Luke Hughes fantasy outlook 2026-27
Luke Hughes ranks 265th of 520 in points leagues at 1.29 fantasy points per game, 306th in categories leagues and 46th among defensemen. In 2026-27 so far he has 1 goal and 1 assist in 6 games, playing 23:57 a night with 3:42 on the power play. In categories no stat is well above the pool, and goals and hits drag.

Points leagues
#265
1.29 FP/G
Categories
#306
-4.9 value
D rank
D46
points order
Ice time
23:53
last 5 games
How Luke Hughes is being used
Over NJD's last 5 games Luke Hughes played 5 games, 23:53 a night with 3:23 on the power play: pair 1 by even-strength ice time and the first power-play unit.
Lines and units are derived from the NHL's per-game ice time over NJD's last 5 games, not an official line chart. He was on the ice for 66% of the team's power-play time.
Per-game stats
| Season | GP | TOI | PP TOI | G | A | PTS | PPP | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 6 | 23:57 | 3:42 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.17 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.33 |
| 2025-26 | 68 | 23:01 | 2:01 | 0.09 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.19 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.06 |
Category profile
Each bar is his per-game output against the 180 skaters a 12-team league rosters, in standard deviations. Right helps your team, left hurts it.
- G-1.4
- A-0.7
- +/--0.9
- PPP-0.4
- SOG+0.0
- HIT-1.1
- BLK-0.3
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Last 5 games, 2026-27
| Game | TOI | G | A | PPP | SOG | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-12 vs OTT | 22:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 10-10 vs VAN | 23:13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10-06 vs UTA | 26:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 10-03 at NYI | 21:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10-01 vs PHI | 24:17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Luke Hughes in Week 3 (Oct 12-18)
New Jersey Devils play 4 games in Week 3: Mon OTT, Tue @DET, Thu NYR, Sat @WSH. One is the second night of a back-to-back. At 1.29 fantasy points a game, that projects to 5.2 for the week in points leagues. Week 4 (Oct 19-25): 3 games.
Defensemans ranked around him
- D431.30 FP/G
- D441.30 FP/G
Josh MansonDCOL - D451.29 FP/G
K'Andre MillerDCAR - D461.29 FP/G
Luke HughesDNJD - D471.28 FP/G
Travis SanheimDPHI - D481.27 FP/G
Kris LetangDPIT - D491.26 FP/G
Simon EdvinssonDDET
Common questions
Where does Luke Hughes rank in fantasy hockey for 2026-27?
265th of 520 in points leagues at 1.29 fantasy points per game, 306th in categories leagues, and 46th among defensemen.
What line and power-play unit is Luke Hughes on?
By ice time over NJD's last 5 games: pair 1, power-play unit 1, 23:53 a night with 3:23 on the power play. Derived from the NHL's ice-time reports, not an official line chart.
What does Luke Hughes help with in categories leagues?
No category well above the pool. Below it in goals and hits.
By the Parlae deskPlayer data updated Oct 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number
