(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Frank Franklin II, AP)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The NHL recently named Pittsburgh Penguins center Rickard Rakell as last week’s first star of the week. Rakell scored seven goals and notched eight points in five games last week. He scored two of those goals against the Florida Panthers on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins have won four of five games and are now just two points away from clinching their first playoff berth since 2022. Rakell has 11 goals, including three multi-goal games in the last ten games for the Penguins.