RW · PIT · NHL id 8483487
Rutger McGroarty has played 24 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2025-26, scoring 3 goals and 3 assists (6 points) on 37 shots while averaging 11:58 a night (11:22 at even strength, 0:10 on the power play and 0:15 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 49% of his 5v5 minutes with Ben Kindel and 32% with Ryan Shea over the last 10 games, and the Penguins have controlled 56% of shot attempts with McGroarty on the ice (12-14 in goals, 58% offensive-zone starts). In the Penguins' most recent game against STL he was on L3 with Kevin Hayes and Avery Hayes and on PP2; added to PP2 in the last game. He is shooting 8.1% this season against 8.3% across the 32 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 14 game vs STL, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 4 games, 12:18 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 2 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2025-26 · 63 attempts, 37 on goal, 3 goals
Shot map, OPP at PIT: 63 attempts, 37 on goal, 3 goals, 3.80 expected goals; best chance Rutger McGroarty at 0.44 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 24 GP · 6 points vs 7.3 expected
Last 20 games: +9. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 8.1%
- 95.1
- 50.0%
- G vs xG
- 3 / 3.5
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:11 a game, 1 demotion event): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.063 xG per attempt lately vs 0.080 before.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played24
- Goals3525th of 715
- Assists3651st of 715
- Points6639th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal37603rd of 715
- Hits26583rd of 715
- Blocked shots8695th of 715
- Plus/minus−3397th of 715
- Penalty minutes4686th of 715
- Faceoffs won8321st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)56.4%42nd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)56.9%36th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)54.4%122nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)55.0%96th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.4%437th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.4%380th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /602.2114th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.00777th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.15694th of 719
- Faceoff win %47.1%
- Draw Equity /100+0.015
Usage
- Ice time per game11:58597th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:10476th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %57.6%203rd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+1.252nd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO951686th of 719
- Goals above expected−0.6404th of 715
- Luck Meter−28588th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.6234th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts28541st of 715
- Hardest shot86.2456th of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.9%333rd of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 24 of 24 games through the sequence engine
- −0.047
- Season net
- −0.21xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 2.21
- Attempts
- 10
- 0.157
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
How his goals happened
4 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 @ STL | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 40.1 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2025 @ TOR | Rebound | — | 0 | 55.6 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Dec 13, 2025 vs SJS | Rush | carry | 0 | 60.7 | — | |
| Apr 3, 2025 @ STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 26.2 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without McGroarty
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% McGroarty apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Kindel | C | 20 | 190:44 | 70% | 56.7% | 50% (9-9) | 57.4% 36:22 | 55.8% 42:36 |
| Ville Koivunen | RW | 13 | 110:35 | 41% | 61.4% | 20% (1-4) | 53.2% 40:59 | 54.8% 50:15 |
| Ryan Shea | D | 23 | 90:04 | 33% | 52.6% | 60% (6-4) | 58.0% 171:38 | 50.9% 272:25 |
| Kris Letang | D | 19 | 71:43 | 26% | 57.9% | 33% (2-4) | 57.2% 146:20 | 47.8% 254:34 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | 22 | 70:26 | 26% | 53.7% | 30% (3-7) | 59.1% 174:53 | 54.0% 289:26 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | 20 | 62:10 | 23% | 59.1% | 38% (3-5) | 56.5% 163:43 | 53.7% 264:31 |
| Connor Clifton | D | 13 | 59:24 | 22% | 55.4% | 50% (2-2) | 52.7% 87:45 | 45.2% 127:13 |
