Jack Hughes
#86 · Center · New Jersey Devils
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 22:47 |
| Last season | 61 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 228 | 21:19 |
Role
Where he fits on New Jersey right now.
- Power play
PP1 Distributor
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 8 kills
- Ice time
22:47 a game, most among New Jersey forwards · 15:46 5-on-5 · 5:11 PP
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 58% of forwards · home 62%, road 56%
Easier opponents than 62% of forwards · home 58%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Distance skated3rd
10.60 miles /60farther than 99% of centers
Shooting volumeTop 5
18.4 shot attempts /60better than 98% of centers
Creating his own chancesTop 5
1.00 expected goals /60better than 98% of centers
Staying out of the box
0.29 penalties taken /60better than 97% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Hitting
hitting score 10.18 hits /60behind 99% of forwardsfewer than 99% of forwards
Faceoffs
33.9% wonbehind 99% of forwards
Shot blocking
blocking score 591.53 blocks /60behind 91% of centersfewer than 88% of centers
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.
Better than most at his position
Distance skated2nd
11.14 miles /60farther than 99% of centers
Shooting volume
14.4 shot attempts /60better than 86% of centers
Behind most at his position
Hitting
hitting score 190.00 hits /60behind 89% of forwardsfewer than 99% of forwards
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other forwards.
This season’s 3 games blended with last season’s 61, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.
This season’s 3 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.21 expected goals /60top 11%
+0.02 expected goals /60average
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.06 expected goals against /60bottom 26%
no measurable changeaverage
Scoring
- Shooting volumeTop 5Rarely shootsFires away
18.4 shot attempts /60top 2%
14.4 shot attempts /60top 14%
- Creating his own chancesTop 5Few chancesDangerous
1.00 expected goals /60top 2%
0.76 expected goals /60top 32%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 34%
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 44%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.56 first assists /60average
0.54 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.74 expected goals /60bottom 28%
1.77 expected goals /60bottom 34%
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
1.13 expected goals for /60top 8%
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 1bottom 1%0.18 hits /60bottom 1%
hitting score 19bottom 11%0.00 hits /60bottom 1%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 59bottom 9%1.53 blocks /60bottom 12%
blocking score 83bottom 36%0.88 blocks /60bottom 1%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 139top 8%1.62 takeaways /60top 3%
takeaway score 87bottom 33%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.67 penalties drawn /60bottom 28%
0.71 penalties drawn /60bottom 36%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.29 penalties taken /60top 3%
0.60 penalties taken /60top 39%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
33.9% wonbottom 1%
43.2% wontoo few games
Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.
Shots
Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.
323 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
18 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
87 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
5 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.
Skating and shot
Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).
- Top speedSlowerBurner
22.5 mphaverage
21.2 mphbottom 39%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
5.9 bursts /60average
6.1 bursts /60top 40%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
83.7 mphbottom 31%
76.7 mphbottom 41%
- Distance skated3rd2ndShorterCovers ground
10.60 miles /60top 1%
11.14 miles /60top 1%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
42.6% of his timetop 18%
42.0% of his timetop 39%
Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.