Rust scored a goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in Friday's 5-2 win over the Sabres. Rust remains hot in January -- he has three goals and six assists over eight contests this month. He set up Rickard Rakell's second-period tally before scoring one of his own in the third.
According to Josh Yohe of The Athletic, Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Rickard Rakell (personal) did not travel with the team to the West Coast due to a family issue. He was not in the lineup on Monday evening during their victory over the Kings and could be in danger of missing other games during
The Penguins are now 1-1-0 at the start of their seven-game road trip, which is their longest since 1997. The Penguins made a game of it in the third period. Sidney Crosby took a
Rust recorded an assist, four shots on goal and two blocked shots in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Lightning.
Nedeljkovic scored when he sent the puck from behind the net down the ice and into an empty net with 2:42 left in the third.
Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night. Rickard Rakell, Anthony Beauvillier,
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust is having a career year in 2024-25, becoming just the ninth player in franchise history to score at least 30 points in eight seasons.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night. Rickard Rakell, Anthony Beauvillier, Cody Glass, and Bryan Rust also scored for Pittsburgh who ended a three-game losing streak.
Pittsburgh goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scored an empty-net goal and added an assist to go along with 40 saves in the Penguins' 5-2 road win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off a 5-2 win last night against a streaky Buffalo Sabres club. The game saw Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell continue their hot run since they were left off their national teams for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.
Even if the Penguins go on an outrageous hot streak, I still fully anticipate Dubas to sell at the deadline. He knows what he has to do. He’s not in this to grab the second wild card and lose in the first round. Dubas’ vision is much more grand than that. The problem is that fans might need to find some patience.
According to a report from NHL insider Marco D’Amico, the Pittsburgh Penguins are planning major moves ahead of the NHL’s March trade deadline. Not only are pending unrestricted free agents like Anthony Beauvillier and Marcus Pettersson are in play,