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Bryan Rust
Right Wing #17 Penguins $5.125M
Player Information

Bryan Rust has 40 points (19 goals, 21 assists) in 49 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 80) of the 2010 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, he has 477 points (222 goals, 255 assists) in 687 regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He also has 35 points (21 goals, 14 assists) in 79 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 33.8 yrs (11.05.1992)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 91 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 80th in 2010
    Draft Team: Team logoPittsburgh Penguins
    Awards: Stanley Cup (2x)
Player Evaluation

The 33-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Penguins controlling 54% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Bryan Rust is off the ice, the Penguins control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 41% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 21% in the defensive zone.

  • 78

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 43rd of 252 Wings
    Defense:Def: 111th of 252 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.04
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.54
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.11
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    1.14
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.70
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.63
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.22
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    4.00
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.63
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.51
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.41
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.07
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.47
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.55
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.57
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.30
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.44
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.73
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.21
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5.72
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $5.125M
Player Contract Value: $6.500M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 UFA
Age at the end: 37.1 yrs (11.05.1992)
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Bryan Rust
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
21.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 1 0 1 0 17:13 3 33.3% 0
22.01.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 1 1 1 16:01 2 0.0% 0
25.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 0 0 -1 17:52 2 0.0% 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 1 0 1 -1 19:04 1 100.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 23:31 0 0
Total 5 2 1 3 -1 8 25.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Penguins 14 1 1 2 -3 12:01 34 2.9% 4
2015-16 Team Logo Penguins 41 4 7 11 1 12:30 68 5.9% 12
2016-17 Team Logo Penguins 57 15 13 28 4 13:37 110 13.6% 8
2017-18 Team Logo Penguins 69 13 25 38 11 16:03 123 10.6% 26
2018-19 Team Logo Penguins 72 18 17 35 10 15:54 141 12.8% 24
2019-20 Team Logo Penguins 55 27 29 56 14 19:46 151 17.9% 30
2020-21 Team Logo Penguins 56 22 20 42 9 19:43 154 14.3% 18
2021-22 Team Logo Penguins 60 24 34 58 7 18:46 180 13.3% 14
2022-23 Team Logo Penguins 81 20 26 46 -4 17:53 211 9.5% 31
2023-24 Team Logo Penguins 62 28 28 56 10 19:34 196 14.3% 20
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 71 31 34 65 -21 19:45 191 16.2% 18
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 49 19 21 40 -1 20:10 126 15.1% 18
Season Projection 75 29 32 61 -2 20:09 193 15.0% 28
Total 687 222 255 477 37 1685 13.2% 223
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Penguins 23 6 3 9 7 11:31 34 17.6% 6
2016-17 Team Logo Penguins 23 7 2 9 5 15:56 42 16.7% 10
2017-18 Team Logo Penguins 12 3 0 3 2 14:31 14 21.4% 4
2018-19 Team Logo Penguins 4 0 0 0 -4 13:55 3 0.0% 2
2019-20 Team Logo Penguins 4 1 2 3 -2 18:15 6 16.7% 2
2020-21 Team Logo Penguins 6 2 1 3 -3 19:52 18 11.1% 4
2021-22 Team Logo Penguins 7 2 6 8 1 22:36 25 8.0% 4
Total 79 21 14 35 6 142 14.8% 32
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Bryan Rust Team Logo RW 33.8 yrs 180 cm / 91 kg 0.82 0.69 79 76 $5.125M
86% Kevin Fiala Team Logo LW 29.6 yrs 183 cm / 92 kg 0.71 0.75 77 81 $7.875M
85% Trevor Zegras Team Logo C 24.9 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.88 0.73 79 74 $5.750M
85% Will Smith Team Logo C 20.9 yrs 183 cm / 81 kg 0.93 0.72 81 74 $0.950M
84% Rickard Rakell Team Logo RW 32.8 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.69 0.65 76 74 $5.000M
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