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Jack Hughes

Position Center Current Team New Jersey Devils
Shoots Left Current Contract 8 years
Height 5'11" Expires 2029-30
Weight (lbs) 175 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 29
Age 24 (May 14, 2001) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2019, Round 1, Overall 1 (NJD)

News and Opinions

Date Team Transaction
Mar 5, 2025 New Jersey Devils Placed on LTIR
Nov 30, 2021 New Jersey Devils Signed 8 years @ $8.000M AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 12, 2019 New Jersey Devils Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2010-11 Brick Invitational Toronto Bulldogs 6 4 7 11 6 2 2 2 2
2016-17 OJHL Georgetown Raiders 9 1 2 3 2
2016-17 U16 AAA Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA 80 58 101 159 36
2016-17 GTHL U16 Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA 33 23 50 73 4
2017-18 WJC-18 USA U18 7 5 7 12 +3 2
2017-18 USDP U.S. National U18 Team 36 27 41 68 6
2017-18 USDP U.S. National U17 Team 24 13 35 48 10
2017-18 USHL USNTDP Juniors 27 21 33 54 +26 10
2017-18 WHC-17 USA U17 6 5 10 15 2
2018-19 WC USA 7 0 3 3 +2
2018-19 WJC-18 USA U18 7 9 11 20 +10 8
2018-19 WJC-20 USA U20 4 0 4 4 +2
2018-19 NTDP U.S. National U18 Team 50 34 78 112 28
2018-19 USHL USNTDP Juniors 24 12 36 48 +17 4
2019-20 NHL New Jersey Devils 61 7 14 21 -26 10 123 5.7 15:52
2020-21 NHL New Jersey Devils 56 11 20 31 -3 16 142 7.7 19:04
2021-22 NHL New Jersey Devils 49 26 30 56 -16 165 15.8 19:34
2022-23 NHL New Jersey Devils 78 43 56 99 +10 6 336 12.8 19:58 12 6 5 11 -4 2 45 13.3 19:44
2023-24 NHL New Jersey Devils 62 27 47 74 -12 12 274 9.9 20:58
2024-25 NHL New Jersey Devils 62 27 43 70 +12 18 229 11.8 20:54
2024-25 4 Nations United States 4 0 1 1 5 0.0 33:58
NHL Career 368 141 210 351 -35 62 1269 11.1 19:25 12 6 5 11 -4 2 45 13.3 19:44

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2019-20 NJD 61 700:50 0.17 0.77 0.94 0.82 -0.64 2.44 11.61 -9.17 4.63 7.41
2020-21 NJD 56 830:20 0.72 0.65 1.37 0.75 -0.02 9.17 9.46 -0.29 4.11 4.79
2021-22 NJD 49 739:10 1.30 1.22 2.52 1.01 0.29 13.22 10.24 2.98 6.06 5.45
2022-23 NJD 78 1185:15 1.42 1.37 2.78 0.97 0.44 12.84 8.82 4.02 3.66 4.76
2023-24 NJD 62 961:24 0.81 1.25 2.06 0.93 -0.12 7.30 8.35 -1.04 4.56 7.05
2024-25 NJD 62 944:53 0.95 1.08 2.03 0.91 0.05 9.93 9.46 0.47 5.14 4.67

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2019-20 NJD 61 700:50 39.21 1.46 2.57 47.09 2.83 2.82 34.00 47.74 0.28 0.25 0.59
2020-21 NJD 56 830:20 43.07 2.53 2.50 37.07 2.46 2.11 50.72 54.21 0.26 -0.37 6.78
2021-22 NJD 49 739:10 46.35 3.41 2.89 45.13 4.06 2.59 45.65 52.75 0.34 0.12 1.88
2022-23 NJD 78 1185:15 49.36 3.54 3.18 38.17 2.94 2.31 54.69 58.00 0.36 -0.02 3.11
2023-24 NJD 62 961:24 49.30 2.68 2.88 41.63 2.87 2.49 48.31 53.64 0.32 0.16 1.29
2024-25 NJD 62 944:53 47.75 3.11 2.90 40.13 2.22 2.26 58.33 56.20 0.71 -0.06 7.64

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 49 22.6 0.7 10.0 10.2 87.2 37.1 8.7 52.0 39.4 40.6 18.9 40.5
2022-23 78 23.2 0.7 10.7 10.9 83.9 40.4 5.7 52.7 41.6 37.7 19.8 42.5
2023-24 62 22.9 0.8 10.8 11.0 91.5 42.4 19.4 52.2 28.3 39.6 19.3 41.2
2024-25 62 23.3 0.7 10.6 10.8 86.3 56.3 9.7 51.7 38.6 39.0 19.2 41.8

