TAMPA — Brandon Hagel knows the unwritten rules of hockey. He knew that he’d be in the Panthers’ crosshairs when he returned from a one-game suspension for the hit he put on Florida captain ...

The Lightning forward expected retribution for his Game 2 hit on Aleksander Barkov, but Aaron Ekblad targeting his head was over the line, he says. TAMPA — Brandon Hagel knows the unwritten ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad knocked Brandon Hagel out of Game 4 with an unpenalized high hit in the Tampa Bay Lightning forward's return from a one-game suspension, Then Ekblad played ...

Ekblad had 33 points in 55 games during the regular season, averaging 23:31 in ice time. Hagel has already been ruled out of Wednesday night's Game 5 by Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper. "He's not ...

TAMPA --Brandon Hagel will not play for the Tampa Bay Lightning against the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Wednesday because of an injury. The forward took an ...

SUNRISE — The Lightning played their best first-round playoff hockey against Florida in Saturday’s Game 3 win without Brandon Hagel. The forward was serving a one-game suspension for his Game ...

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel will miss Game 3 of Tampa's first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series with the Florida Panthers after delivering an illegal hit on Florida's captain ...

Tampa Bay Lightning winger Brandon Hagel was suspended one game by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday night for what it labeled "an extremely forceful body check to an unsuspecting ...

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel received a one-game suspension from the NHL on Friday, a day after hit injured Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov. Hagel received a five-minute ...

Hagel may face supplemental discipline after he left his feet to deliver a high hit to Aleksander Barkov that knocked the Florida star out of the game. Hagel received a five-minute major.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel let his physical play get the better of him, as he laid out Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov during the third period of Game 2 of their opening ...

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel was suspended for one game on Friday for his hit that caused Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov to leave Game 2 of their playoff series.