Carter Hutton

Carter Hutton starting Saturday for Blues

St. Louis Blues goalie Carter Hutton will mind the net Saturday versus the New York Rangers.

What It Means:

"It's an early reward for a job well done in training camp," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. "He did a great job during training camp; he was outstanding. And he's part of our team moving forward. We've got to get him in the action as quickly as possible to be honest with you." Jake Allen earned victories in back-to-backs to open the year, and now the backup Hutton will get his turn. It's somewhat interesting the Blues elected to start Allen on consecutive nights, rather than alternating, but to each their own. Hutton impressed during training camp, likely why he's being called upon so early in the year.

Our models expect Hutton to record a 2.31 goals against average and 0.91 save percentage in 18 games this season.