Developing to be top defensemen in the near future, Luke Hughes and Simon Nemec will need a lot of playing time this year. ... Dougie Hamilton has averaged 21:28 of ice time per game.

New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes ... This has allowed Dougie Hamilton to reclaim a spot on the top power-play unit. However, Hamilton has had a quiet series, ...

Hughes had 10 goals and 49 points and, with Dougie Hamilton out most of the season, ... Devils’ Luke Hughes quickly experiences the highs and lows of playoff hockey; ...

Dougie Hamilton, Tyler Toffoli and Luke Hughes also scored and New Jersey snapped a two-game skid. Jesper Bratt had three assists, Timo Meier had two and Akira Schmid stopped 27 shots for his ...

Those heirs — Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier and Dougie Hamilton — have helped make up the backbone of a team currently 32-13-4 and in second place in the Metropolitan Division.

In the wake of Dougie Hamilton's regular season ending injury, the Devils have thrust Hughes into a top role. He's played 22 minutes of ice time or more in 13 of the last 14 games, forming the new ...

Erika Haula had two goals and Miles Wood and Dougie Hamilton had one score each. New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes scores the game-winning goal in overtime against the Washington Capitals ...

Luke Hughes will join the New Jersey Devils after his NCAA hockey season with the University of Michigan concludes, ... that would likely be PP2 behind Dougie Hamilton).

Highly rated prospect Luke Hughes, the No. 4 pick of the 2021 NHL draft, ... It's a team that has mainly used the same six defensemen -- Ryan Graves, Dougie Hamilton, ...

New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will need a new deal soon. ... That could be true, but Hughes stepped up in Dougie Hamilton's absence and skated about three minutes less than Faber.

Hughes delivered three assists, two on the power play, in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Chicago. The 21-year-old continues to thrive as the Devils' No. 1 defenseman in the absence of Dougie Hamilton ...

Hughes picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Penguins. He had a hand in tallies by Cody Glass in the first period and Nico Hischier in the third. The 21-year ...