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Ben Hutton

Age 33 · 6'3" · 209 lb · Born in Brockville, CAN

No contract on file.

2025-26 regular season

Goals

8.5% shooting

Assists

3 primary

Points

0.27 per game

TOI/GP

14:35

PP 0:14 · PK 0:01

xGF%

53.9

5v5, +3.4 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.06

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

Blocks 55 · Hits 28

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
May 20 @ COL · W 4-2	1	1	1	0	10:01	0:00	0:00	—	—	0	0	+0.13
May 14 @ ANA · W 5-1	0	1	0	1	12:27	0:00	0:35	—	100	1	0	-0.10
May 12 vs ANA · W 3-2	0	3	0	1	19:03	0:00	0:00	—	60	0	+1	+0.11
May 10 @ ANA · L 4-3	0	0	0	2	14:56	0:00	0:00	—	50	2	+1	+0.01
May 8 @ ANA · W 6-2	0	1	1	1	16:33	0:00	0:04	—	—	2	0	-0.02

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 775 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%53.9%

80th percentile

Relative xGF%+0.5

58th percentile

HDCF%60.0%

93rd percentile

CF%50.3%

62nd percentile

Relative CF%-0.7

49th percentile

FF%50.7%

65th percentile

GF%51.3%

60th percentile

CF/6056.5

54th percentile

CA/6055.8

63rd percentile

ixG/600.20

48th percentile

Goals above expected+3.5

92nd percentile

IPP38.5%

67th percentile

PDO100.0

47th percentile

OZS%65.6%

96th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play stylePuck-moving defenseman

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Hutton excels at moving the puck cleanly out of trouble with excellent puck management and above-average shot volume from distance. He's more effective as a stabilizing presence than an initiator, lacking the speed and playmaking to drive offense or aggressive forechecking.

steady passerperimeter shooterdefensive depth

Shooting volume: 74
Playmaking: 33
Zone entries(est.): 32
Forechecking: 63
Physicality: 40
Defensive impact: 35
Puck management: 81
Speed: 33

Where he shoots from

Slot 9% · Mid-range 20% · Perimeter 71%(91 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Puck management in the 81st percentile shows he moves the puck efficiently under pressure
Shooting volume ranks 74th, contributing offense from the point with 71% perimeter attempts
Forechecking at 63rd percentile adds useful low-zone pressure for a depth defender

Watch-outs

Playmaking only at 33rd percentile limits his ability to create scoring chances for teammates
Speed ranks 33rd, restricting his recovery options and transition impact
Defensive impact sits at 35th percentile, suggesting limited shot-blocking or positioning effectiveness

Similar style: Matthew Robertson (NYR), Rasmus Ristolainen (PHI)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 55 GP · goals above average

Season total +3.2 goals, or +0.06 per game.

Even strength offense: +0.3
Even strength defense: +0.7
Penalty kill: -0.1
Finishing: +3.5
Playmaking: -1.2

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2025-26	VGK	55	6	9	15	+2	71	14:35	—	+0.06
2024-25	VGK	11	0	2	2	0	11	13:14	—	-0.05
2023-24	VGK	41	2	8	10	+12	67	16:15	—	-0.01
2022-23	VGK	31	3	5	8	+1	52	16:00	—	+0.01

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

NHL defensemen · production index

202937

At 33, defensemen typically produce 76% of their peak (age 24).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 21.8 mph; 55th pct
20+ mph bursts: 8
Hardest shot: 90.2 mph; 49th pct
Distance: 110.2 mi
OZ time: 43.1%; 71st pct
DZ time: 38.1%