Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel received a one-game suspension from the NHL on Friday, a day after hit injured Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov. Hagel received a five-minute interference penalty after laying out Barkov away from the puck at the 9:51 mark of the third period on Thursday night in Tampa.

Brandon Hagel will miss Game 3 of the Lightning's first-round playoff series after getting suspended for his late hit that knocked Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov out of Game 2.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel has been suspended one game for his hit on the Florida Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov in Game 2 of their Stanley Cup playoffs series, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced Friday night.