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Brett Pesce

Position	Right Defense	Current Team	New Jersey Devils
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	6 years
Height	6'3"	Expires	2029-30
Weight (lbs)	206	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	35
Age	31 (Nov 15, 1994)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2013, Round 3, Overall 66 (CAR)

Date	Team	Transaction
Nov 15, 2025	New Jersey Devils	Placed on LTIR
Nov 6, 2025	New Jersey Devils	Placed on IR
Oct 24, 2024	New Jersey Devils	Activated from IR
Oct 7, 2024	New Jersey Devils	Placed on IR
Jul 1, 2024	New Jersey Devils	Signed 6 years @ $5.500M AAV starting in 2024-25
Aug 1, 2017	Calgary Flames	Signed 6 years @ $4.025M AAV starting in 2018-19
Mar 28, 2015	Carolina Hurricanes	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

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2024-25 Player Card

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2023-24 Player Card

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Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

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Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	CAR	69	1092:56	0.16	0.38	0.55	0.17	-0.00	4.29	4.32	-0.03	0.00	2.83
2016-17	CAR	82	1446:53	0.08	0.62	0.70	0.15	-0.06	2.17	3.88	-1.70	1.43	2.86
2017-18	CAR	65	1126:01	0.16	0.69	0.85	0.22	-0.06	3.70	5.05	-1.35	3.31	1.65
2018-19	CAR	73	1221:01	0.29	0.59	0.88	0.19	0.11	6.82	4.39	2.43	1.64	2.46
2019-20	CAR	61	1044:53	0.23	0.69	0.92	0.23	0.00	4.40	4.33	0.07	1.48	2.22
2020-21	CAR	55	981:59	0.18	1.04	1.22	0.21	-0.03	3.80	4.45	-0.65	0.81	2.42
2021-22	CAR	70	1203:49	0.20	0.85	1.05	0.24	-0.04	3.05	3.67	-0.62	0.00	2.09
2022-23	CAR	82	1448:06	0.08	0.75	0.83	0.21	-0.13	1.64	4.14	-2.50	0.00	2.70
2023-24	CAR	70	1177:16	0.05	0.36	0.41	0.23	-0.18	1.05	4.71	-3.66	0.59	4.71
2024-25	NJD	72	1298:00	0.05	0.60	0.65	0.16	-0.11	1.14	3.95	-2.81	0.83	1.65
2025-26	NJD	9	136:14	0.00	1.32	1.32	0.26	-0.26	0.00	7.46	-7.46	0.00	16.67

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	CAR	69	1092:56	37.77	1.48	2.25	39.64	1.87	2.40	44.26	48.37	-0.24	-0.03	-2.19
2016-17	CAR	82	1446:53	41.51	2.78	2.47	36.53	2.16	2.07	56.30	54.35	0.03	-0.52	5.97
2017-18	CAR	65	1126:01	43.75	2.13	2.60	37.94	2.61	2.18	44.94	54.42	-0.02	-0.21	2.09
2018-19	CAR	73	1221:01	46.14	2.85	2.95	38.67	1.87	2.25	60.42	56.72	0.03	-0.13	1.68
2019-20	CAR	61	1044:53	44.56	2.93	2.86	41.57	2.76	2.70	51.52	51.45	0.21	0.46	-2.80
2020-21	CAR	55	981:59	43.87	2.38	2.64	37.88	1.77	2.35	57.35	52.91	0.05	-0.04	0.85
2021-22	CAR	70	1203:49	49.79	2.94	2.98	41.47	2.59	2.69	53.15	52.62	-0.04	0.33	-3.59
2022-23	CAR	82	1448:06	49.22	2.65	2.98	36.46	2.28	2.34	53.78	56.06	-0.17	0.28	-4.46
2023-24	CAR	70	1177:16	49.28	2.24	2.72	37.20	2.50	2.24	47.31	54.88	-0.16	0.17	-3.36
2024-25	NJD	72	1298:00	40.31	1.94	2.40	38.69	2.31	2.17	45.65	52.53	0.13	-0.06	2.09
2025-26	NJD	9	136:14	46.68	2.20	2.88	33.91	1.32	2.13	62.50	57.47	0.55	-0.42	9.70

