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Luke Hughes

Position Left Defense / Right Defense Current Team New Jersey Devils
Shoots Left Current Contract
Height 6'2" Expires
Weight (lbs) 198 Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age 21 (Sep 9, 2003) Expiry Status
Drafted 2021, Round 1, Overall 4 (NJD)

News and Opinions

Date Team Transaction
Oct 24, 2024 New Jersey Devils Activated from IR
Oct 7, 2024 New Jersey Devils Placed on IR
Apr 8, 2023 New Jersey Devils Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2012-13 Brick Invitational Toronto Bulldogs 6 2 0 2 2 2 2
2018-19 15U AAA Little Caesars 15U AAA 71 22 61 83
2018-19 USA-S15 Team Kelly 4 0 3 3
2019-20 NTDP U.S. National U17 Team 48 7 21 28 10
2019-20 USHL USNTDP Juniors 28 4 9 13 -14 6
2019-20 WHC-17 USA U17 6 1 3 4
2020-21 NTDP U.S. National U18 Team 38 6 28 34 +11 14
2020-21 USHL USNTDP Juniors 18 4 11 15 +5 8
2021-22 NCAA Univ. of Michigan 41 17 22 39 +26 10
2021-22 WC USA 10 1 3 4
2021-22 WJC-20 USA U20 5 1 5 6 +7
2022-23 NHL New Jersey Devils 2 1 1 2 2 50.0 16:14 3 2 2 -2 4 0.0 19:15
2022-23 NCAA Univ. of Michigan 39 10 38 48 +24 26
2022-23 WJC-20 USA U20 7 4 1 5 +3 2
2023-24 NHL New Jersey Devils 82 9 38 47 -25 28 135 6.7 21:28
2024-25 NHL New Jersey Devils 71 7 37 44 -9 16 121 5.8 21:09 1 -1 2 0.0 22:20
NHL Career 155 17 76 93 -34 44 258 6.6 21:16 4 2 2 -3 6 0.0 20:02

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.
2022-23 NJD 2 24:52 0.00 2.41 2.41 0.00 0.00 - - - - -
2023-24 NJD 82 1356:09 0.13 0.58 0.71 0.22 -0.08 3.45 5.65 -2.20 1.52 3.03
2024-25 NJD 71 1275:36 0.28 0.89 1.18 0.25 0.03 6.38 5.73 0.66 0.70 2.11

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
2022-23 NJD 2 24:52 50.67 2.41 3.21 28.95 4.83 1.72 33.33 65.13 0.17 -1.22 14.27
2023-24 NJD 82 1356:09 45.48 2.21 2.74 41.50 2.43 2.52 47.62 52.10 0.23 0.09 1.26
2024-25 NJD 71 1275:36 41.11 1.93 2.46 39.37 2.26 2.35 46.07 51.19 0.18 0.15 0.19

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%
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 2 20.4 0.6 9.3 9.3 75.2 68.3 0.0 50.0 50.0 38.0 20.5 41.5
2023-24 82 24.2 0.7 9.2 9.2 92.8 58.7 60.6 33.9 5.5 40.6 19.1 40.4
2024-25 71 23.6 0.5 9.3 9.3 90.2 66.0 44.7 43.6 11.7 39.0 18.2 42.8

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 Defense Pairs

Season
Season Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2024-25 Pesce, B NJD 932:47 1.93 2.44 44.12 2.54 2.23 53.18 0.25 -0.03 2.91
2024-25 Hamilton, D NJD 116:21 2.06 1.03 66.67 2.33 2.51 48.07 -0.13 0.29 -4.36
2024-25 Kovacevic, J NJD 90:39 1.32 1.99 40.00 2.09 2.91 41.81 -0.26 0.62 -8.84
2024-25 Nemec, S NJD 39:15 3.06 3.06 50.00 1.82 3.63 33.36 -0.45 1.19 -14.80
2024-25 Dillon, B NJD 32:04 0.00 0.00 - 0.80 2.35 25.26 -1.55 0.07 -25.41
2024-25 Siegenthaler, J NJD 22:17 2.69 0.00 100.00 4.20 1.63 72.00 1.76 -0.53 19.04
2023-24 Marino, J NJD 393:11 2.14 2.14 50.00 2.54 2.41 51.32 -0.02 -0.03 0.11
2023-24 Miller, C NJD 273:03 2.64 2.42 52.17 2.83 2.62 51.95 0.13 0.09 0.29
2023-24 Smith, B NJD 213:46 0.84 4.21 16.67 1.73 2.63 39.65 -0.88 0.14 -11.44
2023-24 Nemec, S NJD 168:10 2.85 1.43 66.67 3.74 2.37 61.24 1.24 -0.16 11.44
2023-24 DeSimone, N NJD 110:41 3.79 0.54 87.50 3.23 3.02 51.69 0.57 0.45 0.82
2023-24 Siegenthaler, J NJD 66:08 0.91 3.63 20.00 2.43 3.09 43.97 -0.08 0.78 -8.04
2023-24 Hamilton, D NJD 59:45 4.02 4.02 50.00 3.97 2.13 65.03 1.44 -0.10 11.96
2023-24 Bahl, K NJD 31:28 0.00 1.91 0.00 2.46 2.27 51.99 -0.11 -0.22 1.17
2022-23 Severson, D NJD 24:42 4.86 7.29 40.00 2.44 2.22 52.40 -0.25 -0.66 4.00
2022-23 Marino, J NJD 20:11 0.00 0.00 - 2.72 2.14 55.99 0.07 -0.73 7.99

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.

Previous Contracts

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 19 $925,000 $1,850,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $80,000 ELC
2023-24 20 $925,000 $1,850,000 $925,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $80,000 ELC
2024-25 21 $925,000 $1,850,000 $1,850,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $80,000 ELC
Total $2,775,000 $277,500 $2,497,500 $2,775,000 $240,000
Signed: Apr 8, 2023
Team: New Jersey Devils
GM: -
Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

*Age is as of September 15