Colorado Avalanche · #13 · Right wing

T.J. Hughes

Age 24 · 6′0″ · 185 lb · Born Hamilton, Ontario, CAN

Undrafted

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Games22026-27 Small sample
Goals0T-10th on COL
Assists0T-14th on COL
Points0T-14th on COL
P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL
Shots40.0% shooting
TOI / GP16:469th on COL

T.J. Hughes scored 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists) in 2 games in 2026-27, T-14th on Colorado.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

0 points in 2 games for the 9th-placed Colorado

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Penalty differential+295th
Ice time16:4669th
Shots / GP2.0069th
PP points036th
Hits233rd
Takeaways027th
Goals / 600.0026th
Shooting %0.0%25th
Assists / 600.0021st
Points / GP0.0013th
Blocked shots012th

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

Points0T-14th on COL
Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL
Goals0T-232nd in NHL
Assists0T-14th on COL
Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)
Ice time16:469th on COL
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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who runs the first power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength12:13
Power play4:33
Shorthanded0:00
Total16:46

17.0 shifts a game, averaging 59 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-4th on COL
PP assists0T-6th on COL
PP points0T-8th on COL · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00T-8th on COL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Colorado total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every COL PPG
PP TOI share62.2%of COL PP time

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


Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease2 att · 0 G
Slot5 att · 0 G
Wing2 att · 0 G
Point0 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

9 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)0.4277th
Goals0
Goals vs expected−0.4
Unblocked attempts6
xG per attempt.070
ixG per 600.75

2026-27 · 2 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

Top speed 21.27 mph, hardest shot 49.01 mph

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

Offensive-zone time45.0%76th
Defensive-zone time37.2%74th
Top speed, mph21.2750th
90+ mph shots048th
22+ mph bursts041st
20+ mph bursts338th
Distance / 60, mi9.4830th
Distance skated, mi5.318th
Hardest shot, mph49.015th
Average shot, mph33.54th

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, mph21.27Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph49.01Forward average 74.7
Distance skated5.3 mi3.19 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts19.2%46.2% defensive · 34.6% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

45.0%All situations37.2%
39.3%Even strength41.2%
60.5%Power play26.2%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 21.27vsSTL3 Oct · 2nd 16:02
  2. 20.38vsLAK30 Sep · 2nd 00:27
  3. 20.19vsSTL3 Oct · 2nd 19:49
  4. 19.94vsSTL3 Oct · 3rd 04:47
  5. 19.57vsSTL3 Oct · 3rd 17:02
  6. 19.45vsSTL3 Oct · 3rd 11:49
  7. 19.27vsSTL3 Oct · 1st 06:02
  8. 19.21vsLAK30 Sep · 3rd 10:47

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph3 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph13 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 49.01vsLAK30 Sep · 2nd 06:06
  2. 47.14vsSTL3 Oct · 1st 18:13
  3. 42.94vsSTL3 Oct · 3rd 07:00
  4. 38.18vsSTL3 Oct · 1st 02:01
  5. 17.43vsSTL3 Oct · 1st 02:05
  6. 6.13vsLAK30 Sep · 1st 19:46

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 mph0 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 3.19vsSTL3 Oct · 19:56 TOI
  2. 2.11vsLAK30 Sep · 13:35 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.65 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-7th on COL
Giveaways1
TK / GV ratio0.00
Hits2T-6th on COL
Blocked shots0T-16th on COL

Discipline

Penalty minutes2
Minors1
Majors0
Penalties drawn3
Net penalties+2drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken84.0 a game
Won5
Win %62.5%
Offensive zone0 of 0

A part-time centre on the draw.


Game log

The last ten games

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
3 OctvsSTLW 6-10002019:56
30 SepvsLAKW 8-40002−313:35

Prediction markets

Priced at 39% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

Point tonight vs WPG1+ point39%0%41¢Not listedNot listed
Goal tonight vs WPGAnytime scorer16%0%20¢Not listedNot listed
2+ points tonightMulti-point game6.5%0%11¢Not listedNot listed
Assist tonight vs WPG1+ assist25%0%26¢Not listedNot listed

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Contract

Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer

Cap hit$953K0.9% of the $104M ceiling
Term1 yearYear 1 of 1
Expires2026-27RFA at 25
Cap value$953KCap hit × 1 years

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 1 Oct 2026.


With Colorado

One season · 2026-27 to 2026-27
Linemates and opponents

327th in franchise points since 1990-91

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points0327th for Colorado
Goals0283rd
Assists0311th
Games played2396th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

One season, all with the Avalanche

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2026-27COL10000.000.0%
Career10000.000.0%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · COL points


Updated after every final · through 6 Oct