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.
Canucks star defenseman Quinn Hughes dropped a rather bold claim about his level of play before facing the Blues.
The Canucks picked up the game’s first power play after some decent pressure on Nashville, as Steven Stamkos was called for holding. Perhaps lost in the shuffle is how good the Canucks’ power play was in their 5-2 win over the St.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Wednesday night. Nils Hoglander and Pius Suter also scored, and Quinn Hughes had two assists and for the Canucks, who have won three straight. Thatcher Demko made 31 saves.
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.
The Canucks hadn't won back-to-back games since Dec. 1, but looked more like their old selves against the Blues.
Lankinen makes 32 saves for Vancouver; Washington loses in regulation for 1st time in 2025 after 12-game point streak
Thatcher Demko made 31 saves and Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal in the Vancouver Canucks' 3-1 road win over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday.
Hughes notched two assists, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Predators. Hughes earned his third straight multi-point effort and his fourth such performance during a seven-game point streak. During the streak, he has ...
The Utah Hockey Club have narrowed their search for an official team name to three options: The Utah Hockey Club, The Utah Mammoth or the Utah Wasatch. The club will give fans an exciting opportunity to participate in a vote for all those attending the following four home games (between January 29 – February 4) on one of those three names.
The Canucks got a strong performance from Demko and the first NHL goal from Karlsson to beat the Predators 3-1 on Wednesday night.