What Happened
Quinn Hughes notched the 500th point of his NHL career in his first game back in Vancouver, and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Canucks 4-2 on Sunday. Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov and Maxim Shabanov each finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota. Vancouver got third-period goals from Max Sasson and Brock Boeser but could not end its slide, dropping a 10th consecutive game.
Key Details
- Hughes received a video tribute and mixed reaction from the Vancouver crowd early in the first period.
- Bobby Brink scored his first goal of the season for Minnesota.
- Calvin Pickard made 16 saves for the Wild; Leevi Merilainen stopped 30 for Vancouver.
- The Wild improved to 8-3-2 after a 5-1 win in Seattle on Saturday.
- Vancouver fell to 2-10-1 and has not won since beating Calgary 4-1 on Oct. 3.
What It Means
The result extends a difficult stretch for Vancouver, which has not won in nearly a month and sits at 2-10-1. Minnesota, playing the second half of a back-to-back, kept pace with a balanced scoring effort. Hughes's milestone came against the franchise he previously captained, adding a personal marker to a game with emotional context for the player and the Vancouver crowd.