D · TBL · NHL id 8475167
Victor Hedman has played 1 game for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 2 shots while averaging 17:45 a night (14:11 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 1:13 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 81% of his 5v5 minutes with Charle-Edouard D'Astous and 42% with Pontus Holmberg in his only game so far, and the Lightning have controlled 44% of shot attempts with Hedman on the ice (1-1 in goals, 0% offensive-zone starts). In the Lightning's most recent game against NYR he was on D2 with Charle-Edouard D'Astous and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs NYR, detected from shift data
- 0% of team PP time (was 19%)
- 0 P in last 1 (0.33/GP before)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 15:24 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 3 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at TBL: 3 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.04 expected goals; best chance Victor Hedman at 0.03 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 33 GP · 17 points vs 16.8 expected
Last 20 games: -14. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 2.0%
- 102.5
- 51.5%
- G vs xG
- 1 / 3.0
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (6 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.029 xG per attempt lately vs 0.036 before.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played33
- Goals1634th of 715
- Assists16328th of 715
- Points17442nd of 715
- Power-play points6237th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal50545th of 715
- Hits19633rd of 715
- Blocked shots44295th of 715
- Plus/minus−1343rd of 715
- Penalty minutes10608th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.4%218th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.3%369th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.1%438th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.9%451st of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)50.9%313th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.4%379th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.13690th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.155706th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.27402nd of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game18:52191st of 715
- Power-play time per game2:07180th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %50.0%357th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.19171st of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1025105th of 719
- Goals above expected−2.0549th of 715
- Luck Meter−11476th of 828
- Ascension score46245th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.2408th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts15633rd of 715
- Hardest shot101.48th of 715
- Offensive-zone time43.6%172nd of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 33 of 33 games through the sequence engine
- −0.082
- Season net
- −0.62xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.13
- Attempts
- 1
- 0.000
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D2 from D3Mar 12, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 10, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 8, 2025 alerts →
- Played 9:32 more than his 5-game averageMar 13, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Mar 6, 2025 alerts →
- Moved down to D3 from D1Apr 4, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Mar 30, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Mar 27, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
30 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 vs BUF | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 82.4 | — | |
| Apr 9, 2025 vs TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 73.4 | — | |
| Apr 1, 2025 @ NYI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 60.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 27, 2025 vs UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 41.9 | — | |
| Mar 15, 2025 @ BOS | Rebound | — | 1 | 55.2 | rebound | |
| Mar 4, 2025 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 5 | 71.6 | one-timer | |
| Mar 4, 2025 vs CBJ | Cycle | — | 2* | 65.5 | — | |
| Feb 25, 2025 vs EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 47.8 | — | |
| Feb 9, 2025 @ MTL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 58.8 | 4-on-1 | |
| Jan 14, 2025 @ BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 60.1 | — | |
| Jan 11, 2025 @ NJD | Deflection | — | 2 | 49.7 | deflection | |
| Jan 4, 2025 @ LAK | Cycle | — | 0 | 37.7 | — | |
| Nov 16, 2024 vs NJD | Point shot | — | 4 | 85.1 | — | |
| Nov 5, 2024 @ STL | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 65.3 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Oct 22, 2024 @ NJD | Rush | carry | 1 | 76.3 | — | |
| Oct 22, 2024 @ NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 47.5 | — | |
| Apr 29, 2024 @ FLA | Point shot | — | 4* | 78.2 | — | |
| Apr 3, 2024 @ TOR | Point shot | — | 5* | 67.2 | — | |
| Mar 9, 2024 vs PHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 67.0 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 9, 2024 vs PHI | Rush | loose | 1 | 62.7 | — | |
| Feb 25, 2024 @ NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 46.2 | — | |
