Hughes is making a strong case to win his second straight award given to the best defenseman in the NHL. He leads the Canucks into Enterprise Center to face the St. Louis Blues on Monday (7:30 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, Prime) off a two-goal performance in a 2-1 win against the Washington Capitals at Rogers Arena on Saturday.

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.

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In a large scrum during the second period of Thursday night's game, Oilers forward Corey Perry grabbed Hughes and threw him down to the ice. There was little reaction or pushback from the Canucks as their captain was being roughed up.

Quinn Hughes and Kevin Lankinen carried the Vancouver Canucks in their 2-1 win on Saturday over one of the best teams in the league, the Washington Capitals.

On Saturday night in Vancouver, the Canucks were somewhat soundly outplayed in the opening 20 minutes but managed to come out of the first period thanks to some misses at the goal mouth from Tom Wilson, Matt Roy and Lars Eller and thanks to one of the most absurd individual offensive efforts you’ll see all season from a blueliner.

After Saturday night’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks Quinn Hughes was interviewed by Scott Oake. The young defenseman talked about his team’s performance, the late-game ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Quinn Hughes scored two power-play goals ... Leon Draisaitl scored twice for the Oilers, and leads the NHL with 33 goals. Stuart Skinner stopped 24 shots as ...

After embarrassing losses to the Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers, the Canucks looked steady and composed as they beat the NHL-leading Washington Capitals 2-1. It didn’t hurt that captain Quinn Hughes had another MVP-caliber game with two goals, the first of which was highlight-reel worthy.

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Washington Capitals 2-1, making it their third consecutive win on Hockey Night in Canada. Head Coach Rick Tocchet said the team was ready from puck drop, and when the Capitals closed the gap to a one-goal game in the last seven minutes,