Prince Harry and Meghan Markle watch Quinn Hughes become the NHL point leader

I’ll be honest with you. Saturday night’s edition of Instant Reaction was going to be about Quinn Hughes reaching seven goals in 17 games. The working title was “Quinn Hughes said he wanted to score more and he wasn’t kidding.”

Then the Canucks imploded, picking up a loss to the Seattle Kraken. Rick Tocchet and Ian Cole brought the fireworks post game, which meant we had to pivot on the title and subject matter of Instant Reaction just a bit.

Tonight, after Hughes scored his eighth goal of the season, I thought for sure I could use that title. Then I remembered that out of nowhere, Prince Harry dropped the puck tonight. He and his wife Meghan Markle took in the game, cheered when the Canucks scored, and yes, as our new title suggests, watched as Quinn Hughes became the NHL points leader with a two point effort.

Here’s People’s explanation of why the two were in town:

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are in Canada ahead of the next Invictus Games, which will be held in Vancouver and Whistler in 2025. Harry, a former captain in the British Army, founded the international adaptive sports tournament for wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans in 2014.

Harry’s moment on the ice comes 21 years after his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, made her own ceremonial puck drop (also at a Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks game!). The late monarch visited Vancouver while on an 11-day tour in Canada in honor of her Golden Jubilee at the time.

Let’s get into the hockey…

…Soon. First, the puck drop nobody knew was going to happen, which is way more impressive in the digital world we currently live in. It must be easy to sneak around Vancouver when everyone who sees you is just trying to figure out whether you’re Daniel or Henrik.