Quinn Hughes

Quinn Hughes

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D · 5'10" · 180 lb · Shoots L
Age 27
Career
0.97
P / GP
497P in 515 GP
Archetype
Bottom Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$7.85M
Signed through 2028
Career points
497
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
1.2
32 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
+0.8
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.8
26 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
+0.2
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
9.0
261 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
7.4
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
54.8
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+3
9 GF · 6 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2018–19 · age 19
Vancouver Canucks
0.6 P/GP
5 GP · 0G · 3A
Emerging
2019–20 → 2022 · age 20–22
Vancouver Canucks
0.81 P/GP
200 GP · 19G · 143A
Prime
2022–23 → 2027 · age 23–27
Minnesota Wild
1.07 P/GP
310 GP · 49G · 283A

Quinn Hughes, a defenseman for the Minnesota Wild, is entering his age-27 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 12 points (2 goals, 10 assists) in 8 games, a 1.50 points-per-game pace, 5 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 54.2% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +0.9. HighDanger's model projects 97 points for 2026-27, in a 92 to 102 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2023–2482177592+38383824:411.12
2024–2568166076+2292925:441.12
2025–262622123-10121227:260.88
2025–264854853+6202227:541.10
2026–27821012+20526:441.50
Career51568429497+29207217—0.97

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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