#43 · Defence · NJD
LukeHughes
Next milestone 71 points from 200
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 1
- A
- 0
- P
- 1
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 11
- S%
- 9.1
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- September 9, 2003 (age 23)
- Birthplace
- Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Weight
- 198 lb (90 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2021 NJD, round 1, #4 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed21.1 mphleague avg 20.5 mph72nd percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph9league avg 1.999th percentile
- Distance skated11.6 mileague avg 8.0 mi85th percentile
- Hardest shot88.4 mphleague avg 80.3 mph79th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone46.6%league avg 40.8%87th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 0.86 | +0.14 | 26 | 0 | .033 |
| 2025-26 | 6 | 9.91 | -3.91 | 376 | 13 | .026 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 49:51 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 68.5% | 55.0% | +13.5 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 71.0% | 56.7% | +14.3 |
- Goals for–against
- 2–2
- xG for–against
- 3.5–1.6
- Average rating
- 7.1
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Pesce | 3 | 43:27 | 69.3% |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 2 | 2:03 | 5.9% |
| Declan Chisholm | 1 | 0:57 | 100.0% |
| Dougie Hamilton | 1 | 0:55 | 47.5% |
| Brenden Dillon | 1 | 0:39 | 100.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 7.1 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 1 G · 0 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 226 | 24 | 105 | 129 | -38 | 78 | 419 | 5.7 | 54 |
| Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 |
Season by season (5)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Devils | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Devils | 68 | 6 | 29 | 35 | -4 | 32 | 150 | 4.0 | 13 |
| 2024-25 | Devils | 71 | 7 | 37 | 44 | -9 | 16 | 121 | 5.8 | 16 |
| 2023-24 | Devils | 82 | 9 | 38 | 47 | -25 | 28 | 135 | 6.7 | 25 |
| 2022-23 | Devils | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 |