Brandon Hagel tied an NHL record with four assists in the opening period and finished with five as the Tampa Bay Lightning cruised past the Colorado Avalanche 8-2 on Monday.

Anthony Cirelli scored in his sixth straight game and Brandon Hagel had four of his career-high five assists in Tampa Bay's five-goal first period as the Lightning buried the visiting Colorado Avalanche 8-2 on Monday night.

The Lightning blitz the Avalanche with five first-period goals, and Brandon Hagel ties an NHL record with four assists in the opening period.