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    Ryan Gagne
    Ryan Gagne
    Apr 18, 2025, 20:33
    Updated at: Apr 18, 2025, 20:36
    Bryan Rust - Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images

    On Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust finished his first 30-goal season of his career. By netting his 30th and 31st goals, he becomes the 39th player in franchise history to reach 30 goals in a single season while wearing a Penguins sweater. 

    Meanwhile, he joins current teammate Rickard Rakell, who finished the season as the team's leading goal scorer with 35, as first-time entries on this list. 

    Of course, these two now share a space with Sidney Crosby, who just capped off his franchise-record 13th 30th goal season, along with Evgeni Malkin, who last scored 30 goals in 2017-18 as the only active players in this category. 

    Here's a look at the Penguins' 30-goal club members:

    13 Times

    Sidney Crosby 

    11 Times

    Mario Lemieux

    10 Times

    Jaromir Jagr

    Six Times

    Evgeni Malkin, Jean Pronovost

    Five Times

    Rick Kehoe

    Four Times

    Kevin Stevens, Mike Bullard

    Three Times

    Jake Guentzel, Joe Mullen, Mark Recchi, Lowell MacDonald

    Two Times

    Alex Kovalev, Petr Nedved, Martin Straka, John Cullen, Rob Brown, Dan Quinn, Doug Shedden, Paul Gardner, Peter Lee, Vic Hadfield, Pierre Larouche

    One Time

    Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust, Phil Kessel, Chris Kunitz, James Neal, Robert Lang, Stu Barnes, Tomas Sandström, Rick Tocchet, Paul Coffey, Randy Cunneyworth, Warren Young, Greg Malone, Syl Apps, Al McDonough, Greg Polis


    However, that isn't the only list Rust now finds himself on after reaching 30 goals. When he reached the magic milestone, he became only the 14th Penguins draft pick to achieve the feat in Pittsburgh. 

    Here is the exclusive list of draft picks to score 30 goals for the Penguins:

    Sidney Crosby (13)

    Mario Lemieux (11)

    Jaromir Jagr (10)

    Evgeni Malkin (6)

    Mike Bullard (4)

    Jake Guentzel & Mark Recchi (3)

    Martin Straka, Rob Brown, Doug Shedden, & Pierre Larouche (2)

    Bryan Rust, Greg Malone, & Greg Polis (1)


    Finally, Rust becomes only the fourth drafted Penguins player in franchise history to record a 30-goal season after turning 30, following Crosby, Lemieux, and Malkin. Moreover, Rust becomes the oldest drafted player to record his first 30-goal season, achieving the feat at age 32.

    Overall, Rust is only the eighth player to ever score 30 goals with the Penguins after turning 32, joining a list that includes Crosby, Mullen, Hadfield, MacDonald, Kunitz, Lemieux, and Pronovost.

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