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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-11 · by Scott Charles The Associated Press
Brandon Hagel scored two late goals, including the game-winner with 1:44 left and an empty-netter, to complete his hat trick as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 5-3 on Saturday. Jake Guentzel also contributed a pair of goals for the Lightning, while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves in net. The Islanders briefly tied the game but couldn't hold off Hagel’s clutch performance that sealed the victory for Tampa Bay, extending their winning streak to four games.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-11,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Saturday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Islanders by a score of 5-3 in a matchup at UBS Arena. The game marked a significant challenge for the Islanders, who had not previously faced such tough competition this season. Brandon Hagel was particularly dominant, scoring three goals to complete his hat trick and extend Tampa Bay's winning streak to four games. Despite trailing early, the Islanders showed resilience, pulling within one goal by the second period through scores from Tony DeAngelo and Matthew Schaefer, but were ultimately outplayed in terms of speed and overall game strategy. The Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves while Ilya Sorokin stopped 21 shots for the Islanders, yet neither team could match Tampa Bay's offensive output. This loss highlights the importance of consistent performance against strong opponents like the Lightning, which the Islanders will need to address in future games.
Written for “Islanders Lose to Lightning” on 2026-10-11,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
Brandon Hagel scored two goals with less than two minutes to play to complete his hat trick and the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.
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Lightning → score → night
Hagel, who also had an assist, scored the go-ahead goal with 1:44 remaining and an empty-net goal 21 seconds later.
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who → have → 1:44
Jake Guentzel scored twice for Tampa Bay, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves and the Lightning won the first half of their brief two-game New York road trip.
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Lightning → score → trip
Tony DeAngelo, Matthew Schaefer and Brayden Schenn scored for the Islanders.
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DeAngelo → score → Islanders
Ilya Sorokin finished with 21 saves.
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Sorokin → finish → saves
The Islanders erased a two-goal deficit in the second half of the second period to tie the score at 3.
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Islanders → erase → 3
Schaefer used his skating to evade Anthony Cirelli along the blue line and create a shooting lane before firing a shot past Vasilevskiy to pull the Islanders within one.
In the final seconds of the period, Schenn attempted a cross-ice pass to Kyle Palmieri at the back post, but the puck deflected off Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak and into the net for a power-play goal that tied it at 3.
Guentzel opened the scoring 5:45 into the first period.
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Guentzel → use → period
Hagel doubled Tampa Bay’s lead with less than five minutes remaining in the first, skating past Ryan Pulock and converting a breakaway.
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Hagel → double → breakaway
DeAngelo pulled the Islanders within one at 6:27 of the second period with his first goal of the season, sending a wrist shot from the point over Vasilevskiy’s glove.
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DeAngelo → pull → glove
Guentzel scored his second of the game on the power play to give the Lightning a 3-1 lead.
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Guentzel → score → lead
Islanders defenseman Logan Stanley and Lightning forward Pontus Holmberg fought in the second period.
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Stanley → fight → period
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