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 ...

TAMPA — We watched the hit that ended Brandon Hagel’s season. We heard the emotion in the Lightning forward’s voice when he talked about the concussion that resulted from it. We read Florida ...

The NHL ruled Ekblad threw a direct blow to Brandon Hagel’s head with an extended elbow, causing him to leave the game with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel left his team's 4-2 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Monday night after a high hit from defenseman ...

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper has announced that forward Brandon Hagel will not be in the lineup for their Game 5 matchup against the Florida Panthers. This unfortunate announcement ...

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 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.

Hagel will not be available for Game 5 against the Panthers on Wednesday, according to Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun. Hagel blocked one shot in 11:04 of ice time before ...

Brandon Hagel’s postseason came to an abrupt end in Game 4 of the Lightning’s first-round series against the Florida Panthers, and now the extent of what happened is clear. Tampa Bay Lightning GM ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad will have a hearing Tuesday with the NHL Department of Player Safety for elbowing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel in the head in Game 4 of their ...