Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star Alex Ovechkin 20 goals shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky's league record. Hughes has five goals and two assists in a five-game points streak.
Quinn Hughes scored twice, and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star Alex Ovechkin 20 goals shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s league record. Hughes has five goals and two assists in a five-game points streak.
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Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals took a 2-1 regulation loss to the Vancouver Canucks Saturday night, continuing a concerning recent trend for the top dogs in the East.
Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star Alex Ovechkin 20 goals shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s league record.Hughes has five goals and two assists in a five-game points streak.
After just squeaking out a win over the Edmonton Oilers earlier in the week, the Washington Capitals followed up on Thursday with the kind of win we expect a team of their capabilities to pull off, a dominant 3-0 win over the struggling Seattle Kraken.