Today In NHL History - Hughes Stick Shoves Miller

On November 23rd in 2019, Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes used his stick to shove teammate JT Miller in the backside, propelling him to catch Washington Capitals forward TJ Oshie on a breakaway with seconds remaining in overtime.

The nudge allowed Miller to close the gap on Oshie, lifting his stick to prevent a shot on net. It also afforded JT a karmic moment, as it was TJ who stripped him of the puck moments earlier that led to the breakaway. Surviving overtime, the Canucks headed to a shootout where captain Bo Horvat beat Braden Holtby in the seventh round to clinch a 2-1 win.

That's today in NHL history.