Tampa Bay Lightning left winger Brandon Hagel of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has been named the National Hockey League First Star of the Week for the week from February 3-9, 2025. In four games, he had four goals and four assists for eight points.
Hagel was also a +10 as all eight of his points were even strength. He also had one game-winning goal, 10 shots on goal, nine hits and three blocked shots. Hagel’s game-winning goal came on February 6 in a 5-1 Lightning win over the Ottawa Senators. At 10:14 of the second period, the Lightning went up 2-1 after a goal from defenseman Ryan McDonagh and goaltender Andriy Vasilevskiy.
To begin the week, Hagel had one goal in a 4-3 Lightning win over the Senators on February 4. That was followed by another goal on February 6, two goals and two assists for four points on February 8 in a 6-3 Lightning win over the Detroit Red Wings, and two assists on February 9 in a 5-3 Lightning win over the Montreal Canadiens.
In 2024-25, Hagel has 26 goals and 36 assists for 62 points in 55 games. He is a +24 with 40 penalty minutes, seven power play points, six shorthanded points, three game-winning goals, 159 shots on goal, seven faceoff wins, 42 blocked shots, 43 hits, 20 takeaways, and 72 giveaways.
As for the Lightning, they have a record of 31 wins, 20 regulation losses and four losses in extra time. They have 66 points and are in third place in the Atlantic Division.
