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Loading…Lane Hutson is one of the NHL's elite defensemen: his 97.9 overall ranks 4th of 327 rated defensemen on BluelineMetrics. That makes him the 2nd-highest-rated player on the Montréal Canadiens roster.
The standout tool is play driving (99), backed by offensive creation (95); penalty killing (50) is the part of his game that grades lowest.
Over 2 rated seasons since 2024-25 he has averaged 95.8, peaking at 99.6 in 2025-26; last season's 99.6 was up 7.6 points.
At $8.85M through 2033-34 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $16M, so the Montréal Canadiens save roughly $7.17M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 2nd-largest on the Montréal Canadiens NHL roster and uses 8.5% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $1.5M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 95 |
| Defense | 89 |
| Play driving | 99 |
| Finishing | 70 |
| Power play | 62 |
| Penalty kill | 50 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 82 | 99.6 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 82 | 92 | 0.5 |
Other MTL defensemen by rating: Noah Dobson (63.2), Kaiden Guhle (55.6), Mike Matheson (46.1), Adam Engstrom (37.7). See the full Montréal Canadiens cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.