Hughes had two assists and four shots in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Islanders.

EDGE Analysis

Hughes produced his fourth multi-point performance in the last seven games, which has been a pleasant turnaround after he mustered only three such games in the previous 33. All told, the 22-year-old blueliner has 43 points through 52 games, putting Hughes on pace to surpass his career-high 53 points from 2019-20. Perhaps more impressively, his plus-1 rating in this game raised Hughes' season mark to plus-11, showcasing the strides he's made in his own end after posting a career minus-34 mark heading into 2021-22.