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate     Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2024-25 Palat, O Bratt, J NJD 519:46 3.46 2.54 57.69 2.98 2.50 54.39 0.70 0.25 4.05
2024-25 Meier, T Bratt, J NJD 82:14 2.92 2.19 57.14 2.60 2.33 52.77 0.17 -0.01 1.74
2024-25 Bratt, J Cotter, P NJD 33:57 1.77 1.77 50.00 3.26 1.68 65.95 0.87 -0.58 14.61
2024-25 Bratt, J Hischier, N NJD 33:32 3.58 1.79 66.67 3.54 2.27 60.99 1.03 0.01 8.37
2024-25 Meier, T Mercer, D NJD 20:57 11.46 0.00 100.00 4.78 1.01 82.53 2.42 -1.37 32.85
2023-24 Toffoli, T Bratt, J NJD 143:29 2.51 2.51 50.00 2.95 2.19 57.41 0.29 -0.14 4.08
2023-24 Haula, E Toffoli, T NJD 133:19 2.70 2.70 50.00 2.72 2.37 53.46 0.04 -0.04 0.73
2023-24 Toffoli, T Meier, T NJD 103:29 3.48 4.06 46.15 3.15 2.41 56.64 0.56 0.15 3.23
2023-24 Haula, E Holtz, A NJD 65:52 1.82 0.91 66.67 2.63 2.42 52.10 0.02 -0.06 0.83
2023-24 Haula, E Bratt, J NJD 64:16 2.80 1.87 60.00 4.32 2.57 62.65 1.83 0.11 12.41
2023-24 Toffoli, T Mercer, D NJD 61:16 3.92 4.90 44.44 2.68 2.52 51.53 0.11 0.19 -0.92
2023-24 Bratt, J Hischier, N NJD 59:05 4.06 3.05 57.14 3.50 2.51 58.22 0.89 0.06 6.63
2023-24 Toffoli, T Holtz, A NJD 29:06 2.06 2.06 50.00 3.89 2.23 63.55 1.33 -0.01 10.22
2023-24 Haula, E Lazar, C NJD 22:04 8.16 8.16 50.00 3.57 4.39 44.80 1.10 1.88 -4.72
2023-24 Haula, E Mercer, D NJD 20:38 0.00 0.00 - 1.30 1.75 42.69 -1.32 -0.72 -8.82
2022-23 Haula, E Bratt, J NJD 181:05 3.31 1.99 62.50 3.62 1.44 71.55 0.85 -0.95 17.88
2022-23 Haula, E Mercer, D NJD 159:35 4.89 3.76 56.52 2.76 2.25 55.09 -0.05 -0.13 0.95
2022-23 Palat, O Bratt, J NJD 120:30 4.48 2.99 60.00 3.71 2.23 62.43 0.75 -0.10 6.52
2022-23 Bratt, J Sharangovich, Y NJD 117:02 2.56 4.10 38.46 3.82 3.05 55.56 0.86 0.76 -0.73
2022-23 Tatar, T Haula, E NJD 85:08 2.11 2.11 50.00 3.13 2.30 57.62 0.25 0.03 1.69
2022-23 Sharangovich, Y Mercer, D NJD 73:24 3.27 2.45 57.14 2.78 1.95 58.75 -0.21 -0.41 2.87
2022-23 Haula, E Palat, O NJD 68:46 1.75 3.49 33.33 2.23 2.53 46.76 -0.64 0.11 -7.41
2022-23 Meier, T Bratt, J NJD 53:23 3.37 6.74 33.33 3.14 2.98 51.31 0.04 0.75 -6.94
2022-23 Tatar, T Bratt, J NJD 37:31 8.00 3.20 71.43 4.32 2.80 60.65 1.37 0.49 4.53
2022-23 Meier, T Boqvist, J NJD 36:16 1.65 0.00 100.00 2.75 1.84 59.97 -0.26 -0.58 4.48
2022-23 Zetterlund, F Sharangovich, Y NJD 35:57 6.68 3.34 66.67 2.33 2.85 44.98 -0.51 0.33 -8.01
2022-23 Palat, O Mercer, D NJD 23:20 2.57 2.57 50.00 5.18 3.34 60.84 2.10 1.13 2.52
2022-23 Tatar, T Mercer, D NJD 20:20 0.00 2.95 0.00 1.26 1.81 41.13 -1.63 -0.51 -14.31
2021-22 Sharangovich, Y Mercer, D NJD 197:18 4.26 4.56 48.28 2.93 2.98 49.56 0.24 0.46 -2.07
2021-22 Bratt, J Sharangovich, Y NJD 161:46 4.08 5.19 44.00 3.38 2.38 58.69 0.74 -0.08 6.91
2021-22 Johnsson, A Sharangovich, Y NJD 35:05 0.00 0.00 - 3.01 2.13 58.56 0.16 -0.26 4.21
2021-22 Zacha, P Sharangovich, Y NJD 27:25 4.38 4.38 50.00 1.86 2.60 41.71 -0.74 0.16 -9.97
2021-22 Tatar, T Bratt, J NJD 27:18 4.40 0.00 100.00 4.04 1.72 70.11 1.43 -0.78 19.12
