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Defenseman•#44Cole Hutson is a 20-year-old defenseman for the Washington Capitals. A 2024 Draft pick (Round 2). Born in St. Louis, USA. At 20, Cole is among the younger players in the league.
On the blue line this season, Cole has recorded 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points across 13 games. He averages 0.62 points per game on 19:08 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Cole's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
25
Current: 4
Assists
25
Current: 4
Points
50
Current: 8
Moderate production expected. Likely to finish between 39-61 points with consistent deployment.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Cole was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 13 games, 307 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
57.3 vs 57.3 lg
48th percentile
Quality of teammates
66.5 vs 56.8 lg
82th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Cole takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
36
Goals vs expected
4 vs 2.3 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
3%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
73
Offense
55
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, elite finishing ability, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
18-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 18-point spread between offensive (73th) and defensive (55th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first defenseman.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, elite finishing ability, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
18-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 18-point spread between offensive (73th) and defensive (55th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first defenseman.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Cole Hutson's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | WSH | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 26 | 15.4% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | WSH | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 22 | 13.6% | |||
| Career | — | 27 | 7 | 11 | 18 | +1 | 48 | 14.6% |
Form
Cole's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | vs MIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:58 |
| Oct 29 | @ NSH | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 18:26 |
| Oct 28 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 18:21 |
| Oct 24 | vs BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:32 |
| Oct 20 | vs LAK | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 21:44 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Washington Capitals this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
Ilya Protas
LW · 5 pts
