Detroit – The Crimson Wings are immediately having a troublesome time successful a preseason recreation.
They misplaced their third consecutive recreation Monday, falling 2-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins at Little Caesars Enviornment.
The Penguins dressed a predominately youthful lineup, minus their potential Corridor of Famers, but just about managed the Wings, who dressed a barely extra veteran lineup.
Dominik Shine reduce Pittsburgh’s result in 2-1 with a 3rd interval objective at 16 minutes, 20 seconds, placing in a unfastened puck in entrance of goaltender Tristan Jarry. The Wings had sustained strain within the closing two minutes after pulling goaltender John Gibson, however could not get the tying objective.
Ben Kindel and Tommy Novak had Pittsburgh targets and Jarry stopped 22 pictures
Gibson made 20 saves for the Wings.
The Wings fell to 2-3-0 for the exhibition season. They play Tuesday in Chicago, earlier than closing out the preseason with two video games towards Toronto.
The Wings had a two energy performs within the second interval however did not convert. The Wings killed each Pittsburgh energy performs within the recreation.
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