In his 25th game with the Wild, Hughes tied teammate Kirill Kaprizov for the longest assist streak in franchise history. Hughes extend his streak to nine with an assist on a Kaprizov goal in the first period against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday, then added two more later as the Wild won 4-3 in overtime.
He now has 14 assists over the streak and 400 for his career.
According to the NHL, Hughes also tied the record for longest assist streak by a defenceman in their first season with a team, with Tom Kurvers of the 1991-92 Islanders and Tom Edur of the 1977-78 Penguins.
The Wild acquired Hughes in a blockbuster trade with the Vancouver Canucks in mid-December. He has 30 assists and 33 points since joining the Wild, and his 55 points on the season are fifth-most league-wide for defencemen.
Hughes will get a chance to extend his assist streak to 10 games Wednesday against the Nashville Predators before travelling to Italy to represented the United States at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games.
Kaprizov had his nine-game assist streak in the 2022-23 season.