Brett Pesce
New Jersey Devils · #22 · Defenseman · age 31 · 6'3" · 206 lb · shoots RBorn 🇺🇸 Tarrytown, New York · Drafted 2013 · Rd 3 #5
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.36 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
5 points in 14 games — 58th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
24HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 76% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 3 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 24 lately — hotter than 76% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 24 · +16 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
3 points and 1 goal in 5 games — 1.7× his usual pace, and 1.8× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ▲ 2.8× his usual |
| Assists | 2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Points | 3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.7× his usual |
| Shots | 4 | 5 | 6 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shooting % | 25.0% | 7.7% | 6.3% | ▲ 3.3× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +8 | +4.6 | +0.0 | +3 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 20:28 | 20:57 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | @ VGK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 21:52 | 24 |
| Oct 28 | @ COL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:19 | 25 |
| Oct 27 | @ DAL | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 18:07 | 24 |
| Oct 24 | vs LAK | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 21:31 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs ANA | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 21:32 | 23 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points58th of 228 defensemen5leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals56th of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists57th of 228 defensemen4leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots107th of 228 defensemen13leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus5th of 228 defensemen+13leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game61st of 228 defensemen20:57leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (96th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), shots (39th).
■ Pesce this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 29 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 30 in 2022–23.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | NJD | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.36 | +13 |
| 2025–26 | NJD | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.19 | −11 |
| 2024–25 | NJD | 72 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0.24 | −5 |
| 2023–24 |  CAR | 70 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.19 | +10 |
| 2022–23 | CAR | 82 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 0.37 | +11 |
| 2021–22 | CAR | 70 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 0.40 | +5 |
| 2020–21 · best | CAR | 55 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 0.45 | +14 |
| 2019–20 | CAR | 61 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.30 | +7 |
| 2018–19 | CAR | 73 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 0.40 | +35 |
| 2017–18 | CAR | 65 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0.29 | −6 |
| 2016–17 | CAR | 82 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 0.24 | +23 |
| 2015–16 | CAR | 69 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.23 | −7 |