TAMPA -- Quinn Hughes had four assists in his return from injury, and the Vancouver Canucks scored six straight goals to win 6-2 against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Sunday. The Vancouver captain missed the Canucks’ 4-3 overtime loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday with an upper-body injury.

The Vancouver Canucks picked up a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Nov. 16. Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Drew O'Connor chipped in during the Canucks' victory, as he scored at the 5:51 mark of the third period to give Vancouver a 4-2 lead.

The Vancouver Canucks weren't the only Canadian NHL team vying for NHL veteran David Kampf, as the Montreal Canadiens also pushed.

Second period TBL 2, VAN 0 4:35 Jake Guentzel (8) - Erik Cernak, Brandon Hagel The Lightning added to their lead when Jake Guentzel deflected a point shot through Lankinen. TBL 2, VAN 1 9:26 Jake DeBrusk (7) - Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes - PP Vancouver received its first goal off the stick of Jake DeBrusk on a power play rebound.

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It sounds like the Vancouver Canucks are inching slowly toward getting Filip Chytil back into action, after suffering an injury last month.

Although the Canucks travel to Tampa riding a lacklustre three-game losing skid, two of those losses have come via overtime, and the other was a narrow two-goal loss to the Jets. They've covered the spread in three of the last four games.

Vancouver Canucks president Jim Rutherford has hinted at what his team would ask for in return if they traded their star player.

Injuries have played a significant role in the Vancouver Canucks‘ season thus far. While it’s mostly been key penalty kill personnel missing from the Canucks’ lineup, they’ve spent time without some top of the lineup players as well.

If Garland is out for a longer period of time, he’ll join a group of injured Canucks that includes Filip Chytil, Teddy Blueger, Nils Höglander, Derek Forbort, and Thatcher Demko. This list also included Jonathan Lekkerimäki and Victor Mancini this time last week, though both have since been activated off the injured reserve.