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Photo of NHL player Jack Hughes

New Jersey Devils Logo Jack Hughes

Position Center Current Team New Jersey Devils
Shoots Left Current Contract 8 years
Height 5'11" Expires 2029-30
Weight (lbs) 175 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 29
Age 24 (May 14, 2001) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2019, Round 1, Overall 1 (NJD)
Date Team Transaction
Dec 17, 2025 New Jersey Devils Placed on LTIR
Nov 18, 2025 New Jersey Devils Placed on IR
Mar 5, 2025 New Jersey Devils Placed on LTIR
Nov 30, 2021 New Jersey Devils Signed 8 years @ $8.000M AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 12, 2019 New Jersey Devils Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

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Notes and Definitions
  • The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
  • Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
  • Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
  • Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
  • Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
  • All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).
Data Sources
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5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2019-20 NJD 61 700:50 0.17 0.77 0.94 0.83 -0.65 2.44 11.76 -9.32 4.63 7.41
2020-21 NJD 56 830:20 0.72 0.65 1.37 0.75 -0.03 9.17 9.53 -0.36 4.11 4.79
2021-22 NJD 49 739:10 1.30 1.22 2.52 1.03 0.27 13.22 10.52 2.70 6.06 5.45
2022-23 NJD 78 1185:15 1.42 1.37 2.78 0.99 0.43 12.84 8.97 3.87 3.66 4.76
2023-24 NJD 62 961:24 0.81 1.25 2.06 0.95 -0.14 7.30 8.54 -1.24 4.56 7.05
2024-25 NJD 62 944:53 0.95 1.08 2.03 0.88 0.07 9.93 9.21 0.73 5.26 4.31
2025-26 NJD 19 302:28 1.59 0.99 2.58 0.96 0.63 17.39 10.53 6.86 4.92 3.28

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2019-20 NJD 61 700:50 39.21 1.46 2.57 47.09 2.83 2.85 34.00 47.45 0.27 0.24 0.51
2020-21 NJD 56 830:20 43.07 2.53 2.52 37.07 2.46 2.14 50.72 54.07 0.25 -0.39 6.88
2021-22 NJD 49 739:10 46.35 3.41 2.92 45.13 4.06 2.61 45.65 52.85 0.35 0.11 2.13
2022-23 NJD 78 1185:15 49.36 3.54 3.21 38.17 2.94 2.36 54.69 57.61 0.38 0.01 2.97
2023-24 NJD 62 961:24 48.87 2.68 2.84 41.44 2.87 2.48 48.31 53.38 0.28 0.13 1.19
2024-25 NJD 62 944:53 46.67 3.11 2.85 39.75 2.22 2.24 58.33 55.94 0.67 -0.04 7.14
2025-26 NJD 19 302:28 46.42 2.78 2.84 34.52 2.78 2.15 50.00 56.94 0.57 -0.39 9.82

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate Teammate Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
This table is for Basic and Premium subscribers only. To view please login to and/or subscribe to one of our subscription plans. 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34 2034-35

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Jack Hughes signed an $64,000,000 8-year contract with the New Jersey Devils and General Manager Tom Fitzgerald on November 30, 2021 with an AAV of $8,000,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2029-30 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 9.70% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 21 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - $2,000,000 $7,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 RFA
2023-24 22 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 RFA-arb
2024-25 23 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 RFA-arb
2025-26 24 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 RFA-arb
2026-27 25 M-NTC $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 UFA
2027-28 26 M-NTC $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - $7,500,000 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 UFA
2028-29 27 M-NTC $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 UFA
2029-30 28 M-NTC $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 UFA
Total - $2,000,000 $62,000,000 $64,000,000 $64,000,000
Signed: Nov 30, 2021
Team: New Jersey Devils
GM: Tom Fitzgerald
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 9.7
Clause: Player has a 10 team no trade list for 2026-27 to 2029-30.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Jack Hughes signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the New Jersey Devils and General Manager Ray Shero on July 12, 2019 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.13% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 18 $925,000 $3,775,000 $2,850,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2020-21 19 $925,000 $3,775,000 $2,850,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2021-22 20 $925,000 $3,775,000 $2,850,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $8,550,000 $277,500 $2,497,500 $2,775,000 $210,000
Signed: July 12, 2019
Team: New Jersey Devils
GM: Ray Shero
Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2010-11 Brick Invitational Toronto Bulldogs 6 4 7 11 6 2 2 2 2
2016-17 U16 AAA Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA 80 58 101 159 36
2016-17 GTHL U16 Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA 33 23 50 73 4
2016-17 OJHL Georgetown Raiders 9 1 2 3 2
2017-18 USDP U.S. National U18 Team 36 27 41 68 6
2017-18 USHL USNTDP Juniors 27 21 33 54 +26 10
2017-18 USDP U.S. National U17 Team 24 13 35 48 10
2017-18 WJC-18 USA U18 7 5 7 12 +3 2
2017-18 WHC-17 USA U17 6 5 10 15 2
2018-19 NTDP U.S. National U18 Team 50 34 78 112 28
2018-19 USHL USNTDP Juniors 24 12 36 48 +17 4
2018-19 WJC-18 USA U18 7 9 11 20 +10 8
2018-19 WC USA 7 0 3 3 +2
2018-19 WJC-20 USA U20 4 0 4 4 +2
2019-20 NHL New Jersey Devils 61 7 14 21 -26 10 123 5.7 15:52
2020-21 NHL New Jersey Devils 56 11 20 31 -3 16 142 7.7 19:04
2021-22 NHL New Jersey Devils 49 26 30 56 -16 165 15.8 19:34
2022-23 NHL New Jersey Devils 78 43 56 99 +10 6 336 12.8 19:58 12 6 5 11 -4 2 45 13.3 19:44
2023-24 NHL New Jersey Devils 62 27 47 74 -12 12 274 9.9 20:58
2024-25 NHL New Jersey Devils 62 27 43 70 +12 18 229 11.8 20:54
2024-25 4 Nations United States 4 0 1 1 11 0.0 71:39
2025-26 NHL New Jersey Devils 19 11 10 21 +1 72 15.3 21:06
NHL Career 387 152 220 372 -34 62 1341 11.3 19:30 12 6 5 11 -4 2 45 13.3 19:44