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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
Victor Hedman, D Out Mar 25
Maxwell Crozier, D Injured Reserve Mar 19
Declan Carlile, D Injured Reserve Mar 14
Dominic James, C Injured Reserve Mar 5
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
John Klingberg, D Day-To-Day Mar 26
Yaroslav Askarov, G Day-To-Day Mar 26
Ryan Reaves, RW Out Mar 23
Ty Dellandrea, C Injured Reserve Mar 13
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
Anaheim 41 27 86 4
Edmonton 36 28 81 9
Vegas 32 26 79 15
Los Angeles 29 25 76 18
Seattle 32 29 74 10
San Jose 32 31 71 7
Calgary 30 34 68 8
Vancouver 21 42 50 8

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 20 96 8
Tampa Bay 44 21 94 6
Montreal 40 21 90 10
Boston 40 24 88 8
Ottawa 38 24 86 10
Detroit 38 25 84 8
Toronto 31 29 75 13
Florida 35 33 73 3
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