Fansided · Nov 29, 2025
Luke Hughes's shooting woes is about location not quality
New Jersey Devils young defenseman Luke Hughes has struggled to score this season, with only one goal through 23 games.
New Jersey Devils v Los Angeles Kings | Ric Tapia/GettyImagesThere has been some frustration with Luke Hughes this season. While he’s been asked to take a larger role on defense thanks to injuries to Johnny Kovacevic and Brett Pesce, including taking a more prominent role on the penalty kill, he’s also made more mistakes than in the past.
Luke Hughes is always going to make mistakes. You take those mistakes if he makes up for it twofold on the offensive side of things. Unfortunately, that hasn’t happened this season.