NEW JERSEY DEVILSBorn in United States#43 ·Defenseman

Luke Hughes

ACTIVE

Last game:October 30, 2026(2d ago)1 PTS · 1G · 0A · +3 +/- · 23:39 Ice time@Vegas Golden Knights

Next match:November 4, 2026(upcoming)vsEdmonton Oilers

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 135 points in 237 games, 28 goals and 107 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 (≈ 7 370 358 kr/month, 88 444 296 kr/yr) · Through 2031–32

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Latest games

October 30@VGKVegas Golden KnightsW5–2+1 goal+1P+1G+3+/-2shots23:39toi October 29@COLColorado AvalancheL2–5No points0+/-0shots23:38toi October 28@DALDallas StarsW5–1+2 points+2P+1G+1A+2+/-2shots22:58toiSecond star

All games and events of the 2026-2027 season14 games and 1 milestone

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#183NHL D#35

Goals

NHL#61NHL D#2

Assists

NHL#357NHL D#108

Form

HOT

Latest 5 outings

Games played

100%

14 of 14

games

Point pace

42P

Projected full-season points at current pace

Very good

+/-

NHL#50NHL D#17

Ice time/game

23:56

NHL#93NHL D#22

Milestones

Recent

Career25 career goals2w ago

PlayoffsFirst playoff point3y ago

Next up

Match season best: 9 goals

5 now · previous best 9

4left

Career50 career goals22 away

Show all milestones 17

Season

Match season best: 9 goals4 away

30 goals this season25 away

Match season best: 47 points40 away

Match season best: 38 assists36 away

Playoffs

First playoff point3y ago

Career

50 career goals22 away

250 NHL games13 away

250 career points115 away

250 career assists143 away

25 career goals2w ago

100 career assists7mo ago

100 career points1y ago

50 career assists1y ago

100 NHL games1y ago

50 career points2y 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

237

Points

135

Points per game

0.57

Goals

Assists

107

+/-

-32

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

135

107

237

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