NHL.com's fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats.

Today, we compare the underlying metrics of defensemen Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks and Lane Hutson of the Montreal Canadiens ahead of their matchup Saturday at Rogers Arena (7 p.m. ET; NHLN, CBC, TVAS).

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Quinn Hughes and Lane Hutson are two of the NHL’s most-dynamic defensemen, and each ranks in the upper echelon in various advanced stats categories.

Hughes, 26, is a past Norris Trophy winner, voted the NHL’s top defenseman in 2024, while Hutson, 21, won the Calder Trophy last season as the League’s top rookie. Hughes finished second in the Calder race in 2019-20 behind Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche.

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