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Brandon Hagel scores 2 goals to reach 25 as Lightning continue surge with 4-1 win over Sharks

Brandon Hagel scores goal vs. Sharks

Anthony Cirelli and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and an assist, and Kucherov had two assists to reach 48. Kucherov has 72 points, tied for third in the league with San Jose's Macklin Celebrini, who was held scoreless.

Tampa Bay has a 14-game point streak and has won two straight since its one loss in that span, a 3-2 shootout defeat at St. Louis last Friday. The Lightning (31-13-4), who haven't lost in regulation since Dec. 18, matched Carolina atop the Eastern Conference with 66 points.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves for Tampa Bay.

Tyler Toffoli scored for the Sharks, who concluded their East Coast trip at 2-2. San Jose returns home for one game on Friday before a five-game trip with the first three in Western Canada.

Toffoli scored with 5:23 left in the first period, but Hagel tied it 37 seconds later with his 24th goal. He converted a precise feed from Cirelli to beat Yaroslav Askarov.

Cirelli scored early in the second period and Guentzel's goal 1:28 later made it 3-1. After a long scoreless stretch, Hagel converted an empty-netter.

Askarov stopped 16 shots.

Up next Sharks: Host the New York Rangers on Friday night.

Lightning: At Chicago on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

TB wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 14:37 Tyler Toffoli Goal (14) Deflected, assists: William Eklund (20), Alexander Wennberg (24)
Goal 1st Period 15:10 Brandon Hagel Goal (24) Tip-In, assists: Anthony Cirelli (17), Nikita Kucherov (47)
Goal 2nd Period 1:49 Anthony Cirelli Goal (13) Poke, assists: Brandon Hagel (21), Nikita Kucherov (48)
Goal 2nd Period 3:17 Jake Guentzel Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Dominic James (7), Gage Goncalves (10)
Goal 3rd Period 17:41 Brandon Hagel Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (29), Nikita Kucherov (49)

Statistics

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18 Blocked Shots 14
29 Hits 13
7 Takeaways 1
23 Shots 20
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 22
56.0 Faceoff Win Percent 44.0
13 Giveaways 18
1 Total Penalties 1
2 Penalty Minutes 2
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Charle-Edouard D'Astous, D Injured Reserve Jan 25
Ryan McDonagh, D Injured Reserve Jan 22
Brayden Point, C Injured Reserve Jan 16
Victor Hedman, D Injured Reserve Dec 12
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kiefer Sherwood, LW Injured Reserve Jan 27
Philipp Kurashev, C Injured Reserve Jan 25
Ty Dellandrea, C Injured Reserve Jan 15
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Injured Reserve Jan 12
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Sep 30

Game Information

Benchmark International Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 25 14 63 13
Edmonton 27 19 62 8
Anaheim 28 22 59 3
San Jose 27 21 57 3
Los Angeles 22 16 57 13
Seattle 24 19 57 9
Calgary 21 25 48 6
Vancouver 17 31 39 5

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 33 14 70 4
Detroit 32 17 69 5
Buffalo 30 17 65 5
Montreal 29 17 65 7
Boston 31 20 65 3
Florida 28 21 59 3
Toronto 24 20 57 9
Ottawa 24 21 55 7
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