New Jersey Devils · #86 · Centre

Jack Hughes

Age 25 · Shoots left · 5′11″ · 175 lb · Born Orlando, Florida, USA

Drafted 2019, #1 overall by New Jersey

Next game · Sat 10 Octvs Vancouver · 3:30 PM ET1 P in the last 1 vs VAN

Hart Trophy 7.5%Ted Lindsay Award 1.5%Markets →

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals1T-2nd on NJD

Assists1T-2nd on NJD

Points2T-2nd on NJD

P / GP0.67T-132nd in the NHL

Shots137.7% shooting

TOI / GP22:472nd on NJD

2025-262025-26: 61 games, 27-50-77, 1.26 points per game Season detail →

Jack Hughes has 2 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 77 points in 61 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

2 points in 3 games for the 28th-placed New Jersey

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Ice time22:4799th

Shots / GP4.3397th

PP points180th

Points / GP0.6767th

Goals / 600.8856th

Shooting %7.7%51st

Penalty differential048th

Assists / 600.8845th

Blocked shots141st

Takeaways027th

Hits05th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points2T-2nd on NJD

Points per game0.67T-132nd in NHL

Goals1T-67th in NHL

Assists1T-2nd on NJD

Shooting %7.7%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time22:472nd on NJD

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-line forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of New Jersey's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength16:58

Power play5:35

Shorthanded0:13

Total22:47

22.3 shifts a game, averaging 61 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-2nd on NJD

PP assists1T-1st on NJD

PP points1T-1st on NJD · T-51st NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 603.583rd on NJD

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1New Jersey total

Involved in1goals or assists

Share100.0%of every NJD PPG

PP TOI share65.2%of NJD PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

1 of 1 goal broke a tie

How the 1 goal and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals11st on NJD

Overtime goals11st on NJD

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals1

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd0

3rd0

Overtime1

Goals by game state

Tied1

Leading0

Trailing0

1 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with New Jersey trailing.

Assists

Primary1 · 100%

Secondary0 · 0%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.76

Goals / 600.88

Shots / 6011.4

ES points / 601.181 ES points

PP points / 603.581 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease3 att · 0 G

Slot11 att · 1 G

Wing9 att · 0 G

Point2 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

25 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)1.537th

Goals1

Goals vs expected−0.5

Unblocked attempts18

xG per attempt.082

ixG per 601.30

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 99th percentile of forwards: 11.14 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance / 60, mi11.1499th

Distance skated, mi12.796th

20+ mph bursts778th

Offensive-zone time45.2%77th

Defensive-zone time36.8%77th

Average shot, mph55.049th

90+ mph shots048th

Top speed, mph21.2247th

Hardest shot, mph76.7446th

22+ mph bursts041st

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.22Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph76.74Forward average 74.7

Distance skated12.7 mi4.69 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts59.3%3.7% defensive · 37.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

45.3%All situations36.6%

43.1%Even strength37.6%

52.9%Power play32.9%

28.9%Shorthanded52.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

21.22@NYI3 Oct · 3rd 01:24
20.78@NYI3 Oct · 2nd 00:41
20.48vsPHI1 Oct · 3rd 19:33
20.44@NYI3 Oct · 3rd 03:25
20.04@NYI3 Oct · 2nd 16:03
20.02@NYI3 Oct · 1st 14:43
19.94@NYI3 Oct · 2nd 19:47
19.79@NYI3 Oct · 1st 19:50

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph7 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph39 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

69.33@NYI3 Oct · 1st 03:56
69.32@NYI3 Oct · 2nd 19:46
68.92vsPHI1 Oct · 1st 08:43
67.28vsPHI1 Oct · 1st 02:03
64.38@NYI3 Oct · 3rd 00:55
62.35vsPHI1 Oct · 3rd 12:33
57.40vsPHI1 Oct · 1st 19:58
55.45vsPHI1 Oct · 2nd 06:25

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

3.87vsUTA6 Oct · 21:32 TOI
4.13@NYI3 Oct · 21:01 TOI
4.69vsPHI1 Oct · 25:48 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 4.23 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-12th on NJD

Giveaways6

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits0T-17th on NJD

Blocked shots1T-11th on NJD

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken3010.0 a game

Won7

Win %23.3%

Offensive zone3 of 18

A part-time centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Vancouver, a point in one of one

