Quinn Hughes' Health Status for the Rest of the Season Has Been Revealed by Rick Tocchet

It appears that Quinn Hughes will not be fully healthy for the stretch run of the regular season, and he will also miss tonight's game against the Ducks.

Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes won't play Wednesday night against the Anaheim Ducks, head coach Rick Tocchet confirmed to Randip Janda of Sportsnet 650.

Hughes played nearly 22 minutes in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken, recording one shot and a minus-three on the final score. He was, however, absent for the final nine minutes of the third period.

Postgame, Tocchet reported that Hughes had "tweaked something," Thomas Drance of 'The Athletic' reported.

Quinn Hughes won't be fully healthy for the rest of the season

Although the extent of Hughes' injury remains unclear, Tocchet told Noah Strang of 'Daily Hive Vancouver' that his previous injuries have contributed to where he is today. Strang also mentioned that Hughes will be unhealthy for the rest of the season.

The 25-year-old blueliner had returned for three contests after sitting six due to an oblique strain, and it also sat him out of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Team USA. He missed four straight contests in January, too, due to another unspecified injury.

Hughes, last year's Norris Trophy winner, has played 50 games this season, tallying 14 goals and 46 assists for a team-leading 60 points. He's coming off a career-best 92-point season (17 goals, 75 assists in 82 games).

Since being drafted seventh overall by Vancouver in 2018, he has totaled 57 goals and 336 assists for 393 points in 415 career games.

The Canucks enter Wednesday's game at 27-22-11, two points behind the Calgary Flames for the final Western Conference wild-card spot.

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