Sweden selected Rickard Rakell of the Pittsburgh Penguins to its roster for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, replacing injured Vegas Golden Knights forward William Karlsson. Swedish national team ...

On Tuesday morning, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell was selected as an injury replacement at the 4 Nations Face-Off for Vegas Golden Knights forward William Karlsson for Team Sweden.

Now he’s set to skate against Rickard Rakell and Sweden when Canada opens ... the most points after three games get to play for the 4 Nations Face-Off title. The opening round starts Wednesday ...

So let’s use the 4 Nations tournament break as an opportunity ... We start today with forward Rickard Rakell. Rakell’s tenure with the Penguins have been a bit of a roller coaster.

Rakell recorded a power-play goal and an even-strength assist in Thursday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Blues. He also recorded five shots on goal, three hits and a plus-1 rating. Rakell notched a ...

But even if it doesn’t, it will be remembered as the season that revived best-on-best hockey, with the passionate, epic 4 Nations Face-Off pole-vaulting way above expectations. Looking back ...