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Rickard Rakell vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Rickard RakellRickard RakellPenguins · Right wingvsUkko-Pekka LuukkonenUkko-Pekka LuukkonenSabres · Goalie

Rakell has 4 goals on 16 shots against Luukkonen (2.2 expected).

This week Rakell has 1 game left; Luukkonen has 1 left (about 1.0 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup. We project Rakell for 2.0 ESPN points to Luukkonen's 1.4.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 W, .773 SV%.

Head-to-head: Rakell vs Luukkonen

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

RakellLuukkonen
6Team record in 9 meetings3

Rickard Rakell shooting on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Goals
4
Shots on goal
16
Expected goals
2.21
Luukkonen SV%
.750

23 unblocked attempts. Rickard Rakell has scored 1.8 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Rickard Rakell and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
DateScoreRakellLuukkonen
2026-03-05PIT 1–5 BUF0G 0A 2S27/28 SV
2025-03-27PIT 3–7 BUF0G 1A 0S0/0 SV
2025-01-17PIT 5–2 BUF1G 0A 2S14/18 SV
2024-10-16PIT 6–5 BUF1G 0A 3S37/43 SV
2024-01-06PIT 1–3 BUF1G 0A 4S40/41 SV
2023-11-11PIT 4–0 BUF0G 0A 2S35/38 SV
2022-12-10PIT 3–1 BUF1G 0A 2S28/31 SV
2022-12-09PIT 4–3 BUF1G 1A 2S0/0 SV
2021-12-07ANA 2–0 BUF0G 1A 1S21/23 SV

This week's schedule

Sep 28 to Oct 4. More games usually wins a weekly start/sit. Chips show how many fantasy points the opponent allows to the player's position (soft or tough), the Schedule Edge from rest and travel, and the likely opposing goalie with his save percentage. Projections use ESPN default points for the games left.

Rickard Rakell

2games (1 left)

2.0proj. ESPN pts

  • Wed, Sep 30 @ PHI
    Opp allows 5th-most FP to RWLikely vs Dan Vladar (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs MTL2.0 pts
    Opp allows 12th-most FP to RWvs Jakub Dobes (.901)

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2games (1 left)

1.4proj. ESPN pts

About 1.0 expected starts

  • Thu, Oct 1 @ CBJ
    Opp allows 3rd-fewest FP to GLikely vs Jet Greaves (.908)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs CHI97% to start1.4 pts
    Opp allows 8th-most FP to GLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)

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FAQ

How have Rakell and Luukkonen done against each other?
In 9 games against each other in our data, Rakell's team went 6–3.

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