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.

Records, it is said, are made to be broken. And as Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s magical mark of 894 made its way through Vancouver on Saturday night, there is another goal-scoring chase that deserves some attention.

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.

Filip Forsberg had two assists against Anaheim but no goals, ending his bid at breaking his own club-record seven-game goal streak. Forsberg has 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) during a 10-game point streak, and a point on Wednesday will tie him for the fourth-longest point streak in Nashville franchise history.

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The Canucks are hoping that they’ve left that behind.

Blues aren't learning from poor starts; special teams was a disaster; confidence is sorely missing adds up to third straight loss

The Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues squared off on Monday night in a Western Conference battle between two teams desperate to make the playoffs. The Blues entered this game only two points behind the Canucks in the standings and Vancouver began the game three points behind the Calgary Flames for the final wild card spot in the West.

Four-point games consume those on the outside of NHL playoff positioning. That urgency usually starts in March, not in late January. It speaks to the Vancouver Canucks and their level of desperation to turn a sour first half of this adversity and injury plagued season into a sweet push for a post-season berth.

Not since the players were toddlers have so many people delighted in their ability to count to two, but the Canucks earned their sound, 5-2 road win Monday against the St. Louis Blues after Saturday’s stout 2-1 victory against the National Hockey League-leading Washington Capitals.

The Vancouver Canucks kicked off their three-game road trip with a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Conor Garland (2), J.T. Miller, Pius Suter and Tyler Myers scored the goals, while Kevin Lankinen was solid in net,

The advantage resulted from St. Louis' failed challenge for goaltender interference. Quinn Hughes assisted on Garland’s first goal 2:52 into the game giving him five goals and three assists while scoring at least one point in his last six games.