Pittsburgh starts off strong with the first seven shots of the game but can’t crack John Gibson to score. Then an invisible ...

Rickard Rakell is, by nature and by trade, a goal-scorer. Not a perennial contender for the Rocket Richard Trophy, to be sure, but a guy who can be counted on to produce on a fairly regular basis.

First-line left winger Rickard Rakell, who leads the Pittsburgh Penguins with 22 goals, left their practice at UPMC Lemieux ...

Gibson returns to the Ducks net while Roy ... The Pens have broken up Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin at even strength, though Rickard Rakell has remained with Crosby while Rust plays with Malkin ...

Penguins forward Rickard Rakell wasn’t picked to compete for his home country in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off tournament and he says he’s going to use that as motivation moving forward.

But Josh Yohe of The Athletic says do not expect the Penguins to trade Rickard Rakell. “The idea that the Penguins are going to hold a fire sale, however, is a bit misguided,” Yohe wrote.

Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Period joined Steve Kouleas and Martin Biron on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio Power Play Segment ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rickard Rakell scored at 1:44 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Tuesday night. Rakell deflected Erik Karlsson’s point shot ...

That was also the first game this season in which they opened a contest with a top line of Crosby at center surrounded by Rickard Rakell on the left wing and Bryan Rust at right wing. That trio ...