| Jack St. Ivany | D | 11 | 52:08 | 19% | 47.9% | 25% (1-3) | 58.1% 76:52 | 46.4% 127:53 |
| Brett Kulak | D | 12 | 51:06 | 19% | 63.2% | 0% (0-1) | 56.8% 81:15 | 46.3% 159:19 |
| Kevin Hayes | C | 7 | 46:59 | 17% | 54.9% | 75% (3-1) | 60.0% 34:01 | 47.4% 36:06 |
| Ryan Graves | D | 9 | 37:20 | 14% | 64.2% | 100% (1-0) | 45.9% 71:20 | 49.1% 89:28 |
| Justin Brazeau | RW | 5 | 35:36 | 13% | 44.9% | 60% (3-2) | 43.5% 21:29 | 38.2% 17:23 |
| Avery Hayes | RW | 3 | 29:05 | 11% | 50.0% | 60% (3-2) | 50.0% 5:31 | 52.9% 7:44 |
| Ilya Solovyov | D | 7 | 25:46 | 9% | 60.0% | 100% (5-0) | 55.3% 48:19 | 52.1% 76:21 |
Game log
24 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @ STL | L 5-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15:21 | 11:29 | 1:14 | 1:33 |
| Apr 12 | @ WSH | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9:55 | 9:55 | — | — |
| Apr 11 | vs WSH | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 14:49 | 14:49 | — | — |
| Mar 28 | vs DAL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 10:41 | 10:04 | — | 0:09 |
| Feb 5 | @ BUF | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 10:01 | 8:18 | — | 1:43 |
| Feb 2 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 10:37 | 10:37 | — | — |
| Jan 31 | vs NYR | W 6-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 9:31 | 8:21 | 0:55 | — |
| Jan 29 | vs CHI | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | 10:36 | 10:36 | — | — |
| Jan 3 | @ DET | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 12:25 | 12:25 | — | — |
| Jan 1 | vs DET | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 8:44 | 8:28 | 0:03 | 0:01 |
| Dec 30 | vs CAR | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50% | 12:16 | 12:16 | — | — |
| Dec 28 | @ CHI | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12:04 | 10:36 | 0:59 | — |
| Dec 23 | @ TOR | L 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12:16 | 12:01 | — | — |
| Dec 21 | vs MTL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 12:49 | 12:49 | — | — |
| Dec 20 | @ MTL | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12:32 | 12:19 | 0:13 | — |
| Dec 18 | @ OTT | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14:12 | 14:12 | — | — |
| Dec 16 | vs EDM | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 11:38 | 11:08 | — | — |
| Dec 14 | vs UTA | OTL 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14:11 | 13:45 | — | — |
| Dec 13 | vs SJS | OTL 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 12:26 | 11:11 | — | 1:15 |
| Dec 11 | vs MTL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 10:24 | 10:24 | — | — |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 24 | 287:04 | 11:58 | 292 | 230 | 55.9% | 56.0% | 133 | 108 | 12 | 15 | 44% | 11.9 | 11.2 | 56% |
| Even strength | 24 | 272:45 | 11:22 | 283 | 219 | 56.4% | 56.9% | 129 | 99 | 12 | 14 | 46% | 11.5 | 9.6 | 59% |
| 5v5 | 24 | 271:37 | 11:19 | 282 | 218 | 56.4% | 56.9% | 128 | 98 | 12 | 14 | 46% | 11.3 | 9.5 | 58% |
| Power play | 6 | 3:58 | 0:40 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | 66.7% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 50% |
| Penalty kill | 8 | 6:01 | 0:45 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 6 | 3:58 | 0:40 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | 66.7% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 50% |
| 4v5 | 8 | 6:01 | 0:45 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 7 | 2:53 | 0:25 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 80.0% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.3 | 0.9 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | PIT | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 | 37 | 8.1% | 26 | 8 | 11:58 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1% | 12 | 5 | 14:37 |
Rutger McGroarty news
- Penguins forward Rutger McGroarty's long, winding road to the NHLThe New York Times
- Penguins forward Rutger McGroarty is 'bigger, faster, stronger' entering his 3rd pro seasonTribLIVE.com
- Rutger McGroarty believes he's ready for the NHL, but he isn't feeling pressure to get there nowPittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Rutger McGroarty HomeNHL.com
- Rutger McGroarty StatsNHL.com
- Penguins’ Shortened Preseason Creates a Major Training Camp ChallengeThe Hockey Writers
- Penguins Keeping Kirk MacDonald Is a Big Win for Their Young PlayersThe Hockey Writers
- Penguins Should Target Isaiah George—But Not at Any PriceThe Hockey Writers
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.