Rust produced a goal and two assists, all on the power play, in Saturday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Sharks.

EDGE Analysis

It was the second straight multi-point performance for Rust, and his first game with multiple power-play points since Nov. 6. The veteran winger is up to 10 goals and 26 points in 28 contests on the season, and he's been thriving with the man advantage -- 14 of those points (three goals, 11 helpers) have come on the power play.

Rust had a goal and an assist in a 4-2 loss to the Canadiens on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Rust chipped in a backhand pass from Sidney Crosby just 44 seconds into the third to cut the score 3-1. He had gone three games without a point, but he has eight points, including four goals, in his last eight games. Rust has nine goals, 14 assists and 67 shots in 27 games this season.

Rust scored a power-play goal and added two assists, one with the man advantage, in Monday's 5-1 win over the Flyers.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran winger played a part in each of the Penguins' first three goals. It was Rust's third three-point performance of the season, and through 23 games, he's delivered eight goals and 21 points, including two goals and 10 points on the power play.

Rust scored a goal on five shots and went plus-2 in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.

EDGE Analysis

Rust went to the locker room early near the end of the second period, but he returned and scored on his first shift of the third. This was his second game in a row with a goal following a recent slump of five contests without a point. The top-line winger is up to seven tallies, 17 points, 51 shots on net, 22 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over 21 appearances this season. As long as he can stay healthy, he should remain productive in a prominent role for the Penguins.

Rust scored a goal and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Sabres.

EDGE Analysis

Rust snapped a five-game run without a point with a wrister at the 7:51 mark of the second frame to give Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead. Rust has six goals on the season to go with 10 assists, 46 shots on net and 22 blocked shots. He is on pace for another 60-point season in 2025-26.

Rust (illness) said that he'll play in Wednesday's game against Buffalo, Dan Potash of SportsNet Pittsburgh reports.

EDGE Analysis

Rust missed two straight practices before returning to the ice for Wednesday's optional session. It doesn't appear as though the ailment will force him to miss any game action. He's been held scoreless over his last five appearances but has recorded a goal, four assists, six blocked shots, five hits and a minus-8 rating over nine outings in November.

Rust (illness) won't participate in Monday's practice.

EDGE Analysis

Rust still has some time to recover ahead of Wednesday's matchup against Buffalo. He has accumulated five goals, 15 points, 45 shots on net and 20 blocked shots through 19 appearances this season. If Rust misses game action, Tristan Broz could make his NHL debut after being recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Monday.

Rust scored a goal and registered two assists, all with the man advantage, in Thursday's 5-3 victory over the Capitals.

EDGE Analysis

Rust has racked up 14 points in 13 games to open the season, including seven power-play points, despite having been limited to just three helpers in the opening six contests. The 33-year-old winger is cemented as Sidney Crosby's linemate, an assignment that could only change through trade or injury, so expect Rust to continue producing at a high level the rest of the way.

Rust scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Wild.

EDGE Analysis

Rust notched his fourth goal of the season -- and the eventual game-winner -- with a tip-in at the 6:29 mark of the third period. The right winger would also add an assist on Benjamin Kindel's power-play tally later in the same frame. This was Rust's second multi-point game of the season, and he also pushed his point streak to five games, a stretch in which he's recorded eight points (four goals, four helpers).

Rust scored two goals, one the game-winner, and added an assist in Monday's 6-3 victory over the Blues.

EDGE Analysis

The 33-year-old winger opened the scoring just 39 seconds into the first period before giving the Penguins a 4-2 lead only 42 seconds into the third by redirecting a shot-pass from the blue line by Erik Karlsson. Rust was expected to be on the trade block this season for a rebuilding Pittsburgh squad, but the team's 7-2-1 start may be changing that equation. Monday's eruption was Rust's first multi-point performance of the season, and after sitting out the first two games with a lower-body injury, he's collected three goals and seven points in eight contests.