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2:17First Round Game 3 Highlights: Lightning at Panthers
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Finishes serving suspension
Hagel will likely return to the lineup in Game 4 against Florida on Monday after serving his one-game suspension.
Hagel received the ban for interference on a hit delivered to Aleksander Barkov in Game 2 on Thursday. After missing Saturday's 5-1 win over the Panthers, the 26-year-old Hagel will presumably return to a top-six role and see power-play time in Monday's matchup.
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Lightning's Ryan McDonagh: Two assists in Saturday's win
McDonagh posted two assists in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Panthers in Game 3.
McDonagh has three helpers, five shots on net, five hits, three blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over three playoff contests. He had a hand in goals by Nick Paul and Jake Guentzel in this contest. McDonagh's top-four role isn't in question, and he's been providing well-rounded numbers with a bit of offense and plenty of defensive work over the last two months.
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Lightning's Gage Goncalves: Rare offensive outburst
Goncalves put up two assists and four hits in a 5-1 win over Florida on Saturday in Game 3.
Goncalves is coming off a 20-point (eight goals, 12 assists) rookie campaign in 2024-25, where he averaged 12:48 of ice time per game. His playing time has increased during the playoffs, and he logged 18:31 of action in Game 3. Goncalves has three assists and nine hits in three games this postseason but doesn't have a shot on goal yet.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Big night in sin bin
Cirelli scored a goal in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Panthers in Game 3.'
Cirelli scored an empty-net goal for the 5-1 final at 15:00. He also put up 14 PIM, including a 10-minute misconduct on the ensuing faceoff after he scored. Cirelli's role will center around his shutdown abilities this postseason, so there probably won't be many points.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Gets rare goal in Game 3 win
Glendening scored a goal in Saturday's 5-1 win over Florida in Game 3. '
Glendening isn't known for his offense, but it was a pretty snipe. He scored on a 2-on-1 off a pass from Yanni Gourde in the third period. It put the Bolts up 4-1. Glendening has 48 postseason games on his resume, but he hadn't put up a playoff point since 2022-23 when he skated with Dallas.
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Lightning's Nick Paul: Fires winner in Game 3
Paul scored a goal in Saturday's 5-1 win over Florida in Game 3.
Paul fired a wrist shot from the right circle, and it clipped the inside of Sergei Bobrovsky's skate and in for the game-winner. It was a bit of a weak goal, but it gave the Bolts a lead for the first time in the series. It was Paul's first point this postseason and his 13th in 37 playoff outings. However, he has contributed in other ways, earning 14 hits and winning 62.1 percent of his faceoffs.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Two goals in three games
Point scored a goal Saturday in a 5-1 win over the Panthers in Game 3.
Point tied the game 1-1 at 17:15 of the first period when Jake Guentzel's shot hit him and deflected past Sergei Bobrovsky. Point has two goals on nine shots this postseason and will look to build on that in Game 4 on Monday night.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Getting stronger and stronger
Vasilevskiy made 33 saves in a 5-1 win over Florida on Saturday in Game 3.
Matthew Tkachuk was the lone member of the Panthers to beat Vasilevskiy, and the goal came at 2:43 of the first period after a turnover in the Bolts' zone. Vasilevskiy has gotten stronger and stronger over the three games of the series. He put the six-goal debacle in Game 1 behind him with two solid efforts. Vasilevskiy is 1-2-0 with a 2.70 GAA and an .890 save percentage this postseason.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Moves up playoff record charts
Kucherov delivered three assists Saturday in a 5-1 win over the Panthers in Game 3.
Kucherov has 11 playoff outings with three assists, tying Paul Coffey and Doug Gilmour for third-most all-time, per George Richards of NHL.com. The trio sits behind Wayne Gretzky, who did it 28 times, and Mark Messier, who accomplished the feat 12 times. Kucherov is also the seventh NHL player to put up at least 30 multi-assist games in the postseason. The win got the Bolts back in the series. Game 4 is Monday night, with the Panthers up 2-1.
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Lightning's Jake Guentzel: Big three-point effort carries win
Guentzel had a goal and two assists in a 5-1 victory over Florida in Game 3 on Saturday.
Guentzel scored from in front of the net 21 seconds into the third period, with the teams skating at 4-on-4 to put the Bolts up 3-1. Guentzel has two goals, two assists and 11 shots in three games this postseason. Florida leads the series 2-1, with Game 4 set for Monday night.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Starting in Florida
Vasilevskiy will patrol the road crease versus Florida on Saturday in Game 3, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.
Vasilevskiy struggled in Game 1, allowing six goals on only 17 shots, but he rebounded nicely in Game 2 despite the loss, giving up one goal on 21 shots. Vasilevskiy was outstanding in the regular season, going 38-20-5 with six shutouts, a 2.18 GAA and a .921 save percentage. The Panthers hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series and return home for Game 3, where the team finished 17th in the NHL with 126 goals.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Gets one-game ban
Hagel was suspended one game Friday for interference on the Panthers' Aleksander Barkov (undisclosed) in Thursday's Game 2.
Hagel will be out of the lineup Saturday for Game 3, but he'll be eligible to return in Monday's Game 4. The 26-year-old winger is minus-4 with three shots on net, five hits and five PIM over two contests in the playoffs so far, but the Lightning will miss his two-way play, especially when they're already down 2-0 in the series.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Headed for suspension
Hagel will have a hearing with the Department of Player Safety on Friday for interference on Aleksander Barkov in Game 2.
Hagel should be expected to miss at least one game, given that he is having a hearing with the league. As such, fantasy players should expect the winger to be sidelined for Game 3 versus Florida on Saturday at a minimum. With Hagel expected to miss out, Conor Geekie could be elevated to a top-six role as well as take the open spot on the No. 1 power-play unit.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: May face supplemental discipline
Hagel may face supplemental discipline after he left his feet to deliver a high hit to Aleksander Barkov that knocked the Florida star out of the game. Hagel received a five-minute major.
The Bolts lost the tight contest 2-0. Hagel's hit was dirty, which really isn't like him. Victor Hedman played the puck and Barkov was looking at Hedman when Hagel jumped to Barkov's head and neck. The league will undoubtedly look at this hit; there was no report on Barkov's status after the game.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Sharp in bounce back game
Vasilevskiy made 21 saves in a 2-0 loss to the Panthers on Thursday, allowing one goal.
He and Sergei Bobrovsky exchanged saves most of the night in a tight goalie duel. Nate Schmidt beat him in the first period on a one-timer from above the right circle. Vasilevskiy quite effectively bounced back after playing sieve Tuesday night (six goals on 16 shots) in Game 1.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Set to play in Game 2
Cirelli (undisclosed) will play against Florida in Game 2 on Thursday, per the NHL media site.
Cirelli was regarded as a game-time decision after exiting Game 1 on Tuesday due to the injury. He had 27 goals and 59 points across 80 appearances during the regular season. Cirelli is projected to skate on the second line alongside Brandon Hagel and Jake Guentzel versus the Panthers.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| GF AVG | GA AVG | Power Play | |
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3.53 (1st) |
2.61 (4th) |
25.9 (6th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| O. Bjorkstrand RW Oliver Bjorkstrand RW | Lower Body |
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