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• Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Ends nine-game goal drought

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Rakell scored a power-play goal Tuesday in a 3-2 OT loss to the Lightning. Rakell dropped to one knee for a one-timer from the right circle off a pass from Sidney Crosby. The marker ended a nine-game goal drought and six-game point slump. Rakell is a complementary depth fantasy play who could find himself in another uniform before the deadline. Beware that move -- the winger is in the best fantasy position of his career, and he certainly won't skate with Sid-lite in another city.

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• Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Two apples in loss

  17D ago • By RotoWire

  Rakell chipped in two secondary assists, one of which came on the man advantage, in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Islanders. Rakell's pair of assists came in the second period of Tuesday's defeat. The Swedish winger has picked up at least one point in four of his last five games, and he's only been held off the scoresheet five times through 14 games this season. Rakell is thriving in a top-line role and spot on the No. 1 power-play unit -- the 31-year-old is up to six goals, five assists and a plus-5 rating while averaging 17:33 of ice time over 14 appearances.

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• Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Nets two goals Tuesday

  24D ago • By RotoWire

  Rakell scored two goals and took five shots in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Wild. Rakell found the back of the net in the first and third period, but his efforts were not enough to prevent a sixth straight defeat for Pittsburgh. The 31-year-old center has recorded points in seven of his last nine appearances, though this was his first multi-point game of the season.

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• Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Secures assist in loss

  27D ago • By RotoWire

  Rakell notched an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Canucks. Rakell's touch-pass in the neutral zone set up Evgeni Malkin for a third-period tally. Through 10 appearances, Rakell has four goals, two assists, 22 shots on net, 15 hits and 10 blocked shots. He started the game on Sidney Crosby's line but moved back with Malkin after Bryan Rust (lower body) left the game with an injury. Rakell can be streaky, but he's been fairly solid to begin 2024-25.

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• Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Scores in shootout loss

  10/23/2024 • By RotoWire

  Rakell scored a goal on five shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames. Rakell has been hot lately with four goals and an assist over his last six games. He's yet to produce a multi-point performance, but he's been one of the Penguins' steadier forwards on offense. Those five points account for all of his offense this season, and he's added 18 shots on net, 13 hits, seven blocked shots and a plus-2 rating across eight appearances.

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