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Brett Pesce

Position
Defence
Age
31Nov 15, 1994
Height
6'3"191 cm
Weight
206 lbs93 kg
Shoots
Right
Born
Tarrytown, NY, USA
Nationality
USA
Draft
2013 · Round 3 · 66th overall · CAR
GP17
G1
A7
PTS8
+/-13
S%5.3%
TOI/GP21:02
GWG1
OTG—
SHG0
PPP0

Brett Pesce, New Jersey Devils defenceman, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Tarrytown, NY, USA · Draft: 2013 · Round 3, pick 5 (#66 overall) · CAR · 12 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP
750
G
44
A
183
PTS
227
+/-
89

Playoffs

GP
62
G
5
A
19
PTS
24
+/-
6

Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTS+/-STOI
2026-10-30@ VGK0003121:52
2026-10-28@ COL0000019:19
2026-10-27@ DAL0113018:07
2026-10-24vs LAK1011121:31
2026-10-22vs ANA0111221:32

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Ranks among 659 skaters with 5+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 17 tracked games this season · updated Nov 7

Longer bar = better than more of the league’s skaters. The tick marks the middle of the league.

Territory

  • Offensive-zone time while on the iceLeague avg 40.6%40.4%Beats 39%
  • Offensive-zone time, even strengthLeague avg 41.0%41.7%Beats 44%
  • Defensive-zone time (less is better)League avg 40.2%40.9%Beats 43%

Speed

  • Top skating speedLeague avg 21.2 mph20.4 mphBeats 17%
  • Skating bursts over 20 mphLeague avg 82Beats 22%
  • Skating bursts over 22 mphLeague avg 00Beats 0%
  • Average shot speedLeague avg 68.3 mph67.0 mphBeats 40%
  • Hardest shotLeague avg 86.7 mph83.4 mphBeats 25%

Where the shots come from

Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.

Shots by rink area

Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

  • Left corner: 0 shots
  • Behind the net: 0 shots
  • Right corner: 0 shots
  • Left side of the net: 0 shots
  • Crease: 0 shots
  • Right side of the net: 1 shots
  • Low slot: 0 shots
  • Left circle: 0 shots
  • Right circle: 2 shots
  • High slot: 1 shots
  • Outside left: 0 shots
  • Outside right: 0 shots
  • Left point: 1 shots
  • Centre point: 3 shots
  • Right point: 7 shots
  • Neutral zone: 0 shots
  • Beyond the red line: 1 shots
  • Close-range shotsLeague avg 10Beats 52%
  • Mid-range shotsLeague avg 33Beats 67%
  • Long-range shotsLeague avg 811More than 78%
  • Long-range shooting %League avg 3.7%0.0%Beats 67%

Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

Game LogLast 10 games

DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 8@ NYI011W
Nov 6STL022W
Nov 4EDM000W
Oct 30@ VGK000W
Oct 29@ COL000L
Oct 28@ DAL011W
Oct 24LAK101W
Oct 22ANA011W
Oct 20COL000W
Oct 17@ WSH000L
Show all 17 games
DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 8@ NYI011W
Nov 6STL022W
Nov 4EDM000W
Oct 30@ VGK000W
Oct 29@ COL000L
Oct 28@ DAL011W
Oct 24LAK101W
Oct 22ANA011W
Oct 20COL000W
Oct 17@ WSH000L
Oct 15NYR022W
Oct 13@ DET000W
Oct 12OTT000L
Oct 10VAN000W
Oct 6UTA000L
Oct 3@ NYI000L
Oct 1PHI000W

Career Arc

12 Seasons
PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2026-27NJD14145+13
2025-26NJD37167-11
2024-25NJD7231417-5
2023-24CAR7031013+10
2022-23CAR8252530+11
2021-22CAR7072128+5
2020-21CAR5542125+14
2019-20CAR6141418+7
2018-19CAR7372229+35
2017-18CAR6531619-6
2016-17CAR8221820+23
2015-16CAR6941216-7

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