Brett Pesce
New Jersey Devils · D · #22- HT
- 6'3"
- WT
- 206 lb
- Age
- 31
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Tarrytown, USA
- Draft
- 2013 CAR · R3 #66
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 17 GP tracked · 6h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 655 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$5.50M
cap hit
$5.10M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (−$0.4M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brett Pesce | 71 | Shutdown Anchor | 7 P · 37 GP | $5.50M | $5.10M | C−$0.4M | this player |
 Martin Fehervary | 73 | Steady Blueliner | 27 P · 81 GP | $2.67M | $5.74M | A+$3.1M | 86% |
 Alexandre Carrier | 75 | Shutdown Anchor | 22 P · 73 GP | $3.75M | $6.40M | A+$2.7M | 85% |
 Mario Ferraro | 73 | Steady Blueliner | 23 P · 82 GP | $3.25M | $5.74M | A+$2.5M | 84% |
 Kaiden Guhle | 72 | Heavy Hitter | 11 P · 39 GP | $5.55M | $5.42M | C−$0.1M | 83% |
Chemistry
Creates for
goals Brett assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ SEA
0P
0G 0A
@ SEA 01-25
0G 0A · 0 shots · 16:55 TOI
vs WPG
0P
0G 0A
vs WPG 01-27
0G 0A · 0 shots · 21:32 TOI
vs NSH
0P
0G 0A
vs NSH 01-29
0G 0A · 2 shots · 18:51 TOI
@ OTT
0P
0G 0A
@ OTT 01-31
0G 0A · 0 shots · 18:29 TOI
vs CBJ
0P
0G 0A
vs CBJ 02-03
0G 0A · 2 shots · 19:59 TOI
vs NYI
0P
0G 0A
vs NYI 02-05
0G 0A · 0 shots · 19:44 TOI
vs BUF
0P
0G 0A
vs BUF 02-25
0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:50 TOI
@ PIT
0P
0G 0A
@ PIT 02-26
0G 0A · 0 shots · 19:53 TOI
@ STL
1P
0G 1A
@ STL 02-28
0G 1A · 1 shots · 18:21 TOI
vs FLA
0P
0G 0A
vs FLA 03-03
0G 0A · 2 shots · 22:04 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
Playmaking gravity: 6 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 79 blocks · 8 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Carolina Hurricanes | 69 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -7 |
| 2016-17 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 23 |
| 2017-18 | Carolina Hurricanes | 65 | 3 | 16 | 19 | -6 |
| 2018-19 | Carolina Hurricanes | 73 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 35 |
| 2019-20 | Carolina Hurricanes | 61 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | Carolina Hurricanes | 55 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 14 |
| 2021-22 | Carolina Hurricanes | 70 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5 |
| 2022-23 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | 70 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | New Jersey Devils | 72 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -5 |
| 2025-26 | New Jersey Devils | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -11 |
| Career | 2 teams | 736 | 43 | 179 | 222 | 76 |