While the Tampa Bay Lightning continue to move up the Eastern Conference standings, their captain Victor Hedman keeps checking off milestones. The Lightning and their hulking defenseman will finish a two-game homestand Saturday night against the sizzling Detroit Red Wings in the opener of four matchups between the Atlantic Division foes.

Hedman put up an assist Thursday in a 4-3 shootout win over the Ducks. It was a big night for the big defender. Hedman is the fourth defenseman from Sweden to reach 600 NHL assists, joining Nicklas Lidstrom (878),

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Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman became the first player in franchise history to reach 600 assists on Thursday night against the Anaheim Ducks. In November, the veteran defenseman earned the top spot on the Lightning's all time assist record,

Anaheim opened the scoring 6:03 into the game on a redirection by forward Troy Terry, but the Lightning tied the score eight minutes later on the power play. Hedman got the puck at the left point and fed forward Brandon Hagel in the right corner, where the latter passed the puck to Anthony Cirelli at the back post for a tap-in and a tie game.

The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Anaheim Ducks in a shootout as Victor Hedman sets a Lightning franchise record.

Hedman (head) is expected to play Saturday versus the Kings, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports. Hedman was injured in the third period of Thursday's game against the ...

One of the best players in the game has reached an exceptional milestone. On Thursday night, during a game against the Anaheim Ducks, Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman registered the 600th assist of his NHL career,

His shot deflected off a Devils' player and past Jacob Markstrom. Hedman has a point in each of his last two games after putting up just four points (one goal, three assists) in his previous 11 contests. Overall, he has six goals, 25 assists, 65 blocks and 91 shots in 38 games this season.

Hedman recorded an assist, four PIM, three hits and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Penguins. Hedman set up a go-ahead goal by Nikita Kucherov in the second period. This was Hedman's ...

“For us to have to dig ourselves out of holes like that, that’s just gotta stop,” Lightning captain Victor Hedman said ... Defenseman Erik Cernak was scratched for a game last season ...

Editor's note: A version of the following commentary was first published on the author's X account. "L'audace, l'audace, encore l'audace, toujours l'audace"! To paraphrase mixed French 18th ...