Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Sets career high in points
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Rakell logged an assist, three shots on goal and two PIM in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Capitals.
The helper got Rakell to the 70-point mark for the first time in his career. He racked up 11 points over the last 12 contests of the season to achieve a career year. Rakell concludes 2024-25 with 35 goals, 35 assists, 203 shots on net, 116 hits, 77 blocked shots and a minus-22 rating over 81 appearances. He's under contract for three more years, and he should be a key part of the Penguins' offense in 2025-26.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Matches career high in points
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Rakell scored a power-play goal on five shots and added two hits in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Bruins.
Rakell has three goals and four assists over his last eight contests. The 31-year-old has matched his career high of 69 points, which includes a personal-best 35 goals this season. He's earned 19 of his points with the man advantage while also being a big factor in non-scoring areas with 200 shots on net, 116 hits and 77 blocked shots over 80 outings.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Matches career high in goals
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Rakell scored a power-play goal on five shots in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Blackhawks.
Rakell's tally at 14:36 of the third period gave him 34 goals on the year, matching his career-best total from 2017-18. The 31-year-old forward has five goals and nine helpers over his last 13 contests as he continues to play at a high level late in the season. Overall, he's at 67 points (17 on the power play), 194 shots on net, 113 hits, 74 blocked shots and a minus-21 rating over 77 appearances. He is three points away from his first 70-point campaign, and he has four games left to get there.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Point streak reaches three games
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Rakell recorded a power-play goal and an even-strength assist in Thursday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Blues. He also recorded five shots on goal, three hits and a plus-1 rating.
Rakell notched a goal for the first time since March 21, when he scored a goal in a 6-3 win over the Blue Jackets, but the 31-year-old has been able to impact the Penguins' offense even when he's not finding the twine. Rakell has recorded points in 12 of his 15 appearances since the beginning of March, tallying 17 points (eight goals, nine assists) over that span.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Logs power-play helper
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Rakell notched a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Sunday's 1-0 overtime win over the Senators.
Rakell has a helper in each of the last two games and ended March with seven goals and eight assists over 14 outings. However, the 31-year-old is in a tricky spot currently, as he was moved down to center the second line following the call-ups of Rutger McGroarty and Ville Koivunen. Rakell could be in for a rough April if he's away from Sidney Crosby at even strength. Either way, it's been an awesome year for Rakell, who has 32 goals, 32 helpers, 15 power-play points, 180 shots on net, 109 hits, 74 blocked shots and a minus-20 rating through 74 appearances.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Crosses 60-point mark
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Rakell scored a goal, dished an assist, added two hits and went plus-3 in Friday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
Rakell was back on the scoresheet following the end of his four-game point streak Tuesday versus the Islanders. The 31-year-old has seven goals and five assists over 10 outings in March as he continues to be one of the Penguins' most reliable forwards on offense. For the season, the forward is up to 32 goals, 61 points 174 shots on net, 103 hits, 70 blocked shots and a minus-17 rating over 70 appearances. Rakell needs two more goals and eight more points to match his career highs in those categories.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Stays hot with goal
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Rakell scored a goal in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Devils.
Rakell has gotten on the scoresheet in seven of eight games in March, earning six goals and four assists. The 31-year-old's tally Saturday gave the Penguins a 3-1 lead in the second period. For the season, he's up to 31 goals, 59 points, 171 shots on net, 101 hits, 70 blocked shots and a minus-18 rating over 68 appearances. He's poised to reach the 60-point mark for the third time in his career, and his personal bests of 34 goals and 69 points from 2017-18 with the Ducks are within reach by the end of the campaign.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Another two-point effort
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Rakell recorded a goal, an assist, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Blues.
Rakell extended his impressive stretch of play with another two-point effort, and he's recorded three of those in his last six outings, a span where he's failed to crack the scoresheet on just one occasion. Rakell has posted 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) over his last 15 appearances, a span in which he's also registered 39 shots, 13 hits and nine blocked shots while converting at a solid 17.9 percent clip.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Two helpers in Tuesday's OT win
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Rakell notched two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Golden Knights.
He set up Sidney Crosby tallies in each of the first two periods. Rakell continues to thrive on the Penguins' top line, and the 31-year-old winger sits one goal short of his third career 30-goal campaign -- and first since 2017-18 -- and four points away from reaching 60 for the third time.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Scores lone goal in loss
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Rakell scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Avalanche.
Rakell has scored four goals across three games to begin March, already surpassing his goal total (two) over eight contests in February. The 31-year-old is up to 29 tallies, 53 points, 165 shots on net, 100 hits, 66 blocked shots and a minus-23 rating through 63 appearances. He's one of the biggest names in trade talks, especially when he's having one of the best seasons of his career. As long as Rakell stays in Pittsburgh, he'll have the fantasy-friendly position of playing on Sidney Crosby's wing.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Two goals in home loss
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Rakell netted a pair of even-strength goals on three shots in Sunday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.
