C · NJD · NHL id 8481559
Jack Hughes has played 1 game for the New Jersey Devils in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 0 assists (1 points) on 5 shots while averaging 25:48 a night (19:58 at even strength, 5:28 on the power play and 0:22 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 74% of his 5v5 minutes with Anthony Mantha and 72% with Jesper Bratt in his only game so far, and the Devils have controlled 74% of shot attempts with Hughes on the ice (1-0 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Devils' most recent game against PHI he was on L2 with Anthony Mantha and Jesper Bratt and on PP1. He is shooting 20.0% this season against 11.3% across the 442 games in our data.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
- +2:46 PP TOI
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 25:48 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 11 attempts, 5 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at NJD: 11 attempts, 5 on goal, 1 goal, 0.60 expected goals; best chance Jack Hughes at 0.28 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 61 GP · 77 points vs 68.3 expected
Last 20 games: +66. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 11.8%
- 96.5
- 81.1%
- G vs xG
- 27 / 27.4
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played61
- Goals2758th of 715
- Assists5028th of 715
- Points7731st of 715
- Power-play points2350th of 715
- Shorthanded points238th of 715
- Shots on goal22822nd of 715
- Hits4712th of 715
- Blocked shots32427th of 715
- Plus/minus0307th of 715
- Penalty minutes10608th of 715
- Faceoffs won145153rd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)55.9%54th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)55.3%60th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)53.5%162nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)53.7%146th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)53.6%175th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)56.0%61st of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.6089th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.016199th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.33194th of 719
- Faceoff win %34.8%232nd of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.181232nd of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game21:1976th of 715
- Power-play time per game2:51118th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %79.3%5th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.5539th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO965641st of 719
- Goals above expected−0.4384th of 715
- Luck Meter+13296th of 828
- Ascension score51163rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.5274th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts128125th of 715
- Hardest shot83.7566th of 715
- Offensive-zone time45.1%80th of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 61 of 61 games through the sequence engine
- −0.061
- Season net
- −1.03xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.182
- Season
- −0.76G
- 34.8%417 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 58-117 · NZ 66-93 · DZ 21-62
- Per 60
- 1.60
- Attempts
- 27
- 0.134
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 11, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Nov 2, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 2, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Jan 14, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Mar 29, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 3, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 16, 2023 alerts →
- Played 8:07 more than his 5-game averageDec 9, 2022 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 vs PHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 34.3 | 3-on-1, one-timer | |
| Apr 11, 2026 @ DET | Rush | pass | 1 | 70.0 | — | |
| Apr 9, 2026 vs PIT | Point shot | — | 2 | 48.5 | — | |
| Apr 4, 2026 vs MTL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 32.2 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Apr 2, 2026 vs WSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 17.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 2, 2026 vs WSH | Rush | carry | 0 | 59.0 | one-timer | |
| Mar 29, 2026 vs CHI | Odd-man rush | loose | 1 | 42.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 29, 2026 vs CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 4 | 57.0 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 24, 2026 @ DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 31.1 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 24, 2026 @ DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 18.0 | — | |
| Mar 18, 2026 @ NYR | Cycle | — | 2* | 67.9 | — | |
| Mar 14, 2026 vs LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 49.1 | one-timer | |
| Mar 12, 2026 vs CGY | Rush | carry | 1 | 72.6 | — | |
| Mar 7, 2026 vs NYR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 31.5 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 7, 2026 vs NYR | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 46.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 7, 2026 vs NYR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 70.2 | — | |
| Jan 25, 2026 @ SEA | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 47.5 | — | |
| Nov 2, 2025 @ ANA | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 60.1 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Oct 28, 2025 @ COL | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 62.1 | 3-on-1, one-timer | |
| Oct 26, 2025 vs COL | Rush | carry | 1 | 56.0 | — | |
| Oct 26, 2025 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 39.2 | — | |
