D · NJD · #43
Luke Hughes
- Height
- HT 6'2"
- Weight
- WT 198 lbs
- Birth date
- Sep 9, 2003 (age 23)
- Bio
- USA · Shoots L
He ranks D74 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Prime production window for a skater.
Dynasty Value Score
622
#194 overall · D36 of 272
2025–26 scoring
162.3 pts
68 GP · 2.4 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
182.8 pts
72.7 games · 2.5 PPG
9.4 G · 33.7 A · 43.1 P · 22:07 TOI · 2:14 PP · 9 xG
Projection range
155.4–201.1
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 23:01 | 2:01 | 43.2% | 6 | 10.2 | 23.4 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 22:07 | 2:14 | 43.7% | 9.4 | 9.0 | 23.6 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 72.7 | 182.8 | 2.5 | 22:07 | 2:14 | 9.4 | 33.7 | 43.1 | 16.5 | — | 140.3 | 20.3 | 55.8 | -4.9 | 26.8 | — | 9.0 | 30.0 |
| 2026–27 | 7 | 20.7 | 3.0 | 24:06 | 3:48 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025–26 | 68 | 162.3 | 2.4 | 23:01 | 2:01 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 150 | 19 | 52 | -4 | 32 | 0 | 10.2 | 36 |
| 2024–25 | 71 | 176.7 | 2.5 | 21:09 | 1:38 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 16 | 0 | 121 | 19 | 60 | -9 | 16 | 0 | 7.8 | 28 |
| 2023–24 | 82 | 182.3 | 2.2 | 21:28 | 3:27 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 25 | 0 | 135 | 24 | 55 | -25 | 28 | 0 | 7.1 | 16 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 16:14 | 0:06 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
2026–27 games
| Date | Opp | FP | G | A | P | PPP | SOG | +/− | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | @ WSH | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 23:29 |
| Oct 15 | vs NYR | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24:58 |
| Oct 13 | @ DET | -0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 25:24 |
| Oct 12 | vs OTT | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 22:53 |
| Oct 10 | vs VAN | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:13 |
| Oct 6 | vs UTA | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 26:13 |
| Oct 3 | @ NYI | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21:41 |
| Oct 1 | vs PHI | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24:17 |
FAQ
- How are Luke Hughes's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Hughes's Dynasty Value Score?
- Hughes scores 622 out of 10,000 (#194 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Hughes's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 182.8 NHL-standard fantasy points over 72.735 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.