D · NJD · NHL id 8477488
Brett Pesce has played 1 game for the New Jersey Devils in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 19:32 a night (18:37 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 0:43 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 79% of his 5v5 minutes with Luke Hughes and 37% with Jack Hughes in his only game so far, and the Devils have controlled 80% of shot attempts with Pesce on the ice (1-0 in goals, 67% offensive-zone starts). In the Devils' most recent game against PHI he was on D2 with Luke Hughes and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 3.80 (was 2.14)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 19:20 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 4 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at NJD: 4 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.01 expected goals; best chance Brett Pesce at 0.01 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 37 GP · 7 points vs 9.4 expected
Last 20 games: -72. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 2.2%
- 95.5
- 36.8%
- G vs xG
- 1 / 2.0
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:09 a game, 3 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played37
- Goals1634th of 715
- Assists6573rd of 715
- Points7615th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal45567th of 715
- Hits11681st of 715
- Blocked shots80141st of 715
- Plus/minus−11576th of 715
- Penalty minutes6670th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.9%186th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)52.1%181st of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.9%388th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)49.3%361st of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)46.6%521st of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)51.6%229th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.38569th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.035314th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.3983rd of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game20:18114th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:06508th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %54.0%267th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.24146th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO955670th of 719
- Goals above expected−1.0461st of 715
- Luck Meter−53748th of 828
- Ascension score53130th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed20.9687th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts8682nd of 715
- Hardest shot82.9598th of 715
- Offensive-zone time39.7%575th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 36 of 37 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.019
- Season net
- −0.20xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.38
- Attempts
- 4
- 0.029
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D2Apr 19, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Oct 24, 2022 alerts →
How his goals happened
7 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2025 @ NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 60.6 | — | |
| Mar 13, 2025 vs EDM | Rebound | — | 0 | 32.0 | rebound | |
| Mar 4, 2025 @ DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 40.1 | — | |
| Dec 12, 2024 vs LAK | Rush | pass | 0 | 28.1 | — | |
| Jan 13, 2024 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 58.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 13, 2024 vs PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 36.9 | — | |
| Oct 17, 2023 @ SJS | Rebound | — | 0 | 49.8 | rebound |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Pesce
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Pesce apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hughes | D | 1 | 14:06 | 79% | 85.7% | 100% (1-0) | 57.1% 3:47 | 71.4% 2:30 |
| Jack Hughes | C | 1 | 6:36 | 37% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 80.0% 11:17 | 69.6% 11:10 |
| Timo Meier | RW | 1 | 5:28 | 31% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 81.5% 12:25 | 50.0% 7:44 |
| Jesper Bratt | LW | 1 | 5:25 | 30% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 82.6% 12:28 | 76.5% 8:17 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk | RW | 1 | 5:20 | 30% | 87.5% | — (0-0) | 73.7% 12:33 | 70.0% 9:53 |
| Luke Evangelista | RW | 1 | 5:19 | 30% | 88.9% | 100% (1-0) | 76.9% 12:34 | 50.0% 7:11 |
| Anthony Mantha | RW | 1 | 4:53 | 27% | 70.0% | — (0-0) | 84.0% 13:00 | 59.1% 10:14 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C | 1 | 4:39 | 26% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 74.1% 13:14 | 60.0% 8:57 |
| Nico Hischier | C | 1 | 4:33 | 25% | 85.7% | 100% (1-0) | 78.6% 13:20 | 57.9% 6:39 |
| Dawson Mercer | C | 1 | 4:23 | 25% | 92.3% | — (0-0) | 72.7% 13:30 | 71.4% 10:25 |
| Amadeus Lombardi | C | 1 | 2:55 | 16% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 84.8% 14:58 | 69.2% 5:16 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | 1 | 2:37 | 15% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 83.3% 15:16 | 64.3% 16:14 |
| Cody Glass | C | 1 | 2:30 | 14% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 83.9% 15:23 | 63.6% 5:09 |
| Stefan Noesen | RW | 1 | 1:38 | 9% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 82.4% 16:15 | 55.6% 4:22 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19:32 | 18:37 | — | 0:43 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 19:32 | 19:32 | 29 | 10 | 74.4% | 63.0% | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.4 | 0.5 | 57% |
| Even strength | 1 | 18:37 | 18:37 | 29 | 7 | 80.6% | 70.8% | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.4 | 0.4 | 57% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 17:53 | 17:53 | 28 | 7 | 80.0% | 69.6% | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.1 | 0.4 | 67% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:43 | 0:43 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NJD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19:32 |
| 2025-26 | NJD | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -11 | 6 | 45 | 2.2% | 11 | 80 | 20:18 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | NJD | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 2 | 8 | 0.0% | 2 | 18 | 26:43 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 72 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 29 | 99 | 3.0% | 24 | 138 | 21:19 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | CAR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 14:18 |
| 2023-24 | CAR | 70 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +10 | 20 | 107 | 2.8% | 25 | 113 | 20:17 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | CAR | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 12 | 35 | 5.7% | 16 | 31 | 23:27 |
| 2022-23 | CAR | 82 | 5 | 25 | 30 | +11 | 43 | 144 | 3.5% | 37 | 110 | 22:01 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | CAR | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 3.6% | 13 | 34 | 22:14 |
| 2021-22 | CAR | 70 | 7 | 21 | 28 | +5 | 39 | 148 | 4.7% | 39 | 99 | 21:42 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | CAR | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 2 | 28 | 7.1% | 16 | 24 | 26:58 |
| 2020-21 | CAR | 55 | 4 | 21 | 25 | +14 | 20 | 89 | 4.5% | 17 | 82 | 22:48 |
| 2019-20 | CAR | 61 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +7 | 27 | 104 | 3.8% | 22 | 91 | 21:53 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | CAR | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +4 | 0 | 20 | 0.0% | 10 | 29 | 23:06 |
| 2018-19 | CAR | 73 | 7 | 22 | 29 | +35 | 24 | 98 | 7.1% | 53 | 131 | 20:29 |
| 2017-18 | CAR | 65 | 3 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 18 | 88 | 3.4% | 57 | 101 | 20:54 |
Brett Pesce news
- 3 Takeaways From Devils’ 3-2 Preseason Victory Over RangersThe Hockey Writers
- New Jersey Devils 2026-27 Player Projections: Brett PesceThe Hockey Writers
- Brett Pesce StatsNHL.com
- Brett Pesce Bio, Awards & Draft Infonhl.com
- Devils News & Rumors: Depth Signings, PTO Candidates, and Brett Pesce at Shoulder Check ShowcaseThe Hockey Writers
- Brett Pesce Injury Update: Devils D-Man Back to 100 Percentginohard.com
- New Jersey Devils Need Healthy Brett Pesce on Defense in 2026-27Yahoo Sports
- Devils' Brett Pesce Provides Injury Update at Shoulder Check ShowcaseThe Hockey News
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.