Red Wings’ regulars fall to Penguins’ B team in preseason

DETROIT – Monday's preseason game at Little Caesars Arena was a mismatch on paper.

The Detroit Red Wings dressed most of their regulars while the Pittsburgh Penguins brought mostly prospects and AHL players.

It didn't matter. The Penguins prevailed 5-1 as the Red Wings struggled on the power play and weren't sharp defensively or in goal.

Lucas Raymond's second-period power-play goal was all the offense Detroit mustered against former Red Wing Alex Nedeljkovic, who left at 13:04 of the first period due to an injury, and Joel Blomqvist, who's never appeared in an NHL game.

The Red Wings had six power-play chances, all in the first two periods, but managed only five shots.

Raymond's goal at 9:31 of the second cut Pittsburgh's lead to 2-1.

Cam Talbot allowed two goals on 11 shots through two periods. Sebastian Cossa played the third period and yielded two goals, both by Noel Acciari, on nine shots.

The Penguins called the scoring with an empty-net goal from Vasily Ponomarev.