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Luke Hughes
Defenseman #43 Devils
Player Information

Luke Hughes has 24 points (5 goals, 19 assists) in 45 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 117 points (22 goals, 95 assists) in 200 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: 22.3 yrs (09.09.2003)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 90 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 31% in the defensive zone.

  • 72

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 42nd of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 183rd of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.01
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.51
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    23.36
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.29
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.35
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.64
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.34
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.30
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.68
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.67
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.23
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.09
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.70
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.28
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.93
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    3.09
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.31
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.74
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Luke Hughes at his age (22.3 yrs):
    Bowen Byram (Rating of 72 in 2023, Today 78)
    Erik Cernak (Rating of 72 in 2019, Today 68)
    Jonas Brodin (Rating of 72 in 2015, Today 77)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $9.000M
Player Contract Value: $3.600M
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
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
06.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 -3 24:10 3 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 1 0 1 -1 20:15 1 100.0% 0
11.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 2 2 -1 24:40 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 2 3 -5 8 12.5% 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 45 5 19 24 -9 23:23 98 5.1% 24
Season Projection 82 9 35 44 -16 23:23 179 5.0% 44
Total 200 22 95 117 -43 356 6.2% 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 / 90 kg 0.53 0.58 72 72 $9.000M
86% Sean Durzi Team Logo D 27.2 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.54 0.49 75 70 $6.000M
86% Kris Letang Team Logo D 38.7 yrs 183 cm / 90 kg 0.50 0.66 70 72 $6.100M
85% Thomas Chabot Team Logo D 29 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.52 0.59 74 78 $8.000M
85% Vince Dunn Team Logo D 29.2 yrs 183 cm / 90 kg 0.60 0.53 75 76 $7.350M
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