Hagel introduced himself to anyone not already paying attention during the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, where he fired both punches and verbal challenges for Canada, fighting Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk in the first United States-Canada showdown and announcing his team was playing “for a flag, not the cameras,” in a shot at the U.S.

Brandon Hagel will miss Game 3 of the Lightning's first-round playoff series after getting suspended for his late hit that knocked Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov out of Game 2.

My Lightning vs. Panthers picks are targeting Jake Guentzel to stay hot in the best NHL picks on Monday, April 28. The Tampa Bay Lightning played arguably their worst game of the series in Game 3 but came away with a 5-1 win. They were outshot 34-22 but Andrei Vasilevskiy was on his game in a much-needed bounceback effort.