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Hagel Scores Twice as Lightning Beat Sharks 4
Brandon Hagel recorded two goals and one assist, helping Tampa Bay tie their third-longest franchise point streak at 14 games, the team beat San Jose 4-1.
- January 21 — Brandon Hagel scored two goals, including the 150th of his career, and added an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1, extending their point streak to 14 games.
- After San Jose's opening goal, Nikita Kucherov stole a pass and Anthony Cirelli fed Brandon Hagel for the tying goal, then Tampa Bay scored twice early in the second period.
- Hagel's goal total climbed to 25, giving him the team lead as Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves while Anthony Cirelli and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and an assist and Nikita Kucherov added two assists to reach 48 points.
- The win moved Tampa Bay level with Carolina in the Eastern Conference as the Lightning matched Carolina atop the Eastern Conference with 66 points and hadn't lost in regulation since Dec. 18.
- The streak ranks among the club's best, trailing only the 18-game mark, with the 13-0-1 run tied for third-longest and Tampa Bay Lightning improving to 9-2-0 vs. Pacific Division and 15-4-1 vs. Western Conference.
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Brandon Hagel scores 2 goals to reach 25 as Lightning continue surge with 4-1 win over Sharks
Brandon Hagel scored two goals to reach 25 for the season and surpass Nikita Kucherov for the team lead as the Tampa Bay Lightning continued their surge with a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
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After Brandon Hagel started the season with one point in seven games, there were many poolies unwilling to wait on him, and those who dropped/traded him early are now kicking themselves. With two goals and an assist last night, he has 45 points in 36 games since October 25th, adding exactly three shots per game, and has a plus-33 rating to boot. He’s now back up right in line with last year’s 90-point pace. It was also all the Lightning needed t…
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