What It Means:

He participated fully in Thursday's practice, but he didn't play against the New Jersey Devils. "I want to play as many games as I can, everyone knows it's not just rest, push the button and then you are ready for the playoffs," Hedman said. "I'd like to play the game on Saturday, but we'll see how my body feels in the next two days. Good skate today, felt good, so that's a good sign."

Hedman has 47 points (10 goals, 37 assists) in 78 games played this season and has been great at driving possession. His Corsi For Percentage is 56.1 and his Relative Corsi For at Even Strength is 3.8. We currently give the Lightning a 7.36 percent chance at winning the Stanley Cup, which is fifth-highest in the NHL.