D · NJD · NHL id 8482684
Luke 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 24:17 a night (18:22 at even strength, 5:17 on the power play and 0:26 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 85% of his 5v5 minutes with Brett Pesce and 41% with Jack Hughes in his only game so far, and the Devils have controlled 83% of shot attempts with Hughes on the ice (1-0 in goals, 80% offensive-zone starts). In the Devils' most recent game against PHI he was on D2 with Brett Pesce and on PP1. He is shooting 20.0% this season against 5.7% across the 228 games in our data.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
- +3:36 PP TOI
- On-ice xGF/60 5.72 (was 2.79)
- PP1 in 1 of last 1 (was 6 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 24:05 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, 0.55 expected goals; best chance Luke Hughes at 0.16 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 68 GP · 35 points vs 38.9 expected
Last 20 games: -41. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 4.0%
- 98.3
- 47.3%
- G vs xG
- 6 / 8.1
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (PP share 40% → 46%, 4 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.024 xG per attempt lately vs 0.045 before.
- 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 defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played68
- Goals6408th of 715
- Assists29145th of 715
- Points35232nd of 715
- Power-play points13135th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal150151st of 715
- Hits19633rd of 715
- Blocked shots52240th of 715
- Plus/minus−4420th of 715
- Penalty minutes32262nd of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)53.8%104th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)52.7%148th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.8%393rd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)49.0%379th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.5%433rd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)51.5%234th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.80390th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.187712th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.32241st of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game23:0132nd of 715
- Power-play time per game1:57200th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %49.7%369th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.23435th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO983509th of 719
- Goals above expected−2.0576th of 715
- Luck Meter−38655th of 828
- Ascension score6617th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.455th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts117150th of 715
- Hardest shot97.244th of 715
- Offensive-zone time43.2%210th of 715
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 · 68 of 68 games through the sequence engine
- −0.078
- Season net
- −1.66xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.80
- Attempts
- 17
- 0.006
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 PP1Jan 19, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 11, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Dec 23, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Dec 21, 2025 alerts →
- Played 5:39 more than his 5-game averageNov 8, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Oct 26, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 4, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Mar 2, 2025 alerts →
How the goals happened
23 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 | 0 | 76.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 12, 2026 vs CGY | Cycle | — | 4* | 57.7 | — | |
| Jan 8, 2026 @ PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 3 | 67.2 | one-timer | |
| Dec 31, 2025 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 58.4 | — | |
| Dec 14, 2025 vs VAN | Odd-man rush | carry | 3 | 47.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 11, 2025 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 54.0 | — | |
| Nov 15, 2025 @ WSH | Cycle | — | 2* | 67.9 | — | |
| Mar 31, 2025 vs MIN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 73.1 | — | |
| Mar 11, 2025 vs CBJ | Point shot | pass | 2 | 64.5 | — | |
| Feb 8, 2025 @ MTL | Rebound | — | 0 | 80.6 | rebound | |
| Jan 29, 2025 vs PHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 80.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 27, 2024 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 52.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 19, 2024 @ CBJ | Rebound | — | 0 | 43.7 | rebound | |
| Dec 6, 2024 vs SEA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 53.2 | — | |
| Mar 26, 2024 @ TOR | Rush | carry | 3 | 76.5 | — | |
| Jan 17, 2024 vs MTL | Point shot | — | 3* | 75.5 | — | |
| Dec 30, 2023 @ BOS | Rush | carry | 2 | 61.5 | — | |
| Dec 29, 2023 @ OTT | Cycle | — | 2 | 65.8 | one-timer | |
| Dec 27, 2023 vs CBJ | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 68.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 5, 2023 @ VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 58.1 | — | |
| Nov 30, 2023 @ PHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 73.9 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Nov 25, 2023 vs BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 33.1 | — | |
| Oct 20, 2023 @ NYI | Point shot | — | 4 | 74.7 | — |
* 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Pesce | D | 1 | 14:06 | 85% | 85.7% | 100% (1-0) | 71.4% 2:30 | 57.1% 3:47 |
| Jack Hughes | C | 1 | 6:52 | 41% | 85.7% | — (0-0) | 81.0% 9:44 | 66.7% 10:54 |
| Luke Evangelista | RW | 1 | 5:59 | 36% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 87.0% 10:37 | 52.9% 6:31 |
| Jesper Bratt | LW | 1 | 5:39 | 34% | 83.3% | — (0-0) | 82.6% 10:57 | 70.6% 8:03 |
| Anthony Mantha | RW | 1 | 5:16 | 32% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 84.0% 11:20 | 54.5% 9:51 |
| Timo Meier | RW | 1 | 5:10 | 31% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 85.2% 11:26 | 50.0% 8:02 |
| Nico Hischier | C | 1 | 4:47 | 29% | 77.8% | 100% (1-0) | 84.6% 11:49 | 58.8% 6:25 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk | RW | 1 | 4:21 | 26% | 92.3% | — (0-0) | 77.3% 12:15 | 69.6% 10:52 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C | 1 | 3:58 | 24% | 88.9% | — (0-0) | 80.8% 12:38 | 63.2% 9:38 |
| Dawson Mercer | C | 1 | 3:27 | 21% | 90.9% | — (0-0) | 79.2% 13:09 | 73.9% 11:21 |
| Amadeus Lombardi | C | 1 | 1:45 | 11% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 84.4% 14:51 | 58.3% 6:26 |
| Cody Glass | C | 1 | 1:32 | 9% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 83.9% 15:04 | 54.5% 6:07 |
| Declan Chisholm | D | 1 | 1:00 | 6% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 81.8% 15:36 | 52.2% 13:32 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,278 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
44th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
61st percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Middle-of-the-lineup deployment: average linemates and opposition.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Hughes's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Hughes's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
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 | +1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24:17 | 18:22 | 5:17 | 0:26 |
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 | 24:17 | 24:17 | 43 | 11 | 79.6% | 71.1% | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 2.4 | 0.9 | 86% |
| Even strength | 1 | 18:22 | 18:22 | 31 | 9 | 77.5% | 69.0% | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.8 | 0.8 | 80% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 16:36 | 16:36 | 29 | 6 | 82.9% | 75.0% | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.6 | 0.3 | 80% |
| Power play | 1 | 5:17 | 5:17 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:26 | 0:26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v4 | 1 | 5:17 | 5:17 | 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 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 24:17 |
| 2025-26 | NJD | 68 | 6 | 29 | 35 | -4 | 32 | 150 | 4.0% | 19 | 52 | 23:01 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | NJD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 22:20 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 71 | 7 | 37 | 44 | -9 | 16 | 121 | 5.8% | 19 | 60 | 21:09 |
| 2023-24 | NJD | 82 | 9 | 38 | 47 | -25 | 28 | 135 | 6.7% | 24 | 55 | 21:28 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | NJD | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 19:15 |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 3 | 16:14 |
Luke Hughes news
- Luke Hughes News: Rips rocket past Joseph WollRotoWire
- Devils' Luke Hughes: Rips rocket past Joseph WollCBS Sports
- Is T.J. Hughes Related to Quinn, Jack, Luke? How Avalanche Rookie Connects to Star Brothersheavy.com
- New Jersey Devils' 2026-27 Player Projections: Luke HughesThe Hockey Writers
- New Jersey Devils’ 2026-27 Player Projections: Luke HughesThe Hockey Writers
- Devils Making a Difference at Hockey in New Jersey’s Playing it Forward GalaThe Hockey Writers
- Luke Hughes | PRACTICE RAW 9.22.26NHL.com
- Luke Hughes Happy to Get a Healthy Start | NOTEBOOKNHL.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.