Canadiens’ Lane Hutson sets record for most assists by NHL defenseman within first 150 games
Lane Hutson continues to make history.
The Montreal Canadiens defenseman is constantly hitting milestones and records, and he’s done it again on Tuesday by recording the most assists by an NHL defenseman within their first 150 games.
Lane Hutson has officially the most assist in his first 150 games by any defensemen in NHL history.
Hutson achieved the feat during Tuesday’s 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, doing so on the Canadiens second goal of the game with just over five minutes remaining in the first period. After Jakub Dobes handed the puck to Hutson behind the Montreal net, he skated the puck up the ice before handing the puck off to his defense partner, Kaiden Guhle, in the neutral zone. Guhle got the puck past center ice before dumping the puck in, but the puck took a weird bounce off of the boards and careened towards the slot for Phillip Danault to collect and bury past Joseph Woll, giving Montreal the 2-0 lead and the eventual game-winning goal.
In doing so, Hutson gets the 116th assist of his NHL career, giving him the most by an NHL defenseman within their first 150 games. He surpasses Hall-of-Fame defenseman Sergei Zubov to achieve the feat, as Zubov had 115 through his first 150 NHL games, all with the New York Rangers.
Hutson also has some room to add to that record, as he’s only played 147 career regular season games. The Canadiens next three games are Wednesday against the Ottawa Senators, Saturday against the San Jose Sharks and Sunday against the Anaheim Ducks.
Hutson has built off of a Calder Trophy-winning rookie campaign and had an even better 2025-26 season, continuing his excellent playmaking ability while also adding a goal-scoring touch this season with 11 goals and 54 assists for 65 points in 63 games. He’s also stepped up his defensive game this season with a -0.089 5v5 regularized adjusted plus-minus expected goals against per 60 minutes, as per Evolving Hockey.