Rakell fell ill while with Team Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off, but the illness didn't cost him any NHL action. The 31-year-old is on a roll with two goals and five assists during a six-game ...

Rakell didn't play in Sweden's 4 Nations Face-Off matchup against the United States on Monday. He has accounted for 25 goals, 48 points, 146 shots on net., 66 blocked shots and 93 hits over 56 ...

Defenseman Erik Karlsson and forward Rickard Rakell rejoined the club after representing Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off, which Canada won 3-2 in overtime Thursday night over the U.S. From fan ...

Two of Team Sweden’s most prominent players in the 4 Nations tournament — Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell — were back at Penguins practice on Friday after Sweden went 1-0-2 in the ...

Pittsburgh Penguins right winger Rickard Rakell will join Team Sweden at the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, reports Swedish journalist Per Bjurman. Through 53 games with the Penguins this season ...

Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon played a key role in helping Team Canada win gold at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament by defeating the United States 3-2. On Tuesday, the Colorado Avalanche ...

Penguins winger Rickard Rakell has been named a late addition to Team Sweden for the coming Four Nations Face-Off, which begins in Montreal next week. Rakell is replacing injured Vegas Golden ...

The 4 Nations Face-Off marks the return of NHL players to best-on-best competition. Rory Boylen preps you for the big event with a primer that goes over lines, rules, storylines and more.

With the NHL largely taking a two-week break for the league’s 4 Nations Face-Off ... Karlsson directed a cross-ice pass to forward Rickard Rakell, stationed at the center red line.

Illnesses to Mika Zibanejad and Rickard Rakell put Ekholm back in as the seventh defenseman. Hampus Lindholm, unavailable for the 4 Nations because of an injury, could be a better Olympic alternative.

You would be hard-pressed to find many who found the recent 4 Nations Face-Off anything ... and Team Sweden players Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell — there seemed to be a buzz about the ...