Rickard Rakell

Game Recap: Dallas Stars vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | 03/22/2024

The Dallas Stars welcomed the Pittsburgh Penguins to the American Airlines Center for a Friday night hockey game. The Stars ended the five-game homestand with a 5-2 win over the Penguins. Dallas improved to 43-19-9, while Pittsburgh fell to 30-30-9. The Stars’ starting lineup featured Miro Heiskanen, Roope Hintz, Joe Pavelski, Thomas Harley, Jason Robertson, […]

Penguins Lose to the Stars 4-2, Jack St. Ivany Makes NHL Debut | 3/22/2024

The Stars won their third straight game when they hosted the Penguins at the American Airlines Center on Friday, March 22nd. Pittsburgh took their second loss straight after a 6-3 victory against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. Both Michael Bunting and Rickard Rakell scored the two goals for the Penguins in their 4-2 loss […]

Penguins Made a Comeback vs. San Jose Sharks 6-3 | 3/14/2024

The Penguins put an end to their four-game skid with a relieving 6-3 victory against the San Jose Sharks at the PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, March 14th. Pittsburgh scored three goals in the third period the 6-3 final to hand the Sharks their second straight loss following a 2-1 win against the Ottawa Senators […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins Took a Tough 6-0 Loss Against the Washington Capitals | 03/07/2024

The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Washington Capitals at the PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, March 7th. Unfortunately, after a relieving and exciting 5-3 victory on Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Charlie Lindgren shut out the Penguins for his fourth shutout of the season. Alex Ovechkin recorded his 840th NHL goal and an assist to […]

Erik Karlsson Scores in OT for 4-3 Final vs. Vancouver Canucks 2/27/2024

The Penguins won their third game straight when they played against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, February 27th at the Rogers Arena. Rickard Rakell scored twice and Sidney Crosby recorded two assists in the 4-3 overtime victory. Crosby recorded his 1,000th even-strength point, becoming the ninth player in NHL history with this amount of even-strength […]

Penguins Capitalize on Philadelphia Flyers in Battle of PA | 2/25/2024

The Penguins played against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, February 25th at the PPG Paints Arena. Pittsburgh held the Flyers off for a 7-6 final. Sidney Crosby recorded four points (one goal, three assists)… Crosby has 129 points in 87 career games against the Flyers (55 goals, 74 assists), the most by any player against […]

Pittsburgh Penguins Lose Their Third Game Straight 5-2 Against the Florida Panthers, 2/14/2024

The Florida Panthers won their seventh in eight games in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, February 14th. Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists in helping the Panthers achieve their 5-2 win. John Ludvig scored his first NHL goal for Pittsburgh. Panthers lineup against the Penguins: Verhaeghe – Barkov – Reinhart Cousins – Bennett – Tkachuk […]

Penguins New Lineup Changes, Unexpected Physicality Help Pens Defeat Flyers

After a quiet first two matchups against the Flyers, last night was a more classic, old-fashioned Pens-Flyers rivalry game. Anger, blood, and hatred seemed to spring back to life with these two teams. In what is likely the biggest win of the season so far, the Pens defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 at Wells Fargo […]

Penguins Forward Bryan Rust Talking to Bench Before Face-off

Penguins: The Season So Far

Well, well, well…it is past US Thanksgiving. History says that if you aren’t at least four points out of a playoff spot by this time, you won’t likely make the playoffs. The good news for the Pens is that they are four points out exactly. The bad news is that they are 9-9-0 through their […]

Pens Game Preview: vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs come into town tonight to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena at 7:00 PM Eastern. The Leafs are currently 10-5-3 with 23 points, while the Pens are 9-10-0 with 18 points. Both teams are playing their second game of a back-to-back. The Leafs lost in overtime 4-3 to […]