Tampa Bay Lightning left winger Brandon Hagel of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan recorded his fourth career National Hockey League hat trick on Saturday. He accomplished the feat in a 5-3 Lightning win over the New York Islanders at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.
Hagel’s first goal came with four minutes and 18 seconds left in the first period to put the Lightning up 2-0. Defenseman Maxwell Crozier of Calgary, Alberta and defenseman Victor Hedman had the assists. Hagel then scored the game-winning goal with one minute and 44 seconds left in the third period to break a 3-3 tie and put the Lightning up 4-3. Crozier and defenseman Ryan McDonagh had the assists. Hagel completed the scoring with one minute and 23 seconds left in the game into an empty net. Anthony Cirelli of Etobicoke, Ontario and Nikita Kucherov had the assists.
Hagel had a four-point game in the contest as he assisted on a power-play goal by Jake Guentzel. Hagel was one of two Canadians with a multi-point game. The other was Crozier, who had two assists.
In 2026-27, Hagel had four goals and four assists for eight points in five games. He was a +4 with two penalty minutes, one game-winning goal, one power-play point, 26 shots on goal, one faceoff win, six blocked shots, four hits, four takeaways and four giveaways.
Hagel’s faceoff win also came in a Lightning win. It came on October 3 in a 3-1 Lightning win over the Washington Capitals.
The first hat trick in Hagel’s career came with the Chicago Blackhawks. It came in an 8-5 Blackhawks win over the New Jersey Devils on February 25, 2022. Hagel also had hat tricks in a 5-3 Lightning win over the Montreal Canadiens on March 18, 2023, and in an 8-5 Lightning win over the Devils on October 22, 2024.
With the win over the Islanders, the Lightning improved to a record of four wins and one loss for eight points. They are tied for first place in the Atlantic Division with the Ottawa Senators.
