Victor Hedman had an assist on Tyler Johnson's game-winning goal to help the Lightning (23-13-4) win their sixth straight game, 5-3, against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre.
Hedman had two assists to give him 39 points (nine goals, 30 assists), third among NHL defensemen (John Carlson, 51; Roman Josi, 43). His 1.03 points per game makes him one of three defensemen (Carlson, 1.21; Josi, 1.07) to average at least one per game this season. The last time three defensemen ended a season averaging at least one point per game was 1995-96 (Brian Leetch, 1.03; Sergei Zubov, 1.03; Ray Bourque, 1.00).
The Lightning will end their four-game road trip at the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday (5 p.m. ET; ESPN+, FS-CR, SUN, NHL.TV) hoping to sweep a trip of at least four games for the second time in their history (4-0-0 from Feb. 26-March 3, 2016).