Brandon Hagel's Hat Trick Lifts Lightning Past Islanders for Fourth Straight Win

Brandon Hagel delivered the game of the night on Saturday, scoring a tiebreaking goal with 1:44 remaining before completing his fourth career hat trick into the empty net as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 5-3 at Elmont for their fourth straight victory. Hagel finished with three goals and an assist for a four-point night. Jake Guentzel scored twice for the Lightning, while Nikita Kucherov and Declan Crozier each recorded two assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves to backstop the win. The Islanders, who fell to 2-1 at home on the young season after losing for the first time in three home games, got a goal and an assist from Tony DeAngelo plus tallies from Matthew Schaefer and Colton Schenn. Ilya Sorokin stopped 21 shots in defeat. Tampa Bay's winning streak is gathering momentum, and Hagel is fast becoming one of the league's most dangerous all-situations scorers, producing a statement performance on the road.