Canucks down Kings in shootout as defenceman Quinn Hughes makes NHL debut Globe_Sports
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko makes a save during a game against the Los Angeles Kings, in Vancouver, on March 28, 2019.Vancouver Canucks fans got a glimpse of the future on Thursday night as defenceman Quinn Hughes made his NHL debut.
Hughes signed a three-year entry-level deal with the Canucks earlier this month after his University of Michigan Wolverines were turfed from the playoffs, but a nagging ankle injury kept him temporarily on the sidelines.“He’s got special talent, that’s for sure,” he said. “It doesn’t look like he lacks confidence which you want in your guys that are skilled. You want them to make plays and he made a few tonight that obviously are very exciting.
“I’m just trying to make hockey plays out there. That’s all I’m trying to do. I thought I could pull that off,” Hughes said after the game.Alex Edler also scored for Vancouver in regulation, tallying the 94th goal of his career and passing Mattias Ohlund to set a new Canucks franchise record for goals by a defenceman.
“I liked the fact we came back in the third, found a way to tie it up, but then you certainly wish you could have gotten a little bit more at the end,” he said.
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