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Loading…Quinn Hughes is one of the NHL's elite defensemen: his 98.1 overall ranks 3rd of 327 rated defensemen on BluelineMetrics. That makes him the 3rd-highest-rated player on the Minnesota Wild roster.
The standout tool is play driving (99), backed by power-play production (98); finishing (68) is the part of his game that grades lowest.
Over 8 rated seasons since 2018-19 he has averaged 92.7, peaking at 100 in 2024-25; last season's 94.3 was down 5.7 points.
At $7.85M through 2026-27 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $13M, so the Minnesota Wild save roughly $5.12M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 2nd-largest on the Minnesota Wild NHL roster and uses 7.5% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $2.66M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 98 |
| Defense | 94 |
| Play driving | 99 |
| Finishing | 68 |
| Power play | 98 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MIN | 74 | 94.3 | 0.7 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 68 | 100 | 1.5 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 82 | 100 | 1.7 |
| 2022-23 | VAN | 78 | 97.7 | 0.8 |
| 2021-22 | VAN | 76 | 96.1 | 0.6 |
| 2020-21 | VAN | 56 | 82.4 | 0.1 |
| 2019-20 | VAN | 68 | 94.6 | 0.6 |
| 2018-19 | VAN | 5 | 76.4 | 0.2 |
Other MIN defensemen by rating: Jared Spurgeon (83.9), Brock Faber (70.3), Jonas Brodin (67), David Spacek (53.5). See the full Minnesota Wild cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.