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Hagel scores twice as Lightning hold on to top Capitals 5-3
Brandon Hagel contributed four points including a shorthanded goal as Tampa Bay improved to three straight wins despite losing Nikita Kucherov to injury.
- On Saturday in Washington, Brandon Hagel finished with two goals and two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington 5-3, with Nikita Kucherov also scoring and recording two assists.
- Capitalizing on special teams early, Tampa Bay Lightning scored with Hagel's shorthanded goal and Oliver Bjorkstrand's power-play strike, while Washington Capitals went 0 for 6 on the power play.
- After Thompson allowed four goals on six shots, Tampa Bay Lightning replaced him with Charlie Lindgren, who made nine saves on 10 shots while Jonas Johansson anchored the win with 31 saves.
- With momentum at stake, the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning run to three straight while the Washington Capitals’ three-game winning streak ended; both teams face Monday games against the Flyers and Blue Jackets.
- Nikita Kucherov left early in the second after a hit from Tom Wilson that also sent him hard into the referee, while Justin Sourdif opened scoring 1:06 into the first and Ethen Frank pulled Washington within one in the third.
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Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay take big lead early, hold off Capitals
Brandon Hagel produced two goals and an assist in Tampa Bay's four-goal, first-period outburst, and the visiting Lightning claimed the season series against the Washington Capitals with a 5-3 victory on Saturday night.
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Ice hockey player Oliver Bjorkstrand led the Tampa Bay Lightning to victory in the North American NHL on Sunday night. The 30-year-old Dane scored in the first period to make it 2-1, when his h...
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Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay take big lead early, hold off Capitals
Brandon Hagel produced two goals and an assist in Tampa Bay's four-goal, first-period outburst, and the visiting Lightning claimed the season series against the Washington Capitals with a 5-3 victory on Saturday night.
·Georgia, United States
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