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Luke Hughes
Defenseman #43 Devils $3.817M
Player Information

Luke Hughes has 26 points (5 goals, 21 assists) in 49 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 119 points (22 goals, 97 assists) in 204 regular-season games for the New Jersey Devils.

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

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 22.5 yrs (09.09.2003)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 89 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 4th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoNew Jersey Devils
    Awards: -
    Injury: Day to Day with Shoulder Injury
Player Evaluation

The 22-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Devils controlling 52% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Luke Hughes is off the ice, the Devils control 48% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 33% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 32% in the defensive zone.

  • 74

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 39th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 163rd of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.04
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.52
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    23.06
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.27
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.42
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.69
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.33
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.36
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.71
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.61
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.16
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.03
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.64
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.07
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.96
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.97
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.32
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.58
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Luke Hughes at his age (22.5 yrs):
    Erik Cernak (Rating of 74 in 2019, Today 68)
    Nils Lundkvist (Rating of 74 in 2022, Today 67)
    Steven Santini (Rating of 74 in 2017, Today 71)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $3.817M
Player Contract Value: $4.300M
Remaining: 7 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2032 UFA
Age at the end: 29.8 yrs (09.09.2003)
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Luke Hughes
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
11.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 2 2 -1 24:40 2 0.0% 0
12.01.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 1 22:37 3 0.0% 0
14.01.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 2 2 1 23:28 1 0.0% 0
17.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 -1 21:34 2 0.0% 0
19.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 0 9:31 0 0
Total 5 0 4 4 0 8 0.0% 0
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 49 5 21 26 -8 23:04 104 4.8% 24
Season Projection 74 8 32 40 -12 23:03 157 5.1% 36
Total 204 22 97 119 -42 362 6.1% 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 Match
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 22.5 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.53 0.58 73 75 $3.817M
86% Sean Durzi Team Logo D 27.3 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.53 0.49 73 73 $6.000M
86% Filip Hronek Team Logo D 28.3 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.56 0.53 69 75 $7.250M
85% Mikhail Sergachev Team Logo D 27.7 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.67 0.57 75 78 $8.500M
85% Kris Letang Team Logo D 38.8 yrs 183 cm / 90 kg 0.50 0.66 70 77 $6.100M
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