The Pittsburgh Penguins locker room was a mixture of sullen and encouraged. From coach Mike Sullivan to Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell, the internal reaction to their 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals was an expansive mixture of emotions.

From Dec. 10 to Dec. 31, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kevin Hayes found himself watching games from the ... which is behind only Philip Tomasino, Rickard Rakell, and Sidney Crosby. He is also sixth in expected goals per 60 minutes, which trails only players ...

First-line left winger Rickard Rakell, who leads the Penguins with 22 goals, left their practice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex early today.

It’s been about a month since the first iteration of when we checked in on some individual ups and downs, and now is a good time to look back at it. Rickard Rakell — In a way, you might say that Rickard Rakell won the Jake Guentzel trade.