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Rutger McGroarty

R · 6'2", 212 lb · 22 years old · Shoots left · Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Drafted 2022 · WPG · round 1 · #14 overall

Last 4 games

Date	Opp	GS	SOG	TOI
Nov 14	OTT	–	0	10:57
Nov 11	@SJS	–	1	10:12
Oct 24	NSH	–	1	12:15
Oct 22	FLA	–	2	15:05

Against their position

This playerAverage forward

Against 440 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one. He has played too few games to be a reliable comparison.

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Role

Hits / 604.95199th

Blocks / 602.47131st

Takeaways / 600.00398th

Giveaways / 602.47158th

Faceoff win %20.0%338th

Penalty minutes01st

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

Per game, against the average forward

2025-26 baseline

Goals

F 0.22

Assists

F 0.30

SOG

Shots on goal

F 1.7

Expected goals

F 0.22

Attempts for

F 11.6

Attempts against

F 11.6

TOI

Ice time

F 15:08

Speed

Top, mph

20.7

F 21.9

Hits

F 1.2

Hit±

Dealt minus taken

F +0.3

BLK

Shot blocks

F 0.5

bxG

Block xG margin

F -.01

Poss±

Take minus give

F -0.5

Pen±

Drawn minus taken

F +0.0

FO%

Faceoffs won

F 50.0%

Shot

Hardest, mph

83.5

F 81.0

Every shot this season

Goal3Shot on goal34Missed14Shot blocked12

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	0	0	0	0	4	–	12:07
2025-26	Pittsburgh Penguins	24	3	3	6	-3	37	8.1	11:58
2024-25	Pittsburgh Penguins	8	1	2	3	0	11	9.1	14:37
Career		36	4	5	9	-3	52	7.7	12:34

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2026-27	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	9	6	6	12
2025-26	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	30	10	24	34
2024-25	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	60	14	25	39
2023-24	NCAA	Univ. of Michigan	36	16	36	52
2023-24	WJC-20	USA U20	7	5	4	9
2022-23	NCAA	Univ. of Michigan	39	18	21	39
2022-23	WJC-20	USA U20	7	1	6	7
2021-22	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	54	35	34	69
2021-22	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	25	15	18	33
2021-22	WJC-18	USA U18	6	8	1	9
2020-21	NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	34	17	18	35
2020-21	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	30	12	7	19
2020-21	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	19	3	3	6
2020-21	WJC-18	USA U18	5	0	0	0
2019-20	USA-S15	Team Orange	4	4	3	7
2019-20	HPHL 15U	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15U AAA	9	8	10	18
2019-20	15U AAA	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15U AAA	63	82	78	160
2019-20	HPHL 16U	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA	1	0	1	1
2019-20	YOG	USA U16	4	1	2	3
2018-19	HPHL 14U	Honeybaked 14U AAA	20	25	29	54
2018-19	WSI U15	Draftday Selects U15	9	10	9	19
2017-18	HPHL 13U	Honeybaked 13U AAA	17	40	7	47
2017-18	WSI U14	Draftday Hockey Selects U14 2	9	9	7	16
2016-17	QC Int PW	Detroit Honeybaked	5	0	2	2
2015-16	WSI U12	Draftday Hockey Selects U12	9	8	10	18
2013-14	Brick Invitational	Toronto Bulldogs	6	9	3	12