Luke Hughes

Shoots left · 23 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	3	1	0	1	11	24:04
Last season	68	6	29	35	150	23:01

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Role

Where he fits on New Jersey right now.

Line: P1 with B. Pesce · 14:36 a game together
Power play: PP1 Quarterback
Penalty kill: Second wave 5 of 8 kills · 0:28 a kill · starts only 1
Ice time: 24:04 a game, most among New Jersey defensemen · 16:56 5-on-5 · 4:56 PP · 0:47 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 59% of defensemen · home 63%, road about average
Tougher opponents than 58% of defensemen · home 67%

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

Creating his own chancesTop 10
0.33 expected goals /60better than 97% of defensemen
Shooting volumeTop 10
15.2 shot attempts /60better than 96% of defensemen
Distance skatedTop 10
9.02 miles /60farther than 96% of defensemen
Top speed
23.4 mphfaster than 95% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Shot blocking
blocking score 431.91 blocks /60behind 99% of defensemenfewer than 99% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 100.70 hits /60behind 96% of defensemenfewer than 94% of defensemen
Preventing chances
+0.11 expected goals against /60behind 88% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Distance skated2nd
9.60 miles /60farther than 99% of defensemen
Fast burstsTop 5
7.5 bursts /60more often than 98% of defensemen
Shooting volume
12.4 shot attempts /60better than 88% of defensemen
Creating his own chances
0.26 expected goals /60better than 86% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Shot blocking
blocking score 780.00 blocks /60behind 82% of defensemenfewer than 99% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 350.00 hits /60behind 77% of defensemenfewer than 99% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Luke HughesAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 3 games blended with last season’s 68, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 3 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
+0.04 expected goals /60top 31%
+0.05 expected goals /60top 29%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.11 expected goals against /60bottom 12%
−0.03 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volumeTop 10
Rarely shootsFires away
15.2 shot attempts /60top 4%
12.4 shot attempts /60top 12%
Creating his own chancesTop 10
Few chancesDangerous
0.33 expected goals /60top 3%
0.26 expected goals /60top 14%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 11%
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 42%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.33 first assists /60average
0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.72 expected goals /60average
0.70 expected goals /60bottom 44%
Shorthanded threatTop 10
Pure defensePower kill
1.03 expected goals for /60top 6%
0.87 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 10bottom 4%0.70 hits /60bottom 6%
hitting score 35bottom 23%0.00 hits /60bottom 1%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 43bottom 1%1.91 blocks /60bottom 1%
blocking score 78bottom 18%0.00 blocks /60bottom 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 137top 7%1.17 takeaways /60top 13%
takeaway score 118top 19%2.49 takeaways /60top 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.44 penalties drawn /60average
0.48 penalties drawn /60top 39%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.66 penalties taken /60average
0.70 penalties taken /60bottom 44%

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); 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.

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226 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 7 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

13 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left22
Wide right27
Over the net11
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other5

66 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

Wide left1
Wide right1
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

2 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 speed
SlowerBurner
23.4 mphtop 5%
21.1 mphtop 36%
Fast burstsTop 10 Top 5
RareFrequent
4.6 bursts /60top 5%
7.5 bursts /60top 2%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
97.2 mphtop 17%
88.4 mphtop 30%
Distance skatedTop 10 2nd
ShorterCovers ground
9.02 miles /60top 4%
9.60 miles /60top 1%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
42.4% of his timetop 39%
44.3% of his timetop 22%

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.