Greg Wyshynski May 1, 2026, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN's senior NHL writer. THE FIGHT WAS BRIEF , but consequential. Juraj Slafkovsky had pulled Brandon Hagel away from a scrum near the Montreal Canadiens ' net. Hagel went visor-to-visor with the Canadiens winger, and asked him to drop the gloves. Slafkovsky agreed and landed a few punches to the back of the Tampa Bay Lightning winger's helmet. Then Hagel dropped him with a right hook. The Lightning fans at Game 2 roared, but the fight wasn't for them. It was for Hagel's teammates, playing in a 1-1 game, knowing they were already down in their series against the Canadiens after an overtime loss in Game 1. "Everyone in the room knows we're good when we play with emotion," Hagel said. "Guys are willing to bring everyone into the fight. That was what I was trying to do." The Lightning fought back to win Game 2. Hagel scored the opening goal of the game and assisted on a Nikita Kucherov goal.…