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Loading…Victor Hedman rates as a solid middle-of-the-lineup defenseman: a 49.6 overall that ranks 151st of 327 defensemen.
Offensive creation is where he wins, at 91, while defensive impact at 22 is the clear area to improve.
His rating fell from 91.7 in 2024-25 to 25.8 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 17-season card history.
The contract, $8M through 2028-29, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $6.87M is within $1.13M of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 6th-largest on the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL roster and uses 7.7% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $3.66M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 91 |
| Defense | 22 |
| Play driving | 47 |
| Finishing | 58 |
| Power play | 51 |
| Penalty kill | 65 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TBL | 33 | 25.8 | -0.6 |
| 2024-25 | TBL | 79 | 91.7 | 0.5 |
| 2023-24 | TBL | 78 | 78.8 | 0.3 |
| 2022-23 | TBL | 76 | 53.4 | -0.3 |
| 2021-22 | TBL | 82 | 99.4 | 1.2 |
| 2020-21 | TBL | 54 | 94.6 | 0.4 |
| 2019-20 | TBL | 66 | 99.6 | 0.7 |
| 2018-19 | TBL | 70 | 97.2 | 0.6 |
| 2017-18 | TBL | 77 | 97.5 | 0.7 |
| 2016-17 | TBL | 79 | 98.5 | 0.9 |
Other TBL defensemen by rating: John Carlson (90.7), Charle-Édouard D'Astous (84.2), J.J. Moser (69.3), Maxwell Crozier (55.2). See the full Tampa Bay Lightning cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.