Hagel Pots a Pair as Lightning Beat Columbus 3-1
Tampa's road win at Nationwide leaves the Blue Jackets with just one goal and Hagel plus three on the night.
Brandon Hagel scored two of the three goals in a 3-1 Tampa Bay win at Columbus. He finished with two goals and an assist for three points, and a plus 3 rating.
Both goals came at even strength, the first at 2:57 of the opening period and the second at 7:41 of the third. He put six shots on goal and added a blocked shot. He also took two penalty minutes and had one giveaway.
His 19:40 of ice time ranked sixth among the 18 Lightning skaters and fourth among the team's 11 forwards, so this was not a night built on outsized minutes. It was a night of finishing. On the season he now has 13 goals and 11 assists in 19 games.
The win moves Tampa Bay to 13-4-2 and keeps the Lightning first in the Atlantic Division.