Luke Hughes
New Jersey Devils · #43 · Defenseman · age 23 · 6'2" · 198 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 Manchester, New Hampshire · Drafted 2021 · Rd 1 #4
OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN0.50 points/game from the blue line this season
7 points in 14 games — 38th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
21HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 71% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 3 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 21 lately — hotter than 71% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 21 · +14 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
3 points and 2 goals in 5 games — 1.2× his usual pace, and 1.8× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games. He's shooting 25% in this stretch against 14% on the season.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Points | 3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shots | 8 | 13 | 6 | ▼ 0.6× his usual |
| Shooting % | 25.0% | 13.9% | 6.3% | ▲ 1.8× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +6 | +2.5 | +0.0 | +4 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 24:00 | 23:57 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | @ VGK | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 23:39 | 21 |
| Oct 28 | @ COL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:38 | 14 |
| Oct 27 | @ DAL | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 22:58 | 14 |
| Oct 24 | vs LAK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25:25 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs ANA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 24:19 | 14 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points38th of 228 defensemen7leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals2nd of 228 defensemen5leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists107th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots8th of 228 defensemen36leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points41st of 228 defensemen1leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus15th of 228 defensemen+7leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game22nd of 228 defensemen23:57leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: goals (99th), shots (95th), ice time (90th). Below the middle: assists (35th).
■ Hughes this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 41 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 47 in 2023–24.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | NJD | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.50 | +7 |
| 2025–26 | NJD | 68 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 0.51 | −4 |
| 2024–25 · best | NJD | 71 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 0.62 | −9 |
| 2023–24 | NJD | 82 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 0.57 | −25 |
| 2022–23 | NJD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 |