Hutton's shutout further complicates Blues' crease conundrum

Your starting goaltender for the St. Louis Blues is ... Carter Hutton?

Facing the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, the Blues once again called on Hutton, who turned aside 34 shots for his second shutout in his past five outings.

Hutton has been the go-to goalie for bench boss Ken Hitchcock, with starter Jake Allen struggling to stop the puck. The situation became foggier over the weekend, when Allen didn't travel with the team, which called on farmhand netminder Pheonix Copley to face the Winnipeg Jets.

Copley allowed five tallies on 29 shots in a losing effort. Hutton, meanwhile, has appeared in all but three of the Blues' January games, posting a 4-2-0 record.

General manager Doug Armstrong insisted Allen remains the franchise's goaltender of the future, despite the fact that he has been pulled in his last three games, including twice versus the Washington Capitals on Thursday.

Prior to Tuesday's match, the Blues announced that Allen would get the call in the team's final match prior to the All-Star break, when St. Louis faces the Minnesota Wild.

But could that change anything after Hutton shut the door on the defending Stanley Cup champions? That's up to coach Hitchcock.