists and 28 shots on net. The 25-year-old winger has taken a significant step forward with 53 points in 57 contests this season after logging 64 points in 81 outings a year ago. Hagel has added 137 shots on net, 39 hits, 57 PIM and an even plus-minus rating while serving as a top-six fixture in 2023-24.
Hagel picked up two assists in Thursday's 6-3 win over Colorado.
The Bolts have been hot -- they have won 11 of their last 14 games. And Hagel has been a huge part of that. He's on an eight-game, 13-point scoring streak that includes seven assists. Hagel has put up points in 12 of those 14 games (eight goals, 11 assists). He has 37 shots in that span. Hagel is fourth in team scoring, behind Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point and Victor Hedman.
Hagel had a goal and two assists in a 4-2 win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday.
Hagel fired into the empty net with 48 seconds left to finalize the score. He's on a four-game, five-goal streak and a six-game, 10-point run that includes six tallies. The forward has also been held off the scoresheet just twice in his last 14 contests (nine goals, nine assists). All but two of those 18 points have come at even strength. Hagel is trending toward the 70-plus point mark this season. Not bad for a guy taken in the sixth round and 159th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Buries power-play goal
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Hagel scored a power-play goal on three shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Islanders.
Hagel struck early in the second period, but the Islanders scored three unanswered goals after that to produce the final score. Since the start of January, Hagel has eight goals and 15 points over 14 appearances. The winger is up to 18 goals, 45 points, 124 shots on net and a minus-1 rating through 52 appearances. Just five of his points have come with the man advantage, so there's potentially still some room for growth amid what's shaping up to be a career year for the 25-year-old.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Career season continues
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Hagel scored two goals in a 6-3 win over New Jersey on Saturday.
He swept in his own rebound at 10:40 of the second to put the Bolts up 2-0 and then added an empty-net goal at 18:21 of the third. Hagel is on a three-game, five-point streak that includes three goals. His 43 points, including 16 goals, in 50 games have him on pace for his first 70-point season. So far, Hagel has compiled that majority of his points (39) at even strength.
Hagel produced a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Flyers.
He helped set up the first goal of Nikita Kucherov's hat trick late in the first period before potting an empty-netter of his own in the third. Hagel is on a roll in January -- over the last nine games he's collected four goals and 10 points. The 25-year-old remains on pace to top the career-high 64 points he racked up in 2022-23.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Two helpers in Buffalo
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Hagel picked up two assists in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Sabres.
He helped set up a Nick Paul tally in the first period and a Calvin de Haan empty-netter in the third. Hagel has found the scoresheet in six of the last seven games, producing three goals and eight points over that stretch as the 25-year-old winger remains on pace for his second straight 60-point campaign.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Two points in OT win
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Hagel scored a goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Kings.
The 25-year-old winger notched the tying tally with less than five minutes left in the third period, beating two defenders on a rush from the blue line and muscling the puck past Cam Talbot. Hagel then set up Nick Perbix for the OT winner with another display of grit, as he won a puck battle along the boards to keep the puck in the Kings' zone before feeding it to Perbix. Hagel has a modest three-game point streak going, and over the last 15 contests he's picked up a solid two goals and 11 points.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: First goal in 19 games
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Hagel scored a goal Thursday in a 4-1 win over the Wild.
It snapped an 18-game goal drought (eight assists). Hagel somehow still has 31 points, including 20 assists, in 40 games this season, but his recent slump has made building on his breakout 2022-23 (30 goals, 64 points) a challenge. Hopefully the proverbial monkey is off Hagel's back, and he can go on an offensive run.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Goals hard to get this season
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Hagel is mired in a 15-game goal drought.
Hagel remains on a career pace with 29 points, including 10 goals, in 36 games, but his offensive pace has slowed of late. He has just two assists in his last six games, and his current goal drought has likely put matching his 30 goals from last season out of reach. Hagel's shooting percentage of 11.6 is below his career mark of 15. 3, so there may be some regression to the mean coming in 2024. Even if that doesn't happen, top-six wingers on 60-plus point paces are valuable in almost all fantasy formats.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Puts up helper
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Hagel notched an assist, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Canucks.
Hagel helped out on Brayden Point's tally early in the first period. With four helpers over the last three games, Hagel's playmaking has come back, but he's gone nine contests without a goal. The 25-year-old winger has 27 points, 71 shots on net, 24 PIM and an even plus-minus rating through 30 appearances overall while playing in a top-six role.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Two assists in overtime win
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Hagel notched two assists and three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Kraken.
Hagel helped out on both of Nikita Kucherov's tallies in the contest -- one to put the Lightning ahead 2-0 in the first period and the other to win the game in overtime. Hagel endured a recent four-game point drought, but he's since picked up three assists over his last two contests to get back on track. The winger is enjoying top-line usage this season, racking up 10 goals, 16 assists, 68 shots on net, 24 PIM and a plus-1 rating over 29 appearances.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Gathers helper in loss
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Hagel notched an assist, four shots on goal and two hits in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Coyotes.
Hagel has been solid lately with three goals and five assists over his last seven games. The winger is up to 23 points, 57 shots on net, 13 blocked shots, 11 hits, 22 PIM and a plus-1 rating through 23 contests. He should continue to put up strong scoring numbers as long as he remains in a top-line role, though that could change in the near future since the Lightning have been held under three goals in three of their last four games.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Great start continues Monday
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Hagel had a goal and an assist in Tampa Bay's 4-3 overtime loss to Seattle on Monday.
Hagel found the back of the net at 14:32 of the third period to tie the contest at 3-3. That brings him up to six goals and 10 points in nine appearances this year. Hagel broke out last season with career highs of 30 goals and 64 points in 81 outings for Tampa Bay. Although the 25-year-old's campaign likely won't go quite as smoothly as his start, by the end of 2023-24, it wouldn't be surprising to see him once again surpass the 60-point milestone.
