Scoring with three assists in a convincing Vancouver Canucks 5-3 win on Wednesday, Quinn Hughes joined Colorado Avalanche defender Cale Makar in a tie for the NHL-rookie scoring lead, which unexpectedly sets the two defenders well ahead of Quinn’s brother and centre Jack Hughes, who was an early favourite to win the Calder race.
Quinn and Makar have both played in 12 NHL matches this season, each with one goal and nine assists for 0.83 points per game.
There’s underdog intrigue to this story for Canucks fans, as Quinn — the oldest of the Hughes brothers — was not the early favourite to lead the Calder race.