Luke Hughes
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Luke Hughes

NJD · D · Age 23
GP 3 · G-A-PTS 1-0-1
Limited sample STRONG UNDERPERFORMANCE VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 0,65 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 3 GP · 3Y baseline 0,57
Actual P/G 0,33 Limited sample
Deployment 92 #1 among D on team
Driver 87 #3 among D on team
3 GP current season Process: 15% current Role: 30% current
Team context
New Jersey Devils Strong fantasy environment
Fantasy environment #7 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #7 0,82 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Strong EV OZ #10 · shot diff #5
Power-play environment Average PP OZ #15
Pace & activity Strong #1 NHL · 29,0 bursts/g · 75,5 km/g · 74,5 attempts/g

Strong fantasy environment · strong offensive process · average power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G23:20
PP TOI/G3:01
SOG/G3,67
5v5 roleObserved role
D1Defense pair

Brett Pesce · Luke Hughes

Pair time · last game
16:14
TOI · With this pair · last game
88%
TOI · With this pair · last 3
87%
TOI · With this pair · season
87%
Trend
StableStable
Power playObserved PP role
PP1Power-play unit

Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Jack Hughes · Luke Evangelista · Luke Hughes

PP share · last game
63%
PP share · last 3
58%
PP share · season
58%
First-unit starts · last 3
11 / 13
Trend
StableStable
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
100% · 0:22
Own goalie pulled
83% · 2:02

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Established · High confidence · 13 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
3
G
1
A
0
PTS
1
P/G
0,33
SOG/G
3,67
TOI/G
23:20
PP TOI/G
3:01
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Recent highlights

Goals & assists · last 5 games
Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted
Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 87
Deployment 92
Offensive Driver High-end · limited sample
87
Shot Creation Elite · limited sample
97
Play Creation Average · limited sample
50
Deployment High-end · limited sample
92
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
3Y baseline 0,57 Historical P/G
2026–27 0,33 vs baseline −0,24
Expected P/G 0,65 vs baseline +0,08

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Elite Deployment strongly supports current fantasy value.

Deployment 92 is in the top range of the position group.

MODEL

Strong offensive process adds support beyond raw production.

The Driver profile is clearly above the position-group median.

MODEL

Shot creation is the clearest offensive strength.

The scoring-process profile is stronger than the play-creation profile.

MODEL

Production is running below expectation.

Actual P/G trails Expected P/G by 0,32.

Current value

The current fantasy profile has both high-end process and high-end Deployment behind it. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,65.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
-5,3

Published
2026-10-09 10:50:16