232 G · 270 A · 710 GP
0.707 P/GP · 116 PPP · 17:39 ATOI
Pittsburgh Penguins#17Active
Bryan Rust
R · 5′11″ / 202 lb · Shoots R · Pontiac, USA · Age 34 · 2010 #80 by PIT
502Career points
0.707Career P/GP
710Games played
232Goals
12 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2665points
The latest read.
65 points in 72 games in 2025-26. Career: 502 points across 710 games.
72GP
29goals
36assists
65points
183shots
24PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
22 G · 15 A · 85 GP
0.435 P/GP · 6 PPP · 15:43 ATOI
0.143 → 0.903P/GP by season · 12 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2019-20
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 12 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 85 GP · 22 G · 15 A · 37 pts (0.435 P/GP)
70.5
83.2
89.2
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-04-29@ PHIPlayoff22:17 TOI0G 0A0 P · 5 S
2026-04-27vs PHIPlayoff20:37 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
2026-04-25@ PHIPlayoff19:19 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-22@ PHIPlayoff20:25 TOI0G 1A1 P · 3 S
2026-04-20vs PHIPlayoff20:48 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
What this draft slot returns.
Base rate for the exact pick, a history, never a forecastdraft-position study · 2026-07-14-prospect-translation-v2.32
2010 draft#80round 3 · PIT
Rates: insufficient sample (n=7 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 7 forwards taken #80, drawn only from classes old enough to judge, on the Schuckers-style pick curve published on Draft Value. A base rate describes a slot, not a person: it cannot predict this career and is not used to grade it.
Floor rule: rates below a minimum sample are suppressed, not shown thin. Exact slot needs 12+ players, the pooled pick-curve band needs 32+, matching this site's builders to the nhl-draft-intel engine's own bucket-calibration floors (12 / 18 / 32).
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2021-22 peak: 60 GP / 24 G / 34 A / 58 Pts / 0.967 P/GP · 18:46 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 55 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 1.018 |
| 2021-22 | 60 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 0.967 |
| 2024-25 | 71 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 0.915 |
| 2025-26 | 72 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 0.903 |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 0.903 |
| Prime-five | 320 | 139 | 161 | 300 | 0.938 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
Stanley Cup2016-17 · 2015-16All-Star Team6th · 2020
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart12 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 72 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 0 | 24 | 183 |
| 2024-25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 71 | 31 | 34 | 65 | -21 | 18 | 191 |
| 2023-24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 62 | 28 | 28 | 56 | +10 | 9 | 196 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 81 | 20 | 26 | 46 | -4 | 11 | 211 |
| 2021-22Peak | Pittsburgh Penguins | 60 | 24 | 34 | 58 | +7 | 21 | 180 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 56 | 22 | 20 | 42 | +9 | 11 | 154 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 55 | 27 | 29 | 56 | +14 | 17 | 151 |
| 2018-19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 72 | 18 | 17 | 35 | +10 | 0 | 141 |
| 2017-18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 13 | 25 | 38 | +11 | 4 | 123 |
| 2016-17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 57 | 15 | 13 | 28 | +4 | 0 | 110 |
| 2015-16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +1 | 1 | 68 |
| 2014-15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 34 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +1 | 2 | 25 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 | 18 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2016-17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 23 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +5 | 0 | 42 |
| 2015-16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 23 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +7 | 0 | 34 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2019-20 is the best season either way: 1.018 raw, 1.012 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 72 | 0.903 | 3.13 | 0.866 |
| 2024-25 | 71 | 0.915 | 3.04 | 0.903 |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 0.903 | 3.11 | 0.870 |
| 2022-23 | 81 | 0.568 | 3.18 | 0.536 |
| 2021-22 | 60 | 0.967 | 3.14 | 0.922 |
| 2020-21 | 56 | 0.750 | 2.94 | 0.766 |
| 2019-20Best adjusted | 55 | 1.018 | 3.02 | 1.012 |
| 2018-19 | 72 | 0.486 | 3.01 | 0.484 |
| 2017-18 | 69 | 0.551 | 2.97 | 0.556 |
| 2016-17 | 57 | 0.491 | 2.77 | 0.533 |
| 2015-16 | 41 | 0.268 | 2.71 | 0.297 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre | 45 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | H-East | U. of Notre Dame | 40 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | U-17 | USNTDP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | U-18 | USNTDP | 38 | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| 2009-10 | USHL | USNTDP | 27 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 2009-10 | WJ18-A | USA | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008-09 | NAHL | USNTDP | 42 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2008-09 | U-17 | USNTDP | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008-09 | NAHL | USNTDP | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007-08 | MWEHL | Det. Honeybaked | 31 | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| 2007-08 | Minor-MI | Det. Honeybaked | 37 | 27 | 20 | 47 |
| 2006-07 | T1EBHL | Honeybaked Bantam Major AAA | 29 | 15 | 28 | 43 |
| 2005-06 | T1EMBHL | Honeybaked Bantam Minor AAA | 28 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 710 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 568 to 852); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 103 of them cleared the band.
