TAMPA -- Brandon Hagel scored for the sixth time in his past seven games to help the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 win against the Washington Capitals at Benchmark International Arena on Saturday.

Hagel put the Lightning ahead 3-2 at 8:42 of the third period with a shot from the high slot that beat Capitals goalie Logan Thompson on the glove side. The forward has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in his past seven games.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves, and Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist for the Lightning (8-5-2), who have won two straight and seven of eight.

Brandon Duhaime and John Carlson scored for the Capitals (7-7-1), who have lost the first two games on their four-game road trip. Thompson made 16 saves.

Duhaime gave Washington a 1-0 lead at 4:06 of the first perio

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