NEW JERSEY DEVILSBorn in United States#43 ·Defenseman

Luke Hughes

ACTIVE

Last game:October 23, 2026(overnight)0 PTS · 0G · 0A · +1 +/- · 24:19 Ice timevsAnaheim Ducks

Next match:October 24, 2026(tomorrow)vsLos Angeles Kings

Luke Hughes has played in the NHL since 2022–23 and currently plays for the New Jersey Devils. He is 23 years old (born in 2003), is originally from Manchester, is 188 cm tall and weighs 90 kg. Hughes has put up 132 points in 233 games, 26 goals and 106 assists, an average of 0.57 points per game. The best season so far is 2024–25 with 44 points in 71 games.

BirthplaceManchester

Born2003 (23 years)Height188 cmWeight90 kgShootsLNHLSeason 5 in the NHL

DRAFT 2021: selected No. 4 in round 1 · New Jersey DevilsDEBUT April 12, 2023(3y ago)vsBuffalo SabresCONTRACT $9,000,000/yr (≈ 7 432 660 kr/month, 89 191 917 kr/yr) · Through 2031–32

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2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#245NHL D#48

Goals

NHL#85NHL D#2

Assists

NHL#388NHL D#122

Form

WARM

Latest 5 outings

Games played

100%

10 of 10

games

Point pace

34P

Projected full-season points at current pace

Good

+/-

NHL#208NHL D#82

Ice time/game

23:57

NHL#89NHL D#22

Milestones

Recent

Career25 career goals1w ago

PlayoffsFirst playoff point3y ago

Next up

50 career goals

26 now · target 50

24left

SeasonMatch season best: 9 goals6 away

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Season

Match season best: 9 goals6 away

Match season best: 47 points43 away

30 goals this season27 away

Match season best: 38 assists37 away

Playoffs

First playoff point3y ago

Career

50 career goals24 away

250 NHL games17 away

250 career points118 away

250 career assists144 away

25 career goals1w ago

100 career assists7mo ago

100 career points11mo ago

50 career assists1y ago

100 NHL games1y ago

50 career points1y ago

First NHL point3y ago

First NHL goal3y ago

Compared with the NHL

Luke Hughes is in the top 10% of NHL defensemen for shots per 60 minutes.

2025-2026 · regular season · 239 NHL defensemen with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

1.34

Top 21%Luke Hughes scores points more often than 79% of NHL defensemen (190 of 239)

Assists / 60 min

1.11

Top 16%Luke Hughes records assists more often than 84% of NHL defensemen (201 of 239)

Blocked shots / 60 min

1.99

Bottom 1%Luke Hughes blocks more shots than 0% of NHL defensemen (0 of 239)

Hits / 60 min

0.73

Bottom 6%Luke Hughes hits more often than 5% of NHL defensemen (13 of 239)

Shots / 60 min

5.71

Top 10%Luke Hughes shoots more often than 90% of NHL defensemen (216 of 239)

Goals / 60 min

0.23

Upper halfLuke Hughes scores goals more often than 61% of NHL defensemen (146 of 239)

+/−

-4

Lower halfLuke Hughes has a higher +/− than 32% of NHL defensemen (77 of 239)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Luke Hughes's whole career

Stats

Games played

233

Points

132

Points per game

0.57

Goals

Assists

106

+/-

-37

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

SeasonP

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Teams player has played for

NJDNew Jersey DevilsCurrent

Seasons

2022–23 to 2026–27

Since APR 11 · 5 seasons

PTS

132

106

233

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