Friday, January 12, 2018

Hedman out 3-6 weeks for Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman will be out 3-6 weeks because of a lower-body injury.

Hedman was injured when he banged knees with Calgary Flames forward Garnet Hathaway during the Lightning's 5-1 loss Thursday. Hedman was helped off the ice at 6:13 of the second period.

Hedman was one of four Lightning players selected to participate in the 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Jan. 28 (3:30 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVA Sports), along with center Steven Stamkos, forward Nikita Kucherov and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Hedman, 27, has 33 points (six goals, 27 assists) with a plus-24 rating in 44 games this season. The No. 2 pick in the 2009 NHL Draft, he has 334 points (71 goals, 263 assists) in 593 games through nine seasons, all with the Lightning.

Tampa Bay's loss to the Flames was the last game before its League-mandated break, which lasts six days. The Lightning resume play against the Vegas Golden Knights at Amalie Arena on Thursday.

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