Vasilevskiy cleared a puck from behind his net to rookie forward Gage Goncalves on the right side of the defensive zone, who vaulted a backhand pass to Hagel just before center ice.
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Lightning play the Islanders after Hagel’s 2-goal showing
Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Snaps eight-game goal drought
The first goal was a thing of beauty. Hagel pulled an outside-in move on defender Jordan Spence at speed at the Kings blue line, and he broke in fast and went five-hole on David Rittich. His second came late in the third when he followed a break by Nikita Kucherov,
Lightning’s Defense and Goaltending Shine in Shutout Over Kings
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Brandon Hagel Tallies Three Points In VictoryTampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel tallied three points during their 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday evening. Hagel opened the scoring in the opening frame when he beat Los Angeles netminder David Rittich with a wrist shot.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots, Brandon Hagel scored two goals and had an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Thursday night. Anthony Cirelli scored his fourth short-handed goal of the season for the Kings.
The Lightning finally had some breathing room. That proved to be important when the Kings received a power play at 17:03. They pulled Rittich for an extra attacker. The Lightning held Los Angeles to only one SOG during the six-on-four (a long-range attempt from Drew Doughty) before Cirelli tracked a Hagel clear and tallied an empty-netter at 18:43.
After struggling to convert scoring changes, Tampa Bay has just 1 goal through the first 2 periods but makes it stick.
The Blackhawks, in return for Hagel, got two first-round picks (2023 and 2024), and two players (Boris Katchouk and Taylor Raddysh). The 2023 first-round pick ended up turning into Oliver Moore. As for 2024, they used that first to move up two spots with the New York Islanders and they selected Sacha Boisvert.
Brandon Hagel scored twice in a three-point outing, Andrei Vasilevskiy notched his third shutout this season and the Tampa Bay Lightning blanked the visiting Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Thursday night.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots, Brandon Hagel scored two goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0.
Many players drafted in the sixth or seventh round never pan out. But those who do often have a grinder's mentality and a hunger to stay.
Marc-Andre Fleury, playing his final game in his home province, recorded his 76th career shutout as the visiting Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday. Fleury made 19 saves while tying Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito for the 10th-most shutouts in NHL history.
The Wallabies are set to face Eddie Jones for the first time since their former coach's tumultuous departure in late-2023 after Rugby Australia lined up a test against Japan in Tokyo as part to their season-ending Northern Hemisphere tour.
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