Lane Hutson ties Chris Chelios for Canadiens’ rookie D-man points record
Lane Hutson is having one of the most productive rookie campaigns by a defenceman ever and now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with a Hall of Famer that Montreal Canadiens fans know plenty about.
Lane Hutson is having one of the most productive rookie campaigns by a defenceman in NHL history. He now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with a Hall of Famer very familiar to Montreal Canadiens fans.
The 21-year-old Hutson picked up an assist on a second-period goal scored by Patrik Laine against the Nashville Predators on Sunday, marking the 64th point of his freshman season.
He’s now tied with Chris Chelios for the most points in a season by a Canadiens rookie defenceman. The pair are tied for the sixth-most points by a rookie defenceman all-time in the NHL, and with five regular-season games remaining for Montreal after Sunday, Hutson could move up even further. He’s one point shy of tying Ray Bourque and four off of matching Gary Suter for third-most all-time.
The Holland, Mich. native was drafted by the Habs in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft. He already passed Chelios for the most assists by a rookie D-man in franchise history with a pair of helpers against the Panthers on Tuesday.
He’s racked up five goals and 58 assists through 76 appearances so far throughout 2024-25. His 64 points lead all rookies in the NHL this season, six ahead of Flyers forward Matvei Michkov.
Hutson’s already got more points in his first NHL season than the likes of Cale Makar (50), Quinn Hughes (53) and the legendary Nicklas Lidstrom (60).
And despite it only being his first year in the league, his impact on the Canadiens has been evident. With his latest helper, Hutson now leads the team in assists and takeaways (52) while also being joint-first in games played. Huston also ranks third on the Habs roster for total points and blocks (118) while sitting fifth for average time on ice (21:11).
His name is already etched in the history books, but Hutson’s play has been good enough that soon it may even be engraved into the Calder Trophy.
