GRIT & GF
Bryan Rust

Pittsburgh Penguins, Right wing

Bryan Rust

  • Finisher
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
5
3 G, 2 A in 7 GP
Individual xG
1.5
3 goals from it
Ice time per game
17:22
9 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
44.4
share of chances while he's on

Bryan Rust has 3 goals and 2 assists (5 points) in 7 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026–27, with 9 shots on goal and 17:22 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 60.6 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

7 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

60.6050100
Rated above 44% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.7
Wins
−0.11
Physicality68thGF27thIntimidation26thChemistry4thClutch70th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.11, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 44.3% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Clutch

+0.42 SD · 70th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

  • Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.0370th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1328th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 87 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. at OTT

    Thursday, March 26

    Streak

    Bryan Rust has a point in 9 straight games. He has 59 points in 65 games this season. The Penguins beat the Senators 4-3 in a shootout.

  2. vs COL

    Tuesday, March 24

    Streak

    Bryan Rust has a point in 8 straight games. He has 58 points in 64 games this season. The Penguins lost 6-2 to the Avalanche.

  3. vs CAR

    Sunday, March 22

    Streak

    Bryan Rust has a point in 7 straight games. He has 57 points in 63 games this season. The Penguins lost 5-1 to the Hurricanes.

  4. vs WPG

    Saturday, March 21

    Streak

    Bryan Rust has a point in 6 straight games. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 5.0. The Penguins beat the Jets 5-4 in a shootout.

  5. at CAR

    Wednesday, March 18

    Streak

    Bryan Rust has scored in 3 straight games. That makes 5 straight games with a point. The Penguins lost 6-5 to the Hurricanes in overtime.

  6. at CAR

    Tuesday, March 10

    Big night

    Three points for Bryan Rust: two goals and one assist. That was his 23rd goal of the season. The Penguins lost 5-4 to the Hurricanes in a shootout.

  7. vs PHI

    Saturday, March 7

    Streak

    Bryan Rust has a point in 5 straight games. He has 46 points in 55 games this season. The Penguins fell 4-3 to the Flyers in a shootout.

  8. vs CBJ

    Saturday, January 17

    Volume

    Bryan Rust had 10 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 5.1 attempts a game. The Penguins fell 4-3 to the Blue Jackets in a shootout.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game17:22
    71
  • Points per 602.47
    69
  • Goals per 601.48
    83
  • Individual xG per 600.76
    42
  • Shots per 604.4
    21

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.91
    75
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.64
    4
  • xGF%44.4%
    26

Physical

  • Hits per 603.9
    48
  • Blocks per 603.5
    79
  • Penalty minutes per 602.0
    35

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed21.7 mph
    51
  • Bursts over 20 mph11
    54
  • Distance skated18 mi
    43

Shooting

  • Hardest shot67.5 mph
    8
  • Shots on goal9
    41
  • Shooting %33.3%
    98

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.9%
    39
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.3%
    54

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell762:2462–593.7–3.63–551%
Sidney Crosby, Egor Chinakhov46:346–140.0–1.00–24%
Ville Koivunen, Ben Kindel25:243–30.1–0.21–032%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 3 goals from 15 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.501.00
03-2810-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27732591.517:228744.4
2025–267229366518327.619:57358248.0
2024–257131346519124.819:45626749.1
2023–246228285619627.119:35475753.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-199:320200.00112
2026-10-1719:020010.01100
2026-10-1618:381020.50210
2026-10-1315:580010.28210
2026-10-1020:550000.02100
2026-10-0918:211020.42112
2026-10-0719:091030.30030
2026-04-2922:170050.82010
2026-04-2720:370020.58300
2026-04-2519:190010.09120
2026-04-2220:250130.60204
2026-04-2020:480010.14000
2026-04-1820:551030.27110
2026-04-1220:210000.05110
2026-04-0916:211020.16100
2026-04-0518:501130.42016
2026-04-0415:160010.12000
2026-04-0218:050110.04120
2026-03-3018:411110.26110
2026-03-2821:330020.47030