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Brandon Hagel Records Tampa Bay's First Postseason Gordie Howe Hat Trick
Tampa Bay Lightning winger Brandon Hagel continued his good start to the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs by recording the first postseason Gordie Howe hat trick in franchise history during Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens. Hagel scored Tampa's first goal, set up Nikita Kucherov for the second, and fought Juraj Slafkovsky. The two 30-goal scorers clashed early in the second period, with Slafkovsky taken down by a right-handed punch from Hagel. Following his two-goal effort in Game 1, Hagel has become only the fourth player in Lightning history to start a postseason with back-to-back multi-point games.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN
