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Quinn Hughes marked his first game back in Vancouver with a milestone and a victory, tallying a goal and an assist as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Canucks 4-2 on Sunday night at Rogers Arena.
Hughes, traded to Minnesota in December after six and a half seasons with Vancouver, was booed throughout the evening by the home crowd. The defenseman converted a power-play goal in the second period to extend Minnesota's lead to 3-0. In the early third period, he assisted on Kirill Kaprizov's NHL-leading 13th goal, making it 4-0.
The performance gave Hughes 500 career NHL points in his 520th game, making him the second-fastest American defenseman to reach the mark behind Brian Leetch, who accomplished it in 496 games with the Rangers. Hughes has recorded 3 goals and 13 assists in 13 games this season.
Kaprizov and Maxim Shabanov each finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota. Bobby Brink also scored, while Calvin Pickard made 15 saves as the Wild improved to 8-3-2. Max Sasson and Brock Boeser scored for Vancouver, with Leevi Merilainen stopping 30 shots. Vancouver acquired Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren, Zeev Buium and a 2026 first-round pick in the Hughes trade.
Source: ESPN - Mon Oct 26, 12:56 AM ET
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