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Carter Hutton News
Hutton will face Price and the Habs on Tuesday.

Hutton was yanked after giving up three goals on four shots in the Predators loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. It was an ugly night, but there were some funny bounces and Hutton was not to blame. He will get a chance to bounce back tonight, but it won’t be easy as he gets set to take on the Canadiens in Montreal.

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Hutton leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Hutton allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Predators win over the Capitals last night. Despite the heavy workload last night, they will turn to Mrazek again tonight in Detroit. Last night was his first win of the season and moved him to 1-3-2 with a 2.67 GAA and .907 SV% on the season.

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Hutton will make his first home start of the season.

Hutton will take over for the injured Pekka Rinne for the next 3-5 weeks. He stopped all 10 shots that he faced after replacing Rinne on Tuesday. He is 0-3-2 with a 2.60 GAA and .905 SV% in five starts this season. Tonight he will take on a Capitals team who have won six of seven while outscoring their opponents 21-12.

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Hutton is the Predators probable starter.

The Predators official website has Hutton listed as their probable starter, so it looks like he will get his fourth start of the season. He allowed three goals on 19 shots in a loss to the Senators on November 20th. He is 0-2-1 with 2.32 GAA and .914 SV% this season.

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Hutton gets the call on Thursday vs. Ottawa.

Hutton gave up two goals on 25 shots in a loss to the Jets on November 4th. He sat for the next six games, but is back in tonight to give Pekka Rinne a breather. He draws a decent matchup against a Senators team who rank 13th in scoring with 2.71 goals per game. There are plenty of spot-start options out there, but Hutton will be playing behind a red-hot offence.

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Hutton will be in goal vs. Winnipeg.

Hutton allowed two goals on 37 shots in a loss to the Blackhawks in his only start of the season. Pekka Rinne has started the last six in a row and the Preds have two really tough games coming up (DAL / STL), so Rinne will get the night off as Hutton gets the easiest of the three matchups.

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Hutton looks to be the Predators starter on Tuesday vs. Winnipeg.

Hutton allowed two goals on 37 shots in a loss to the Blackhawks in his only start of the season. Pekka Rinne has started the last six in a row and the Preds have two really tough games coming up (DAL / STL), so it looks like Rinne will get the night off as Hutton gets the easiest of the three matchups.

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Hutton will start in goal for the Predators.

Hutton will make his season debut on Saturday vs. the Blackhawks. The former Blachawk went 20-11-4 with a 2.62 GAA and .910 SV% last season. In his only career start vs. Chicago he allowed three goals on 27 shots in a losing effort.

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The Predators have signed Carter Hutton to a two-year deal worth $700,000 in 2014-15 and $750,000 in 2015-16.

Starter Pekka Rinne is signed for the next seven years. The Predators signed Hutton last offseason under the recommendation of goaltending coach Mitch Korn. The latter helped turn Hutton into a viable NHL backup with a 2.62 goals against average and .910 save percentage and a 20-11-4 record. Before last season, Hutton had played just one NHL game.

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Hutton will start for the Predators on Sunday.

Hutton stopped all 35 shots in a 3-0 win over the Sharks on March 5th. It was the first shutout of Hutton's NHL career and 19th win of the season. He gets the nod in the Predators final game of the season in Minnesota. Hutton has been solid, posting a 2.61 GAA and .910 SV% in 33 starts this season.

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Hutton was the first goalie off of the ice at the Preds' morning skate.

Hutton stopped 32 of 33 shots in a 6-1 win over the Sabres on Thursday. Hutton sits at 3-2-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .930 SV% in March and will likely start vs. the Capitals at home where he is 8-4-1 this season.

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Hutton will be in goal for the Predators.

Hutton stopped 10 of 11 shots after replacing Pekka Rinne in Calgary last Friday. With the Sabres in town, tonight is a good night to get Hutton a start. In his first outing vs. the Sabres, Hutton stopped 24 of 25 shots in a 4-1 win, so he should make for a good spot-start tonight. The Sabres have just seven goals in their last six games.

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Hutton in goal for the Predators tonight.

Hutton allowed one goal on 25 shots in a win over the Sabres on March 11th and stopped all four shots he faced in relief of Pekka Rinne last night. Hutton is 1-0 vs. the Canucks this season and has gone 8-6-3 with a 2.95 GAA and .901 SV% on the road.

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Hutton starts Tuesday for the Predators.

Hutton allowed three goals on 20 shots in a loss to the Jets on March 1. He has been glued to the bench for the last four games with Pekka Rinne back with the team. Hutton makes for a good spot-start tonight against the Sabres. He has gone 7-6-3 with a 3.10 GAA and .897 SV% on the road.

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Hutton leads the Preds onto the ice for warmups; he starts vs. Pavelec.

Hutton surrendered two goals on just 16 shots in a win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. Tampa looked very sluggish in their first game back and Hutton was able to coast to his 14th W of the season. He'll face a brand-new Ondrej Pavelec and strong Jets squad.

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