After a tackle by Andrei Svetchnikov in the previous game, Victor Hedman was lying on the ice.
The Swede came back for a change, but then made his way to the dressing room.
He is now listed as day-to-day, thus missing the Tampa Bay Lightning's meeting with the Philadelphia Flyers.
- The fact that Hedman is missing changes everything.
He is the one who drives the team and by far our best defensive player.
When we lose a guy like him, we lose a big, big part and have to go down to five defenders, says his back colleague Michail Sergatchev before the meeting.
Secured victory
But despite Hedman's absence, Tampa was able to take a sure victory in the night's game.
However, it was Philadelphia who took the lead in the first period, but after a tie before the first intermission, Tampa scored three goals in the middle period.
In the end, the Florida team won 5-2.
Victor Hedman has been an important player for Tampa during the season, with 42 points (6+36) in 60 games.