Victor Hedman
Tampa Bay Lightning · #77 · Defenseman · age 35 · 6'7" · 244 lb · shoots LBorn 🇸🇪 Ornskoldsvik, SWE · Drafted 2009 · Rd 1 #2
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.42 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
5 points in 12 games — 58th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
24HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 76% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 47 after the game against VGK, 24 now — still hotter than 76% of defensemen (average defenseman 15).
Now 24 · +13 over these 12 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
2 points and 2 goals in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 1.2× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Points | 2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Shots | 8 | 6 | 6 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Shooting % | 25.0% | 20.0% | 6.3% | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −1 | +1.3 | +0.0 | −2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 14:03 | 14:13 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ NSH | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 16:43 | 24 |
| Oct 29 | vs WPG | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 18:06 | 24 |
| Oct 23 | @ COL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5:56 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | @ VGK | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 16:52 | 47 |
| Oct 17 | vs VAN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12:36 | 38 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points58th of 228 defensemen5leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals10th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists107th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots87th of 228 defensemen15leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus53rd of 228 defensemen+3leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game190th of 228 defensemen14:13leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: goals (95th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), ice time (17th).
■ Hedman this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 34 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 85 in 2021–22.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | TBL | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.42 | +3 |
| 2025–26 | TBL | 33 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 0.52 | −1 |
| 2024–25 | TBL | 79 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 0.84 | +18 |
| 2023–24 | TBL | 78 | 13 | 63 | 76 | 0.97 | +18 |
| 2022–23 | TBL | 76 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 0.64 | +10 |
| 2021–22 · best | TBL | 82 | 20 | 65 | 85 | 1.04 | +26 |
| 2020–21 | TBL | 54 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 0.83 | +5 |
| 2019–20 | TBL | 66 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 0.83 | +27 |
| 2018–19 | TBL | 70 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 0.77 | +24 |
| 2017–18 | TBL | 77 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 0.82 | +32 |
| 2016–17 | TBL | 79 | 16 | 56 | 72 | 0.91 | +3 |
| 2015–16 | TBL | 78 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 0.60 | +21 |
| 2014–15 | TBL | 59 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 0.64 | +12 |
| 2013–14 | TBL | 75 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 0.73 | +5 |
| 2012–13 | TBL | 44 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0.45 | +1 |
| 2011–12 | TBL | 61 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 0.38 | −9 |
| 2010–11 | TBL | 79 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 0.33 | +3 |
| 2009–10 | TBL | 74 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0.27 | −3 |