The two teams battled for a loose puck along the boards on Monday night. Hagel flipped the puck away from him and up the ice. As he did, Ekblad came and delivered a brutal forearm to the head. The Panthers defenseman did not receive a penalty on this play.

Brandon Hagel went to the locker room in the second period of the Tampa Bay Lightning's playoff game against the Florida Panthers after taking a high hit from Aaron Ekblad.