Lane
Hutson
D · MTL · Offensive · Elite
- PAL
- 97
- WAR
- 2.7
- Value
- 100
- PTS
- 78
2025-26№ 9 / 325
Lane Hutson (Montreal Canadiens) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Lane Hutson
HEIGHT : 175 cm · WEIGHT : 73 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : February 13, 2004 · Holland, United States
Drafted : 2022 · MTL · round 2, pick #62
Contract : $8,850,000 · 2026-27 → 2033-34 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $11,000,000M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Montréal Canadiens | 17 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 12 | 66 | 78 | 34 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 6 | 60 | 66 | 34 |
| 2023-24 | Montréal Canadiens | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 183 | 21 | 142 | 163 | 76 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 19 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 24 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 12 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Calder Memorial Trophyonce · 2024-25
- 🏆 E.J. McGuire Award of Excellenceonce · 2021-22
Lane Hutson: our analysis
2025-26 season: 82 GP, 12 G, 66 A, 78 PTS, +36 +/-, 23:46 TOI. WAR 2.7 (9th of 325) · PAL 97, elite.
In 2025-26, Lane Hutson, 22, posts a PAL Rating of 97 out of 100 (elite), and his WAR of 2.7 ranks 9th among 325 regulars, among the league's elite.
His strengths: power play (98, among the best in the league), offense (97, among the best in the league) and shooting (94, among the best in the league). On the other hand, penalty kill (22, well below average) holds him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+7.4); his biggest cost: penalty kill (-0.1).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 87 in 2024-25 to 97; his WAR went from 1.0 to 2.7.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 100 (exceptional value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Lane Hutson's story
Growing up outside Chicago in North Barrington, Lane Hutson came through American development paths before joining the USNTDP in 2020. Born in Holland, Michigan to Rob and Julie, he was noticed early for technical skills that contrasted with a smaller frame, prompting strength and conditioning work during his time with the national program.
Taken by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round, 62nd overall, at the 2022 draft, Hutson opted for Boston University to continue his development. His freshman season turned heads: he led Hockey East in assists and set scoring marks for a freshman defenseman, earning unanimous All-Hockey East First Team honours, Rookie of the Year and the Walter Brown Award among other accolades.
Hutson signed a three-year entry-level deal with Montreal on April 12, 2024 and made his NHL debut three days later, collecting an assist. He secured a full-time role for 2024–25 and produced an unusually prolific rookie campaign for a blueliner—long point streaks, franchise rookie assist and point records for a defenseman, multiple Rookie of the Month awards—and capped the season by winning the Calder Memorial Trophy.
Internationally he has represented the United States across age groups: silver at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, appearances at the U18 tournaments including a silver and a directorate award as top defenseman, a bronze at the 2023 World Junior Championship and a gold and All-Star selection at the 2024 World Juniors. He also played at the 2023 senior World Championship.
