Lightning captain Victor Hedman went into Saturday afternoon’s game against the Bruins potentially able to play through a lower-body injury he sustained Thursday. But after taking pregame rushes, the team’s top defenseman was scratched.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost top defenseman and captain Victor Hedman to injury during Thurdsay night’s wild 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at Amalie Arena; he managed to play less than three total minutes in the first period,

Victor Hedman skates off the ice and does not return to the bench for the Lightning.

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman left Thursday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres in the first period after appearing to injure himself behind the Tampa net.