The previous benchmark season for any Lightning defenseman would have to be Roman Hamrlik's 16 goal/49 assist/65 point campaign in 1995-96.
Hedman well outpaced Hamrlik this season, setting career highs for goals (16), assists (56) and points (72), his assist and point totals better than any other blueliner in the 24 seasons of Lightning hockey.
What about league-wide? How did Hedman stack up?
On the power play, assists-wise, he was without equal. His 29 helpers with the man-advantage paced the NHL. He ranked second in the league for power-play scoring (33) behind only Washington's Nicklas Backstrom (35).
The Lightning scored more power-play goals (62) than any other team in the NHL, largely because of Hedman.
"Heddy, he's a horse," Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said during his exit day interview. "I think it doesn't surprise us in this room because we know what he is, but obviously from an offensive-numbers perspective, he was so good on the power play that that helped spike the numbers for sure. That's where I think for him he gained a lot of confidence was quarterbacking the power play and really utilizing his shot, his passing ability."