Defender “Tampa Bay Lightning» Victor Hedman set a club record for assists, Sports.kz reports with reference to Shaiba.kz.
In the match against Toronto (3:5), the 33-year-old Swede scored an assist double and reached the mark of 590 assists in the NHL. He surpassed the result of Martin Saint-Louis (588 passes).
Victor Hedman is one of five Swedish players who hold the franchise record for assists. Also on the list are Henrik Sedin (830 assists for Vancouver), Nicklas Bäckström (762 for Washington), Daniel Alfredsson (682 for Ottawa) and Börje Salming (620 for Toronto).
The player spends his entire overseas career with the Tampa Bay Lightning. In the NHL regular season, he played 1075 matches and scored 750 (160+590)…
