Canucks star defenseman Quinn Hughes dropped a rather bold claim about his level of play before facing the Blues.

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.

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Monday, 4:30 p.m., Enterprise Center TV: Amazon Prime, ESPN. Radio: Sportsnet 650 The buzz: Respectful and resourceful have always been calling cards for Quinn Hughes. They have allowed the Vancouver Canucks consummate captain to keep a level head amid the muck and constant noise that threaten to drag this season into the ditch.

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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.

Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star Alex Ovechkin 20 goals shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s league record

Quinn Hughes scored two power-play goals and the struggling Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2. Danton Heinen also scored and J.T.

The Vancouver Canucks visit the St. Louis Blues after Quinn Hughes scored two goals in the Canucks' 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals.

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Records, it is said, are made to be broken. And as Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s magical mark of 894 made its way through Vancouver on Saturday night, there is another goal-scoring chase that deserves some attention.