"Daddy!" Lilah Hutchinson said gleefully, pointing at the image of the Colorado Avalanche goalie on the screen.
Lilah is 18 months old so she was in bed when her dad won his first career Stanley Cup Playoff game on Monday night with the Avalanche facing elimination. She didn't get to see Hutchinson make 31 saves for the Avalanche in a 6-3 win to stay alive against the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of the Western Conference Second Round in Edmonton.
But mom Jenna, Michael's wife, made certain their daughter would share in what was the pinnacle of her father's seven-year NHL career.
"I made sure we watched the highlights together in the morning and her face lit up when she saw him," Jenna said Tuesday. "I'm not sure how much at her age she understands what is going on, but I do know how proud she is of him. We all are."
They have reason to be.
Hutchinson, 30, started the playoffs as the Avalanche's third goalie behind Philipp Grubauer and Pavel Francouz. He had backed up Francouz since the second period of Game 1 against the Stars, when Grubauer was injured.
Francouz allowed five goals on 26 shots in a 5-4 loss in Game 4 on Sunday before being replaced in the third period by Hutchinson, who made three saves in his NHL playoff debut. After the game, he texted Jenna that coach Jared Bednar told him he'd start Monday in place of Francouz, who was unfit to play.
Bednar said Tuesday he would not reveal his starter for Game 6 with the Avalanche facing elimination again in the best-of-7 series in Edmonton, the West hub city, on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS).
"I was kind of expecting the performance we got from him, to be honest, and hoping he can repeat it a few more times.," Bednar said.
Jenna would love to see that, although she's ready for another emotional ride.
"Monday was so exciting but so nerve-wracking," said Jenna, who was a goalie at the University of Manitoba. "Because I play the position, I know how tough it can be. It was just so amazing to see him have that success.
"It means so much. You have to understand: He's played in so many different places in his life, hit so many obstacles and always kept going with a smile on his face. He deserved last night so much."