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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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VANCOUVER - Quinn Hughes notched the 500th point of his NHL career in his return to Vancouver and his Minnesota Wild doubled up the Canucks 4-2 on Sunday.
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Wild → notch → Sunday
Boos rained down on Hughes virtually every time he touched the puck, but the former Canucks captain received a partial standing ovation and audible cheers during a video tribute early in the first period.
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captain → rain → period
Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov and Maxim Shabanov each had a goal and an assist for the Wild (8-3-2), who were coming off a 5-1 victory over the Kraken in Seattle on Saturday.
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who → have → Saturday
Bobby Brink also found the back of the net for his first tally of the season and Calvin Pickard stopped 16 of the 18 shots he faced for Minnesota.
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he → find → Minnesota
Max Sasson and Brock Boeser both found the back of the net for the Canucks (2-10-1) in the third period.
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Sasson → find → period
Leevi Merilainen made 30 saves for Vancouver, which lost its 10th straight game.
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which → make → game
The team has not won since Oct. 3 when it beat the Calgary Flames 4-1.
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it → win → Flames
The Wild opened the scoring late in the first on Sunday after Filip Chytil was called for high sticking.
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Chytil → open → sticking
Kaprizov sliced a pass across the top of the crease to Shabanov, who tapped a shot in backdoor with 87 seconds left in the frame.
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who → slice → frame
Brink doubled the lead at the 5:54 mark of the second after Chytil turned the puck over along the boards.
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Chytil → double → boards
Michael McCarron picked it up and snapped it to Brink, who drove in, pulling Merilainen out of his crease, then wrapped a shot around the goalie to make it 2-0.
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it → pick → goalie
With Minnesota on another power play midway through the second, Hughes swiped a rebound in backdoor to boost the Wild’s lead.
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Hughes → swipe → lead
The star defenceman then set Kaprizov up early in the third, carrying the puck up the ice and dishing off to the sniper, who powered into Vancouver territory and pulled his shot around Merilainen’s outstretched pad to make it 4-0.
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who → set → it
Sasson got the Canucks on the board about three minutes later, collecting a pass from Filip Hronek and charging up the ice to put a shot past Pickard for his third goal of the season.
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Sasson → get → season
Boeser sealed the score with just over three minutes left on the game clock.
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minutes → seal → clock
Elias Pettersson sliced the winger a pass at the top of the slot and Boeser hammered it in past Pickard for his third of the campaign.
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Boeser → slice → campaign
Vancouver came into the game with the league’s worst penalty kill (65.0 per cent) and gave up two goals on five infractions across the night.
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Vancouver → come → night
Hughes’ goal marked his 500th regular-season point (68 goals, 431 assists).
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goal → mark → point
The 27-year-old American tallied 432 points over 459 regular-season games with the Canucks before getting dealt to Minnesota in a blockbuster deal last December.
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American → tally → deal
KEY MOMENT
Hughes collected a rebound off Shabanov’s shot and sent a quick shot in past Merilainen to put the Wild up 3-0 with his third goal of the season 12:54 into the second period.
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Hughes → collect → period
KEY STAT
Hughes became the second fastest American defenceman to reach 500 NHL points, achieving the feat in 520 games.
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Hughes → become → games
Brian Leetch hit the milestone in 496 games.
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Leetch → hit → games
UP NEXT
Wild: Visit the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday.
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Wild → visit → Tuesday
Canucks: Visit the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.
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Canucks → visit → Tuesday
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 25, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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