Hughes put the Canucks up 1-0 at 17:46 of the first period, taking a pass at the left point and skating quickly and unchecked down to the left face-off dot before snapping a far-side wrist shot under Soderblom’s glove.

The Vancouver Canucks took care of business without drama or suspense Saturday night, soundly defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2. The Blackhawks are, to their credit, a more well-drilled and professional-looking side than what we saw earlier in the year.