Defence · #43 · NJD

Luke Hughes

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 198 lb
Born: Sep 9, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Draft: 2021, NJD, round 1, 4th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 19; NJD
TOI: 463; 24:21 a game
CF%: 59.9; 532–356
xGF%: 56.6; 27.4–21.0
GF%: 60.4; 32–21

2026-27 individual

G: 6
A1: 2
A2: 3
P: 11
iSF: 43
Sh%: 14.0
ixG: 2.70
G−ixG: 3.30

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's defencemen.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	14.0	5.6	+8.3	6.5
On-ice Sh%	13.0	9.4	+3.6	10.9
PDO	101.4	98.6	+2.8	99.7
G−ixG	+3.30	–	–	–

Sh% z +2.3. Running hot: his 43 shots have brought more goals than chance alone would usually give at the 5.8% expected of him. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts45.4 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net33.1 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 463 min.

His attempts

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Excluding 1 empty-net attempt: 58 unblocked · 43 SOG · 6 G · 2.34 ixG · 2 from his own half, not drawn. The density is shaded against his own busiest spot, blank under a quarter of it.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	0	0	0	–	20.6
High slot	3	3	1	33.3	18.2
Circles	16	11	2	18.2	9.9
Point and perimeter	37	27	3	11.1	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2022-23 NJD	NJD	2	32	60.7	50.0	62.6	+7.6	1.86	1.11	12.5	81.8	94.3
2023-24 NJD	NJD	82	1761	60.7	54.3	54.9	+8.9	113.33	93.28	10.1	88.3	98.4
2024-25 NJD	NJD	71	1502	55.4	52.8	53.8	+1.4	79.03	67.74	9.1	90.1	99.1
2025-26 NJD	NJD	68	1565	56.1	51.0	55.1	+4.8	90.78	74.07	8.9	89.4	98.3
2026-27 NJD	NJD	19	463	59.9	60.4	56.6	-1.9	27.40	21.02	13.0	88.4	101.4
Total NJD	NJD	242	5323	57.8	53.6	54.8	+4.7	312.40	257.22	9.7	89.1	98.8

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Hughes without	Without Hughes	With	Hughes without	Without Hughes	With	Hughes without	Without Hughes	With	Hughes without	Without Hughes
PesceBrett Pesce D	310	45*	46*	55.3 13.1–10.6	42.5* 2.0–2.8	70.4* 2.8–1.2	57.4 328–243	54.1* 46–39	64.1* 50–28	65.5 19–10	25.0* 1–3	66.7* 4–2
HughesJack Hughes C	116	239	190	52.2 5.4–5.0	53.7 -1.4	66.1 -13.9	60.3 141–93	55.2 +5.0	62.4 -2.1	58.3 7–5	61.9 13–8	76.9 10–3
MeierTimo Meier RW	104	250	158	58.6 5.3–3.7	50.6 +8.0	56.2 +2.5	57.4 109–81	56.9 +0.5	56.9 +0.5	58.3 7–5	61.9 13–8	45.5 5–6
HischierNico Hischier C	102	253	138	63.8 5.9–3.3	48.0 +15.8	56.4 +7.4	59.5 113–77	56.0 +3.5	56.6 +2.9	60.0 6–4	60.9 14–9	54.5 6–5
BrattJesper Bratt LW	95	260	157	49.4 4.3–4.4	54.8 -5.4	66.9 -17.5	61.0 119–76	55.3 +5.7	60.8 +0.2	60.0 6–4	60.9 14–9	69.2 9–4
GritsyukArseny Gritsyuk RW	91	264	174	48.3 3.7–3.9	54.9 -6.6	65.8 -17.5	57.4 109–81	56.9 +0.5	62.8 -5.4	85.7 6–1	53.8 14–12	76.9 10–3
EvangelistaLuke Evangelista RW	90	265	127	62.7 4.8–2.8	49.6 +13.1	60.9 +1.8	56.9 87–66	57.1 -0.2	58.7 -1.8	57.1 4–3	61.5 16–10	57.1 4–3
RodriguesEvan Rodrigues C	82	273	151	44.6 2.3–2.8	55.0 -10.4	51.8 -7.2	52.1 76–70	58.4 -6.4	51.0 +1.1	66.7 4–2	59.3 16–11	35.3 6–11
BoqvistJesper Boqvist C	71	284	121	57.2 2.5–1.9	52.4 +4.8	53.5 +3.7	57.0 61–46	57.0 -0.0	55.9 +1.1	62.5 5–3	60.0 15–10	40.0 4–6
ManthaAnthony Mantha RW	69	286	133	50.8 2.7–2.7	53.7 -2.9	53.7 -3.0	57.1 72–54	57.0 +0.2	50.0 +7.1	50.0 5–5	65.2 15–8	47.1 8–9
LombardiAmadeus Lombardi C	68	287	116	49.7 2.5–2.6	53.9 -4.2	50.9 -1.3	55.9 62–49	57.2 -1.4	55.4 +0.5	75.0 3–1	58.6 17–12	30.0 3–7
GlassCody Glass C	66	288	130	46.5 2.3–2.7	54.5 -8.0	53.3 -6.8	55.0 61–50	57.4 -2.5	53.3 +1.7	50.0 3–3	63.0 17–10	50.0 3–3

