Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes was named second star of the NHL’s “Three Stars” presented by GEICO for the week ending Dec. 1.

San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini and Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun were named first star and third star, respectively.

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• Hughes paced the NHL with eight assists and nine points in four games (1-8—9) to propel the Canucks (13-7-3, 29 points) to a 3-1-0 week.
• Hughes, who also shared the League lead with four helpers on the man-advantage, picked up an assist on the decisive power-play goal in a 2-0 triumph over the Boston Bruins Nov. 26.
• He followed that with 1-2—3, his second three-point outing of the season (also Nov. 5 at ANA: 0-3—3), in a 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins Nov. 27.
• Hughes added a pair of helpers, including the primary assist on Conor Garland’s overtime winner, in a 4-3 victory against the Buffalo Sabres Nov. 29.
• He capped the week with 0-3—3, again assisting on the decisive overtime tally, in a 5-4 win versus the Detroit Red Wings Dec. 1 to surpass Alexander Edler for the most helpers by a defenseman in franchise history.
• The 25-year-old Hughes, the reigning James Norris Memorial Trophy winner, ranks second among NHL blueliners with 5-23—28 through 23 total contests this season.
• He also places among the top defensemen in:
  • power-play assists (t-1st; 11)
  • assists (2nd; 23)
  • power-play points (t-3rd; 11)
  • shots on goal (5th; 77)
  • average time on ice (9th; 24:52)
  • goals (t-9th; 5)

Source: nhl.com