Quinn Hughes extends his historic point and assist streaks, solidifying his dominance as a defenseman and rewriting Wild franchise history.
Well Quinn Hughes has done it again. Another record broken.
The Minnesota Wild (32-14-10) finished Saturday night with a 7-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers (28-20-8) and now return home.
Believe it or not but Hughes has set another Wild franchise record. He currently holds a record for fastest to 20 points.
On Saturday Hughes set the record for the longest point streak and assist streak by a defenseman in Wild history. He passed Matt Dumba, Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Suter with points in 8 consecutive games.
He is one game away from tying a Wild record for the most consecutive games with an assist.
Hughes, 26, has two goals, 11 assists and 13 points in his 8-game point streak. He has 20 assists and 22 points in the month of January alone.
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