Brenden Dillon
D · #5
· New Jersey Devils
· 6'4" · 225 lb
· L-handed
· 35 yrs
Compare with
Season
82
Games
3–12–15
G–A–P
55
Shots · 5.5%
198 / 103
Hits / Blocks
Contract
Cap hit
$4,000,000
Term2024-25 → 2026-27 (3 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2027
Clauses2024-25: NTC; 2025-26: NTC; 2026-27: M-NTC
Signed at age33
Signing GMTom Fitzgerald
AgentAllain Roy
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
50.2%64th
xGF% (5v5)
47.7%40th
Points/60 (5v5)
0.6122nd
Goals Above Expected
+1.476th
Shooting %
5.5%
Ice Time / Game
18:00
Offensive-zone starts
51%
Takeaways / Giveaways
10 / 56
Archetype — how these are computed →
Physical D
A defenseman whose calling card is physicality and shot-blocking, with limited offense.
Why he earned it — his rank vs the league
Hits per 60
9.2
95th
Blocks per 60
4.8
55th
Points per 60
0.70
85th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · 2025-26Point / Blue Line
1 G on 23 shots
4%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+1 shot (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
55
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
3
Shooting %
5.5%
Shots / GP
0.7
xG
1.9
Shot Danger Mix
High danger0%
Medium danger5%
Low danger95%
Top Scoring Zones
01
4%
Point / Blue Line
1 G on 23 shots
02
17%
Left Circle
1 G on 6 shots
03
50%
High Slot
1 G on 2 shots
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NHL | Devils | 82 | 3 | 12 | 15 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Devils | 82 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Jets | 77 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Jets | 82 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Jets | 79 | 3 | 17 | 20 | — |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Capitals | 56 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 5 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Capitals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Sharks | 59 | 1 | 13 | 14 | — |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Sharks | 82 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Sharks | 81 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 10 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Sharks | 81 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Sharks | 76 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Sharks | 60 | 2 | 7 | 9 | — |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Stars | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Stars | 80 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | AHL | Texas | 37 | 3 | 11 | 14 | — |
| 2012-13 | WC-A | Canada | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Stars | 48 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — |
| 2011-12 | AHL | Texas | 76 | 6 | 23 | 29 | — |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010-11 | AHL | Texas | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010-11 | WHL | Seattle | 72 | 8 | 51 | 59 | — |
| 2009-10 | WHL | Seattle | 67 | 2 | 12 | 14 | — |
| 2008-09 | WHL | Seattle | 70 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2007-08 | WHL | Seattle | 71 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 2006-07 | PIJHL | Hope Icebreakers | 45 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 2 |