Bryan Rust RW PIT Sun 2/27/22 9:15 PM
Bryan Rust
RW PIT
Rust had two assists -- one on the power play -- and eight shots in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
EDGE Analysis
Rust was instrumental in Pittsburgh's third-period comeback from a 2-1 deficit, assisting on Evgeni Malkin's game-tying, power-play marker and Sidney Crosby's game-winner with 2:14 remaining. He also led all skaters in shots, coming one shy of his Feb. 1 season high. Rust's up to 42 points in 33 games.
Bryan Rust RW PIT Sun 2/20/22 8:33 PM
Bryan Rust
RW PIT
Rust scored a goal and an assist in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Hurricanes.
EDGE Analysis
After being held off the scoresheet in the last two games, Rust roared back with his eighth multi-point performance in the last 14 contests. He's racked up nine goals and 19 points over that stretch, and the 29-year-old remains headed for a breakout campaign skating on Pittsburgh's top line with Sidney Crosby.
Bryan Rust RW PIT Sun 2/13/22 6:33 PM
Bryan Rust
RW PIT
Rust scored a goal on two shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Devils.
EDGE Analysis
Rust tallied just 36 seconds into the third period, and he also assisted on Jake Guentzel's empty-netter. During his five-game point streak, Rust has seven goals and two assists. The winger continues to thrive in a top-line role that's seen him produced 17 goals, 37 points, 91 shots on net and a plus-11 rating in just 27 appearances this season.
Bryan Rust RW PIT Tue 2/8/22 11:49 PM
Bryan Rust
RW PIT
Rust scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Bruins.
EDGE Analysis
The 29-year-old's career year continues. Rust has reeled off three straight multi-point performances and six in his last nine games, boosting his production on the season to 15 goals and 34 points through only 25 contests.
Bryan Rust RW PIT Wed 2/2/22 11:21 AM
Bryan Rust
RW PIT
Rust scored two power-play goals in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Capitals.
EDGE Analysis
His second tally early in the second period gave the Penguins a 3-2 lead, but they couldn't solve Ilya Samsonov the rest of the night. Rust has posted back-to-back two-goal performances, and on the season he has a remarkable 14 goals and 32 points in only 24 games.
Bryan Rust RW PIT Sun 1/30/22 11:14 PM
Bryan Rust
RW PIT
Rust scored two goals, one on the power play, in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Kings.
EDGE Analysis
Both tallies came in the third period as Rust pulled the Penguins out of a 3-1 hole, but the team couldn't find a go-ahead goal. It's a fitting way for the 29-year-old to wrap up a massive January that's seen him deliver 10 goals and 21 points in only 11 games.
Bryan Rust RW PIT Thu 1/27/22 11:37 PM
Bryan Rust
RW PIT
Rust had an assist in a 2-1 loss to the Kraken on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Rust kept it going in this one, even if the rest of the offense more or less lagged behind. The right winger has seven assists and a goal over his last five games and had been even better before missing four games under COVID-19 protocols. The 29-year-old has 28 points in 21 contests this season.
Bryan Rust RW PIT Wed 1/26/22 12:16 AM
Bryan Rust
RW PIT
Rust recorded a goal and two assists in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Coyotes. The goal and one assist came on the power play.
EDGE Analysis
Rust got the Penguins on the board with the extra man just after the game's halfway point, and he helped set up Kris Letang's game-tying tally later in the middle frame. His final point came on Sidney Crosby's game-winning goal in the third. Rust is enjoying life on Crosby's wing, as evidenced by Rust's six multi-point performances in his last eight games played. Even more impressively, he's scored at least three points four times in this torrid stretch.
Bryan Rust RW PIT Sat 1/22/22 11:04 AM
Bryan Rust
RW PIT
Rust picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Friday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
EDGE Analysis
With Sidney Crosby firing on all cylinders and posting a hat trick and a four-point night, Rust was able to ride his coattails to his second straight multi-point performance and fifth in his last six games, although that stretch was interrupted by a stint in the COVID-19 protocols. On the season, Rust is up to nine goals and 24 points in only 18 games.
Bryan Rust RW PIT Fri 1/21/22 12:47 AM
Bryan Rust
RW PIT
Rust dished out two assists -- one on the power play -- in Thursday's 6-4 win over Ottawa.
EDGE Analysis
Rust is off to a phenomenal start in the 2022 calendar year, with four multi-point performances in five games, totaling seven goals and six assists. His role on the top line and top power-play unit for a locked-in Penguins team that's as healthy as it has been all season should allow Rust to continue racking up plenty of points moving forward.