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Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel exits after hit

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel left Game 4 of their series against the Florida Panthers on Monday night after a high hit from defenseman Aaron Ekblad that wasn't penalized.

With less than 9 minutes left in the second period, Hagel played the puck out of the Tampa Bay zone near the boards. Ekblad skated in on him and delivered a hit with his right forearm that made contact with Hagel's head, shoving him down in the process.

The back of Hagel's head bounced off the ice. He was pulled from the game for concussions concerns.