Is Rickard Rakell going to score a goal when his Pittsburgh Penguins play the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday? The game starts at 7:00 PM ET — we can help you make the best call via the stats and insights available below.
From Rickard Rakell to the third-and fourth-lines the Pittsburgh Penguins are getting some more balanced scoring so far this season. The Pittsburgh Penguins had a lot of question marks heading into the 2024-25 season, and one of the biggest was whether or not they could get any offense from a line that is not centered by Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby is a Rolex. Dependable. Reliable. World class. There is little question what the Pittsburgh Penguins will get from Crosby on a season-to-season basis.
Will Sidney Crosby score 35 goals? Will the Pittsburgh Penguins win 42 games? Regardless of what the Las Vegas oddsmakers say, autumn hope springs eternal for hockey players and fans alike.
What has gotten into NHL general managers this August? We have offer sheets. We have trades, and this is usually the quietest month of the hockey calendar.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are desperate to get back on track this season. After missing the playoffs the last two seasons, the Penguins have a lot to prove.
The New York Islanders’ 2024 offseason has been underway for more than a month and the team has already been active. They have signed top Russian free agent Maxim Tsyplakov and made a significant draft trade.
Conventional wisdom says it is far too early to discuss the NHL trade market and what comes next for the Pittsburgh Penguins, whose summer is only two weeks old after failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive year.
Everything in Rickard Rakell’s history suggested the Pittsburgh Penguins could pencil him in for 20 goals in 2023-24. Probably more, actually. After all, he was coming off a 28-goal season and had put up as many as 34 with Anaheim earlier in his career.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pittsburgh Penguins winger Rickard Rakell admitted it was the biggest game of the season. The Penguins trailed the Washington Capitals by three points for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and the teams faced off Thursday night with decades of history behind them and a season’s uncertain fate ahead of them.
This is not the first time Sidney Crosby has played in a game with violent momentum swings since he joined the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2005. But there have not, he acknowledged, been very many quite like the Penguins’ 7-6 victory against Philadelphia Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.
PITTSBURGH – Ever since joining the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 2022 NHL trade deadline, Rickard Rakell has been a pillar of consistency. No matter where he slotted in on the Penguins roster, whether on the first line or second line, Rakell has brought a regular pace to the team.
TORONTO — The Pittsburgh Penguins did not get good news Saturday. Winger Rickard Rakell stayed on the ice well after teammates headed to the locker room after the morning skate at Scotiabank Arena.
The voice of the Pittsburgh Penguins Josh Getzoff reported on Friday that Penguins winger Rickard Rakell is back at the team’s practice in a regular practice jersey.
As reported by Rob Rossi, The Athletic’s senior writer for the Pittsburgh Penguins, head coach Mike Sullivan announced a number of injuries to key Penguins players.
Penguins head coach Mike Sullivanissued multiple injury updates Tuesday morning, the most pressing being that forward Rickard Rakell is out “longer-term” with an upper-body injury.
CRANBERRY — Rickard Rakell seems more than a little mystified by it all. A lot of people who have watched him work for the first month-plus of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season probably are, too.
Rakell, 29, was acquired by the Penguins in March from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a second-round pick and three prospects.
Pittsburgh Penguins winger Rickard Rakell is not on the ice for pre-game warmups and will remain out with a concussion for Game 6.
It sounds like the Penguins could be shorthanded for Game 2 against the Rangers.
Penguins general manager Ron Hextall brought Rakell in to boost depth scoring and, for the most part, the move has been a success. Rakell has recorded three goals and five assists for Pittsburgh.
Fans won't have to wait to see Rakell take the ice with his new team.
Rakell, 28, has spent his entire career with Anaheim after he was picked by the team in the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
A name that has been discussed in great detail over the past couple of weeks, Rickard Rakell is a player who’s been on the radar of a few teams heading into the NHL Trade Deadline.
Rakell is set to become an unrestricted free agent after the 2021-22 season and carries a cap hit of just $3.8M. If he can get back to scoring 30 goals.
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