Rickard Rakell

Penguins Practice Notes: Players Shave In Preparation For Yotes

BREAKING NEWS: The Pittsburgh Penguins players in scoring droughts have shaved. Forward Jeff Carter got a haircut and is now clean-shaven, Jason Zucker’s beard got all trimmed up, and Teddy Blueger and Kasperi Kapanen each got a haircut. Ok, back to the big news. The Penguins will be without defenseman Kris Letang tonight against the […]

Game Preview: Penguins vs Hurricanes

The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at PNC Arena in Raleigh at 5 PM eastern. The Penguins are currently 18-8-4 and sit third in the Metropolitan division with 40 points. The Hurricanes are currently 18-6-6 and sit second in the Metropolitan division with 42 points. The game will be shown on AT&T […]

Penguins Defeat Sabres 4-3 In Overtime

The Penguins defeated the Buffalo Sabres last night at KeyBank Center 4-3 in overtime. Forward Rickard Rakell had a goal and assist, forward Evgeni Malkin had two assists, extending his assist streak to four games, and goalie Tristan Jarry, who is now 8-0-2 in his past ten starts, made 28 saves to help improve the […]

Pens Defeat Flames In Shootout To Win Fourth Straight Game

The Penguins defeated the Calgary Flames last night at PPG Paints Arena for their fourth straight win. Tristian Jarry made 33 saves and got his 100th NHL win. Two minutes and nine seconds into the game, defenseman Jan Rutta gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead. Rutta would score his third goal of the season in […]

Penguins Beat Blackhawks In Evgeni Malkin’s 1,000th Game

Recap The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 in a very eventful night at the United Center. Before the game, the Blackhawks honored former player Marian Hossa by retiring his number 81 during a 90-minute pregame ceremony that delayed the game by almost half an hour. During the warmups, the Penguins did Evgeni Malkin’s […]

Penguins Fall to Canadiens in Overtime 5-4

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the Montreal Canadiens in overtime last night. The Penguins won the last two games that they played before last night and got five out of the six points available in the past three games. One minute and 48 seconds into the game, Habs forward Josh Anderson, back from his two-game […]

Penguins: The Story Behind Each Player’s Jersey Number

As a hockey fan growing up with the NHL video games, I was obsessed with changing players’ numbers, wearing different jerseys, editing rosters and teams, and making things my own in my little world. Those players never got a say in what number they wore, as I forced them to wear a certain number for […]

Penguins: How This Team Is Different Than Last Year

The Penguins are set to open their season tonight against the Arizona Coyotes, and while much of the team is staying, including the core players, the team added some new players who can help this team perform better than last year. If this team can win the Stanley Cup this season, or crash and burn, […]

Pittsburgh Penguins 2022-23 Season Preview

The Penguins are looking to make the playoffs for the 17th straight season and grab their first playoff series win since 2018. There will be a lot of different key factors that will go into this season, but if all of them come out positively, we could see the Penguins making another deep run that […]

Red Wings: 10 Potential Free Agent Forward Targets

Two definites are surrounding the Detroit Red Wings this offseason. One, Steve Yzerman has set up the Red Wings nicely with the ability to take advantage of the projected fourth-most cap space in the NHL, whether that be taking on bad contracts from cap-strapped teams for draft capital or making a splash in free agency. […]