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C · New Jersey Devils · Shoots L · Age 25NHL
Jack Hughes$8.00M cap hit through 2029-30
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit7.7% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $8.00M
- Contract yearExpires after 2029-30
- 5 of 8
- Expiry statusAge 29 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- M-NTC
7.7%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
F
-$976Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 11th percentile among F peers
10 GP · low availability3 G · 8 A · 11 PTS
Contracts2 on record
8-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | — | $8.00M | 9.7% | $7.00M | $2.00M | $9.00M | +$735K | 43 | 56 | 99 |
| 2023-24 | — | $8.00M | 9.6% | $8.50M | $0 | $8.50M | -$1.1M | 27 | 47 | 74 |
| 2024-25 | — | $8.00M | 9.1% | $8.50M | $0 | $8.50M | -$606K | 27 | 43 | 70 |
| 2025-26 | — | $8.00M | 8.4% | $8.50M | $0 | $8.50M | +$149K | 27 | 50 | 77 |
| 2026-27 | M-NTC | $8.00M | 7.7% | $8.00M | $0 | $8.00M | -$8.0M | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2027-28 | M-NTC | $8.00M | 7.0% | $7.50M | $0 | $7.50M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | M-NTC | $8.00M | 6.5% | $7.00M | $0 | $7.00M | — | — | — | — |
| 2029-30 | M-NTC | $8.00M | 6.0% | $7.00M | $0 | $7.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $62.00M | $2.00M | $64.00M | -$8.9M | 127 | 204 | 331 | |||
3-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | $925.0K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$931K | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2020-21 | — | $925.0K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$2.6M | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 2021-22 | — | $925.0K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$3.7M | 26 | 30 | 56 |
| Total | $2.50M | $277.5K | $2.77M | +$7.2M | 44 | 64 | 108 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ActivatedNJDFeb 8, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryNJDJan 30, 2026
Day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
- ActivatedNJDDec 21, 2025
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveNJDNov 18, 2025
Placed on injured reserve, recovering from surgery on finger.
- InjuryNJDNov 14, 2025
Out indefinitely following surgery on finger.
2024-25
- Injury reserveNJDMar 5, 2025
Placed on injured reserve, recovering from surgery on shoulder — out for the season.
- InjuryNJDMar 4, 2025
Out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury.
2023-24
- InjuryNJDApr 9, 2024
Out for the season following surgery on shoulder.
- ActivatedNJDFeb 8, 2024
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveNJDJan 25, 2024
Placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
- InjuryNJDJan 6, 2024
Out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.
- ActivatedNJDNov 18, 2023
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryNJDNov 4, 2023
Day-to-day with a right shoulder injury.
2022-23
- ActivatedNJDFeb 18, 2023
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryNJDFeb 9, 2023
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.