Rakell has scored in back-to-back games after being held without a marker in five prior outings. The right-shot forward tied the score on two separate occasions Sunday, but his efforts weren't enough to help the Penguins emerge victorious. The 31-year-old has generated 28 goals and 24 assists across 62 appearances this season. With 19 games remaining on Pittsburgh's schedule in 2024-25, Rakell has a chance to challenge his career high of 34 goals, which he scored with Anaheim in 2017-18.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Tallies on power play in loss
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Rakell scored a power-play goal on five shots in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Bruins.
Rakell had gone five games without a goal, and he's earned just two points over five outings since his return from the 4 Nations Face-Off with Team Sweden. The 31-year-old is having one of the best years of his career, but he's lost a bit of momentum recently. For the season, he's at 26 goals, 50 points, 160 shots on net, 98 hits, 66 blocked shots and a minus-22 rating over 61 appearances.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Records assist Saturday
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Rakell offered an assist, three shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Capitals.
Rakell fell ill while with Team Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off, but the illness didn't cost him any NHL action. The 31-year-old is on a roll with two goals and five assists during a six-game point streak in league play. For the season, he's up to an impressive 49 points, 149 shots on net, 93 hits, 66 blocked shots and a minus-16 rating through 57 appearances. While Rakell has three more years left on his contract after 2024-25, he comes with an affordable $5 million cap hit and could be a trade target for many contenders over the next couple of weeks if the Penguins decide to part ways with him while his value is high.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Set to play
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Rakell (illness) is expected to play against Washington on Saturday after participating in Friday's practice, per Justin Guerriero of Tribune-Review Sports.
Rakell didn't play in Sweden's 4 Nations Face-Off matchup against the United States on Monday. He has accounted for 25 goals, 48 points, 146 shots on net., 66 blocked shots and 93 hits over 56 games with Pittsburgh this season. Rakell should occupy a top-six role and see time on the power play in Saturday's game.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Battling illness
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Rakell (illness) will not suit up for Team Sweden against Team USA on Monday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Rakell did not record a point in the first two games of the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. The right-shot forward's next chance to return to game action will be in the Penguins' home matchup against the Capitals on Saturday.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Extends point streak
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Rakell had a goal on three shots and blocked two shots in Friday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.
Rakell found the back of the net nine minutes into the second period to level the score at two apiece. The 31-year-old forward is up to 25 goals, 47 points, 65 blocks and 144 shots on net in 55 games this season. With Friday's tally, Rakell extended his point streak to four games and has registered at least one point in 13 of his last 16 appearances. With Evgeni Malkin (lower body) and Sidney Crosby (upper body) both sidelined in Friday's contest, Rakell shifted to his natural position at center. If Crosby remains out Saturday against the Flyers, Rakell is Pittsburgh's top play in fantasy. Rakell's category coverage makes him a must-start in all formats for the foreseeable future.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Buries goal in win
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Rakell scored a goal on four shots, blocked three shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Devils.
Rakell continues to play well on offense -- he has just two goals over his last eight outings, but he's added six assists and 24 shots on net in that span. The 31-year-old got the Penguins on the board in the second period of Tuesday's game. Rakell is up to 24 goals, 22 assists, 141 shots on net, 91 hits, 63 blocked shots and a minus-14 rating over 54 appearances. He last reached the 30-goal mark in 2017-18 with the Ducks, but it's very much within reach this season if he stays healthy.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Dishes two assists in win
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Rakell provided two assists and took six shots on net in Saturday's 3-0 win against Nashville.
Rakell's first helper came on a cross-ice feed to Sidney Crosby midway through the second period, and the latter allowed Bryan Rust to seal the win on Nashville's empty net. The 31-year-old is up to 22 assists, 45 points, and 137 shots on net in 53 games this season. While he hasn't scored a goal since Jan. 17, Rakell has six assists across his past six games. With Evgeni Malkin sidelined (lower body), Rakell should continue to be the second-best forward option for the Penguins in fantasy.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Helps out in overtime
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Rakell notched an assist, five shots on goal, three blocked shots and two hits in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over Utah.
Rakell has a helper in four of his last five outings. His helper was a timely one in this contest, as he drew the secondary assist on Sidney Crosby's game-winning goal in overtime. Rakell is now at 23 goals, 20 assists, 131 shots on net, 88 hits, 60 blocked shots and a minus-16 rating through 52 appearances. Aside from the plus-minus rating and a lack of PIM (10), he's been a strong all-around producer in a top-six role this season.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Dishes assist in loss
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Rakell registered an assist and took two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-1 loss to Seattle.
Rakell's helper came in the second period on linemate Sidney Crosby's lone goal of the contest for the Penguins. Saturday's effort raised Rakell's season totals to 19 helpers, 42 points and 125 shots on goal across 50 appearances. His 23 goals lead Pittsburgh's offense and ranks just outside the league's top-10 skaters. The 31-year-old forward is riding a four-game point streak and remains on the Penguins' top line. With Bryan Rust and Evgeni Malkin dealing with lower-body injuries, Rakell is a must-start in fantasy for the time being and will continue to be called upon as a primary option for offensive production.
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