It's hard to make a more perfect pass than the one Quinn Hughes conjured up to assist Conor Garland's game-opening goal.

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.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Quinn Hughes for fantasy hockey. Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes tallied two helpers during their 3-1

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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Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes continues to prove that he's one of the best defensemen in franchise history after a strong game last night against St. Louis. Quinn Hughes is only 25-years ...

The Canucks hadn't won back-to-back games since Dec. 1, but looked more like their old selves against the Blues.

Several streaks, including a run of 12 games with a point, come to an end as the Capitals are stymied by some crafty work in goal in 2-1 loss to Canucks.

There’s a world — a dark, scary world — where the Vancouver Canucks did not pick Quinn Hughes at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

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.