What It Means:

And just like that, the Bolts advance to the Eastern Conference Final. Hedman opened the scoring at the 13:49 mark of the first period, and he gave the Lightning a 3-0 lead with his power-play goal in the second frame. Brian Boyle and Nikita Kucherov also found the back of the net for the Bolts. Tampa Bay will now await the winner of the series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals (Pens lead 3-2).

Hedman has four goals and nine points in 10 games this postseason. He netted 10 goals and dished out 37 assists in the regular season while posting a career-best 56.1 Corsi For Percentage.