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,

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.

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ three-man core of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang has played together for 19 seasons, a record for North American sports. It’s a nice story. The unbreakable bond of eternal brotherhood.

Vince Dunn scored the go-ahead goal with a two-man advantage late in the second period as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday, spoiling a historic afternoon for Sidney Crosby.

Saturday’s loss in Seattle dropped L.A. to 2-3-0 on what coach Jim Hiller called an “unsuccessful” five-game trek.

It doesn't appear longtime Pittsburgh Penguins captain and future Hall of Famer Sidney Crosby has any interest in playing for another team at this point in time, according to TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston.

Vince Dunn scored the go-ahead goal with a two-man advantage late in the second period as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday, spoiling a historic afternoon for Sidney Crosby.

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell has eight goals and seven assists for 15 points in his last 14 games

Sidney Crosby scored an emotional overtime winner with a backhand shot that amazingly sliced between the almost nonexistent space between Utah HC goalie Connor Ingram’s pad and glove.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (20-24-8) have one more chance to salvage a good feeling from this extended seven-game road trip that seemingly began a lifetime ago with a joyous victory over the Buffalo Sabres and Alex Nedeljkovic’s goalie goal.

UTAH: #28 IAN COLE - Cole spent parts of four seasons with the Penguins and won two Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017 alongside current Utah teammate Olli Määttä. The defenseman has 13 points (1G, 12A) and ranks second in the NHL with 135 blocked shots.