A pair of Norris Trophy finalists go head-to-head when Quinn Hughes' Vancouver Canucks host Zach Werenski and the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

The only defensemen to lead their teams in scoring last season, the Hughes-Werenski matchup is shaping up to be one of the NHL's newest individual rivalries.

It may not carry the cachet of Sidney Crosby vs. Alexander Ovechkin, but the elite duo is clashing for the first time this season. Colorado's Cale Makar won the top defenseman award last year, while Werenski finished second, just ahead of 2024 Norris Trophy winner Hughes.

Hughes and the Canucks are in the second game of a four-game homestand, and the team has alternated between a win and a loss for six straight games.

Vancouver is trying to avoid its second straight defeat after

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