Quinn Hughes headshot

D · MIN · #43

Quinn Hughes

Height
HT 5'10"
Weight
WT 180 lbs
Birth date
Oct 14, 1999 (age 26)
Bio
USA · Shoots L

He ranks D10 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Prime production window for a skater.

Dynasty Value Score

6,205

#20 overall · D4 of 272

2025–26 scoring

285.7 pts

74 GP · 3.9 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

301.0 pts

73.9 games · 4.1 PPG

13.1 G · 67.6 A · 80.7 P · 26:30 TOI · 3:59 PP · 10.8 xG

Projection range

255.9–331.1

If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.

Ice time and shot quality

Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2627:444:1046.7%711.722.5 mph
2026–27Proj26:303:5947.3%13.110.823.1 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

01002003004002018: 9.6 FP1020182019: 190.8 FP19120192020: 141.3 FP14120202021: 251.3 FP25120212022: 278.9 FP27920222023: 342.4 FP34220232024: 289.1 FP28920242025: 285.7 FP28620252026 projection: 301.0 FP3012026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMxGHD
2026–27Proj73.9301.04.126:303:5913.167.680.733.3—191.113.274.73.132.310.832.1
2025–2674285.73.927:444:1076976340187787-43211.738
2024–2568289.14.325:443:4216607629019213672299.627
2023–2482342.44.224:413:551775923801992955383810.325
2022–2378278.93.625:404:077697634115429711534——
2021–2276251.33.325:153:298606831215019561028——
2020–2156141.32.522:483:4033841190981843-2422——
2019–2068190.82.821:533:4884553250126746-1022——
2018–1959.61.918:051:170332061102——

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Quinn Hughes's fantasy points calculated?
This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
What is Hughes's Dynasty Value Score?
Hughes scores 6,205 out of 10,000 (#20 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
What is Hughes's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 301.0 NHL-standard fantasy points over 73.89 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.