Canucks captain Quinn Hughes had a sobering take on the struggles of his teammates after their 5-1 loss to the Kings.
The five-foot-10 blue-liner won the Norris Trophy for the NHL's best defenseman in 2023-24, and with half of this season in the books, he's making another case for himself. Throughout all of the turmoil that the Vancouver Canucks have endured, Hughes' numbers have remained consistent.
Hughes scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Kings.
Elias Pettersson skated with Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk, and was more frequently self-matched with Quinn Hughes against the top end of the Toronto lineup. Frankly, Pettersson’s deployment patterns on Saturday more closely matched how the Canucks have utilized J.T. Miller for much of this season.
Quinn Hughes recorded one of the more bizarre stat lines on Saturday night. The Vancouver Canucks captain scored a goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs yet finished the night with zero shots on net. At first glance, this stat line doesn't make a lot of sense, which is why an explanation as to what happened on the play is needed.
The Top 100 People of Power & Influence in hockey are featured annually in The Hockey News' Money and Power issue, available at THN.com/free. At No.88 is Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes.
The Canucks won the Pacific Division last season and nearly made the Western Conference Finals. However, this year has been a different story. Reports of a rift between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson have emerged in recent weeks.
As you’ve likely heard by now, the Vancouver Canucks’ 2-0 shutout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday did a lot for Quinn Hughes’s case for the Hart Trophy – the NHL’s regular-season MVP award.
Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes has a brand-new endorsement deal with Oreo and the campaign is awesome.
The Canucks have struggled since the holiday break. Returning stars should help as the schedule turns difficult.
Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes recently shared his thoughts on defenseman Filip Hronek's much-anticipated return from injury. Hronek, who is under an eight-year, $58 million contract ...
A fter a four-game absence, Quinn Hughes will return to the Vancouver Canucks lineup. Vancouver's captain has missed the past four games with an injury, with the Canucks going 1-2