Quinn Hughes scores twice to help Vancouver Canucks snap Washington Capitals’ Win Streg

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Vancouver-Quinn Hughes scored twice and Vancouver Canucks beat League-leading Washington Capitals 2-1 on Saturday.

The performance expanded Hughes’ point streak to five games with five goals and two assists across the stretch.

Defender Filip Hronek contributed a few assists to Canucks (21-17-10), and the Kevin Lankin stopped 32 of the 33 shots he was facing.

The lonely capitals goals of the Pierre-Luc Dubois came on the 12: 31 mark in the third period when he knocked in a loose puck from the crisis for his 10th of the season.

Charlie Lindgren made 23 savings for a Washington (33-11-5) page that saw his six-game victory cracked. The result marked the first regulatory loss of the capitals since December 29.

It was a much needed victory for Vancouver that came in with losses in four of its last five excursions and stays three points behind Calgary flames to Western Conference’s second wild-card site.

Takeaways

Canucks: Coach Rick Tocchet mixed his forward lines and played Star Center Elias Pettersson with Wingers Nils Hoglander and Linus Karlsson and Moving Pius Suter up to skate between Jake DeMusk and Conor Garland. Defender Elias Pettersson, who was called up from the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Canucks earlier this week, played his first NHL game with Bruising Blueliner Vincent Desharnais.

Caps: Visitors got abundant chances early only to see the lankin make a number of stops. Alex Ovechkin tested Canucks’ goalkeeper just over four minutes into the game as he launched a rocket from the top of the circle out of a face, but the lank got the elbow into the puck’s path and sent it up the net.

Keying moment

Lindgren was on its way to the bench with just over a minute to go in the game as Canucks’ wings Danton Heinen sailed a shot against Washington Net. The capitals of the capitals sprinted back and died to make a glove save for a highlighting wheel worthy rescue.

Key State

Hughes ‘second goal at night marked the 57th of his career and ties him with Ed Jovanovski for the sixth most of a defender in Canucks’ story.

Up next

Canucks: Begin a three-game road turn Monday against blues in St. Louis.

Capitrals: Visit Calgary flames on Tuesday.

This report from the Canadian press was first published on January 25, 2025.