Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel (38), left, looks around after hitting Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16), right, while Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh (27) looks ...

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel was suspended for one game on Friday for his hit that caused Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov to leave Game 2 of their playoff series. Hagel's hit ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad knocked Brandon Hagel out of Game 4 with an unpenalized high hit in the Tampa Bay Lightning forward's return from a one-game suspension, Then Ekblad played a ...

The Lightning forward expected retribution for his Game 2 hit on Aleksander Barkov, but Aaron Ekblad targeting his head was over the line, he says. “Just purposely going for someone’s head, it’s as ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Brandon Hagel was assessed a five-minute major and suspended one game after his hit against Aleksander Barkov midway through the third period of Game 2 of the Lightning’s first-round ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad will have a hearing Tuesday with the NHL Department of Player Safety for elbowing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel in the head in Game 4 of their ...

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel will miss Game 3 of Tampa's first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series with the Florida Panthers after delivering an illegal hit on Florida's captain Aleksander ...

SUNRISE, Fla. — A series filled with nasty hits has struck again. Florida defenseman Aaron Ekblad, in his second game back in the lineup on Monday, threw a flying forearm into the head of Tampa Bay ...

Tampa Bay Lightning star Brandon Hagel received a five-minute major for interference during Game 2 for his late hit on Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov. He was handed a one-game suspension ...

TAMPA, Fla. — In what figured to be a nasty series between two bitter rivals, the first suspension has arrived. And for a team already in trouble, it won’t help matters. Tampa Bay Lightning standout ...