Zach HymanL · 2010 #123 · active711 GP · 261 G · 234 A · 495 P0.696 P/GP · −0.011Timo MeierR · 2015 #9 · active698 GP · 241 G · 238 A · 479 P0.686 P/GP · −0.021Alex TuchR · 2014 #18 · active615 GP · 200 G · 248 A · 448 P0.728 P/GP · +0.021Pierre-Luc DuboisC · 2016 #3 · active627 GP · 170 G · 257 A · 427 P0.681 P/GP · −0.026Jonathan MarchessaultC · Undrafted · active778 GP · 263 G · 311 A · 574 P0.738 P/GP · +0.031
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed88.4mph73.0
142.2 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed22.8mph77.7
36.7 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated353.3km87.8
219.5 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game5.9km82.6
3.7 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph124bursts79.3
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time44.6%81.2
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time17.3%14.6
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time38.1%74.4
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal183shots89.4
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal71shots92.2
league average 31.6 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Low Slot5411 G86th
R Circle256 G91th
L Circle233 G92th
High Slot182 G84th
Crease173 G98th
L Net Side82 G95th
Outside L70 G74th
Outside R70 G75th
Center Point60 G81th
Offensive Neutral Zone50 G87th
Behind the Net41 G96th
Beyond Red Line30 G74th
R Net Side31 G63th
L Corner10 G84th
L Point10 G30th
R Point10 G33th
R Corner00 G0th
71high danger14 G · 19.7%
66mid danger11 G · 16.7%
8long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 183 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Awards voting.
0 trophy wins · 0 top-three finishes · 1 ballot appearances · 0 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Development trails.
How the scoring rate movedNHL AI Development contract
Strict monotonic scoring-rate chains ending in 2025-26. Only 25-plus-game seasons count, and a trail needs at least three consecutive qualified seasons.
Assists / game
4 consecutive qualified seasons · 71.5 average GP
Goals / game
3 consecutive qualified seasons · 68.3 average GP
Descriptive, not evaluative: raw P/GP, G/GP or A/GP movement. It does not control for age, role, ice time, teammates, injury, schedule or uncertainty, and it is not a forecast or player-quality grade.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.PHI36 points51 GP · 17 G · 19 A119 shots · 10 PP points
Career vs.NJD35 points44 GP · 19 G · 16 A90 shots · 6 PP points
Career vs.NYR29 points49 GP · 13 G · 16 A135 shots · 7 PP points
Career vs.WSH28 points57 GP · 17 G · 11 A119 shots · 11 PP points
Career vs.CAR24 points31 GP · 7 G · 17 A60 shots · 3 PP points
Career vs.CBJ23 points34 GP · 11 G · 12 A89 shots · 5 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.STL1.50 P/GP14 GP · 9 G · 12 A33 shots · 3 PP points
Pace vs.CHI1.00 P/GP14 GP · 9 G · 5 A42 shots · 2 PP points
Pace vs.SJS0.95 P/GP22 GP · 10 G · 11 A48 shots · 4 PP points
Pace vs.UTA0.92 P/GP13 GP · 3 G · 9 A27 shots · 4 PP points
Pace vs.TOR0.91 P/GP23 GP · 7 G · 14 A52 shots · 6 PP points
Pace vs.VAN0.87 P/GP15 GP · 6 G · 7 A44 shots · 5 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
589 shots on goal against 79 goaltenders, 84 goals: 14.3% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 4 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.
Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF | 22 | 4 | 18.2% | wrist |
| Elvis MerzlikinsCBJ | 25 | 3 | 12.0% | wrist |
| Dan VladarPHI | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | wrist |
| Joonas KorpisaloBOS | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | wrist |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joonas KorpisaloBOS | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | wrist |
| Dan VladarPHI | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | wrist |
| Elvis MerzlikinsCBJ | 25 | 3 | 12.0% | wrist |
| Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF | 22 | 4 | 18.2% | wrist |
Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
2.25blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#36Yahoo#47Fantrax#48Roto#59
25-2672 GP29 G36 A2.27 pts/gm
2nd half-0.28Market avg#92Point games64%Worst blank run5
This desk has Bryan Rust No. 36 among skaters on the ESPN points board — the market has him 56 seats lower.
The room.
Every current Pittsburgh Penguins teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory