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Brandon Hagel News
Hagel (undisclosed) left Thursday’s preseason game and did not return.

After a breakout 2024-25 season, scoring a career-high 90 points (35G / 55A) in 82 games, Tampa Bay is eagerly awaiting an update on Hagel's status, hoping he can replicate his totals from a year ago. The 27-year-old Hagel has spent most of the preseason playing alongside Anthony Cirelli.

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Hagel (undisclosed) will be out for Game 5 vs. Florida.

Hagel returned from a one-game suspension on Monday but suffered an undisclosed injury, playing on 11:04 time-on-ice, and will not play in Game 5. The 26-year-old Hagel had a tremendous 2024-25 season, scoring 90 points (35G / 55A) in 82 games but has zero points a -4 plus/minus through three postseason contests.

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Hagel will return for Game 4 in Florida after serving his one-game suspension.

Hagel did not play in Game 3, serving a suspension for an illegal hit on Florida's Aleksander Barkov, but will return to the lineup for Game 4. The 26-year-old Hagel had a career-best season, scoring 90 points (35G / 55A) in 82 games, but has a -4 plus/minus and zero points through two postseason games.

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Tampa has signed Brandon Hagel to an eight-year, $52 million contract extension ($6,500,000 AAV).

Hagel enjoyed a breakout season in 2022-23 with 30 goals, 34 assists, 178 SOG, a +23 plus/minus, with 54 PIMs through 81 games played with Tampa Bay and has signed an eight-year, $52 million contract extension ($6,500,000 AAV). The 24-year-old winger was acquired from Chicago the season before for two players and two conditional first-round picks and has 64 goals and 132 points across 211 career NHL games.

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