It's hard to make a more perfect pass than the one Quinn Hughes conjured up to assist Conor Garland's game-opening goal.

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.

On Saturday night in Vancouver, the Canucks were somewhat soundly outplayed in the opening 20 minutes but managed to come out of the first period thanks to some misses at the goal mouth from Tom Wilson, Matt Roy and Lars Eller and thanks to one of the most absurd individual offensive efforts you’ll see all season from a blueliner.

Canucks captain Quinn Hughes had a sobering take on the struggles of his teammates after their 5-1 loss to the Kings.

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The Canucks hadn't won back-to-back games since Dec. 1, but looked more like their old selves against the Blues.

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There’s a world — a dark, scary world — where the Vancouver Canucks did not pick Quinn Hughes at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Quinn Hughes for fantasy hockey. Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes tallied two helpers during their 3-1