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

23 Jan 2026@

VANW 5-40113−118:54

Prediction markets

7.5% for the Hart Trophy

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

MarketImpliedFrom stats

Kalshi Open →

Polymarket Open →

ProphetX Open →

Hart TrophyMost valuable player7.5%—24¢Best8¢Not listed

Ted Lindsay AwardPlayers' MVP vote1.5%—Not listed2¢Not listed

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2025-26 · The season

77 points in 61 games on a team that finished 21st

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Shots / GP3.7499th

Points / GP1.2698th

Ice time21:1998th

Assists / 602.3197th

Takeaways3797th

Penalty differential+1194th

PP points2389th

Goals / 601.2586th

Blocked shots3247th

Shooting %11.8%41st

Hits40th

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (1.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points771st on NJD

Points per game1.268th in NHL

Goals27T-58th in NHL

Assists501st on NJD

Shooting %11.8%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time21:193rd on NJD

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-line forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of New Jersey's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength17:58

Power play2:57

Shorthanded0:24

Total21:19

21.7 shifts a game, averaging 59 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals4T-4th on NJD

PP assists191st on NJD

PP points23T-1st on NJD · T-52nd NHL

SH goals1

PP points / 607.681st on NJD

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP45New Jersey total

Involved in23goals or assists

Share51.1%of every NJD PPG

PP TOI share74.2%of NJD PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

Clutch numbers to match the totals

How the 27 goals and 50 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals5T-2nd on NJD

Overtime goals1T-3rd on NJD

First goal of the game3

Empty-net goals3

Even-strength goals22

Power-play goals4

Shorthanded goals1

Goals by period

1st5

2nd9

3rd12

Overtime1

Goals by game state

Tied7

Leading11

Trailing9

7 of 27 goals broke a tie; 9 came with New Jersey trailing.

Assists

Primary32 · 64%

Secondary18 · 36%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 603.55

Goals / 601.25

Shots / 6010.5

ES points / 602.9654 ES points

PP points / 607.6823 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease37 att · 1 G

Slot214 att · 14 G

Wing173 att · 11 G

Point25 att · 1 G

Neutral zone2 att · 0 G

451 attempts across the 64 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)1.537th

Goals1

Goals vs expected−0.5

Unblocked attempts18

xG per attempt.082

ixG per 601.30

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 99th percentile of forwards: 10.57 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance / 60, mi10.5799th

Defensive-zone time36.3%92nd

Offensive-zone time45.1%85th

Distance skated, mi229.284th

20+ mph bursts12870th

Average shot, mph53.964th

22+ mph bursts462nd

Top speed, mph22.4950th

90+ mph shots038th

Hardest shot, mph83.7223rd

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.49Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph83.72Forward average 87.1

Distance skated229.2 mi4.60 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts49.6%19.2% defensive · 31.2% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

45.1%All situations36.3%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph4 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph124 · avg 102

18-20 mph583 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph6 · avg 15

70-79 mph47 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Draws more penalties than he takes

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways371st on NJD

Giveaways126

TK / GV ratio0.29

Hits4T-29th on NJD

Blocked shots3216th on NJD

Discipline

Penalty minutes10

Minors5

Majors0

Penalties drawn16

Net penalties+11drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken4176.8 a game

Won145

Win %34.8%

Offensive zone58 of 175

A part-time centre on the draw.

Consistency

A point in three games out of five (42 of 61)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point4269% of games

Multi-point games2439%

Goals in18 games30%

Pointless games1931%

Streaks

Longest point streak7 games12 Mar – 26 Mar

Longest goal streak3 games

Longest pointless run3 games

Final ten18 in 10point in 7

Game log

Against Vancouver, a point in one of one

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

23 Jan 2026@

VANW 5-40113−118:54

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road31341.10

Home30431.43

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Vancouver111.00

vs Metropolitan20190.95

vs Western Conf.25371.48

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October11151.36

November650.83

December520.40

January14141.00

February331.00

March14241.71

April8141.75

Prediction markets

7.5% for the Hart Trophy

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

MarketImpliedFrom stats

Kalshi Open →

Polymarket Open →

ProphetX Open →

Hart TrophyMost valuable player7.5%—24¢Best8¢Not listed

Ted Lindsay AwardPlayers' MVP vote1.5%—Not listed2¢Not listed

Contract

$8M a season through 2029-30

In 2025-26 he scored 9.6 points per $1M of cap hit, 157th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$8M7.7% of the $104M ceiling

Term8 yearsYear 5 of 8

Expires2029-30UFA at 29

Cap value$64MCap hit × 8 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.