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.

Dubnyk, Hedman, Quenneville named our 'Three Stars of the Night'

NEW YORK – UNB! Network NHL/hockey blog 'The Neutral Zone' has named Devan Dubnyk, Victor Hedman and John Quenneville as their 'Theee Stars of the Night' for the National Hockey League games taking place on March 21, 2017.

FIRST STAR - DEVAN DUBNYK, G, MINNESOTA WILD

Dubnyk made 21 saves to help the Wild (44-22-6, 94 points) snap a five-game slide (0-5-0). He earned his 37th win of 2016-17 to match the Wild record for most in a season by a goaltender (Niklas Backstrom in 2008-09).

SECOND STAR - VICTOR HEDMAN, D, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Victor Hedman became the third defenseman in Lightning history to hit 60-point mark in a season (Roman Hamrlik in 1995-96, Dan Boyle in 2006-07).

THIRD STAR - JOHN QUENNEVILLE, F, NEW JERSEY DEVILS

Quenneville scored the first goal of his NHL career (6 GP) in tbe Devils' 3-2 overtime win against the Rangers.

Backstrom, Tavares, Hedman named our 'Three stars of the Night'

NEW YORK – UNB! Network NHL/hockey blog 'The Neutral Zone' has named Nicklas Backstrom, John Tavares, and Victor Hedman as their 'Theee Stars of the Night' for the National Hockey League games taking place on March 14, 2017.

FIRST STAR - NICKLAS BACKSTROM, F, WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Backstrom reached the 50-assist mark for the fourth consecutive season and seventh time in his NHL career. He also assisted on three of four goals to help the League-leading Capitals snap a four-game slide (0-4-0).

SECOND STAR - JOHN TAVARES, F, NEW YORK ISLANDERS

Tavares scored the ninth regular-season OT goal of his NHL career to extend his franchise record and propel the Islanders to victory.

THIRD STAR - VICTOR HEDMAN, F, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Hedman scored at 4:05 of overtime as the Lightning extended their win and point streaks to four and six games (5-0-1), respectively.