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2025–26 · player profile
Luke
Hughes.
NJD· D· Shoots L· 6'2" / 198 lbs· Age 22· Manchester, New Hampshire
GP
68
G
6
A
29
PTS
35
+/–
-4
TOI/GP
—
Value Model
Edgework action value · 2025–26Methodology
Estimated surplus vs 5×5 even-strength value — a model estimate, not a verdict. Expected cost is a within-position fit on each player’s 5v5 zone-rate value; it does not credit power-play or penalty-kill production. A special-teams driver (marked ⓘ PP-heavy) can read as an “overpay” here while still earning his deal. How surplus is computed.
Contract Surplus
−$3.5Mⓘ PP-heavy
model expects $5.5M vs $9.0M AAV — a 5v5-value estimate, not a verdict
Net contribution
-1.26
#98 of 108 defensemen
5v5 zone-rate vs position peers
Season impact
+8.8
#87 of 108 defensemen
total action value, all strengths
Offensive contribution
0.32
#66 of 108 defensemen
Defensive contribution
-0.05
#104 of 108 defensemen
Shooting
0.18
Playmaking
0.15
Shot-blocking
0.10
RAPM net · 3-yr
-0.19
NHL Edge Percentiles
Top Shot Speedshooting
94
97.2 mph
Top Skating Speedskating
92
23.37 mph
20+ mph Burstsskating
79
117
Total Distance Skatedskating
84
234.6 mi
Max Distance / Gameskating
94
4.45 mi
Shots on Goalshooting
91
150
Offensive Zone Time %possession
70
43.2%
Shot Locations
shots on goal · season to date
low volhigh vol
Top zones
Center Point3895p
High Slot2298p
L Point2285p
L Circle1795p
Low Slot1496p
R Circle1087p
cell value = shots · color = league %ile
Last Five
game log
| Date | Opp | Res | G | A | P | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7 | vs PHI | L 1–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:09 |
| Apr 5 | @ MTL | W 3–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:08 |
| Apr 4 | vs MTL | L 3–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27:43 |
| Apr 2 | vs WSH | W 7–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:22 |
| Mar 31 | @ NYR | L 1–4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25:05 |
Career by Season
NHL regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/– | TOI/GP | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Devils | 68 | 6 | 29 | 35 | -4 | 23:01 | 4.0% |
| 2024–25 | Devils | 71 | 7 | 37 | 44 | -9 | 21:09 | 5.8% |
| 2023–24 | Devils | 82 | 9 | 38 | 47 | -25 | 21:28 | 6.7% |
| 2022–23 | Devils | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16:14 | 50.0% |
Common linemates
NJD · top defensemen by points
D
Dougie Hamilton
39pts· 12 G · 27 A
D
Jonas Siegenthaler
16pts· 0 G · 16 A
D
Brenden Dillon
15pts· 3 G · 12 A
proxy · team scoring leaders, not tracked line-combination data
Data · NHL EDGE · contracts: see /data/contracts.json
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