| Jan 21, 2024 @ DET | Rush | carry | 5* | 46.2 | one-timer | |
| Jan 18, 2024 vs MIN | Point shot | — | 1 | 71.9 | one-timer | |
| Jan 13, 2024 vs ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 89.8 | one-timer | |
| Jan 4, 2024 @ MIN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 78.8 | — | |
| Dec 2, 2023 @ DAL | Point shot | — | 2* | 70.7 | — | |
| Nov 16, 2023 @ CHI | Cycle | — | 4* | 30.4 | — | |
| Nov 6, 2023 @ TOR | Rush | carry | 3* | 68.4 | — | |
| Nov 4, 2023 @ OTT | Cycle | — | 1 | 17.9 | — | |
| Oct 14, 2023 @ DET | Point shot | — | 2* | 66.4 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Hedman
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Hedman apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | D | 1 | 11:01 | 81% | 50.0% | 50% (1-1) | 16.7% 2:37 | 50.0% 2:43 |
| Pontus Holmberg | RW | 1 | 5:41 | 42% | 37.5% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 7:57 | 60.0% 5:58 |
| Jansen Harkins | C | 1 | 5:04 | 37% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 63.6% 8:34 | 75.0% 4:57 |
| Gage Goncalves | C | 1 | 4:36 | 34% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 63.6% 9:02 | 100.0% 4:10 |
| Conor Geekie | C | 1 | 4:11 | 31% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 60.9% 9:27 | 87.5% 5:00 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | 1 | 3:57 | 29% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 9:41 | 66.7% 8:05 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | LW | 1 | 3:38 | 27% | 45.5% | 0% (0-1) | 42.9% 10:00 | 66.7% 3:24 |
| Brandon Hagel | LW | 1 | 3:31 | 26% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 30.8% 10:07 | 64.3% 7:58 |
| Jake Guentzel | LW | 1 | 3:24 | 25% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 28.0% 10:14 | 50.0% 7:41 |
| Jeffrey Viel | LW | 1 | 2:46 | 20% | 45.5% | 0% (0-1) | 42.9% 10:52 | 50.0% 6:03 |
| Erik Cernak | D | 1 | 1:55 | 14% | 20.0% | — (0-0) | 48.1% 11:43 | 62.5% 12:37 |
| Brayden Point | C | 1 | 1:29 | 11% | 100.0% | 100% (1-0) | 37.9% 12:09 | 45.5% 8:22 |
| Nikita Kucherov | RW | 1 | 1:25 | 10% | 100.0% | 100% (1-0) | 40.0% 12:13 | 54.5% 9:29 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | RW | 1 | 1:02 | 8% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | 41.4% 12:36 | 45.5% 9:20 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ NYR | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | 17:45 | 14:11 | — | 1:13 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 17:45 | 17:45 | 22 | 24 | 47.8% | 45.2% | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0% |
| Even strength | 1 | 14:11 | 14:11 | 15 | 20 | 42.9% | 44.0% | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 13:38 | 13:38 | 14 | 18 | 43.8% | 43.5% | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 1:13 | 1:13 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | TBL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 17:45 |
| 2025-26 | TBL | 33 | 1 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 10 | 50 | 2.0% | 19 | 44 | 18:52 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | TBL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | 3 | 6 | 24:32 |
| 2024-25 | TBL | 79 | 15 | 51 | 66 | +18 | 30 | 181 | 8.3% | 39 | 133 | 23:05 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | TBL | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 15 | 6.7% | 10 | 9 | 25:45 |
| 2023-24 | TBL | 78 | 13 | 63 | 76 | +18 | 76 | 168 | 7.7% | 65 | 102 | 24:48 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | TBL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 2 | 8 | 0.0% | 12 | 11 | 23:38 |
| 2022-23 | TBL | 76 | 9 | 40 | 49 | +10 | 42 | 185 | 4.9% | 95 | 136 | 23:43 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | TBL | 23 | 3 | 16 | 19 | +2 | 10 | 77 | 3.9% | 36 | 42 | 24:40 |
| 2021-22 | TBL | 82 | 20 | 65 | 85 | +26 | 36 | 219 | 9.1% | 93 | 129 | 25:05 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | TBL | 23 | 2 | 16 | 18 | +1 | 8 | 55 | 3.6% | 21 | 48 | 24:42 |
| 2020-21 | TBL | 54 | 9 | 36 | 45 | +5 | 28 | 136 | 6.6% | 51 | 73 | 25:03 |
| 2019-20 | TBL | 66 | 11 | 44 | 55 | +27 | 31 | 155 | 7.1% | 73 | 98 | 24:04 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | TBL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10 | 6 | 0.0% | 4 | 2 | 23:14 |
| 2018-19 | TBL | 70 | 12 | 42 | 54 | +24 | 44 | 182 | 6.6% | 59 | 97 | 22:46 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | TBL | 17 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 10 | 35 | 2.9% | 21 | 24 | 26:04 |
| 2017-18 | TBL | 77 | 17 | 46 | 63 | +32 | 54 | 216 | 7.9% | 139 | 110 | 25:51 |
Victor Hedman news
- Lightning captain Victor Hedman feels energized as he resumes his NHL careerThe Edwardsville Intelligencer
- Victor Hedman | Training Camp 9.28.26NHL.com
- The real reason behind Victor Hedman's mental health struggles exposed before season startsYahoo Sports
- How Victor Hedman's Role With Tampa Bay Lightning May Be ChangingThe Hockey News
- Bolts Captain Victor Hedman returnsFOX 13 Tampa Bay
- The Hockey News Wraparound: What Can Victor Hedman Still Bring To The Tampa Bay Lightning?Yahoo Sports
- Victor Hedman | Pregame vs Nashville PredatorsNHL.com
- Victor Hedman | Media Day 2026NHL.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.