Canucks get lucky with Hughes injury

UPDATE: Hughes is in the lineup, despite reports that he would miss tonight's game with a hand injury.

Read below for our earlier report on this developing story.

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.

The superstar defenseman is 2nd in the NHL for scoring amongst blueliners and leads his team in scoring by a whopping 14 points. Needless to say that the Canucks will miss him dearly if he misses any significant length of time.