Bryan Rust was in a familiar realm Monday. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ first power-play unit. During a practice session in Cranberry, Rust replaced fellow forward Rickard Rakell on the top unit ...

Rust has been among the Penguins’ top five in forwards’ short-handed ice time in the past three seasons. That’s a lot of minutes working to prevent power-play goals.

Rust is up to eight points (three on the power play) with 39 shots on net, 12 hits and a minus-14 rating through 15 appearances this season. Despite his fairly modest scoring pace, he remains in a ...