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). * Under 50 minutes: too little to read (hover or tap for the sample). 8 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-10 @ WPG · L 2-4	@ WPG	L 2-4	57.1	0.0	34.5	24	0.95	1.80	0.0	81.8	81.8
2026-11-08 @ TOR · W 4-0	@ TOR	W 4-0	59.4	100.0	65.9	22	0.91	0.47	15.4	100.0	115.4
2026-11-07 @ NYI · W 5-4 OT	@ NYI	W 5-4 OT	60.4	66.7	55.6	27	2.27	1.81	11.8	90.9	102.7
2026-11-05 vs STL · W 5-4 OT	vs STL	W 5-4 OT	42.9	50.0	37.6	27	1.19	1.97	27.3	84.2	111.5
2026-11-03 vs EDM · W 4-3 SO	vs EDM	W 4-3 SO	53.8	66.7	48.4	29	0.84	0.90	25.0	90.9	115.9
2026-10-30 @ VGK · W 5-2	@ VGK	W 5-2	67.5	100.0	76.9	24	1.50	0.45	23.1	100.0	123.1
2026-10-28 @ COL · L 2-5	@ COL	L 2-5	32.5	33.3	26.6	24	0.69	1.89	20.0	86.7	106.7
2026-10-27 @ DAL · W 5-1	@ DAL	W 5-1	66.7	75.0	66.9	23	1.53	0.76	25.0	88.9	113.9
2026-10-24 vs LAK · W 3-1	vs LAK	W 3-1	71.8	–	92.8	25	1.78	0.14	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-22 vs ANA · W 4-1	vs ANA	W 4-1	46.0	75.0	67.7	24	1.36	0.65	27.3	85.7	113.0
2026-10-20 vs COL · W 4-3	vs COL	W 4-3	43.1	66.7	47.0	23	1.47	1.66	12.5	93.3	105.8
2026-10-17 @ WSH · L 2-4	@ WSH	L 2-4	71.0	0.0	61.4	23	2.13	1.34	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-15 vs NYR · W 7-1	vs NYR	W 7-1	71.7	100.0	67.1	25	1.17	0.57	25.0	100.0	125.0
2026-10-13 @ DET · W 5-4 OT	@ DET	W 5-4 OT	64.0	33.3	67.7	25	1.42	0.68	7.1	77.8	84.9
2026-10-12 vs OTT · L 1-4	vs OTT	L 1-4	59.5	25.0	36.8	23	1.13	1.95	10.0	57.1	67.1
2026-10-10 vs VAN · W 4-1	vs VAN	W 4-1	57.8	100.0	61.7	23	1.56	0.97	18.8	100.0	118.8
2026-10-06 vs UTA · L 3-5	vs UTA	L 3-5	64.5	50.0	49.8	26	1.57	1.58	11.8	83.3	95.1
2026-10-03 @ NYI · L 0-6	@ NYI	L 0-6	69.0	–	64.9	22	1.29	0.70	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-01 vs PHI · W 3-2 OT	vs PHI	W 3-2 OT	79.6	100.0	78.2	24	2.64	0.74	5.0	100.0	105.0