2021-22 Zacha, P Bratt, J NJD 22:50 2.63 2.63 50.00 2.97 3.01 49.71 0.27 0.66 -3.74
2021-22 Kuokkanen, J Sharangovich, Y NJD 22:39 2.65 2.65 50.00 2.30 1.41 61.93 -0.38 -0.88 8.06
2020-21 Kuokkanen, J Sharangovich, Y NJD 239:03 2.26 4.27 34.62 2.58 2.03 55.91 0.37 -0.36 7.93
2020-21 Palmieri, K Johnsson, A NJD 91:31 1.97 1.31 60.00 2.63 2.19 54.56 0.40 -0.19 6.18
2020-21 Johnsson, A Bratt, J NJD 90:04 2.66 0.67 80.00 2.94 1.79 62.19 0.38 -0.68 11.36
2020-21 Palmieri, K Bratt, J NJD 64:34 2.79 0.00 100.00 2.13 1.45 59.41 -0.25 -0.98 10.01
2020-21 Palmieri, K Sharangovich, Y NJD 55:32 2.16 1.08 66.67 2.01 2.24 47.33 -0.41 -0.19 -2.52
2020-21 Palmieri, K Zacha, P NJD 29:32 2.03 4.06 33.33 1.67 2.12 44.00 -0.53 -0.29 -3.74
2020-21 Johnsson, A Sharangovich, Y NJD 26:21 0.00 2.28 0.00 1.56 3.27 32.23 -0.86 1.12 -20.65
2019-20 Palmieri, K Hall, T NJD 104:44 1.72 1.15 60.00 3.17 2.00 61.34 0.90 -0.59 14.66
2019-20 Simmonds, W Zacha, P NJD 97:01 0.62 0.62 50.00 2.45 2.83 46.37 0.04 0.06 -0.12
2019-20 Palmieri, K Hischier, N NJD 91:33 0.66 1.97 25.00 2.39 3.07 43.79 -0.13 0.49 -5.63
2019-20 Simmonds, W Wood, M NJD 55:54 2.15 3.22 40.00 2.11 4.20 33.42 -0.30 1.45 -13.20
2019-20 Palmieri, K Bratt, J NJD 55:33 2.16 3.24 40.00 3.30 2.79 54.19 0.97 -0.01 8.76
2019-20 Simmonds, W Boqvist, J NJD 42:38 1.41 1.41 50.00 2.79 1.54 64.42 0.34 -1.40 18.91
2019-20 Palmieri, K Wood, M NJD 28:36 0.00 2.10 0.00 1.84 2.58 41.59 -0.57 0.06 -7.27
2019-20 Zajac, T Anderson, J NJD 26:45 2.24 6.73 25.00 2.25 2.20 50.66 -0.43 -0.23 -1.89

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 21 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - $2,000,000 $7,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 RFA
2023-24 22 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 RFA-arb
2024-25 23 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 RFA-arb
2025-26 24 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 RFA-arb
2026-27 25 M-NTC $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 UFA
2027-28 26 M-NTC $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - $7,500,000 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 UFA
2028-29 27 M-NTC $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 UFA
2029-30 28 M-NTC $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 UFA
Total - $2,000,000 $62,000,000 $64,000,000 $64,000,000
Signed: Nov 30, 2021
Team: New Jersey Devils
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 9.7
Clause: Player has a 10 team no trade list for 2026-27 to 2029-30.

Previous Contracts

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 18 $925,000 $3,775,000 $2,850,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2020-21 19 $925,000 $3,775,000 $2,850,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2021-22 20 $925,000 $3,775,000 $2,850,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $8,550,000 $277,500 $2,497,500 $2,775,000 $210,000
Signed: July 12, 2019
Team: New Jersey Devils
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA

*Age is as of September 15