Lane Hutson
Montréal Canadiens · #48 · Defenseman · age 22 · 5'9" · 162 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 Holland, Michigan · Drafted 2022 · Rd 2 #30
OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN0.93 points/game from the blue line this season
13 points in 14 games — 11th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
30HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 84% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
93ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 30 lately — hotter than 84% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 30 · +16 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
4 points and 1 goal in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 2.4× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Assists | 3 | 3.6 | 1.3 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Points | 4 | 4.6 | 1.6 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shots | 4 | 9 | 6 | ▼ 0.4× his usual |
| Shooting % | 25.0% | 12.0% | 6.3% | ▲ 2.1× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +6 | +2.9 | +0.0 | +3 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 22:12 | 24:54 | 18:32 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs PIT | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 23:47 | 30 |
| Oct 29 | @ DAL | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:55 | 22 |
| Oct 27 | @ STL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:04 | 14 |
| Oct 25 | @ WPG | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 21:12 | 28 |
| Oct 23 | @ CHI | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 22:04 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points11th of 228 defensemen13leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals10th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists12th of 228 defensemen10leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots30th of 228 defensemen25leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points25th of 228 defensemen2leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus11th of 228 defensemen+8leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game13th of 228 defensemen24:54leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: ice time (94th), assists (93rd), plus/minus (92nd). Nothing below the middle of the league.
■ Hutson this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 76 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 78 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | MTL | 14 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.93 | +8 |
| 2025–26 · best | MTL | 82 | 12 | 66 | 78 | 0.95 | +36 |
| 2024–25 | MTL | 82 | 6 | 60 | 66 | 0.80 | −2 |
| 2023–24 | MTL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | −2 |