GRIT & GF
Brett Pesce

New Jersey Devils, Defence

Brett Pesce

  • Two-way
  • Play-driver
Points, 2026–27
2
0 G, 2 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.3
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
21:16
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
62.0
share of chances while he's on

Brett Pesce has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 8 games for the New Jersey Devils in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 21:16 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 19.8 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

19.8050100
Rated above 48% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality46thGF28thIntimidation72thChemistry51thClutch22th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.49, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 48.4% of 223 rated players

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Intimidation

+0.26 SD · 72th percentile · weight 11% · +0.0 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

  • Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.0256th pct
  • Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.1.2374th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 148 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. at NYI

    Tuesday, December 23

    Drought over

    Brett Pesce scored for the first time in 31 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 21:55 and had five shots on goal. The Devils lost 2-1 to the Islanders.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game21:16
    69
  • Points per 600.71
    41
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.09
    18
  • Shots per 602.5
    30

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.46
    96
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.12
    77
  • xGF%62.0%
    94

Physical

  • Hits per 600.4
    7
  • Blocks per 604.6
    57
  • Penalty minutes per 600.7
    76

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed19.9 mph
    10
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated24 mi
    71

Shooting

  • Hardest shot78.7 mph
    22
  • Shots on goal7
    55
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time42.4%
    60
  • Offensive zone time, even strength44.2%
    76

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Luke Hughes8125:46183–887.2–4.27–463%
Jonas Siegenthaler711:0413–80.8–0.60–159%
Declan Chisholm84:545–10.1–0.00–0100%
Dougie Hamilton72:463–20.2–0.01–096%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 13 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.100.200.30
01-2010-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27802270.321:1611362.0
2025–2637167452.220:18118050.6
2024–257231417994.621:192413853.4
2023–2470310131076.020:172511355.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1721:460000.01022
2026-10-1521:300220.11030
2026-10-1323:500000.02020
2026-10-1221:000000.02030
2026-10-1022:380020.03010
2026-10-0620:570010.04020
2026-10-0318:520020.02100
2026-10-0119:320000.01000
2026-03-0322:040020.03030
2026-02-2818:210110.20020
2026-02-2619:530000.01010
2026-02-2518:500010.00010
2026-02-0519:440000.00020
2026-02-0319:590020.07020
2026-01-3118:290000.00112
2026-01-2918:510020.07020
2026-01-2721:320000.00010
2026-01-2516:550000.01130
2026-01-2323:560000.01010
2026-01-2024:030020.15010