The Vancouver Canucks will be without their captain on Tuesday when they take on the Colorado Avalanche. After the morning skate, Head Coach Rick Tocchet confirmed that Quinn Hughes would be out of the lineup for the second straight game.

Hughes was hurt at the end of Friday's game vs. Dallas and then missed Sunday's game vs. Detroit. Quinn Hughes ’s status remains in major doubt, both for the Vancouver Canucks and for Team USA at the upcoming 4-Nations Face-off.

Hughes has been the Canucks’ MVP this season — how have the rest of the NHL’s Norris-contending defencemen performed so far?

The Vancouver Canucks are prudently trying to protect their most valuable player with Quinn Hughes only seeing a “slight” improvement in his undisclosed condition.

The Vancouver Canucks made star defenseman Quinn Hughes a late scratch for Sunday's game against the visiting Detroit Red Wings.

Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes missed Sunday's game vs. Detroit after suffering an undisclosed injury against Dallas on Friday.

The Norris Trophy race has been a three-horse race for several months now, but right now, it appears that Vancouver Canucks defenceman Quinn Hughes is the frontrunner, according to ESPN.

This just in, Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet has ruled captain Quinn Hughes out of tonight’s game against the Colorado Avalanche. This is the second consecutive game that Hughes has been out of the lineup due to an undisclosed injury.