Aaron Ekblad leveled Brandon Hagel with a high hit near the boards midway through the second period, catching the Lightning forward in the head with a forearm. Hagel went down immediately, left the rink, and did not return while no penalty was called on the play.

Tampa Bay's Brandon Hagel was knocked out of Florida's 4-2 win on Monday night following a high hit from Aaron Ekblad, four days after Hagel sent Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov out of Game 2 with a late blow.