Bryan Rust
R · #17
· Pittsburgh Penguins
· 5'11" · 202 lb
· R-handed
· 34 yrs
· Draft: 2010 Rd 3 (#80 overall)
Compare with
Season
72
Games
29–36–65
G–A–P
183
Shots · 15.9%
35 / 80
Hits / Blocks
Contract
Cap hit
$5,125,000
Term2022-23 → 2027-28 (6 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2028
Clauses2022-23: NMC; 2023-24: NMC; 2024-25: NMC
Signed at age30
Signing GMRon Hextall
AgentBrian & Scott Bartlett
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
48.8%48th
xGF% (5v5)
45.7%36th
Points/60 (5v5)
2.7286th
Goals Above Expected
+6.291st
Shooting %
15.8%
Ice Time / Game
19:57
Offensive-zone starts
58%
Takeaways / Giveaways
13 / 78
Archetype — how these are computed →
Sniper
An elite goal scorer who beats goalies, not just a high-volume shooter. The defining trait is finishing above expectation — putting the puck in on chances an average shooter would not.
Why he earned it — his rank vs the league
Goals
29
86th
Goals above expected
+6.2
86th
Goals per 60
1.61
87th
Playmaker
A distributor who creates offense for teammates. Judged on the volume and rate of assists, not on the share of points that are assists.
Assists
36
81th
Assists per 60
2.00
83th
Points per 60
3.61
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 · 2025-26Slot
15 G on 74 shots
20%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+6 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
183
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
29
Shooting %
15.8%
Shots / GP
2.5
xG
20.7
Shot Danger Mix
High danger17%
Medium danger34%
Low danger49%
Top Scoring Zones
01
20%
Slot
15 G on 74 shots
02
19%
High Slot
4 G on 21 shots
03
18%
Crease
3 G on 17 shots
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NHL | Penguins | 72 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Penguins | 71 | 31 | 34 | 65 | — |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Penguins | 62 | 28 | 28 | 56 | — |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Penguins | 81 | 20 | 26 | 46 | — |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Penguins | 60 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Penguins | 56 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Penguins | 55 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Penguins | 72 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Penguins | 69 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 12 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Penguins | 57 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 23 |
| 2015-16 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Penguins | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre | 45 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 3 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Penguins | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013-14 | H-East | U. of Notre Dame | 40 | 17 | 16 | 33 | — |
| 2012-13 | CCHA | U. of Notre Dame | 41 | 15 | 19 | 34 | — |
| 2011-12 | CCHA | U. of Notre Dame | 40 | 5 | 6 | 11 | — |
| 2010-11 | CCHA | U. of Notre Dame | 40 | 6 | 13 | 19 | — |
| 2009-10 | WJ18-A | USA | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 2009-10 | U-18 | USNTDP | 38 | 16 | 13 | 29 | — |
| 2009-10 | U-17 | USNTDP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009-10 | USHL | USNTDP | 27 | 10 | 13 | 23 | — |
| 2008-09 | U-17 | USNTDP | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 2008-09 | NAHL | USNTDP | 42 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 9 |
| 2007-08 | Minor-MI | Det. Honeybaked | 37 | 27 | 20 | 47 | — |
| 2007-08 | MWEHL | Det. Honeybaked | 31 | 17 | 28 | 45 | — |
| 2006-07 | T1EBHL | Honeybaked Bantam Major AAA | 29 | 15 | 28 | 43 | — |
| 2005-06 | T1EMBHL | Honeybaked Bantam Minor AAA | 28 | 11 | 19 | 30 | — |