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Reliving Game 4 between the Panthers and Lightning | NHL.com NHL Now looks back at the drama from Game 4 between the Panthers and Lightning, including Aaron Ekblad's hit on Brandon Hagel
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Brandon Hagel - Won't suit up in Game 5 Hagel will not be available for Game 5 against the Panthers on Wednesday, according to Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun.
Impact Hagel blocked one shot in 11:04 of ice time before being elbowed by Florida's Aaron Ekblad in the second period of Game 4. Ekblad is facing a possible suspension due to that hit, as he's set to have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety. Hagel has not been a contributor to the scoresheet in this series, but his absence will be difficult to overcome in an elimination scenario in Game 5, which is in Tampa Bay. Conor Geekie or Cam Atkinson figure to replace Hagel in the lineup Wednesday.
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Emil Lilleberg - Adds helper Monday Lilleberg logged an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers in Game 4.
Impact Lilleberg picked up his first point of the postseason when he helped out on a Mitchell Chaffee tally in the second period. The 24-year-old Lilleberg has added seven hits, three blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over four playoff contests. He had 19 points, 105 PIM, 46 shots on net, 114 hits and 61 blocks over 76 regular-season outings in his second NHL campaign.
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Nick Perbix - Nabs helper in loss Perbix recorded an assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers in Game 4.
Impact Perbix ended a seven-game point drought with the helper. The 26-year-old defenseman has played in all four playoff contests but has just two shots on net, a hit, two blocked shots and a minus-1 rating in a limited role. Injuries to forwards have forced the Lightning to regularly dress seven defensemen, which further limits Perbix's playing time.
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Erik Cernak - Buries goal in loss Cernak scored a goal on three shots, added five hits and blocked three shots in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers in Game 4.
Impact Cernak ended an 11-game point drought with his second-period tally. The 27-year-old blueliner continues to fill a shutdown role on the second pairing, which has earned him a plus-2 rating, 11 shots on net, 13 hits and four blocked shots over four playoff outings. He had a career year with 21 points and a plus-29 rating over 76 regular-season appearances.
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Mitchell Chaffee - Gets goal in Game 4 loss Chaffee scored a goal and added three hits in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers in Game 4.
Impact Chaffee earned his first point in three playoff appearances. The 27-year-old winger has added a shot, six hits and one blocked shot while playing in a bottom-six role with power-play time this postseason. He could see extra minutes if Brandon Hagel (upper body) is unable to play in Wednesday's Game 5 following the injury that knocked him out of Game 4.
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Jon Cooper | Postgame Game 4 at Florida Panthers
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Mitchell Chaffee | Postgame Game 4 at Florida Panthers
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Andrei Vasilevskiy - Late collapse has Bolts on brink Vasilevskiy stopped 19 of 22 shots Monday in the Lightning's 4-2 loss to the Panthers in Game 4 of their first-round series. Florida's final goal was scored into an empty net.
Impact Tampa Bay took a 2-1 lead into the third period, but late in the frame Aaron Ekblad and Seth Jones scored 11 seconds apart to flip the script. Vasilevskiy has been erratic this postseason, managing a 2.79 GAA and .884 save percentage through four starts, and as a result the Bolts will be facing elimination when the series shifts back to Tampa for Game 5 on Wednesday.
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Deadspin | Defensemen's big, late goals lift Panthers over Lightning and 3-1 series lead Deadspin | Defensemen's big, late goals lift Panthers over Lightning and 3-1 series lead
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Florida aims to clinch series win against Tampa Bay
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Brandon Hagel - Injured in Game 4 Hagel (upper body) departed Monday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers in the second period of Game 4 and did not return.
Impact Hagel, who was suspended for Game 3, was forced out of Monday's loss after being on the receiving end of a high hit from Aaron Ekblad, though the play went unpenalized. Hagel's head hit the ice on the way down, so he'll presumably be fully evaluated for a concussion Tuesday. Head coach Jon Cooper provided no information regarding Hagel's status after the contest, which leaves the 26-year-old winger with a day-to-day label ahead of Game 5 in Tampa Bay on Wednesday.
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NHL Playoff Highlights | Lightning vs. Panthers | Gm 4 | April 28, 2025
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Panthers erase deficit with 2 goals in 11 seconds, beat Lightning 4-2 to take 3-1 series lead
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Tensions continue to flare between Lightning and Panthers as Brandon Hagel is knocked out of Game 4
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Jets goalie Hellebuyck expects to bounce back in Game 5: 'I am going to be better'
Connor Hellebuyck says there is no crack in his confidence after the Winnipeg Jets goalie was pulled during his team’s last two playoff losses1 DAY AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Andrei Vasilevskiy - Tending twine in Sunrise Vasilevskiy will be between the road pipes in Game 4 against the Panthers on Monday, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.
Impact As if there was any doubt, Vasilevskiy will be tasked with attempting to send the series back to Tampa Bay tied at 2-2. The Russian netminder's workload has increased in each game of this series, and after conceding six goals on 17 shots in Game 1, Vasilevskiy has turned aside 54 of 56 shots (.964 save percentage) over the last two matchups. The Lightning will receive a boost Monday in the form of Brandon Hagel, who was suspended for Saturday's Game 3 win.
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Sports betting roundup: NBA and NHL playoffs near the end of the first round
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