3 DAYS AGO • NHL.COM
BRYAN RUST #17 - RIGHT WING - PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
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2.69 S/G
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NHL On The Fly: Top Shelf | NHL.com Bryan Rust and Alexander Ovechkin steal the night with highlight-reel goals
Crosses 30-goal threshold Rust scored twice on four shots, including one power-play goal, in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Capitals.
Impact Rust rallied in April, earning five goals and five assists over the last seven games of the season. This got the veteran winger over 30 goals for the first time -- he concludes 2024-25 with 31 tallies and 65 points, both of which are career highs. He also put up 191 shots on net, 62 hits, 54 blocked shots and a minus-21 rating over 71 appearances. Rust continues to be part of the Penguins' core heading into 2025-26.
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Collects two more points Rust scored an empty-net goal and added a power-play assist in Friday's 4-2 win over the Devils.
Impact Rust has three goals and five helpers during his five-game point streak. The winger's empty-netter gave him a career-high 29 goals this season, in addition to the personal-best 63 points over 69 appearances. He's added 183 shots on net, 61 hits, 54 blocked shots and a minus-20 rating during his career year while routinely playing on the Penguins' top line.
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Two-point effort in win Rust pocketed two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-0 win over Chicago.
Impact He helped set up Pittsburgh's first two tallies of the night, including Sidney Crosby's game-winner late in the first period. Rust is on a roll to wrap up the campaign, producing four multi-point performances in the last nine games while collecting six goals and 12 points.
APRIL 9 • ROTOWIRE
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Sets career high in points Rust notched a power-play assist, five shots on goal, two hits and a minus-2 rating in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Blackhawks.
Impact It's officially a career year for Rust, who collected his 59th point of the campaign when he set up a Rickard Rakell tally in the third period. Rust has surged to the career high with 10 points over his last eight contests. overall, he has 28 goals, 31 helpers, 15 power-play points, 179 shots on net, 61 hits, 53 blocked shots and a minus-21 rating over 67 appearances.
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Nets tying goal Saturday Rust scored a goal on five shots and went plus-3 in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Stars.
Impact Rust scored for the second game in a row, and he has seven goals and four assists over his last 10 contests. The winger's tally at 8:49 of the third period tied the game at 3-3. Rust is up to 28 goals and 30 assists -- his 58 points match his career high from 2021-22. He's added 174 shots on net, 59 hits, 53 blocked shots and a minus-19 rating in 66 appearances this season, and he has five games left to establish a career high in goals and points.
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Scores, assists in OT loss Rust recorded a goal, an assist, three shots on goal, a blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Blues.
Impact Rust got back on the scoresheet after not doing so in his previous two appearances. The 32-year-old veteran is ending the regular season on a strong note after recording points in four of his last six appearances, including three multi-point efforts in that stretch. Rust has been one of the most productive players for the Penguins this season and has tallied 57 points across 65 appearances. He's only one point away from matching the career-best output he delivered in the 2021-22 season, and he's also one goal away from matching his personal-best mark in that category established one year ago.
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APRIL 4 • NHL.COM
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Scores again in loss Rust scored a goal and went minus-2 in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Lightning.
Impact Rust has five goals and three assists over his last six outings. His goal spoiled Andrei Vasilevskiy's shutout bid with 5:45 left in the third period. Rust continues his march toward a career year -- he's now at 26 goals, 55 points, 157 shots on net, 57 hits, 52 blocked shots and a minus-23 rating over 62 appearances. He's two goals shy of matching his high-mark from last year, and he's three points back of his career-best year in 2021-22.
MARCH 26 • ROTOWIRE
