Quinn Hughes
Age 26 · Shoots left · 5′10″ · 180 lb · Born Orlando, Florida, USA
Drafted 2018, #7 overall by Vancouver
2025-262025-26: 74 games, 7-69-76, 1.03 points per game Season detail →
Quinn Hughes has 4 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 76 points in 74 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample4 points in 3 games for the 5th-placed Minnesota
Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-pair defenceman who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Minnesota's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
1 of 1 goal broke a tie
How the 1 goal and 3 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Minnesota trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
24 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 74 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leaders20+ mph bursts in the 96th percentile of defencemen: 7
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.06vs
BOS3 Oct · 2nd 13:56 - 20.85vsBOS3 Oct · 1st 00:34
- 20.15vsBOS3 Oct · 1st 15:35
- 18.82vsBOS3 Oct · 2nd 06:30
- 18.66@
NSH1 Oct · 1st 02:50 - 18.63@NSH1 Oct · 2nd 00:41
- 18.50@NSH1 Oct · 2nd 17:40
- 18.20@NSH1 Oct · 3rd 09:08
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.
Hardest shots
- 83.55vsBOS3 Oct · 2nd 10:51
- 82.53@NSH1 Oct · 3rd 09:34
- 81.12vsBOS3 Oct · 2nd 12:19
- 76.72@NSH1 Oct · 3rd 01:37
- 73.78vsBOS3 Oct · 2nd 11:29
- 71.46@NSH1 Oct · 2nd 18:33
- 71.07vsBOS3 Oct · 2nd 01:23
- 69.93@NSH1 Oct · 3rd 02:08
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 4.60@
BUF6 Oct · 29:30 TOI - 3.43vsBOS3 Oct · 22:23 TOI
- 4.17@NSH1 Oct · 27:30 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 4.06 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
Against Tampa Bay, a point in three of three
TBLL 3-60110−228:52TBLW 5-11124+126:01TBLW 6-20444+123:48BUFW 3-2 OT0111029:30BOSW 4-11124+122:23NSHL 1-30115+127:3012% for the Hart Trophy
Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.
Kalshi
Polymarket
ProphetXSnapshot 7 Oct, 11:12 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
76 points in 74 games on a team that finished 7th
Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-pair defenceman who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Minnesota's power play went through him.
Special teams
The power play drives the goal total
How the 7 goals and 69 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 7 goals broke a tie; 3 came with Minnesota trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
495 attempts across the 77 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 74 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leaders20+ mph bursts in the 98th percentile of defencemen: 174
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Draws more penalties than he takes
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in three games out of five (47 of 74)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Tampa Bay, a point in three of three
TBLL 3-60110−228:52TBLW 5-11124+126:01TBLW 6-20444+123:48NSHL 1-20000−229:58
DALL 4-51122−231:51
SEAW 5-20001025:19
DETW 5-40002025:05
OTTW 4-10112+226:01
VANW 5-20114+424:48BOSL 3-60223−331:03
FLAW 3-20005+126:55TBLL 3-60110−228:52DALW 2-1 OT0221+227:20BUFW 3-2 OT0111029:30BOSW 4-11124+122:23NSHL 1-30115+127:30Better on the road, and at his best against the next opponent
Home and road
By opponent
By month
12% for the Hart Trophy
Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.
Snapshot 7 Oct, 11:12 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 9.7 points per $1M of cap hit, 37th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.
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.
With Minnesota
One season · 2025-26 to 2025-26Bobby Brink sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.
Who he sets up
Scorers on his 3 assists.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsEight seasons, with 2 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct