Rutger McGroarty

Rutger McGroarty

R · Left shotAge 226'2" · 212 lbLincoln, United States
cap hit$0.95M3-year signingsigned Aug. 22, 2024contract ledger →

Points by season

Career NHL points, ending with the 84-game projection (violet).

25: 3 pts32526: 6 pts632PROJ27: 0 pts (projected 32)27

Pool value

Projected full-season fantasy worth.

33/100
why 33?

Each row is one fantasy category turned into points over a full 84-game season. Add the rows up and that is his total fantasy worth.

  • proj goals13 × 3+39
  • proj assists19 × 1+19
  • PP points0 × 0.5+0
  • game-winning goals0 × 0.5+0
  • OT goals0 × 0.25+0
  • shots112 × 0.1+11.2
  • PIM0 × 0.05+0
  • ice time (min)1051 × 0.01+10.5
  • total80 pool points  ·  an elite forward season scores 24280 = 33/100

Weights follow what the average fantasy league actually counts: goals at 3× assists (the universal core), power-play points and game-winners at half weight (common extra categories), OT goals, shots and PIM small (many leagues skip them), and ice time as a quiet availability bonus. The scale: add up a whole season of those categories and compare against the best forwards in the NHL — an elite season scores about 242 points, and that is what 100 means. So 80 points is 33 out of a perfect fantasy season at his position. Defensemen and forwards are graded on separate scales because the D slot can only be filled by a defenseman. Goals and assists come from the backtested season model; the rest ride your own season-to-date pace over 84 games (3 games so far — small sample, secondary lines will move as roles settle). Hits/blocks are excluded: the free NHL feeds don't publish full-season totals, and we don't invent them.

The Situation

  • Availability: played 3 of 14 for PIT — missed 11 games (2026-11-03, 2026-11-05, 2026-11-07, 2026-11-08, …).
  • Ironman warning: multiple absences already — treat nightly projections for this player as low-confidence.
  • Not on the NHL Status Report — recent absences were healthy scratches or coach's decisions unless a wire note says otherwise.

Every line is measured from our own boxscore ledger; absence reasons from the NHL Status Report and our transaction wire only — no insider guessing.

Season stats

NHL regular-season totals, season by season. The 84-G proj line extends the current season with our public model — methodology in the caption below the table.

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPPSHGTOI/GPGWGOTGSS%FOW%
2024-25Penguins81230000014:3700119.1%0.0%
2025-26Penguins24336-3400011:5800378.1%47.1%
2026-27Penguins30000000012:310040.0%25.0%
84-G projPenguins84131932—35—0—14:39——135——

84-G proj — current pace blended with the player's own history (recent seasons weighted heaviest), mixed with a similarity projection from historical players with comparable profiles, then adjusted for the aging curve (league-average peak at 27; decline after) — at age 22 that is 2%. Dashes mark stats the model doesn't project.

Data via the public NHL API · 2026 Pro Hockey Stats