For the ninth time in NHL historical past, three brothers — Quinn, Jack and Luke Hughes — will play in the identical recreation Tuesday
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New Jersey Devils (11-10-1) at Vancouver Canucks (16-8-1)
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When/the place: Tuesday, 7 p.m., Rogers Area
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TV: SN Pacific. Radio: Sportsnet 650
The excitement: For the ninth time in NHL historical past, three brothers will play in the identical recreation. Quinn, Jack and Luke Hughes. It final occurred April 13 when Eric and Marc Staal of the Florida Panthers confronted Jordan Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes.
What units the Hughes conflict aside is the help system that’s in place. Even when Quinn was making a press release as a rookie, he lauded his brothers for pushing him to a different degree. And he advised anybody inside earshot manner again then that we haven’t seen something but.
He was satisfied Jack was going to be an offensive drive and Luke would grow to be a defensive stalwart.
Older brothers typically have little time for youthful siblings. Not this trio. They’re tight. The work that Jack put in to grow to be the primary total choice within the 2019 draft at Rogers Area didn’t shock Quinn. The centre exploded for 99 factors (43-56) final season and has 30 factors (9-21) in simply 17 video games this marketing campaign.
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“He’s very expert, however it’s how aggressive he’s,” Quinn advised Postmedia previous to the 2019 Draft. “That’s the large distinction in him. He doesn’t care who he’s taking part in. He’s going to go at you in that manner. He’s simply so dialled in.”
Luke leads rookie defencemen with 14 factors (3-11) and, in fact, there’s captain Quinn. He has set a profession excessive for season targets (9) and is tied with Cale Makar atop blueliner scoring with 34 factors (9-25). Hughes and Filip Hronek additionally grew to become the quickest defensive pairing in crew historical past to every hit 25 factors in 25 video games.
The historical past: The Canucks went 0-1-1 final season. They misplaced 5-2 on dwelling ice on Nov. 1, and 5-4 in extra time in New Jersey on Feb. 6. At Rogers Area, the Devils constructed a 4-0 lead by halfway thought the second interval. Jack Hughes had two factors (1-1), eight pictures, 11 makes an attempt. At Newark, the Canucks trailed 4-1 by halfway as Jack had three factors (2-1), 9 pictures, 13 makes an attempt for the Devils.
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The hope: Hulking defenceman Nikita Zadorov makes an impression in his dwelling debut. Other than his thunderous hits, the Canucks want his bodily presence down low to field out and rub out the opposition alongside the boards.
The concern: Particular-teams slide continues. The penalty kill has slipped to twenty fifth (75.0 per cent) after going 16-for-23. The facility play is in a 3-for-20 funk the final eight outings and was blanked six instances.
The highest weapons: The Canucks proceed to make a top-10 impression within the NHL scoring race. J.T. Miller is tied for second with 36 factors (13-23) in 25 video games and has six power-play targets. Hughes is ranked sixth along with his 34 factors, whereas Elias Pettersson is seventh with 32 factors (10-22).
The wounded: Canucks: Carson Soucy (foot, six to eight weeks, LTIR), Pius Suter (decrease physique, day-to-day, IR), Guillaume Brisebois (concussion, LTIR). Devils: Dougie Hamilton (torn pectoral, IR), Erik Haula (decrease physique, day-to-day), Tomas Nosek (higher physique, IR), Nolan Foote (higher physique, IR), Brian Halonen (decrease physique, IR), Nico Daws (hip, IR).
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The quote: “Plainly we’re scuffling with little elements of our recreation and it actually comes with out the puck.” — Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet.
The projected lineup:
Mikheyev-Pettersson-Lafferty
Kuzmenko-Miller-Boeser
Joshua-Blueger-Garland
Hoglander-Aman-Karlsson
Hughes-Hronek
Cole-Juulsen
Zadorov – Myers
The prediction: The Canucks benefit from the banged-up Devils and get their special-teams act collectively. They strike twice on the facility play and add an empty-netter for 5-3 win.
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