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Brett Pesce
Defenseman #22 Devils $5.500M
Player Information

Brett Pesce has 6 points (1 goals, 5 assists) in 33 games for the New Jersey Devils this season.

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 66) of the 2013 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes, he has 221 points (43 goals, 178 assists) in 732 regular-season games for the Carolina Hurricanes and the New Jersey Devils.

He also has 24 points (5 goals, 19 assists) in 62 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 31.3 yrs (15.11.1994)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 93 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 66th in 2013
    Draft Team: Team logoCarolina Hurricanes
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 31-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Devils controlling 43% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Brett Pesce is off the ice, the Devils control 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 25% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 39% in the defensive zone.

  • 78

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 179th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 16th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.11
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.43
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.47
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.10
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.29
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.20
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.20
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.50
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.56
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.31
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.83
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.20
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    6.65
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.17
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.27
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.39
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5.93
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $5.500M
Player Contract Value: $6.200M
Remaining: 5 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2030 UFA
Age at the end: 36.6 yrs (15.11.1994)
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Brett Pesce
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 0 21:31 0 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 1 18:51 2 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 18:28 0 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 0 19:58 2 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 19:43 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 1 4 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Hurricanes 69 4 12 16 -7 18:46 85 4.7% 16
2016-17 Team Logo Hurricanes 82 2 18 20 23 21:11 109 1.8% 20
2017-18 Team Logo Hurricanes 65 3 16 19 -6 20:53 88 3.4% 18
2018-19 Team Logo Hurricanes 73 7 22 29 35 20:28 98 7.1% 24
2019-20 Team Logo Hurricanes 61 4 14 18 7 21:52 104 3.8% 27
2020-21 Team Logo Hurricanes 55 4 21 25 14 22:48 89 4.5% 20
2021-22 Team Logo Hurricanes 70 7 21 28 5 21:41 148 4.7% 39
2022-23 Team Logo Hurricanes 82 5 25 30 11 22:01 144 3.5% 43
2023-24 Team Logo Hurricanes 70 3 10 13 10 20:16 107 2.8% 20
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 72 3 14 17 -5 21:19 99 3.0% 29
2025-26 Team Logo Devils 33 1 5 6 -9 20:22 41 2.4% 6
Season Projection 58 2 9 11 -16 20:22 72 2.8% 11
Total 732 43 178 221 78 1112 3.9% 262
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Hurricanes 15 0 6 6 4 23:06 20 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Hurricanes 11 2 3 5 1 26:58 28 7.1% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Hurricanes 14 1 2 3 0 22:13 28 3.6% 6
2022-23 Team Logo Hurricanes 15 2 4 6 -4 23:26 35 5.7% 12
2023-24 Team Logo Hurricanes 2 0 1 1 1 14:18 1 0.0% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 5 0 3 3 4 26:43 8 0.0% 2
Total 62 5 19 24 6 120 4.2% 24
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Brett Pesce Team Logo D 31.3 yrs 191 cm / 93 kg 0.18 0.30 56 90 $5.500M
91% Chris Tanev Team Logo D 36.2 yrs 191 cm / 90 kg 0.18 0.24 56 89 $3.817M
88% Adam Pelech Team Logo D 31.5 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.17 0.28 58 84 $5.750M
88% Jaccob Slavin Team Logo D 31.8 yrs 191 cm / 93 kg 0.18 0.40 61 91 $6.396M
85% Brian Dumoulin Team Logo D 34.5 yrs 193 cm / 97 kg 0.21 0.25 55 83 $4.000M
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