Making a statement as a team wasn’t the only headline to come out of the Montreal Canadiens‘ 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.
Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson made history while helping his team further solidify their place as not just a playoff team, but a legitimate contender in the Eastern Conference.
Assisting on two of Montreal’s three goals in the game, Hutson, who just turned 22 in February, became the fastest defenseman to ever record 30 multi-assist games. Hutson set the record in only two full seasons and 157 total games.
Lane Hutson assisted on the two most important goals of the game
As has been the case most of the season, Hutson got involved on the two biggest goals of the game en route to making history. He assisted on Montreal’s first and second goals — the game-tying and eventual game-winner in the second period, both on the heels of Carolina holding a 1-0 lead after the first period.