| Oct 21, 2025 @ TOR | Cycle | — | 0 | 43.9 | — | |
| Oct 21, 2025 @ TOR | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 73.8 | 1-on-0 | |
| Oct 21, 2025 @ TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 52.7 | — | |
| Oct 18, 2025 vs EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 22.2 | — | |
| Oct 16, 2025 vs FLA | Cycle | — | 3* | 47.3 | — | |
| Feb 26, 2025 @ COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 53.1 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2025 vs DAL | Rebound | pass | 0 | 6.5 | rebound | |
| Feb 22, 2025 vs DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 4 | 51.3 | one-timer | |
| Feb 8, 2025 @ MTL | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 52.5 | 2-on-1 | |
| Feb 4, 2025 @ PIT | Off the faceoff | — | 1* | 52.1 | one-timer | |
| Feb 4, 2025 @ PIT | Deflection | carry | 0 | 2.8 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Feb 2, 2025 @ BUF | Rush | carry | 1* | 27.9 | — | |
| Jan 29, 2025 vs PHI | Rush | carry | 1 | 46.4 | — | |
| Jan 25, 2025 @ MTL | Odd-man rush | loose | 1 | 45.8 | 2-on-0 | |
| Jan 16, 2025 @ TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 7.4 | — | |
| Jan 11, 2025 vs TBL | Rush | carry | 0 | 52.1 | — | |
| Jan 9, 2025 @ NYR | Deflection | dump | 2 | 43.3 | 2-on-1, deflection | |
| Dec 23, 2024 vs NYR | Odd-man rush | pass | 3* | 30.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 23, 2024 vs NYR | Dump and chase | dump | 2* | 33.8 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Hughes
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Hughes apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Mantha | RW | 1 | 13:13 | 74% | 65.4% | 100% (1-0) | 91.7% 4:33 | 50.0% 1:54 |
| Jesper Bratt | LW | 1 | 12:44 | 72% | 77.8% | 100% (1-0) | 63.6% 5:02 | 50.0% 0:58 |
| Declan Chisholm | D | 1 | 7:44 | 44% | 62.5% | — (0-0) | 81.8% 10:02 | 44.4% 6:48 |
| Brenden Dillon | D | 1 | 7:21 | 41% | 62.5% | — (0-0) | 81.8% 10:25 | 44.4% 6:42 |
| Luke Hughes | D | 1 | 6:52 | 39% | 85.7% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 10:54 | 81.0% 9:44 |
| Brett Pesce | D | 1 | 6:36 | 37% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 69.6% 11:10 | 80.0% 11:17 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | 1 | 3:42 | 21% | 77.8% | 100% (1-0) | 72.4% 14:04 | 60.5% 15:09 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | 1 | 3:15 | 18% | 83.3% | 100% (1-0) | 71.9% 14:31 | 62.5% 13:30 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk | RW | 1 | 2:11 | 12% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 68.8% 15:35 | 73.3% 13:02 |
| Timo Meier | RW | 1 | 2:06 | 12% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 78.1% 15:40 | 58.3% 11:06 |
| Dawson Mercer | C | 1 | 2:02 | 11% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 69.7% 15:44 | 75.9% 12:46 |
| Amadeus Lombardi | C | 1 | 1:16 | 7% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 75.0% 16:30 | 61.5% 6:55 |
| Luke Evangelista | RW | 1 | 1:07 | 6% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 74.3% 16:39 | 61.5% 11:23 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21% | 25:48 | 19:58 | 5:28 | 0:22 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 25:48 | 25:48 | 42 | 12 | 77.8% | 78.1% | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2.0 | 0.9 | 80% |
| Even strength | 1 | 19:58 | 19:58 | 30 | 12 | 71.4% | 72.0% | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.4 | 0.9 | 75% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 17:46 | 17:46 | 28 | 10 | 73.7% | 76.2% | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.1 | 0.4 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 5:28 | 5:28 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:22 | 0:22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 3v3 (OT) | 1 | 2:12 | 2:12 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 5:28 | 5:28 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.0 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NJD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 25:48 |
| 2025-26 | NJD | 61 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 0 | 10 | 228 | 11.8% | 4 | 32 | 21:19 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 62 | 27 | 43 | 70 | +12 | 18 | 229 | 11.8% | 7 | 29 | 20:54 |
| 2023-24 | NJD | 62 | 27 | 47 | 74 | -12 | 12 | 274 | 9.9% | 10 | 24 | 20:58 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | NJD | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 2 | 45 | 13.3% | 5 | 3 | 19:44 |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 78 | 43 | 56 | 99 | +10 | 6 | 336 | 12.8% | 12 | 30 | 19:58 |
| 2021-22 | NJD | 49 | 26 | 30 | 56 | -16 | 0 | 165 | 15.8% | 6 | 15 | 19:34 |
| 2020-21 | NJD | 56 | 11 | 20 | 31 | -3 | 16 | 142 | 7.7% | 15 | 15 | 19:04 |
| 2019-20 | NJD | 61 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -26 | 10 | 123 | 5.7% | 12 | 21 | 15:52 |
Jack Hughes news
- Devils Star Jack Hughes Has Awkward Reaction With Reporter Who Cracked 'Weird' Joke During Mid-Game InterviewBroBible
- Jack Hughes Is Rapidly Climbing A Devils Record Patrik Elias Still Ownsheavy.com
- Jack Hughes skates away from awkward interview with ESPN's AJ MleczkoYahoo Sports
- Jack Hughes calls mid-game injury joke 'weird' and leaves interviewlarrybrownsports.com
- Jack Hughes unamused by 'weird joke' during intermission interviewtheScore
- Devils' Jack Hughes taken aback by AJ Mleczko's 'weird joke' about injuriesUSA Today
- 4 Takeaways From Devils 3-2 OT Home Opener Victory Over FlyersThe Hockey Writers
- Jack Hughes News: Nets winner in overtimeRotoWire
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.