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• Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Scores goal Wednesday

  04/18/2024 • By RotoWire

  Rakell scored a goal on three shots in Wednesday's season-finale loss to the Islanders. Rakell was much maligned for most of the season due to his lack of offensive production but seems to have benefitted from teaming up with Michael Bunting. In 21 post-deadline outings, the 30-year-old Rakell garnered six goals and four assists. Despite the late surge, Rakell still missed the 40-point threshold for just the second time over his last nine seasons.

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• Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Offers helper Saturday

  04/14/2024 • By RotoWire

  Rakell notched an assist in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Bruins. Rakell is warm with three goals and three assists over his last eight contests. That increase in production has earned him a larger role in recent games. The streaky winger is at 36 points, 161 shots on goal, 109 hits and a plus-4 rating through 68 appearances this season, playing mainly on the second line.

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• Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Scores in loss

  04/09/2024 • By RotoWire

  Rakell scored a goal on three shots in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs. Rakell opened the scoring late in the first period, beating Ilya Samsonov with a turnaround wrister to give the Penguins a 1-0 lead. The 30-year-old Rakell has three goals over his last six contests after scoring just twice in his previous 12 games. He's up to 14 goals and 33 points through 66 games this year.

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• Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Tallies in win

  03/15/2024 • By RotoWire

  Rakell scored a goal on his lone shot in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Sharks. Rakell extended Pittsburgh's lead to 5-3 early in the third period, deflecting a John Ludvig shot past Magnus Chrona to snap a four-game scoring drought. The 30-year-old Rakell came into the contest with just one goal and two points in his previous eight games, though he should continue to see time in the Pens' top six following Jake Guentzel's trade to Carolina. Rakell is up to 10 goals and 18 points in 53 games this season after tallying 60 points in the 2022-23 campaign.

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• Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Collects helper in loss

  03/04/2024 • By RotoWire

  Rakell registered an assist, two shots on goal and three hits in Sunday's 6-1 loss to the Oilers. Rakell is up to eight points over his last nine games, a warm streak that has at least partially offset the absences of Jake Guentzel (upper body) and Bryan Rust (upper body). The 30-year-old Rakell is up to 26 points, 116 shots on net, 78 hits and a minus-2 rating through 47 appearances. He should continue to see top-six minutes as long as he's scoring and the Penguins are missing wingers.

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