Hutson Logs Team-High Minutes in Montréal's Win Over Boston
The Canadiens defenceman is held off the score sheet while Montréal takes the Atlantic showdown at the Garden.
Lane Hutson did not figure in the scoring as Montréal beat Boston 5-2 at TD Garden. He played 21:33, the most of any Canadiens skater and first among the team's six defencemen, over 23 shifts.
His line: no goals, no assists, two shots on goal, one blocked shot, one giveaway and two penalty minutes. He finished minus one on a night his team scored five. One shot came at even strength and one on the power play, where he had no points.
That is a departure from his season pace in one way: he has 18 points in 19 games and averages 24.8 minutes, so this was a shorter shift than usual, though still the team's longest. The result matters more than his line. The Canadiens beat the Atlantic leaders, improved to 11-3-4, and extended a stretch that has them 7-0-3 in their last ten.
A quiet night on the score sheet, a win on the board.