#2 · Right wing · PIT
RutgerMcGroarty
Next milestone 91 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 24
- G
- 3
- A
- 3
- P
- 6
- +/-
- -3
- PIM
- 4
- SOG
- 37
- S%
- 8.1
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Right wing
- Born
- March 30, 2004 (age 22)
- Birthplace
- Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Weight
- 212 lb (96 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2022 WPG, round 1, #14 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed22.6 mphleague avg 22.2 mph69th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph28league avg 75.231st percentile
- Distance skated46.5 mileague avg 123.5 mi27th percentile
- Hardest shot86.2 mphleague avg 83.6 mph58th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone41.9%league avg 43.1%48th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 3 | 3.73 | -0.73 | 63 | 15 | .059 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 24 games · 270:01 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 54.1% | 51.0% | +3.1 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 56.4% | 49.9% | +6.5 |
- Goals for–against
- 12–14
- xG for–against
- 11.3–9.5
- Average rating
- 6.0
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Kindel | 20 | 183:46 | 59.0% |
| Ville Koivunen | 13 | 104:40 | 61.6% |
| Kevin Hayes | 7 | 44:09 | 45.9% |
| Justin Brazeau | 8 | 35:54 | 43.1% |
| Avery Hayes | 3 | 27:33 | 46.2% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 6.0 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 1 G · 2 A · 3 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @ STL | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:21 |
| Apr 12 | @ WSH | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9:55 |
| Apr 11 | vs WSH | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 |
| Mar 28 | vs DAL | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:41 |
| Feb 5 | @ BUF | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 |
| Feb 2 | vs OTT | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 |
| Jan 31 | vs NYR | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:31 |
| Jan 29 | vs CHI | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 5 | 0 | 10:36 |
| Jan 3 | @ DET | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:25 |
| Jan 1 | vs DET | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:44 |
| Dec 30 | vs CAR | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:16 |
| Dec 28 | @ CHI | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 |
| Dec 23 | @ TOR | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:16 |
| Dec 21 | vs MTL | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 12:49 |
| Dec 20 | @ MTL | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:32 |
| Dec 18 | @ OTT | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:12 |
| Dec 16 | vs EDM | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:38 |
| Dec 14 | vs UTA | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 |
| Dec 13 | vs SJS | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 12:26 |
| Dec 11 | vs MTL | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 10:24 |
| Dec 9 | vs ANA | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12:00 |
| Dec 7 | @ DAL | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:04 |
| Dec 4 | @ TBL | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 13:01 |
| Dec 1 | @ PHI | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:31 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 32 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 4 | 48 | 8.3 | 0 |
Season by season (2)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Penguins | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 | 37 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Penguins | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 0 |