Brandon Hagel and Victor Hedman scored second-period goals, and the host Tampa Bay Lightning secured their season-best sixth straight win in a 4-1 thrashing of the slumping Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.
Brandon Hagel and Victor Hedman scored second-period goals, and the host Tampa Bay Lightning secured their season-best sixth straight win in a 4-1 thrashing of the slumping Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.
Brandon Hagel, coming off a Team Canada victory in the showcase event, gives Tampa Bay a spark with a shorthanded goal.
Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded his fourth shutout, Brandon Hagel notched a goal and an assist, and the hot Tampa Bay Lightning extended their season-best winning streak to seven games in a 3-0 blanking of the visiting Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
Sutter had brought Hagel into the Western Hockey League team as an undrafted 17-year-old in 2015-16. Hagel played well enough to be selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the sixth round (No. 159) in the 2016 NHL Draft, but never signed a pro contract with them.
All five players who competed in the event are expected to be on the ice when Tampa Bay returns to action Sunday.
Nikita Kucherov had two assists and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning beat Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers 4-1.
TAMPA – Lightning forward Brandon Hagel scored the initial goal and added an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning returned from the two-week break with a convincing 4-1 win over the Seattle Kraken in Amalie Arena. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 36 of 37 shots to pace the Bolts to their fifth consecutive win.
Victor Hedman and Team Sweden played their final game of the 4 Nations Face-Off on Feb. 17 against Team USA. They certainly went out on a positive note, defeating Team USA by a 2-1 final score.