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Rickard Rakell's 2025-2026 season

Points
48
Swedish flag#16NHL#144
Goals
24
Swedish flag#8NHL#79
Assists
24
Swedish flag#23NHL#202
Plus/minus
-2
NHL#531
Games
60
73%
73% of 82

Right winger Rickard Rakell was 32 years old when the 2025-2026 season began, his 14th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 60 of a possible 82 games and scored 24 goals and 24 assists for 48 points, 0.80 points per game. That was 16th among the Swedes and 144th in the NHL. An injury kept him out for 20 straight games between October and December. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 4 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2025-2026Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rickard Rakell plays the 2025-2026 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    PITPittsburgh Penguins

    Rickard was 32 years old when the 2025-2026 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 14th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT3–0NYR
      W
      game 1/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG15:57TOI
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    • The game
      NYI3–4PIT
      W
      game 2/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP20:01TOI
      +2 points
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    • The game
      NYR6–1PIT
      L
      game 3/824
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG17:57TOI
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    • The game
      PIT3–4ANA
      L
      game 4/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG17:57TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PIT4–2LAK
      W
      game 5/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP18:37TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT3–0SJS
      W
      game 6/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG17:12TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN1–5PIT
      W
      game 7/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG17:54TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT5–3FLA
      W
      game 8/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP19:07TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    Injured

    Rickard goes down and misses 20 games

    Left hand injury

    • The game
      CBJ5–4PIT
      L
      game 9/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG14:58TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–6PIT
      W
      game 10/824
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3PHI
      L
      game 11/823
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–1MIN
      W
      game 12/826
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • November 2025
    • The game
      PIT2–5WPG
      L
      game 13/822
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–4TOR
      L
      game 14/825
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–5PIT
      W
      game 15/822
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–2NJD
      L
      game 16/822
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–2PIT
      L
      game 17/822
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–2NSH
      L
      game 18/823
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH0–4PIT
      W
      game 19/823
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN5–0PIT
      L
      game 20/826
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      SEA3–2PIT
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 829 of 21 played
      8
      points
      Swedish flag#28NHL#268
      3
      goals
      Swedish flag#23NHL#231
      5
      assists
      Swedish flag#27NHL#264
      PIT
      10-6-5W-L-OT25Points
      5th in the Metropolitan·9th in the Eastern Conference·16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–4PIT
      W
      game 22/823
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–3CBJ
      W
      game 23/822
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR7–2PIT
      L
      game 24/824
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • December 2025
    • The game
      PIT5–1PHI
      W
      game 25/822
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–3TBL
      W
      game 26/823
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3DAL
      L
      game 27/823
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA4–3PIT
      L
      game 28/822
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2PIT
      L
      game 29/822
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS6–5PIT
      L
      game 30/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG22:13TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      UTA5–4PIT
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG20:45TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–4PIT
      L
      game 32/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP22:20TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–4OTT
      L
      game 33/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG18:52TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–4MTL
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG17:48TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4PIT
      W
      game 35/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP21:44TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6TOR
      L
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG17:18TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT7–3CHI
      W
      game 37/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG19:36TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR1–5PIT
      W
      game 38/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG17:07TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–4PIT
      W
      game 39/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG18:10TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–1DET
      W
      game 40/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-6SOG19:02TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–4CBJ
      W
      game 41/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG24:14TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8221 of 41 played
      15
      points
      Swedish flag#29NHL#276
      6
      goals
      Swedish flag#28NHL#242
      9
      assists
      Swedish flag#35NHL#287
      PIT
      20-12-9W-L-OT49Points
      4th in the Metropolitan·7th in the Eastern Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD1–4PIT
      W
      game 42/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG19:11TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–1PIT
      L
      game 43/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG22:57TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–1BOS
      L
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG20:54TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–1PIT
      L
      game 45/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG21:57TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–6PIT
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP17:35TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ4–3PIT
      L
      game 47/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG21:55TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT6–3SEA
      W
      game 48/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG18:43TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–1CGY
      W
      game 49/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG16:18TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT6–2EDM
      W
      game 50/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG16:13TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–2VAN
      W
      game 51/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG16:20TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–6PIT
      W
      game 52/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG18:04TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–6PIT
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP19:55TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • February 2026
    • The game
      OTT3–2PIT
      L
      game 54/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG19:01TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–5NYI
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:41TOI
      View the game
    Injured

    Rickard goes down and misses 1 game

    Lower body injury

    • The game
      PIT5–2BUF
      W
      game 56/824
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–4PIT
      W
      game 57/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:06TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3NYR
      L
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG20:08TOI
      View the game
    • March 2026
    • The game
      VGK0–5PIT
      W
      game 59/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP16:50TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–2BOS
      L
      game 60/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG20:05TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–1PIT
      L
      game 61/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG18:34TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–3PIT
      L
      game 62/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG22:06TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8241 of 62 played
      27
      points
      Swedish flag#25NHL#226
      12
      goals
      Swedish flag#15NHL#179
      15
      assists
      Swedish flag#28NHL#261
      PIT
      31-17-14W-L-OT76Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Metropolitan·7th in the Eastern Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS4–5PIT
      W
      game 63/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP15:56TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–5CAR
      L
      game 64/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG20:51TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–6VGK
      L
      game 65/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG20:48TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–3UTA
      W
      game 66/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP18:57TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT7–2COL
      W
      game 67/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP16:23TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–6CAR
      L
      game 68/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP20:46TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WPG4–5PIT
      W
      game 69/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG17:15TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR5–1PIT
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG20:01TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL6–2PIT
      L
      game 71/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-4SOG22:40TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–3OTT
      W
      game 72/824
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP20:52TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL6–3PIT
      L
      game 73/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP21:45TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT8–3NYI
      W
      game 74/825
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-3SOG1SHP16:28TOI
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–5PIT
      W
      game 75/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG18:02TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • April 2026
    • The game
      PIT3–6TBL
      L
      game 76/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG18:24TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA4–9PIT
      W
      game 77/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP17:19TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA2–5PIT
      W
      game 78/825
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP18:16TOI
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–2NJD
      W
      game 79/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-8SOG18:06TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–3PIT
      L
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG16:57TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–3WSH
      L
      game 81/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG18:47TOI
      View the game
    Injured

    Rickard goes down and misses 1 game

    Rest

    • The game
      PIT5–7STL
      L
      game 82/823
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Rickard Rakell closes the 2025-2026 season with 48 points

    PITPittsburgh Penguins
    Points
    48
    #16NHL#144
    Games
    60of 82
    73%
    Goals
    24
    #8NHL#79
    Assists
    24
    #23NHL#202
    P/GP
    0.80
    #10NHL#93
    +/-
    -2
    #53NHL#531
    Events
    1×
    First star
    3×
    Second star
    2×
    Third star
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Philadelphia Flyers

    PITvsPHI
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PHI3–2PIT
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG17:53TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PHI3–0PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:28TOI
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PIT2–5PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP24:34TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      PIT4–2PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG17:25TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      PHI2–3PIT
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG20:59TOI
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 6
      PIT0–1PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG22:10TOI
      View the game
    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–2

    PIT2–4PHI
    Eliminated
    6Games4Points1Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Rickard Rakell ends the 2025-2026 playoffs with 4 points

    PITPittsburgh Penguins
    Points
    4
    #7NHL#112
    Games
    6
    Goals
    1
    #9NHL#116
    Assists
    3
    #6NHL#91
    P/GP
    0.67
    +/-
    +1
    #8NHL#89
    Events
    50
    playoff games
    10
    playoff assists
    2 points
    best game
    PHI2–4