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New Jersey Devils · right-shot defenseman · age 31

Brett Pesce scouting report

Overall
64.3
Position rank
90th / 327
Cap hit
$5.5M
Expires
2029-30 UFA
Value verdict
Overpaid
Model value
$2.16M

The New Jersey Devils right-shot defenseman carries a 64.3 overall, 90th of 327 rated defensemen, which is roughly league-average for regular NHL minutes.

His best component is defensive impact at 79, with finishing (44) trailing the rest of his game.

His rating fell from 70.1 in 2024-25 to 23.7 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 11-season card history.

His $5.5M cap hit through 2029-30 grades Overpaid, about $3.34M above the $2.16M the model expects a player of his output to earn, with 4 seasons left to run.

His cap hit is the 8th-largest on the New Jersey Devils NHL roster and uses 5.3% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $897K in cap space.

Component ratings

ComponentRating (0-100)
Offense52
Defense79
Play driving55
Finishing44
Penalty kill54

Career line

SeasonTeamGPOverallWAR
2025-26NJD3723.7-0.7
2024-25NJD7270.1-0.2
2023-24CAR7069.3-0.2
2022-23CAR8267.4-0.2
2021-22CAR7070-0.2
2020-21CAR5587.80
2019-20CAR6141.5-0.5
2018-19CAR7389.40.2
2017-18CAR6559.3-0.2
2016-17CAR8284.80.1

Other NJD defensemen by rating: Dougie Hamilton (86.9), Luke Hughes (82.4), Vladislav Kolyachonok (67.4), Declan Chisholm (60.2). See the full New Jersey Devils cap sheet.

How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.