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Luke Hughes has 21 points (4 goals, 17 assists) in 42 games for the New Jersey Devils this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 4) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the New Jersey Devils, he has 114 points (21 goals, 93 assists) in 197 regular-season games for the New Jersey Devils.

He also has 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists) in 4 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 22.3 yrs (09.09.2003)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 89 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 4th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoNew Jersey Devils
    Awards: -
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The 22-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Devils controlling 51% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Luke Hughes is off the ice, the Devils control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 34% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 32% in the defensive zone.

  • 76

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 39th of 282 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 153rd of 282 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    71.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.11
    0.03
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    21.16
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.28
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.84
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.64
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.32
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    3.40
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    2.68
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.56
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    9.16
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    2.79
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    2.40
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.36
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    2.40
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.32
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.92
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.29
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    0.00
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Luke Hughes at his age (22.3 yrs):
    Jonas Brodin (Rating of 76 in 2015, Today 80)
    Alexander Romanov (Rating of 76 in 2022, Today 57)
    Steven Santini (Rating of 76 in 2017, Today 70)
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Actual AAV: $9.000M
Player Contract Value: $5.300M
Remaining: 7 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2032 UFA
Age at the end: 29.8 yrs (09.09.2003)
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Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.12.2025 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 -2 27:28 3 0.0% 0
30.12.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 0 25:08 3 0.0% 0
31.12.2025 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 1 1 2 0 21:26 1 100.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 2 20:13 2 0.0% 2
04.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 -2 22:43 0 0
Total 5 1 1 2 -2 9 11.1% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Devils 2 1 1 2 0 16:13 2 50.0% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Devils 82 9 38 47 -25 21:28 135 6.7% 28
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 71 7 37 44 -9 21:08 121 5.8% 16
2025-26 Team Logo Devils 42 4 17 21 -4 23:25 92 4.3% 24
Season Projection 82 8 33 41 -8 23:25 180 4.4% 47
Total 197 21 93 114 -38 350 6.0% 68
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Devils 3 0 2 2 -2 19:15 4 0.0% 0
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 -1 22:19 2 0.0% 0
Total 4 0 2 2 -3 6 0.0% 0
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Luke Hughes Team Logo D 22.3 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.50 0.58 76 76 $9.000M
88% Thomas Chabot Team Logo D 28.9 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.58 0.59 80 77 $8.000M
86% Kris Letang Team Logo D 38.7 yrs 183 cm / 90 kg 0.51 0.66 75 78 $6.100M
85% Thomas Harley Team Logo D 24.4 yrs 191 cm / 96 kg 0.50 0.52 76 80 $4.000M
84% Filip Hronek Team Logo D 28.2 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.61 0.53 76 79 $7.250M
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