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NEW JERSEY DEVILSBorn in United States#43 ·Defenseman

Luke Hughes

ACTIVE
Last game:November 4, 2026(overnight)1 PTS · 0G · 1A · 0 +/- · 28:43 Ice timevsEdmonton Oilers
+1 assist in the win against Edmonton Oilers
2 straight games with points
Next match:November 6, 2026(tomorrow night)vsSt. Louis Blues

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 136 points in 238 games, 28 goals and 108 assists, an average of 0.57 points per game. The best season so far is 2024–25 with 44 points in 71 games.

BirthplaceManchesterBorn2003 (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 (≈ 7 343 355 kr/month, 88 120 260 kr/yr) · Through 2031–32
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Latest games

November 4vsEDMW4–3 SO+1 assist+1P+1A0+/-1shots1PPP28:43toiOctober 30@VGKW5–2+1 goal+1P+1G+3+/-2shots23:39toiOctober 29@COLL2–5No points0+/-0shots23:38toi
All games and events of the 2026-2027 season15 games and 1 milestone

2026–27 SEASON

Points
8
NHL#177NHL D#35
Goals
5
NHL#76NHL D#2
Assists
3
NHL#286NHL D#85
Form
HOT
Latest 5 outings
Games played
100%
15 of 15
games
Point pace
45P
Projected full-season points at current pace
Very good
+/-
+6
NHL#57NHL D#24
Ice time/game
24:15
NHL#92NHL D#19

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 points39 away
Match season best: 38 assists35 away
Playoffs
First playoff point3y ago
Career
50 career goals22 away
250 NHL games12 away
250 career points114 away
250 career assists142 away
25 career goals2w ago
100 career assists8mo 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
238
Points
136
Points per game
0.57
Goals
28
Assists
108
+/-
-32

Season by season

PointsGoalsAssistsPoints per gamePlus/minusGames

Teams player has played for

NJDNew Jersey DevilsCurrent
Seasons
2022–23 to 2026–27
Since APR 11 · 5 seasons
PTS
136
G
28
A
108
GP
238

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