Brandon Hagel scores winner as Lightning beat Avalanche 4-2

— Brandon Hagel snapped a third-period tie with his 20th goal of the season to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to their eighth consecutive win with a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.
Jan 6, 2026, 10:08 pm - AP
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1st PeriodCOLTB
19:48Jake Guentzel (19) (Power Play)
Assists: Nikita Kucherov (40), Darren Raddysh (23)
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2nd PeriodCOLTB
3:22Parker Kelly (8)
Assists: Zakhar Bardakov (5), Ilya Solovyov (1)
11
9:31Brock Nelson (19)
Assists: Cale Makar (36)
21
17:22Zemgus Girgensons (6)
Assists: Yanni Gourde (9), Pontus Holmberg (7)
22
3rd PeriodCOLTB
8:31Brandon Hagel (20)
Assists: Maxwell Crozier (9), Nikita Kucherov (41)
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18:35Anthony Cirelli (12) (Empty Net)
Assists: Brandon Hagel (18), Darren Raddysh (24)
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Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Giveaway by J.J. Moser
  • Brandon Hagel Tip-In Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Giveaway by Declan Carlile
  • Nick Paul hit Parker Kelly
  • Max Crozier Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Pontus Holmberg Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Josh Manson
  • Darren Raddysh Holding against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Taylor Makar shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Pontus Holmberg
  • Yanni Gourde Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Gage Goncalves Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Dominic James hit Samuel Girard
  • Nick Paul Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Dominic James hit Josh Manson
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Yanni Gourde
  • Max Crozier Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Brayden Point
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Erik Cernak hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Erik Cernak hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Takeaway by Declan Carlile
  • Dominic James hit Sam Malinski
  • Declan Carlile hit Jack Drury
  • Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Brayden Point Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Jake Guentzel Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (40), Darren Raddysh (23)
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Takeaway by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Nick Paul hit Parker Kelly
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Yanni Gourde
  • J.J. Moser hit Martin Necas
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot Short
  • Anthony Cirelli Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Nick Paul hit Josh Manson
  • Giveaway by Gage Goncalves
  • Gage Goncalves Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • J.J. Moser Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Jake Guentzel Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Jake Guentzel Tip-In Wide Left
  • Brandon Hagel Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Max Crozier Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Gage Goncalves Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nick Paul Deflected saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Dominic James hit Victor Olofsson
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • J.J. Moser hit Ross Colton
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Nick Paul
  • Dominic James Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Dominic James faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Darren Raddysh Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Gage Goncalves
  • Zemgus Girgensons Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Yanni Gourde (9), Pontus Holmberg (7)
  • Giveaway by Erik Cernak
  • Gavin Brindley shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • J.J. Moser Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous Holding against Valeri Nichushkin
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Yanni Gourde
  • Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Yanni Gourde hit Sam Malinski
  • Yanni Gourde hit Ilya Solovyov
  • Nick Paul Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
  • Brandon Hagel Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Max Crozier (9), Nikita Kucherov (41)
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Nick Paul Backhand Wide Right
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Artturi Lehkonen
  • Brayden Point Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Gage Goncalves hit Sam Malinski
  • Jack Drury shot blocked by Max Crozier
  • Takeaway by Yanni Gourde
  • Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Pontus Holmberg hit Cale Makar
  • Brock Nelson shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Erik Cernak hit Ross Colton
  • Erik Cernak hit Jack Drury
  • Darren Raddysh hit Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • J.J. Moser Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Anthony Cirelli Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (18), Darren Raddysh (24)
  • Takeaway by Gage Goncalves
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Ross Colton shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nick Paul Roughing against Martin Necas
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous Roughing against Artturi Lehkonen
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous Misconduct
  • Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  • Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Sam Malinski hit Brayden Point
  • Ross Colton hit Declan Carlile
  • Victor Olofsson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Parker Kelly faceoff won against Dominic James
  • Off-side
  • Parker Kelly faceoff won against Dominic James
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Brent Burns
  • Ilya Solovyov hit Dominic James
  • Declan Carlile shot blocked by Taylor Makar
  • Parker Kelly hit Dominic James
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Brent Burns Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Nathan MacKinnon Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Cale Makar Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Jack Drury Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Off-side
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Brent Burns Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Ross Colton
  • Zakhar Bardakov hit Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Sam Malinski hit Brandon Hagel
  • Goalie Stopped
  • J.J. Moser shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Martin Necas hit Darren Raddysh
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Icing
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Josh Manson hit Darren Raddysh
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Takeaway by Jack Drury
  • Ross Colton Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit J.J. Moser
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Erik Cernak
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Declan Carlile shot blocked by Ross Colton
  • Parker Kelly hit Erik Cernak
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Martin Necas hit Darren Raddysh
  • Martin Necas hit Jake Guentzel
  • Off-side
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Dominic James
  • Nick Paul shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Brent Burns Tripping against Nikita Kucherov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Martin Necas hit Darren Raddysh
  • Off-side
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Ross Colton Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Brock Nelson shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Injury - Player
  • Parker Kelly faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Sam Malinski Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Taylor Makar Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Parker Kelly Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Parker Kelly Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Zakhar Bardakov (5), Ilya Solovyov (1)
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Pontus Holmberg shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Samuel Girard Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Ross Colton
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Sam Malinski Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Parker Kelly Backhand Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Ilya Solovyov
  • Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Zakhar Bardakov
  • Zakhar Bardakov Slashing against Darren Raddysh
  • TV Timeout
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Josh Manson hit Nikita Kucherov
  • Brock Nelson Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (36)
  • Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Josh Manson hit Dominic James
  • Zakhar Bardakov Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Parker Kelly
  • Josh Manson Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Erik Cernak
  • Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Jack Drury
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Pontus Holmberg shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Takeaway by Jack Drury
  • Martin Necas Slap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Off-side
  • Injury - Player
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jack Drury Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Takeaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Ilya Solovyov hit Nick Paul
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Puck in Benches
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Jack Drury
  • Takeaway by Samuel Girard
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Off-side
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Martin Necas Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Brent Burns Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Jack Drury
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Artturi Lehkonen Deflected saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Cale Makar Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Brock Nelson Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Martin Necas Roughing against Nick Paul
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