With the New York Rangers dropping their matinee on Saturday, the Montreal Canadiens knew there was a big opportunity for them in their evening contest with the Philadelphia Flyers. They completely flipped the script of their previous 6-4 loss to the Flyers, dominating for most of the game en route to a 3-2 win that was closer than it probably should have been.
In that win, Lane Hutson showed the hockey world exactly why the Calder Trophy should belong to him.
EXCUSE ME, LANE HUTSON??? pic.twitter.com/qpvk4B05WT
— Matt Drake (@DrakeMT) April 6, 2025
This was a preposterous play for a rookie defenceman. Hutson started all the way behind his own net, using his skating and stick-handling to create space for…