SECOND STAR - VICTOR HEDMAN, D, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Hedman placed second in the NHL with 2-6-8, highlighted by a pair of three-point outings, in four games to power the Lightning (15-5-4, 34 points) to a 3-0-1 week. He compiled 2-2-4 in a home-and-home set with the St. Louis Blues, registering one assist in a 4-3 shootout loss Nov. 30 and 2-1-3 - including his 20th career game-winning goal - in a 4-2 victory Dec. 2. Hedman added another helper in a 3-2 overtime win against the Boston Bruins Dec. 4 before capping the week with three assists, his 21st career such performance, in a 7-1 triumph over the Philadelphia Flyers Dec. 5. The 30-year-old Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, native - who has been a finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy for five consecutive campaigns, including a win in 2017-18 - tops NHL defensemen with 5-21-26 through 24 total appearances this season.
