Defenseman Ben Hutton of Brockville, Ontario signed a one-year contract worth $900,000 with the New York Islanders on November 5. So far, the blueliner has had an impact as he has one goal in two games with his new team.
The Islanders are Hutton’s sixth National Hockey League team. He previously played four seasons with the Vancouver Canucks from 2015 to 2019, one season with the Los Angeles Kings from 2019 to 2020, shared his time with the Anaheim Ducks and Toronto Maple Leafs from 2020 to 2021, and five seasons with the Vegas Golden Knights from 2021 to 2026. While with Vegas, Hutton won the 2023 Stanley Cup.
Last season in Vegas, Hutton had six goals and nine assists for 15 points in 55 games. He was a +2 with 19 penalty minutes, on game-winning goal, 71 shots on goal, 55 blocked shots, 28 hits, 19 takeaways and 47 giveaways.
Hutton’s game-winning goal came on November 20 in a 4-1 Golden Knights win over the Utah Mammoth at the Delta Center. Hutton scored from Cole Reinhardt of Calgary, Alberta at 3:28 of the second period, which put the Golden Knights up 2-0 at the time.
The Islanders are currently at seven wins, six regulation losses and four losses in extra time for 18 points. They are four points back of the Florida Panthers for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
