Brett Pesce

Brett Pesce

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D · 6'3" · 206 lb · Shoots R
Age 31
Career
0.30
P / GP
224P in 743 GP
Archetype
Bottom Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$5.5M
Signed through 2030
Career points
224
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
0.2
11 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.2
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.2
11 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.2
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
6.5
175 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
4.2
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
61.0
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+3
8 GF · 5 GA

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL defensemen by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.

Career journey

Rookie
2015–16 · age 21
Carolina Hurricanes
0.23 P/GP
69 GP · 4G · 12A
Emerging
2016–17 · age 22
Carolina Hurricanes
0.24 P/GP
82 GP · 2G · 18A
Prime
2017–18 → 2025 · age 23–30
Carolina Hurricanes
0.33 P/GP
548 GP · 36G · 143A
Veteran
2025–26 → 2027 · age 31–32
New Jersey Devils
0.2 P/GP
44 GP · 1G · 8A

Brett Pesce, a defenseman for the New Jersey Devils, is entering his age-32 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists) in 7 games, a 0.29 points-per-game pace. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 61.0% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.2. HighDanger's model projects 19 points for 2026-27, in a 14 to 24 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–238252530+1143422:010.37
2023–247031013+1020020:170.19
2024–257231417-529021:190.24
2025–2637167-116020:180.19
2026–277022+40021:110.29
Career74343181224+8026219—0.30

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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