Michael Hutchinson Tending Twine Against Boston Thursday
Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Michael Hutchinson lost to the New York Rangers in his last outing. Hutchinson faced 35 shots and allowed five goals, resulting in his third loss in four starts. Hutchinson has been struggling with Columbus due to inadequate defensive support, resulting in a lackluster record of 1-3-1, a high 4.34 goals against average, and a save percentage of .871. His next challenge will be against the formidable Boston Bruins, who recently ended a seven-game winning streak with a 2-1 loss to Nashville in their last contest.
Michael Hutchinson Makes First Start Of The Season
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Michael Hutchinson will earn his first start of the season in Friday's matchup versus San Jose. The 31-year-old will aim to carry last year's good form into the new campaign. He went 4-2-1 in 2020-21 with a 2.42 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage. Toronto is heavily favored by the bookmakers, but Hutchinson runs into a hot team, with San Jose going 3-0-0 so far, and a victory is definitely not guaranteed. It's a start of a back-to-back set for the Maple Leafs and Jack Campbell is already the confirmed starter for Saturday's trip to Pittsburgh.
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Michael Hutchinson will be between the pipes for the eighth time this year in Sunday's road outing versus Calgary. The 30-year-old has put together a 3-2-1 record so far with a 2.49 goals-against average, a .915 save percentage and one shutout. Hutchinson picked up all of his wins with his first four starts of the campaign, so he's not had a lot of success recently, but the Leafs are hot right now with five wins in six games and they face a slumping side, which gives Hutchinson a very good opportunity to get back to winning ways.
Michael Hutchinson Makes Seventh Start Of The Year
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Michael Hutchinson will be the team's starter in Monday's home game against Edmonton. Frederik Andersen (lower body) is still sidelined and the team has decided to rest Jack Campbell, so the focus turns to Hutchinson, who is 3-2-0 for the season with a 2.39 goals-against average, a .922 save percentage and one shutout. Veini Vehvilainen will back him up. Matchups against the Oilers are never easy, so fantasy managers should look elsewhere for options in goal.
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Michael Hutchinson will get his first taste of action this season in Thursday's home match versus the Senators. The 30-year-old is back with the Leafs after finishing last year with the Avalanche. Hutchinson had a 4-9-1 record in Toronto in 2019-20 with a 3.66 goals-against average and a .886 save percentage. He looked great for the Jets a few years ago, but the last couple of seasons haven't brought much success for Hutchinson. With that said, he'll face the league's worst team, so making a winning start to 2020-21 shouldn't be too difficult. Ottawa goes with Marcus Hogberg, who is 2-5-0 for the year.