Jack Hughes
New Jersey Devils · #86 · Center · age 25 · 5'11" · 175 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida · Drafted 2019 · Rd 1 #1
SCORER1.14 points/game with a assist-leaning mix
16 points in 14 games — 23rd of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
61HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 92% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 3 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Hughes is pure offensive dynamism. His assist-heavy career tally (249A vs. 161G) reveals a magician who elevates linemates. Watching him operate is a masterclass in creative playmaking and finding the open man, even if the goals are still coming.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
The read on his form isn’t written yet — check back after his next game.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Up from 41 to 61 in his last 5 games — hotter than 92% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 61 · +17 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
7 points and 4 goals in 5 games — 1.2× his usual pace, and 2.7× what an average forward scores in 5 games. He's shooting 21% in this stretch against 11% on the season.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | ▲ 1.9× his usual |
| Assists | 3 | 3.6 | 1.5 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Points | 7 | 5.7 | 2.5 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shots | 19 | 19 | 8 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Shooting % | 21.1% | 11.1% | 13.6% | ▲ 1.9× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +7 | +2.5 | −0.2 | +5 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 19:09 | 20:08 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | @ VGK | W | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | +4 | 17:20 | 61 |
| Oct 28 | @ COL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 20:37 | 44 |
| Oct 27 | @ DAL | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 19:42 | 43 |
| Oct 24 | vs LAK | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 19:18 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs ANA | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 18:49 | 50 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points23rd of 424 forwards16leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals45th of 424 forwards6leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists22nd of 424 forwards10leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots6th of 424 forwards54leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points62nd of 424 forwards4leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus23rd of 424 forwards+7leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game31st of 424 forwards20:08leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: shots (98th), assists (93rd), ice time (93rd). Nothing below the middle of the league.
■ Hughes this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 94 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 99 in 2022–23.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | NJD | 14 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.14 | +7 |
| 2025–26 | NJD | 61 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 1.26 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | NJD | 62 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 1.13 | +12 |
| 2023–24 | NJD | 62 | 27 | 47 | 74 | 1.19 | −12 |
| 2022–23 · best | NJD | 78 | 43 | 56 | 99 | 1.27 | +10 |
| 2021–22 | NJD | 49 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 1.14 | −16 |
| 2020–21 | NJD | 56 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 0.55 | −3 |
| 2019–20 | NJD | 61 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0.34 | −26 |