Rakell didn't make the trip to LA because of a family matter. He has produced 23 goals, 40 points, 122 shots on net, 53 blocked shots and 77 hits through 48 appearances this season. Anthony ...

Pittsburgh will be without their top goal-scoring forward when they take on Los Angeles, who will play their first home game ...

Kevin Hayes, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Cody Glass and Anthony Beauvillier scored for the Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic, ...

Facing the NHL’s second-stingiest defensive team without their leading scorer seemed like it would be a recipe for disaster for the Penguins.

Rickard Rakell missed his first game of the season, as coach Mike Sullivan told reporters in Los Angeles pregame that Rakell traveled back to Pittsburgh for “family reasons.” The Penguins ...

Facing the NHL’s second-stingiest defensive team without their leading scorer seemed like it would be a recipe for disaster for the Penguins. Rickard Rakell missed his first game of the season ...

Earlier, Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said that forward Rickard Rakell returned to Pittsburgh for family reasons and will not play Monday against the Kings. Mike Sullivan said Rickard Rakell ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins and perhaps Rickard Rakell got some good news since Sunday. Rakell left the team sometime after the loss on Saturday to the Washington Capitals to return to Pittsburgh and tend ...

According to Josh Yohe of The Athletic, Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Rickard Rakell (personal) did not travel with the team to the West Coast due to a family issue. He was not in the lineup on Monday ...

Mason McTavish and Alex Killorn each scored twice and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Thursday night.