On the ice Hutson is defined by playmaking and hockey sense. Rather than an imposing physical presence, his game relies on quick, precise passing from the blue line, the ability to sustain offensive pressure and to generate primary assists. Those traits have driven his rapid ascent from prospect to a top-pairing, offence‑driven defenseman for Montreal.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 24:52
- PP TOI/GP
- 3:38
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:05
- Pts/GP
- 1.00
- EV points
- 12
- Hits
- 2
- Blocks
- 24
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 58.7 %
- Off. zone starts
- 44.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
100between 72 and 119 (80% range)
- Goals
- 17
- Assists
- 83
- Games
- 99
So far: 17 pts in 17 games. The team has played 0 of 84 games. Projected pace: 1.00 pts per game (last season: 0.95).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Trending up
- Points per game: 0.80 in 24-25, 0.95 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 87 → 97
Outlook, age included
↑ Trending upAge 22: usually still improving
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 78 %
91
Star
- SK
- Skating
- 90
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 49
- Confidence 82 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 90
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 71
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 61
- Confidence 82 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 69
- Confidence 50 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 88
- Confidence 82 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 96
- Confidence 78 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 86
- Confidence 78 %
- DF
- Defense
- 74
- Confidence 75 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 51
- Confidence 25 %
- EX
- Experience
- 67
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating90
- Top speed (35 %)36.5 · 88
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)3.777 · 89
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.1 · 94
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.4 · 73
ST — Strength49
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.026 · 74
- Body mass (50 %)-2.407 · 37
EN — Endurance90
- Ice time per game (45 %)21.8 · 86
- Total ice time (20 %)1,881 · 90
- Shift length (15 %)55.2 · 93
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)20.5 · 87
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.267 · 84
DU — Durability71
- Share of games played (100 %)0.786 · 71
CK — Checking61
- Hits /60 (70 %)1.531 · 56
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.68 · 66
- Season volume (10 %)3.466 · 68
FG — Fighting69
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.738 · 69
DI — Discipline88
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.002 · 88
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.572 · 78
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.584 · 86
PA — Passing96
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.865 · 96
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)1.014 · 97
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.196 · 89
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.995 · 87
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.67 · 94
SC — Scoring86
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.313 · 83
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.283 · 85
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.231 · 76
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.255 · 89
- xG per shot (10 %)0.04 · 94
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.748 · 76
DF — Defense74
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.006 · 72
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.068 · 79
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.748 · 65
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.038 · 69
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.703 · 81
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.4 · 82
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.373 · 75
PS — Penalty shot51
- Shootouts (60 %)30.5 · 58
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.4 · 57
EX — Experience67
- Career regular-season games (65 %)72
- Career playoff games (25 %)61
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall91
- DF · Defense (30 %)74
- PA · Passing (22 %)96
- SK · Skating (12 %)90
- SC · Scoring (12 %)86
- EN · Endurance (9 %)90
- ST · Strength (6 %)49
- DI · Discipline (5 %)88
- CK · Checking (4 %)61
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 74 |
| 2024-25 | 83 | 88 | 78 | 63 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
2.7
wins above replacement
9 of 325
PAL Rating
97/ 100
Performance · Elite
7 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
100/ 100
Exceptional value
0.95 M$ · expected PAL 39
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 97
- Defense
- 70
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- Offense
- 97
- Creation
- 86
- Shooting
- 94
- Possession
- 90
- Defense
- 64
- Discipline
- 93
- Power play
- 98
- Penalty kill
- 22
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 2.7 | 97 | 100 | 0.95 M$ |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 1.0 | 87 | 97 | 0.95 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
100/ 100
Elite
the best of all defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
99/ 100
Elite
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
91/ 100
Elite
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Why 100, higher than both scores? Overall IQ isn't an average, it's a rank: 1 of 225 defensemen. Few players are good at both ends at once; being so puts Lane Hutson ahead of almost everyone else.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 98
- Shot selection
- 100
- Penalties drawn
- 76
- Puck management
- 41
Defense
- Takeaways
- 94
- Discipline
- 69
- Safe zone exits
- 69
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 100 | 99 | 91 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 92 | 84 | 89 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
2.7
wins above replacement
1.9 to 4.4 — 90% interval
9 of 325 defensemen
+14.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +7.4
- EV defense
- +0.6
- Power play
- +1.3
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Shooting
- +0.7
- Penalties
- +0.7
- Average → replacement
- +4.0
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 82 | 2.7 | 1.9 to 4.4 | 9/325 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 78 | 1.0 | -0.1 to 2.2 | 51/314 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 2 | -0.0 | -0.1 to -0.0 | 215/316 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 136.9 km/h35th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.0 km/h74th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 3097th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 47.5 %97th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 102.0 km97th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 7.08 km97th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 45.4 %95th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.3 %13th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 35.2 %96th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3189th percentile | 395th percentile | 9.7 %76th percentile |
| High danger | 394th percentile | 198th percentile | 33.3 %80th percentile |
| Mid range | 992nd percentile | 297th percentile | 22.2 %78th percentile |
| Long range | 1485th percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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CARLane Hutson: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Lane Hutson have in 2026-27?
