#43 · Defense

Luke Hughes

Age: 23
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 198 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

GP: 6
G: 1
A: 1
P: 2
+/-: -2
SOG: 17

Drafted 2021 · Round 1, #4 overall (NJD)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	3	6
G	1	0	0+1
A	1	4	5-4
P	2	4	5-3
SOG	17	6	12+5
PPP	1	0	1
+/-	-2	+2	+3-5
PIM	4	4	8-4
TOI/GP	23:57	21:20+2:37	20:22+3:35
SH%	5.9	0.0+5.9	0.0+5.9

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Hughes is shooting 5.9% (1 on 17 shots) against 5.4% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.6 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.6).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 54.4; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 59.2; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +3.2; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.915; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.6; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.6; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 60.0; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 18:44; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

40 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Hughes is used

#43 · D · New Jersey Devils

Luke Hughes

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

Pair 1
PP1
PK · rarely

Ice time / game: 23:53; 18:44 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 60.0%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 59.2%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 54.4%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Hughes56.9s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Hughes44%

NHL average26%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Brett Pesce83.8 min together55%shot attempts

Jack Hughes33.0 min together56%shot attempts

Timo Meier29.6 min together65%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	New Jersey Devils	6	1	1	2	-2	4	0	17	5.9	23:57
2025–26	New Jersey Devils	68	6	29	35	-4	32	2	150	4.0	23:01
2024–25	New Jersey Devils	71	7	37	44	-9	16	0	121	5.8	21:09
2024–25 (P)	New Jersey Devils	1	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0.0	22:20
2023–24	New Jersey Devils	82	9	38	47	-25	28	4	135	6.7	21:28
2022–23	New Jersey Devils	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	50.0	16:14
2022–23 (P)	New Jersey Devils	3	0	2	2	-2	0	0	4	0.0	19:15

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@DET	0	0	0	-2	1	0	25:24
Mon, Oct 12	vsOTT	0	0	0	-1	4	2	22:53
Sat, Oct 10	vsVAN	0	1	1	+1	1	0	23:13
Tue, Oct 6	vsUTA	0	0	0	-1	3	0	26:13
Sat, Oct 3	@NYI	0	0	0	0	3	2	21:41
Thu, Oct 1	vsPHI	1	0	1	+1	5	0	24:17

	Team / League										TOI
2023–24	USA · WC	8	2	3	5	+4	2	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Team USA · International	1	0	2	2	+4	0	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Univ. of Michigan · NCAA	39	10	38	48	+24	26	–	–	–	–
2022–23	USA U20 · WJC-20	7	4	1	5	+3	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Univ. of Michigan · NCAA	41	17	22	39	+26	10	–	–	–	–
2021–22	USA · WC	10	1	3	4	0	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22	USA U20 · WJC-20	5	1	5	6	+7	0	–	–	–	–
2020–21	U.S. National U18 Team · NTDP	38	6	28	34	+11	14	–	–	–	–
2020–21	USNTDP Juniors · USHL	18	4	11	15	+5	8	–	–	–	–
2019–20	U.S. National U17 Team · NTDP	48	7	21	28	–	10	–	–	–	–
2019–20	USNTDP Juniors · USHL	28	4	9	13	-14	6	–	–	–	–
2019–20	USA U17 · WHC-17	6	1	3	4	–	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Little Caesars 15U AAA · 15U AAA	71	22	61	83	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Team Kelly · USA-S15	4	0	3	3	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Toronto Bulldogs · Brick Invitational	6	2	0	2	–	2	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	Toronto Bulldogs · Brick Invitational	2	0	0	0	–	2	–	–	–	–