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EDM· Tue Nov 3Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 14
- G
- 1
- A
- 4
- PTS
- 5
- +/-
- +13
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 13
- TOI/G
- 20:57
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | @VGK | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 21:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | @COL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 27 | @DAL | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 18:06 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 24 | vs LAK | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 21:30 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs ANA | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 21:30 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 20 | vs COL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 20:54 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 17 | @WSH | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | vs NYR | W 7-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 21:30 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 13 | @DET | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | vs OTT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:00 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 10 | vs VAN | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 22:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs UTA | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | @NYI | L 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 season | ||||||||||
| Mar 3 | vs FLA | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 22:06 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 28 | @STL | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 26 | @PIT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | vs BUF | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 5 | vs NYI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 3 | vs CBJ | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 31 | @OTT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 29 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 27 | vs WPG | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 25 | @SEA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan 23 | @VAN | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 20 | @EDM | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 19 | @CGY | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 17 | vs CAR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 18:18 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 14 | vs SEA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 12 | @MIN | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 11 | @WPG | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 8 | @PIT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 6 | @NYI | L 0-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 18:06 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 4 | vs CAR | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 17:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 3 | vs UTA | W 4-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 22:54 | 0 | 5 |
| Dec 31 | @CBJ | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 30 | @TOR | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 27 | vs WSH | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:06 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 23 | @NYI | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 21:54 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 21 | vs BUF | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 19 | @UTA | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:00 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 17 | @VGK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24:00 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 26 | vs COL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | vs SJS | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | vs MIN | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | @TOR | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 21:48 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 18 | vs EDM | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 21:18 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 16 | vs FLA | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:06 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 13 | @CBJ | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | @TBL | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:30 | 4 | 3 |
| Oct 9 | @CAR | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:42 | 0 | 3 |
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| Apr 15 | @BOS | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 13 | vs NYI | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 11 | vs PIT | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 8 | vs BOS | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 5 | vs NYR | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 25:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 31 | vs MIN | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 26:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 29 | @MIN | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:30 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 28 | @WPG | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 19:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | @CHI | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 20:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 24 | vs VAN | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 24:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 22 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 20 | vs CGY | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 24:42 | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 17 | @CBJ | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 26:42 | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 15 | @PIT | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 13 | vs EDM | W 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 11 | vs CBJ | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | @PHI | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:18 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 7 | vs WPG | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | @DAL | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | @VGK | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 1 | @UTA | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 23:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 26 | @COL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 22:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 23 | @NSH | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:48 | 1 | 4 |
| Feb 22 | vs DAL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 8 | @MTL | W 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:24 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 6 | vs VGK | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:48 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 4 | @PIT | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:06 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 2 | @BUF | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 29 | vs PHI | W 5-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 21:12 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan 27 | @PHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 25 | @MTL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:06 | 0 | 5 |
| Jan 22 | vs BOS | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 19 | vs OTT | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 18 | vs PHI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 16 | @TOR | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 14 | vs FLA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 11 | vs TBL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 9 | @NYR | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:30 | 0 | 6 |
| Jan 6 | @SEA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:24 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 4 | @SJS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 1 | @LAK | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 20:30 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 31 | @ANA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 28 | @CAR | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:06 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 27 | vs CAR | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 23 | vs NYR | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 21 | vs PIT | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:18 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 19 | @CBJ | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 17 | @STL | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 14 | vs CHI | W 4-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 1 | 20:42 | 0 | 2 |
Latest news
Pesce scored a goal Saturday in a 3-1 win over the Kings.
It was his first goal in 35 games, dating back to Dec. 23, 2025, and it was a beauty. Pesce toe-dragged the puck past a Kings forward before going low under Anton Forsberg's left pad. It stood as the winner. The defender is best known for stabilizing the Devils' own zone, but he has also put up 30 points in an NHL season. Pesce now has one goal, three assists and 20 blocks in 11 games this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 24
Pesce notched two assists, two shots on goal, three blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Rangers.
Pesce ended his scoring slump to begin the year. The 31-year-old had gone six games without a point despite seeing steady top-four minutes. Through seven outings, he's added seven shots on net, 11 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating. Pesce has missed the 20-point mark in three straight years after reaching it five times over his first eight seasons in the NHL. He carries little fantasy appeal as more of a defensive presence.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 16
Pesce (lower body) is healthy and has been able to undergo his usual offseason training, Kristy Flannery of The Hockey News reports Thursday.
Pesce is participating in the Shoulder Check Showcase, which further proves he's feeling healthy. The defenseman was limited to a career-low 37 games in 2025-26, posting just seven points with 45 shots on net and 80 blocked shots over 37 appearances. Pesce should fill a shutdown role in the Devils' top four to begin 2026-27, but he's now missed the 20-point mark in three straight years, so he doesn't carry much offensive upside.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jul 30
Pesce (lower body) is questionable to return to the lineup before the end of the 2025-26 regular season, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports Sunday.
Pesce had been listed as week-to-week and has missed the last eight games. If he doesn't return before the end of the regular season, he will finish with one goal, six assists, 45 shots on net and 80 blocked shots across 37 appearances.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 22
Pesce (lower body) is considered week-to-week, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports Friday.
Pesce has a goal, seven points, six PIM, 11 hits and 80 blocks in 37 appearances with the Devils in 2025-26. He missed Wednesday's game against Toronto due to the injury. Johnny Kovacevic might play regularly while Pesce is unavailable.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 6
Pesce (lower body) will not be available against the Rangers or Red Wings on Saturday or Sunday, respectively, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.
Pesce has already missed one game, but he will now have to be out for at least two more. The 31-year-old blueliner hasn't found the back of the net since Dec. 23 versus the Islanders, a stretch of 24 games during which he has managed just three helpers. With his limited offensive upside, Pesce figures to be a mid-range fantasy option, at best, once cleared to play.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 6