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Rutger McGroarty's NHL career
Points
9
Games
34
Goals
4
Assists
5
P/GP
0.26
Plus/minus
-3
Right winger Rutger McGroarty was drafted 14th overall by Winnipeg Jets in 2022. He has played 3 seasons, all of them for Pittsburgh Penguins, since 2024. So far that is 34 games and 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists.
Below: the whole of Rutger McGroarty's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 20222022 NHL Draft
Rutger McGroarty is drafted 14 overall by Winnipeg Jets
Selected14 overall, round 1
Swedes drafted25 selectedFirst Swede off the boardFirst off the board- 1Juraj SlafkovskýMTL
- 2Simon NemecNJD
- 3Logan CooleyARI
Swedes from the same draft- Elias Pettersson110 GP · 16 P
- Liam Öhgren108 GP · 30 P
- Noah Östlund79 GP · 35 P
- 2 years, 3 months and 2 days later · 2 seasonsYear 20242024-2025 seasonNHL debut
Rutger McGroarty makes his NHL debut in 0–6 loss against New York Rangers
Rutger was 20 years old ·
PPG Paints Arena, USASwedes on the ice:
Adam Edström, Mika Zibanejad, Erik Karlsson, among others.Year 2025Season2024-2025
Rutger McGroarty's first NHL season: 3 points
Events74games missedThe whole season2024-2025Points3NHL#695Games8 of 8210%Goals1NHL#634Assists2NHL#688P/GP0.38+/-0NHL#351 - Year 2026Season
2025-2026
Rutger McGroarty scores 6 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points season58games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2025-2026Points6NHL#645Games24 of 8229%Goals3NHL#529Assists3NHL#658P/GP0.25+/--3NHL#581PlayoffsEliminated by Philadelphia Flyers0 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers2–4 - Season
2026-2027
Rutger McGroarty plays only 2 games for 0 points
Events10games missedThe whole season2026-2027Points0NHL#595Games2 of 1217%Goals0NHL#438Assists0NHL#557P/GP0.00+/-0NHL#286