Right wing · #2 · Rookie

Rutger McGroarty

Pittsburgh Penguins

Age: 22
Shoots: Left
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 96 kg
Born: Lincoln, USA
Draft: 2022, round 1, #14 (WPG)

Career · 2024–25 to 2025–26

Games: 32
Goals: 4
Points: 9
TOI per game: 12:37
xGF% (5v5): 56.2%
Goals above expected: −1.2

Linemates through the season

Coaches reshuffle lines constantly. The river shows who this player spent 5-on-5 time with, game by game.

Linemates through the season

Each band is a linemate's share of this player's 5-on-5 time in each game; thicker means more time together. Click a band or a name for that pairing.

Most common linemates

With and without each other: the share of 5-on-5 expected goals together, and for each player apart.


Ben KindelC · PIT	184:05	20	59.0%	56.5%	57.0%
Kris LetangD · PIT	108:19	25	48.8%	59.7%	51.6%
Ville KoivunenR · PIT	103:45	17	65.4%	52.5%	57.1%
Erik KarlssonD · PIT	94:03	28	59.9%	56.4%	49.7%
Ryan SheaD · PIT	89:34	26	51.6%	58.9%	56.4%
Jack St. IvanyD · PIT	72:54	14	43.0%	54.9%	50.9%
Sidney CrosbyC · PIT	68:11	26	53.3%	59.5%	51.2%
Parker WotherspoonD · PIT	66:37	21	51.4%	61.7%	52.0%
Bryan RustR · PIT	58:16	20	53.0%	57.5%	49.1%
Ryan GravesD · PIT	55:32	15	63.3%	50.5%	41.4%
Connor CliftonD · PIT	54:15	12	64.1%	46.7%	45.3%
Brett KulakD · PIT	51:58	13	66.7%	58.7%	48.8%

Most frequent opponents

The players this one faced most at 5-on-5 (5+ minutes), and who won the matchup.


Ryan DonatoC · CHI	18:35	3	49.7%
Esa LindellD · DAL	17:59	3	63.2%
Nick JensenD · OTT	17:30	3	84.1%
Tim StützleC · OTT	16:10	3	73.3%
Lane HutsonD · MTL	15:41	3	58.8%
Adam EngstromD · MTL	13:14	3	41.0%
Artem ZubD · OTT	13:03	3	53.4%
Alexandre CarrierD · MTL	12:49	3	56.5%
Fabian ZetterlundL · OTT	12:47	3	14.3%
Owen BeckC · MTL	12:46	3	89.5%
Brendan GallagherR · MTL	12:30	3	76.5%
Brady TkachukL · OTT	12:29	3	65.5%