Quinn Hughes earned praise from his colleagues and coach Rick Tocchet for his performance (image credit: IMAGN)
Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes led from the front in an all-round display despite his team's overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. The Canucks went down 5-4 with Hughes earning three points — a goal and two assists — for his third multi-point game in the last six outings.
After the Canucks faced a 2-0 deficit early in the first period, Hughes rallied a comeback. He provided an assist to Brock Boeser to open the scoring before securing a goal in the last minute of the first. Hughes' second assist was to Jake DeBrusk as he converted a rebound in the third quarter.
When asked about his performance, Boeser said that the Canucks captain didn;t surprise him anymore and that the defenseman is reaching unprecedented levels.
