Overview
- Hutson logged a game-high 24:20 with two assists, three shots on goal, and a plus-5 rating in the tournament opener.
- His helpers came on a high-slot shot that produced a rebound for Will Zellers and a rush feed that set up Cole Eiserman.
- BU Hockey Stats credits Hutson with tying Ryan Suter’s U.S. World Juniors career assists record at 10, leaving him one point shy of Erik Johnson’s 14 for defensemen.
- He told NHL Network’s Jon Morosi he “had chills walking out” for the sold-out game in Minnesota.
- Team USA faces Switzerland on Saturday evening, while Germany—where Capitals prospect Maxim Schafer played 11:41 and returned after a brief high hit—meets Slovakia earlier in the day.