During the first intermission of the Vancouver Canucks and Washington Capitals game, Hockey Night in Canada analyst and former Canuck defenceman Kevin Bieksa spoke about the lack of protection the team has toward an opposing player roughing with the team’s captain and best player,

Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes has been named to EA Sports NHL 25's Team of the Year. Hughes is one of four defensemen to receive the honour, joining Cale Makar, Erin Ambrose and Megan Keller.

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.

Just as Connor McDavid is set to return from his three-game suspension to the Edmonton Oilers line-up against Seattle Monday night, hockey’s most venerated commentator Don Cherry has weighed in to condemn the various unpenalized holds and grips Vancouver’s Conor Garland used on McDavid, provoking McDavid to lash pack.

Corey Perry took down Quinn Hughes in a scrum as frustration boiled over between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks during Thursday's matchup.

The NHL has suspended Connor McDavid for three games for cross-checking Conor Garland in the head. The incident happened on Saturday night after McDavid retaliated to Garland handing him for 13 seconds before the cross-check landed.

Vancouver Canucks’ Quinn Hughes (43) prepares to shoot the puck as Edmonton ... (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP) Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid (97) and Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Pettersson (40) vie for the puck during the third period ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Quinn Hughes scored two power-play ... Tempers flared in the final seconds of the game after Connor McDavid got tangled up with Canucks forward Conor Garland.

This in from Tony Brar of Oilers TV at the Edmonton Oilers practice today, news that Edmonton’s newest folk hero, winger Corey Perry, has been promoted to the top line to play with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Following EA's announcement of NHL 25's Team of the Year nominees, the publisher has announced the final 12 winners from the NHL and PWHL. The TOTY winners list includes six offensive players and six defensive players from more than 20 nominees.

On January 30, voting opened for the Vancouver Canucks and Save-On-Foods’ newest collaboration — naming an ice cream flavour specifically created for the Canucks. Four flavour name options have already been presented: Rinkside Ripple,

The jerseys for USA, Sweden, Finland and Canada, who will participate in the 4 Nations Face-Off, were officially released on Friday.