Brandon Hagel nets three points as the Lightning defeat the Devils, 4-1

Photo by Andrew Mordzynski/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesNot only did the Tampa Bay Lightning even their record on the road with a convincing 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, they did it by outscoring the Devils 3-0 in the second period. The middle frame has been a bit of a dead zone for the Bolts over the last month or so, but goals in that period from Brandon Hagel, Alex Killorn, and Nikita Kucherov built a lead that they would not surrender.

Damon Severson had opened the scoring for the Devils in the first period, but his 6th goal of the season would be the only one of 23 New Jersey shots that would get past Andrei Vasilevskiy. Anthony Cirelli matched the tally with a shorthanded…