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Hagel Completes Hat Trick with 2 Late Goals as Lightning Beat Islanders 5-3
Hagel scored twice in the final two minutes, and Jake Guentzel added two goals as Tampa Bay extended its winning streak to four games.
On Saturday night, Brandon Hagel scored two late goals to complete a hat trick, lifting the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-3 victory over the New York Islanders at UBS Arena.
The Islanders trailed 2-0 after one period and 3-1 halfway through the second before erasing their second two-goal deficit with goals from defenseman Tony DeAngelo, defenseman Matthew Schaefer, and Brayden Schenn.
Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves while Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin stopped 21 shots, with Tampa Bay extending its winning streak to four games.
"I think it's a different game, obviously," defenseman Schaefer said, reflecting on the team's sluggish start which ultimately proved too costly to overcome.
The Lightning continue their road trip by visiting the New York Rangers on Tuesday, while the Islanders return home to host the Vancouver Canucks on the same night.