The Penguins will be sellers at the upcoming trade deadline but don't assume Rickard Rakell is on the move, per an insider.
Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to move into ninth on the NHL’s career scoring list as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers 5-3.
Trade chatter has surrounded Penguins' Rickard Rakell and Marcus Pettersson all season, and NHL writer Josh Yohe has provided an update regarding that.
After a trio of overtime games, none of which became wins, the Pittsburgh Penguins badly needed a victory. However, facing a team that has beaten, if not embarrassed, them for a few years running was not the most advantageous situation.
Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2.
The Penguins got the best of the Oilers through sheer hard work and smart defensive strategy — and a little star power from both teams.
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists ... Alex Nedeljkovic made 40 stops for the Penguins and Rickard Rakell scored his team-high 21st goal as Pittsburgh won without injured ...
The Pittsburgh Penguins started their game against Columbus Tuesday evening the way they have so many others this season. Poorly. But they finished it in a decidedly different way than they had every other time the Blue Jackets had come to PPG Paints Arena in recent years.
Even with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin still performing ... But Josh Yohe of The Athletic says do not expect the Penguins to trade Rickard Rakell. “The idea that the Penguins are going ...
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists ... Alex Nedeljkovic made 40 stops for the Penguins and Rickard Rakell scored his team-high 21st goal as Pittsburgh won without injured ...
Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to move into ninth on the NHL’s career scoring list as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Thursday night. “We weren’t ready,” Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said after the game. “They outworked us, outskated us. The attention to detail wasn’t there.”
On Oct. 16 in Pittsburgh the Sabres started the habit of getting and blowing leads. Buffalo had a 2-0 and 3-1 first period lead against the Penguins only to lose in overtime on a Sidney Crosby overtime goal.