#17 · Right Wing

Bryan Rust

Age: 34
Height: 5′11″
Weight: 206 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Pontiac, Michigan, USA

GP: 4
G: 2
A: 0
P: 2
+/-: -2
SOG: 6

Drafted 2010 · Round 3, #80 overall (PIT)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 4 GP
GP	4	2	4
G	2	0	0+2
A	0	1	2-2
P	2	1	2
SOG	6	4	10-4
PPP	0	0	1-1
+/-	-2	-1	+1-3
PIM	2	0	2
TOI/GP	18:36	19:38−1:02	19:59−1:23
SH%	33.3	0.0+33.3	0.0+33.3

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Rust is shooting 33.3% (2 on 6 shots) against 15.4% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 1.1 expected goals this season (G − xG +0.9).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 44.2; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 43.9; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -7.4; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.014; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 1.1; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +0.9; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 80.7; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 12:52; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

9 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Rust is used

#17 · R · Pittsburgh Penguins

Bryan Rust

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 4 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 18:29; 12:52 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 80.7%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 43.9%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 44.2%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Rust49.8s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Rust24%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Rickard Rakell38.1 min together40%shot attempts

Sidney Crosby37.9 min together39%shot attempts

Erik Karlsson19.3 min together53%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	2	0	2	-2	2	0	6	33.3	18:36
2025–26	Pittsburgh Penguins	72	29	36	65	0	26	8	183	15.8	19:57
2025–26 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	1	1	2	-2	4	0	15	6.7	20:44
2024–25	Pittsburgh Penguins	71	31	34	65	-21	18	5	191	16.2	19:45
2023–24	Pittsburgh Penguins	62	28	28	56	+10	20	3	196	14.3	19:35
2022–23	Pittsburgh Penguins	81	20	26	46	-4	31	2	211	9.5	17:54
2021–22	Pittsburgh Penguins	60	24	34	58	+7	14	9	180	13.3	18:46
2021–22 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	2	6	8	+1	4	1	25	8.0	22:36
2020–21	Pittsburgh Penguins	56	22	20	42	+9	18	6	154	14.3	19:43
2020–21 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	2	1	3	-3	4	0	18	11.1	19:53
2019–20	Pittsburgh Penguins	55	27	29	56	+14	30	8	151	17.9	19:46
2019–20 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	1	2	3	-2	2	1	6	16.7	18:15
2018–19	Pittsburgh Penguins	72	18	17	35	+10	24	0	141	12.8	15:54
2018–19 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	0	0	0	-4	2	0	3	0.0	13:55
2017–18	Pittsburgh Penguins	69	13	25	38	+11	26	2	123	10.6	16:03
2017–18 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	12	3	0	3	+2	4	0	14	21.4	14:32
2016–17	Pittsburgh Penguins	57	15	13	28	+4	8	0	110	13.6	13:38
2016–17 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	23	7	2	9	+5	10	0	42	16.7	15:57
2015–16	Pittsburgh Penguins	41	4	7	11	+1	12	0	68	5.9	12:30
2015–16 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	23	6	3	9	+7	6	0	34	17.6	11:31
2014–15	Pittsburgh Penguins	14	1	1	2	-3	4	0	34	2.9	12:02

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@CHI	0	0	-1	1	0	15:58
Sat, Oct 10	vsDAL	0	0	0	0	0	20:55
Fri, Oct 9	@CBJ	1	1	-1	2	2	18:21
Wed, Oct 7	@WSH	1	1	0	3	0	19:09

	Team / League										TOI
2015–16	Wilkes-Barre · AHL	16	3	3	6	-5	2	1	40	750.0	–
2014–15	Wilkes-Barre · AHL	45	13	14	27	+6	14	3	109	1190.0	–
2014–15 (P)	Wilkes-Barre · AHL	3	2	0	2	-1	0	0	9	2220.0	–
2013–14	U. of Notre Dame · H-East	40	17	16	33	–	12	4	–	–	–
2013–14	Wilkes-Barre · AHL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	–
2013–14 (P)	Wilkes-Barre · AHL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	–
2012–13	U. of Notre Dame · CCHA	41	15	19	34	–	4	5	–	–	–
2011–12	U. of Notre Dame · CCHA	40	5	6	11	–	14	0	–	–	–
2010–11	U. of Notre Dame · CCHA	40	6	13	19	–	4	0	–	–	–
2009–10	USNTDP · USHL	27	10	13	23	–	6	–	–	–	–
2009–10	USNTDP · U-17	1	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2009–10	USNTDP · U-18	38	16	13	29	–	18	–	–	–	–
2009–10	USA · WJ18-A	7	4	2	6	–	4	–	–	–	–
2008–09	USNTDP · NAHL	42	6	9	15	–	18	–	–	–	–
2008–09	USNTDP · U-17	16	3	2	5	–	4	–	–	–	–
2008–09 (P)	USNTDP · NAHL	9	0	2	2	–	4	0	–	–	–
2007–08	Det. Honeybaked · MWEHL	31	17	28	45	–	6	–	–	–	–
2007–08	Det. Honeybaked · Minor-MI	37	27	20	47	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006–07	Honeybaked Bantam Major AAA · T1EBHL	29	15	28	43	0	6	–	–	–	–
2005–06	Honeybaked Bantam Minor AAA · T1EMBHL	28	11	19	30	0	8	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

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