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Devils News & Rumors: Third Jerseys & Injury Updates on Hamilton, Brown & Pesce at The Hockey Writers (Sat Nov 8, 2025)
New Jersey Devils may not see recently injured defenseman for a while at Pucks and Pitchforks (Fri Nov 7, 2025)
Devils’ Blue Line Faces Crucial Test Without Brett Pesce at The Hockey Writers (Wed Nov 5, 2025)
Who Steps Up for the Devils in Brett Pesce’s Absence? at New Jersey Hockey Now (Tue Nov 4, 2025)
3 Reasons for Optimism & Pessimism After Devils Wild Loss to Avalanche at New Jersey Hockey Now (Wed Oct 29, 2025)
Brett Pesce out for a month with upper-body injury: Seamus Casey next man up at Pucks and Pitchforks (Tue Oct 28, 2025)
It’s Time For Jonas Siegenthaler To Step Up at All About the Jersey (Mon Oct 27, 2025)
New Jersey Devils Survive Avalanche With Jack Hughes Overtime Winner, Securing 4-3 Victory at All About the Jersey (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
New Jersey Devils lose another key player to injury in win versus Colorado Avalanche at Pucks and Pitchforks (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
Weak Start, Good Fight, Disastrous Finish: Devils Drop Opener 6-3 to Hurricanes With Three Late Goals Against at All About the Jersey (Fri Oct 10, 2025)
Game Preview: The New Jersey Devils Open the 2025–26 Season Against the Carolina Hurricanes at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
Devils’ Brett Pesce Set to Skate in 700th NHL Game at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
New Jersey Devils can't afford to lose Brett Pesce long term at Pucks and Pitchforks (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
Devils Key Defenseman Questionable for Opening Night with Injury at New Jersey Hockey Now (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
Key New Jersey Devils defenseman suffers undisclosed injury vs. Rangers at Pucks and Pitchforks (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
New Jersey Devils Ice Close To Full Strength Lineup, Defeat New York Rangers, 3-1 at All About the Jersey (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
Devils 2025-26 Player Previews: Brett Pesce at The Hockey Writers (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
Way-too-early New Jersey Devils opening night defensive pair predictions at Pucks and Pitchforks (Mon Sep 15, 2025)
Working On Labor Day; The New Jersey Devils And The Value Of Working On Your Craft at All About the Jersey (Mon Sep 1, 2025)
A Long-Term Appraisal of the Devils’ Defenders at All About the Jersey (Fri Aug 1, 2025)
Devils Lose Hamilton, Drop Heartbreaker in Dallas at Devils Army (Wed Mar 5, 2025)
Devils Return From Break With Challenging Test Against Stars at Devils Army (Sat Feb 22, 2025)
Devils Extract Revenge, Notch Dominating 5-0 Victory at Devils Army (Thu Jan 30, 2025)
Midseason Report Cards: Defensemen and Goalies at Devils Army (Thu Jan 16, 2025)
Devils Hit Road To Face Defending Champion Panthers at Devils Army (Tue Nov 12, 2024)
Top 3 right shot defensemen the Anaheim Ducks should target in NHL Free Agency at Pucks of a Feather (Thu Jun 27, 2024)

Current Contract

Brett Pesce signed a $33,000,000 6-year contract with the New Jersey Devils and General Manager Tom Fitzgerald on July 1, 2024 with an AAV of $5,500,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2029-30 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 6.25% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	29	NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	$5,000,000	$2,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
2025-26	30	NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	$4,000,000	$2,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2026-27	31	NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	$2,000,000	$4,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2027-28	32	M-NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	$2,500,000	$3,100,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	UFA
2028-29	33	M-NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	$1,000,000	$3,200,000	$4,200,000	$4,200,000	UFA
2029-30	34	M-NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	-	$4,200,000	$4,200,000	$4,200,000	UFA
Total					-	$14,500,000	$18,500,000	$33,000,000	$33,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2024

Team: New Jersey Devils

GM: Tom Fitzgerald

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 6.25

Clause: Starting in 2027-28 player can submit a 15 team no trade list.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Brett Pesce signed a $24,150,000 6-year contract with the Calgary Flames and General Manager Brad Treliving on August 1, 2017 with an AAV of $4,025,000. This contract will start in 2018-19 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 5.06% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	23		$4,025,000	$4,025,000	-	-	$4,025,000	$4,025,000	$4,025,000	RFA
2019-20	24		$4,025,000	$4,025,000	-	-	$4,025,000	$4,025,000	$4,025,000	RFA-arb
2020-21	25		$4,025,000	$4,025,000	-	-	$4,025,000	$4,025,000	$4,025,000	RFA-arb
2021-22	26		$4,025,000	$4,025,000	-	-	$4,025,000	$4,025,000	$4,025,000	RFA-arb
2022-23	27	M-NTC	$4,025,000	$4,025,000	-	-	$4,025,000	$4,025,000	$4,025,000	UFA
2023-24	28	M-NTC	$4,025,000	$4,025,000	-	-	$4,025,000	$4,025,000	$4,025,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$24,150,000	$24,150,000	$24,150,000

Signed: Aug 1, 2017

Team: Calgary Flames

GM: Brad Treliving

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.06

Clause: Player can submit a 15 team trade list in 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Brett Pesce signed a $2,427,500 3-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and General Manager Ron Francis on March 28, 2015 with an AAV of $809,167. This contract will start in 2015-16 and end after the 2017-18 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.13% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2015-16	20	$809,167	$925,000	$182,500	$92,500	$650,000	$742,500	$70,000	ELC
2016-17	21	$809,167	$925,000	$132,500	$92,500	$700,000	$792,500	$70,000	ELC
2017-18	22	$809,167	$925,000	$32,500	$92,500	$800,000	$892,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$347,500	$277,500	$2,150,000	$2,427,500	$210,000

Signed: Mar 28, 2015

Team: Carolina Hurricanes

GM: Ron Francis

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2008-09	AYBHL	North Jersey Avalanche Bntm Mjr	26	5	10	15		26
2009-10	AYHL 16U	North Jersey Avalanche 16U	32	2	11	13		6
2010-11	AYHL 16U	North Jersey Avalanche 16U	20	9	18	27		8
2011-12	EJHL	Jersey	17	1	5	6		18
2011-12	U-18	USNTDP	6	0	0	0		2
2012-13	H-East	New Hampshire	38	1	5	6		10
2013-14	H-East	New Hampshire	41	7	14	21		6
2014-15	H-East	New Hampshire	31	3	13	16		32
2014-15	AHL	Charlotte	4	0	1	1	+2	6	6	0.0
2015-16	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	69	4	12	16	-7	16	85	4.7	18:46
2015-16	AHL	Charlotte	3	1	2	3	-3		8	1,250.0
2016-17	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	82	2	18	20	+23	20	109	1.8	21:12
2017-18	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	65	3	16	19	-6	18	88	3.4	20:54
2018-19	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	73	7	22	29	+35	24	98	7.1	20:29	15		6	6	+4		20	0.0	23:06
2019-20	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	61	4	14	18	+7	27	104	3.8	21:53
2020-21	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	55	4	21	25	+14	20	89	4.5	22:48	11	2	3	5	+1	2	28	7.1	26:58
2021-22	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	70	7	21	28	+5	39	148	4.7	21:42	14	1	2	3		6	28	3.6	22:14
2022-23	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	82	5	25	30	+11	43	144	3.5	22:01	15	2	4	6	-4	12	35	5.7	23:27
2023-24	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	70	3	10	13	+10	20	107	2.8	20:17	2		1	1	+1	2	1	0.0	14:18
2024-25	NHL	New Jersey Devils	72	3	14	17	-5	29	99	3.0	21:19	5		3	3	+4	2	8	0.0	26:43
2025-26	NHL	New Jersey Devils	9	0	3	3	+3	2	8	0.0	19:39
NHL Career			708	42	176	218	+90	258	1079	3.9	21:05	62	5	19	24	+6	24	120	4.2	23:41