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鈥淭hey've got passionate fans,鈥� said Hagel. 鈥淚t鈥檚 fun to play here. It puts a little chip on your shoulder.鈥�

Hagel had his hands all over Tampa Bay鈥檚 come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Sunday's Game 4 of their first-round playoff series, scoring two third-period goals to help even the best-of-seven series at two games apiece.

鈥淗e鈥檚 doing all the right things,鈥� said Lightning forward Yanni Gourde. 鈥淗e plays in all situations. He goes to the front of the net and blocks shots. He鈥檚 doing everything you have to do. He鈥檚 playing excellent hockey. It鈥檚 fun to see him play like this.鈥�

Lightning head coach Jon Cooper revamped his forward lines once again to start Game 4, moving Hagel up to the top line alongside Nikita Kucherov and centreman Brayden Point. The move paid dividends in the third period.

Early in the final frame, with his team on the power play and down a goal, Hagel evened things up by tapping in a feed from Kucherov at the top of the crease.

Hagel would also score the eventual game-winning goal with under five minutes to play in the third period. Kucherov鈥檚 shot on goal deflected off Hagel鈥檚 arm and past Canadiens netminder Jakub Dobes, silencing the boisterous crowd.

鈥淗e鈥檚 definitely become the straw that stirs our drink,鈥� said Cooper. 鈥淓ven when we went down 2-0, he stood up and looked both ways and literally I think captivated the bench with what he was saying and the message he was delivering.

"It鈥檚 one thing to say it. There鈥檚 just guys that mean it, it鈥檚 coming from their heart and their soul. 鈥� If somebody was going to do it, it was going to be him.鈥�

While Hagel鈥檚 late-game heroics are a large part of the story, much of the talk post-game also centred around Jake Guentzel鈥檚 four-on-four goal scored in the final minute of the second period that got the Lightning on the board.

鈥淚 think that鈥檚 a massive goal for us,鈥� said Hagel. 鈥淚 think going into the third period sometimes down two goals, could be a little bit dicey at times. To get one there, the period ends and you kind of take the crowd out of it right there. Then (we) get to come onto the ice and just kind of build off that.鈥�

Hagel has a league-leading six goals in four playoff games. Before this spring, the 27-year-old had six career Stanley Cup playoff goals in 37 games with the Lightning across four playoff runs.

鈥淗e just does it all,鈥� said Guentzel. 鈥淗e鈥檚 a 200-foot player who plays both sides of the body. Obviously, he鈥檚 the hottest guy in the league right now. He鈥檚 done it all year and, obviously, he鈥檚 a special player for our team. It鈥檚 been fun to watch. It鈥檚 been fun to be out there with him.鈥�

With the series now shifting back to Tampa for Game 5 on Wednesday, Hagel can surely expect a much warmer reception from the crowd at Benchmark International Arena.

For Hagel, however, the setting for the game is secondary. As long as he鈥檚 playing playoff hockey, he鈥檚 right where he wants to be.

鈥淭his is the best time of year,鈥� said Hagel. 鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 matter where you鈥檙e playing, you鈥檝e got to embrace these types of atmospheres. You live to play in moments like this, this is why you want to get into the playoffs.

"In the regular season, you get to go into buildings and you鈥檙e happy when you are in a building that鈥檚 loud and fun to play in, so when you get to the playoffs, it鈥檚 always like that.鈥�

This report by 国产诱惑福利 was first published April 26, 2026.