Brandon Hagel TBL fantasy

NHL.com's fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Throughout the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, we will identify the leaders in key advanced metrics.

---

High-danger goals: 4 - Brandon Hagel (F, TBL)

The Tampa Bay Lightning forward leads the entire NHL with six goals on nine shots on goal this postseason. In addition to having the most high-danger goals in the NHL, he is tied for the League lead in even-strength goals (four) and tied for second in power-play goals (two).

Hagel is tied for ninth in the NHL in high-danger shots on goal (six) during the playoffs. The NHL leader in high-danger shots on goal this postseason is Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson (12).

Max skating speed: 23.92 mph - Cale Makar (D, COL)

The Colorado Avalanche defenseman has the fastest max skating speed at the position in a Stanley Cup Playoffs game of the NHL's tracking era (since 2021-22). Makar's mark, which was set against the Los Angeles Kings in Game 2, is also the fastest skating speed of any player so far during the 2026 postseason.

Makar also matched the fastest max skating speed of last year's postseason; Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid reached the exact same speed on April 23, 2025. Makar leads all defensemen in 22-plus mph speed bursts (three) this postseason.

High-danger save percentage: .935 - Scott Wedgewood (G, COL)

The Colorado Avalanche starter stopped 29 of 31 high-danger shots faced in their four-game sweep of the Kings and leads the League in high-danger save percentage among goalies who have played multiple playoff games.

Wedgewood is also tied with Frederik Andersen of the Carolina Hurricanes for the best 5-on-5 save percentage in close situations (1.000), meaning when a game is tied in the first or second period or within one goal in the third period. Wedgewood, who had not started a playoff game until this series, became the third oldest goalie in NHL history to win his first career postseason start (33 years old).

Hardest shot resulting in a goal: 92.81 mph - Darren Raddysh (D, TBL)

The Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman has the hardest shot resulting in a goal of the postseason so far on his slap shot goal in Game 1.

Raddysh, who had a breakout regular season at 30 years old and is playing a prime role with Victor Hedman injured, had the second-hardest shot resulting in a goal during the regular season (100.13 mph on Nov. 28, 2025) behind Louis Crevier (102.54 mph on March 17). During this regular season, Raddysh led the entire NHL in 90-plus mph shot attempts (97), long-range shots on goal (130) and long-range goals (nine).

The hardest shot attempt of the 2026 postseason came from Anaheim Ducks defenseman John Carlson (102.72 mph) against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4.

Related Content