Hedman captures 1st career Norris Trophy

Tampa Bay Lightning blue-liner Victor Hedman earned the first Norris Trophy of his career Wednesday night at the NHL Awards, beating out Drew Doughty of the Los Angeles Kings and P.K. Subban of the Nashville Predators as the league's top defenseman for 2018.

Hedman tied the league lead among rearguards by scoring 17 goals, and he ranked fourth with 63 points for the first-place Lightning.

The towering Swedish defenseman was one of several Lightning in the spotlight at the NHL Awards, as goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was up for the Vezina Trophy, while Steve Yzerman was a finalist for General Manager of the Year.