Quinn Hughes looks like a Christmas elf, but he’s really Santa Claus. However, his gift of giving on so many levels — on the ice, in the room and the charitable community — looked like it was going to be abruptly halted Monday.

This just in, Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet has announced that captain Quinn Hughes will be a game time decision for tonight’s game against the San Jose Sharks. Canucks insider Irfaan Gaffar reports that Hughes is battling a hand injury.

In the third period, at least, Vancouver’s pressure game finally got to the Senators defence. The Canucks’ execution was sharp and they played on the front foot throughout the final frame. The point mattered and so did the push, as Vancouver forced overtime in a game in which it trailed on three occasions.

Quinn Hughes and the Vancouver Canucks will play a regular season game at the Delta Center for the first time ever this week.

Saturday night saw an All-Canadian matchup as the Ottawa Senators travelled west to take on the Vancouver Canucks. Both teams had been making headlines

The Senators were the better team to start this game, and the scoreline didn’t take long to reflect that. Claude Giroux deflected a point shot early on to make it 1-0 Senators. Look, I know the Canucks’ star players aren’t producing,

The Ottawa Senators have their sixth straight victory and third straight to begin this nine-game road trip. They won 5-4 in overtime over the Vancouver Canucks, a resilient club that wouldn't go away on Saturday night.