Hutchinson provides the Golden Knights a little more goaltending depth with NHL experience. In 2022 he spent most of the season in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies, where he was 11-10-4 with a 3.23 GAA and .899 SV%. He is 55-55-15 with a 2.79 GAA and .905 SV% in 137 career NHL appearances.

Petr Mrazek suffered a groin injury on Tuesday, so Hutchinson comes up to serve as Erik Kallgren's backup on Thursday. Hutchinson has spent most of the year in the AHL, going 6-6-3 with a 3.11 GAA and .905 SV% in 17 games with the Marlies.

There is no word why Hutchinson is being called up. Jack Campbell is expected to start Wednesday but if something happened to him, Hutchinson could back-up Joseph Woll. It could be the other way around, with Hutchinson coming up to back-up Campbell because something is up with Woll. Expect an update around 5 PM ET or during warmups at 6:30 PM ET.

Hutchinson will make his first start with the Avalanche after Pavel Francouz started the last seven straight games. Head coach Jared Bednar will use tonight's easy matchup to get Francouz a breather but he should start the remaining three games of the week. Hutchinson struggled with the Maple Leafs, going 4-9-1 with a 3.66 GAA and .886 SV%, but stopped 29 of 30 shots in a 4-1 win in his only start vs. the Red Wings (Dec.21).

Hutchinson provides the Avalanche with some goaltending depth after Philipp Grubauer went down with a lower-body injury. Hutchinson was waived by the Maple Leafs earlier this month after the team acquired Jack Campbell. Hutchinson owns an ugly 4-9-1 record on the season to go along with an .886 SV% and 3.66 GAA.