Victor Hedman
Tampa Bay Lightning · D · #77- HT
- 6'7"
- WT
- 244 lb
- Age
- 35
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Ornskoldsvik, SWE
- Draft
- 2009 TBL · R1 #2
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 22 GP tracked · 7h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 484 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$8.00M
cap hit
$5.42M
Alpha-market value
F
Well above market (−$2.6M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Victor Hedman | 72 | Steady Blueliner | 17 P · 33 GP | $8.00M | $5.42M | F−$2.6M | this player |
 Kris Letang | 71 | Steady Blueliner | 34 P · 74 GP | $6.10M | $5.10M | D−$1.0M | 86% |
 Cam Fowler | 69 | Steady Blueliner | 30 P · 82 GP | $6.50M | $4.49M | D−$2.0M | 86% |
 Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 73 | Steady Blueliner | 29 P · 70 GP | $0.78M | $5.74M | A++$5.0M | 79% |
 Artyom Levshunov | 66 | Depth Defenseman | 24 P · 68 GP | $0.97M | $3.63M | A+$2.7M | 79% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Anthony Cirelli · 4 goals together
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs BUF
2P
1G 1A
vs BUF 02-28
1G 1A · 2 shots · 16:53 TOI
@ MIN
0P
0G 0A
@ MIN 03-03
0G 0A · 1 shots · 16:51 TOI
@ WPG
0P
0G 0A
@ WPG 03-05
0G 0A · 2 shots · 14:45 TOI
@ TOR
0P
0G 0A
@ TOR 03-07
0G 0A · 2 shots · 20:54 TOI
@ BUF
0P
0G 0A
@ BUF 03-08
0G 0A · 3 shots · 20:07 TOI
vs CBJ
1P
0G 1A
vs CBJ 03-10
0G 1A · 2 shots · 22:11 TOI
vs DET
0P
0G 0A
vs DET 03-12
0G 0A · 2 shots · 18:54 TOI
vs CAR
1P
0G 1A
vs CAR 03-14
0G 1A · 1 shots · 18:27 TOI
@ SEA
0P
0G 0A
@ SEA 03-17
0G 0A · 0 shots · 17:14 TOI
@ VAN
0P
0G 0A
@ VAN 03-19
0G 0A · 1 shots · 4:44 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
Playmaking gravity: 11 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 44 blocks · 6 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 74 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -3 |
| 2010-11 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 79 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 3 |
| 2011-12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 61 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -9 |
| 2012-13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 44 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 1 |
| 2013-14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 75 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 5 |
| 2014-15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 59 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 12 |
| 2015-16 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 78 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 21 |
| 2016-17 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 79 | 16 | 56 | 72 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 77 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 32 |
| 2018-19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 70 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 24 |
| 2019-20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 66 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 27 |
| 2020-21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 54 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 5 |
| 2021-22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 20 | 65 | 85 | 26 |
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 76 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 78 | 13 | 63 | 76 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 79 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 18 |
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 33 | 1 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
| Career | 1 team | 1164 | 172 | 639 | 811 | 192 |