MONTREAL – Lane Hutson continued rewriting Canadiens history on Monday.
The 21-year-old standout freshman surpassed Hall-of-Famer, Chris Chelios, for the most points by a rookie defenseman in franchise history, hitting 65 (and counting) with an assist on Juraj Slafkovsky’s goal against the Chicago Blackhawks on April 14.
Hutson, an American-born rearguard, ended his countryman’s 30-year reign atop Montreal’s rookie defenseman leaderboard.
The Habs dynamic blue liner also passed Chelios for the most assists in franchise history with his 57th helper (now 58) on April 1 against the Florida Panthers.
Here’s how Hutson compares to the top-five rookie defensemen in Canadiens history:
