Brett Pesce

Shoots right · 31 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	3	0	0	0	3	19:47
Last season	37	1	6	7	45	20:18

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Role

Where he fits on New Jersey right now.

Line: P1 with L. Hughes · 14:36 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 7 of 8 kills · 0:55 a kill · starts 6
Ice time: 19:47 a game, 3rd-most among New Jersey defensemen · 17:14 5-on-5 · 2:09 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 77% of defensemen · home 89%, road about average
Tougher opponents than 57% of defensemen · home 66%

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

Staying out of the box
0.35 penalties taken /60better than 93% of defensemen
Takeaways
takeaway score 1251.26 takeaways /60better than 87% of defensemenmore than 92% of defensemen
Shot blocking
blocking score 1206.07 blocks /60better than 78% of defensemenmore than 92% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Hardest shot
82.9 mphsofter than 99% of defensemen
Top speed
20.9 mphslower than 95% of defensemen
Distance skated
8.03 miles /60less far than 94% of defensemen
Fast bursts
0.6 bursts /60less often than 92% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Shooting volume
11.4 shot attempts /60better than 78% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Fast bursts
0.0 bursts /60less often than 92% of defensemen
Top speed
19.9 mphslower than 85% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Brett PesceAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 3 games blended with last season’s 37, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 3 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
−0.05 expected goals /60bottom 39%
+0.04 expected goals /60top 30%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.01 expected goals against /60average
−0.04 expected goals against /60top 44%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
10.5 shot attempts /60top 35%
11.4 shot attempts /60top 22%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.19 expected goals /60average
0.18 expected goals /60average
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 21%
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.34 first assists /60top 38%
0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.67 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.91 expected goals for /60top 35%
0.86 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 31bottom 18%0.89 hits /60bottom 9%
hitting score 58bottom 37%1.01 hits /60bottom 15%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 120top 22%6.07 blocks /60top 8%
blocking score 90bottom 38%2.02 blocks /60bottom 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 125top 13%1.26 takeaways /60top 8%
takeaway score 103top 42%1.01 takeaways /60top 24%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.51 penalties drawn /60top 32%
0.49 penalties drawn /60top 37%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.35 penalties taken /60top 7%
0.60 penalties taken /60top 41%

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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71 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 4 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

6 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left11
Wide right6
Over the net4
Off the post or crossbar2
Short or other0

23 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

Wide left1
Wide right1
Over the net1
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

3 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

Top speed
SlowerBurner
20.9 mphbottom 5%
19.9 mphbottom 15%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
0.6 bursts /60bottom 8%
0.0 bursts /60bottom 8%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
82.9 mphbottom 1%
78.7 mphbottom 21%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.03 miles /60bottom 6%
8.77 miles /60top 29%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
41.7% of his timebottom 40%
45.1% of his timetop 16%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.