Bryan Rust played in his 700th NHL game on Saturday.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust has been a tremendous player during his NHL career.
He broke into the NHL during the 2014-15 season and has never looked back, compiling 229 goals and 491 points in 12 NHL seasons. On Saturday, he hit a big career milestone, playing in his 700th NHL game against the Winnipeg Jets.
Rust's two assists helped the Penguins beat the Jets 5-4 in the shootout, giving the team 86 points for the season. Rust assisted on Rickard Rakell's goal in the first period and Erik Karlsson's goal in the third period.
Rust now joins Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang as the only Penguins to play in 700 or more games with only Pittsburgh. It's an incredible accomplishment and goes to show what a great Penguin he's been throughout his career.
His two points on Saturday extended his point streak to six games. He has five goals and 10 points on this point streak and 26 goals and 56 points in 62 games this year.
Rust will try to extend that point streak to seven when he plays in his 701st NHL game on Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes.
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