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Right Wing•#17Bryan Rust is a 34-year-old right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins. A 2010 Draft pick (Round 3). Born in Pontiac, USA.
In 2025-26, Bryan has been a consistent offensive contributor with 30 goals and 37 assists for 67 points in 78 games. He averages 0.86 points per game on 20:00 of ice time.
2026-27 projection
Projected September 5, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 24–63 pts
2025-26
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League Percentiles
Among all NHL skaters this season.
Percentile rank among all NHL skaters with 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Bryan was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 72 games, 1,459 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
61.1 vs 54.8 lg
96th percentile
Quality of teammates
70.9 vs 53.2 lg
95th percentile
Deployment
tough-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Bryan takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
295
Goals vs expected
29 vs 26.1 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
41%
With-or-without-you
Who Bryan plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney CrosbyC | 767 min | 48.7 | 42.1 | +6.6 |
| Rickard RakellR | 550 min | 47.6 | 46.8 | +0.8 |
| Erik KarlssonD | 442 min | 45.7 | 48.6 | -2.9 |
| Parker WotherspoonD | 438 min | 44.7 | 49.4 | -4.7 |
| Kris LetangD | 363 min | 47.6 | 47.0 | +0.6 |
| Ryan SheaD | 241 min | 48.6 | 46.9 | +1.7 |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Bryan, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
Form
Performance in the last five games played.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22:17 |
| Apr 27 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:37 |
| Apr 25 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:19 |
| Apr 22 | @ PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 20:25 |
| Apr 20 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:48 |
2025-26
Skill profile, on-ice impact metrics, and season projections.
Percentile rankings vs. NHL Forwards
91
Offense
46
Defense
69
Overall
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions vs. all NHL forwards. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, a heavy penalty-kill workload, power play scoring. Areas for improvement: bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
45-pt spreadThe 45-point spread between offensive (91th) and defensive (46th) percentiles is extreme for a winger. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, a heavy penalty-kill workload, power play scoring. Areas for improvement: bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
45-pt spreadThe 45-point spread between offensive (91th) and defensive (46th) percentiles is extreme for a winger. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Bryan Rust's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | PIT | 72 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 0 | 183 | 15.8% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | PIT | 71 | 31 | 34 | 65 | -21 | 191 | 16.2% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | PIT | 62 | 28 | 28 | 56 | +10 | 196 | 14.3% |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
End of season statistical forecast
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games remaining
Goals
30
Current: 30
Assists
37
Current: 37
Points
67
Current: 67
Solid middle-six production projected. Range of 67-73 points most likely, with breakout potential toward 79.
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Art Ross
Most Points
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Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
| 22-232022-23 | PIT | 81 | 20 | 26 | 46 | -4 | 211 | 9.5% |
| 21-222021-22 | PIT | 60 | 24 | 34 | 58 | +7 | 180 | 13.3% |
| 20-212020-21 | PIT | 56 | 22 | 20 | 42 | +9 | 154 | 14.3% |
| 19-202019-20 | PIT | 55 | 27 | 29 | 56 | +14 | 151 | 17.9% |
| 18-192018-19 | PIT | 72 | 18 | 17 | 35 | +10 | 141 | 12.8% |
| 17-182017-18 | PIT | 69 | 13 | 25 | 38 | +11 | 123 | 10.6% |
| 16-172016-17 | PIT | 57 | 15 | 13 | 28 | +4 | 110 | 13.6% |
| 15-162015-16 | PIT | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +1 | 68 | 5.9% |
| 14-152014-15 | PIT | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 34 | 2.9% |
| Career | — | 710 | 232 | 270 | 502 | +38 | 1742 | 13.3% |
RW · 42 pts
