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Cole Hutson

Position
Defence
Age
20Jun 28, 2006
Height
6'0"183 cm
Weight
180 lbs82 kg
Shoots
Left
Born
St. Louis, MO, USA
Nationality
USA
Draft
2024 · Round 2 · 43rd overall · WSH
GP15
G4
A5
PTS9
+/-3
S%13.8%
TOI/GP19:08
GWG0
OTG—
SHG0
PPP3

Cole Hutson, Washington Capitals defenceman, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in St. Louis, MO, USA · Draft: 2024 · Round 2, pick 11 (#43 overall) · WSH · 2 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP
26
G
7
A
10
PTS
17
+/-
1

Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTS+/-STOI
2026-10-29@ NSH2022218:26
2026-10-28vs PHI0002118:21
2026-10-24vs BUF0001022:32
2026-10-20vs LAK101-2321:44
2026-10-17vs NJD0000218:29

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Ranks among 659 skaters with 5+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 15 tracked games this season · updated Nov 7

Longer bar = better than more of the league’s skaters. The tick marks the middle of the league.

Territory

  • Offensive-zone time while on the iceLeague avg 40.6%43.7%Beats 81%
  • Offensive-zone time, even strengthLeague avg 41.0%43.4%Beats 69%
  • Defensive-zone time (less is better)League avg 40.2%37.7%Beats 84%

Speed

  • Top skating speedLeague avg 21.2 mph22.1 mphBeats 84%
  • Skating bursts over 20 mphLeague avg 813Beats 77%
  • Skating bursts over 22 mphLeague avg 01Beats 82%
  • Average shot speedLeague avg 68.3 mph68.8 mphBeats 58%
  • Hardest shotLeague avg 86.7 mph92.7 mphBeats 78%

Where the shots come from

Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.

Shots by rink area

Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

  • Left corner: 0 shots
  • Behind the net: 0 shots
  • Right corner: 0 shots
  • Left side of the net: 0 shots
  • Crease: 0 shots
  • Right side of the net: 0 shots
  • Low slot: 0 shots
  • Left circle: 10 shots
  • Right circle: 4 shots
  • High slot: 6 shots
  • Outside left: 3 shots
  • Outside right: 2 shots
  • Left point: 1 shots
  • Centre point: 0 shots
  • Right point: 1 shots
  • Neutral zone: 0 shots
  • Beyond the red line: 0 shots
  • Close-range shotsLeague avg 10Beats 52%
  • Mid-range shotsLeague avg 320Beats 100%
  • Mid-range shooting %League avg 11.7%15.0%Beats 67%
  • Long-range shotsLeague avg 82More than 23%

Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

Game LogLast 10 games

DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 7FLA000W
Nov 4DAL011L
Nov 1MIN011L
Oct 30@ NSH202W
Oct 28PHI000W
Oct 24BUF000W
Oct 20LAK101L
Oct 17NJD000W
Oct 14MTL011W
Oct 13@ CAR000L
Show all 15 games
DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 7FLA000W
Nov 4DAL011L
Nov 1MIN011L
Oct 30@ NSH202W
Oct 28PHI000W
Oct 24BUF000W
Oct 20LAK101L
Oct 17NJD000W
Oct 14MTL011W
Oct 13@ CAR000L
Oct 11SEA011L
Oct 9NYR000W
Oct 7PIT011W
Oct 3@ TBL000L
Oct 2@ CAR101W

Career Arc

2 Seasons
PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2026-27WSH12437+4
2025-26WSH143710-3

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