While the Tampa Bay Lightning continue to move up the Eastern Conference standings, their captain Victor Hedman keeps checking off milestones.The Lightning and their hulking defenseman will finish a two-game homestand Saturday night against the sizzling Detroit Red Wings in the opener of four matchups between the Atlantic Division foes.Holding third place in the division, coach Jon Cooper’s squad won for the fourth time in six games (4-1-1) with Thursday’s 4-3 shootout win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks. Tampa Bay, which closed to within four points of the second-place Florida Panthers, also has three games in hand over the Stanley Cup champions to the south.A 16-year veteran after being selected No. 2 overall by the franchise in the 2009 draft, Hedman became the organization’s first player ever to hit assist No. 600 — though he only leads teammate Nikita Kucherov by two.Assistant coach Jeff Blashill, a former Wings head coach, used to scheme against Hedman but said he enjoys having the 6-foot-7, 245-pound rear guard on his side now.”I’ve been lucky to have been around some pretty good players in my time in the NHL, and he’s certainly right up there near the top of the list of those great players,” Blashill said after the first period of Thursday’s 4-3 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks. “He’s been such a good offensive player for a long time.”I like being on the bench with him rather than on the other side, I can tell you that.”Hedman is fourth all-time in assists by Swedish defensemen, trailing Nicklas Lidstrom (878), Erik Karlsson (656) and Borje Salming (637).Brayden Point recorded his team-leading 26th goal against Anaheim, while linemate Kucherov ascended to 65 points (20 goals, 45 assists).Anthony Cirelli is just two tallies from becoming the fifth team member to reach 20 goals.Following the hiring of new coach Todd McLellan on Dec. 26, the Red Wings have run off on an 8-2-0 stretch, leapfrogging their way up the wild-card standings.