Lane Hutson has 3 goals and 17 points (14 assists) in 17 games in 2026-27.
How old is Lane Hutson?
Lane Hutson is 22 years old: he was born on February 14, 2004.
How tall is Lane Hutson, and how much does he weigh?
Lane Hutson is 5'9" (175 cm) and weighs 161 lb (73 kg).
Where is Lane Hutson from?
United States: Lane Hutson was born in Holland, Michigan, United States.
What team does Lane Hutson play for?
Lane Hutson plays for the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL, at D, wearing number 48.
Is Lane Hutson injured?
No: Lane Hutson is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Lane Hutson?
Lane Hutson produced 2.7 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 9th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 97 out of 100: elite for his position.
How much does Lane Hutson make?
Lane Hutson earns $950K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 100 out of 100 (exceptional value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Lane Hutson's contract end?
Lane Hutson's contract runs through the 2033-34 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Lane Hutson overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 100 out of 100 (exceptional value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Lane Hutson a top-10 player at his position?
Yes: by WAR, he ranks 9th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Lane Hutson getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 87 in 2024-25 to 97 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Lane Hutson played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Lane Hutson has 9 points (1 goal, 8 assists).
What are Lane Hutson's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Lane Hutson has 183 games, 21 goals, 142 assists and 163 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 78 points in 82 games.
Where was Lane Hutson drafted?
Lane Hutson was drafted 62nd overall (round 2) by Montreal Canadiens in 2022.
Is Lane Hutson better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 1.00 points per game at home (9 in 9 games) and 1.00 on the road (8 in 8 games).
How does Lane Hutson perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Lane Hutson has 24 games and 21 points in his career. His pace (0.88 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.89).
Which player is most similar to Lane Hutson?
Shayne Gostisbehere: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Shayne Gostisbehere's page →Is Lane Hutson a good fantasy pick?
Yes, a top-tier pick: our projection has him at 100 points in 2026-27, or 1.01 points per game.
Does Lane Hutson have siblings?
Yes: his brother Quinn Hutson (former BU player; plays for the Bakersfield Condors (AHL) and is under contract to the Edmonton Oilers), his brother Cole Hutson (former BU player; defenseman for the Washington Capitals (NHL)).
What is Lane Hutson's nationality?
Lane Hutson is American‑Canadian. Internationally: Represented the United States: silver medal at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics; silver at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship and named the tournament's top defenseman (directorate) and to the media All‑Star team; bronze at the 2023 World Junior Championship; member of the senior team at the 2023 World Championship (lost the bronze game); gold at the 2024 World Junior Championship (served as an alternate captain) and named to the media All‑Star team.
What awards has Lane Hutson won?
Calder Memorial Trophy (NHL rookie of the year) — 2024–25 ; E. J. McGuire Award of Excellence — 2022 (draft) ; Walter Brown Award (best American‑born Division I college player in New England) — 2023 ; Hockey East Rookie of the Year — 2023 ; Hockey East Scoring Champion — 2023 ; Named to the All‑Hockey East First Team and the All‑Hockey East Rookie Team (unanimous) — 2023 ; Hockey East All‑Tournament Team and Tournament MVP — 2023 ; Named to the NHL All‑Rookie Team — 2024–25.
How many championships has Lane Hutson won?
2: Hockey East tournament champion with Boston University — 2023; IIHF World Junior Champion with the United States — 2024.
Where did Lane Hutson play before turning pro?
USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP) — 2020–21; Boston University (NCAA) — 2022–24.
How many points is Lane Hutson projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 100 points in 99 games in 2026-27 (72 to 119 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Montreal Canadiens teammates
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