Through their first 49 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most prominent line is their top line. No duh. Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust (from left wing to right wing) have largely keyed mos

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 to a family matter.

Rakell scored a goal on six shots, added a power-play assist and went minus-3 in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Lightning. While the Penguins are starting to skid again, Rakell has stayed hot in January ...

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.

The Ducks look to snap a four-game losing streak tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Ducks are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. The Penguins are coming off a 5-1 victory over the Kings on Jan. 20. This is the second Ducks-Penguins matchup of the season after the Penguins took the first one in overtime in October.

Yesterday though Penguins GM Kyle Dubas pushed back on D'Amico's report, flatly denying that the team is in selling mode.

Anaheim Ducks (18-23-6, 42 points, 7th place Pacific Division) When: 10:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcasting on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and KCOP-13 and in the local markets, streaming nationally on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens start a rhythm today of playing every other day through the end of their road trip.

Dubas however has other trade chips available in pending unrestricted free agents like Anthony Beauvillier and Marcus Pettersson, but there is a sense that all players except for Crosby and Geno are being considered.

All signs point to Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins being sellers leading up to this year's NHL trade deadline.

It was a large contributing factor for why the Pens missed the playoffs in 2023, despite a monstrous season from Crosby. While the team performed adequately at 5v5, a lack of power play goals cost was a major factor in missing the playoffs last year.

Not just pending free agents, but all big name players in play.

Pittsburgh played its most complete, four-line effort of the season against a stingy defensive team in Los Angeles