Penguins’ Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell get assists in Sweden’s win over Italy

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Penguins’ Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell get assists in Sweden’s win over Italy

By Seth Rorabaugh

1 Min Read • Feb. 11, 2026 | 5 hours Ago

| Wednesday, February 11, 2026 10:01 p.m.

Sweden forward Rickard Rakell celebrates a goal scored past Italy’s goalkeeper Damian Clara during a preliminary round match of men’s ice hockey between Italy and Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP)

A look at how members of the Pittsburgh Penguins are performing in the Winter Olympics:

Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell each recorded secondary assists for Sweden, which opened the preliminary round with a 5-2 win against Italy at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan on Wednesday.

Opening the contest on the top pairing, Karlsson had an assist on a power-play goal by forward Gabriel Landeskog at 9:06 of the first period. On 28 shifts, Karlsson logged 20:56 of ice time and recorded four shots.

Rakell opened the game on the left wing of the third line and tallied an assist on a goal by linemate Mika Zibanejad at 55:42 of the third period. In total, Rakell logged 13:17 of ice time on 17 shifts and recorded four shots.

Highlights.

Sweden’s next game is against Finland on Saturday, 6:10 a.m.

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