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RD · New Jersey Devils · Shoots R · Age 31NHL
Brett Pesce$5.50M cap hit through 2029-30
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit5.3% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $5.50M
- Contract yearExpires after 2029-30
- 3 of 6
- Expiry statusAge 35 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- NTCM-NTC
5.3%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
D
-$671Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 27th percentile among D peers
10 GP · low availability0 G · 3 A · 3 PTS
Contracts3 on record
6-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NTC | $5.50M | 6.3% | $2.00M | $5.00M | $7.00M | -$2.7M | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| 2025-26 | NTC | $5.50M | 5.8% | $2.00M | $4.00M | $6.00M | -$4.3M | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2026-27 | NTC | $5.50M | 5.3% | $4.00M | $2.00M | $6.00M | -$5.5M | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2027-28 | M-NTC | $5.50M | 4.8% | $3.10M | $2.50M | $5.60M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | M-NTC | $5.50M | 4.5% | $3.20M | $1.00M | $4.20M | — | — | — | — |
| 2029-30 | M-NTC | $5.50M | 4.2% | $4.20M | $0 | $4.20M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $18.50M | $14.50M | $33.00M | -$12.5M | 4 | 23 | 27 | |||
6-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | — | $4.03M | 5.1% | $4.03M | $0 | $4.03M | -$512K | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| 2019-20 | — | $4.03M | 4.9% | $4.03M | $0 | $4.03M | -$1.3M | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2020-21 | — | $4.03M | 4.9% | $4.03M | $0 | $4.03M | +$761K | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| 2021-22 | — | $4.03M | 4.9% | $4.03M | $0 | $4.03M | -$341K | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| 2022-23 | M-NTC | $4.03M | 4.9% | $4.03M | $0 | $4.03M | +$276K | 5 | 25 | 30 |
| 2023-24 | M-NTC | $4.03M | 4.8% | $4.03M | $0 | $4.03M | -$2.1M | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Total | $24.15M | $0 | $24.15M | -$3.2M | 30 | 113 | 143 | |||
3-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | — | $809.2K | 1.1% | $650.0K | $92.5K | $742.5K | +$450K | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2016-17 | — | $809.2K | 1.1% | $700.0K | $92.5K | $792.5K | +$926K | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2017-18 | — | $809.2K | 1.1% | $800.0K | $92.5K | $892.5K | +$948K | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Total | $2.15M | $277.5K | $2.43M | +$2.3M | 9 | 46 | 55 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- Injury reserveNJDApr 13, 2026
Placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
- InjuryNJDMar 4, 2026
Out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.
- ActivatedNJDDec 16, 2025
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveNJDNov 6, 2025
Placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
- InjuryNJDOct 27, 2025
Out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.
2024-25
- ActivatedNJDOct 24, 2024
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveNJDOct 7, 2024
Placed on injured reserve with a lower leg injury.
- InjuryNJDSep 19, 2024
Out indefinitely with a lower leg injury.
- SigningNJDJul 1, 2024
Signed unrestricted free agent to a 6-year $33M contract.
2023-24
- InjuryCARApr 24, 2024
Out for the season with a fractured fibula.
- ActivatedCARFeb 12, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCARFeb 8, 2024
Day-to-day with an illness.
- ActivatedCARNov 10, 2023
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCAROct 24, 2023
Out indefinitely following surgery to repair lower-body injury.
- InjuryCAROct 21, 2023
Day-to-day with a lower-body injury.