At the moment, Hughes is drinking his opponent’s milkshake, and on Thursday night, that dynamic was especially apparent. Hughes was laughing after blocking shots, he was barking at young Kings star defender Brandt Clarke and he had the entirety of the game on a string.

The Vancouver Canucks beat up the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 as Quinn Hughes recorded his 300th assist in his 376th game, outpacing Paul Coffey.

Hughes made it 3-1 Vancouver at 2:44 of the third period on a wrist shot from the left point. The defenseman has six points (one goal, five assists) in his past three games. Vladislav Gavrikov cut it to 3-2 at 13:57 on a shot from the blue line through Trevor Lewis’ screen.

Vancouver leading scorer Brock Boeser sustained a head injury after an illegal hit from Kings forward Tanner Jeannot during the Kings' 4-2 loss.

For the sixth straight game, the Canucks conceded the game’s first goal. Despite that stat, though, they’ve managed to win some games along the way, and tonight was no exception!