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Penguins Rally Past Red Wings 3-2 After Gibson’s Solid Detroit Debut

Detroit leaned on a prospect group to manage veterans’ workloads during its Pittsburgh trip.

Overview

  • John Gibson stopped 12 of 13 shots in 32 minutes in a hometown start before yielding the net to Michal Postava.
  • John Leonard supplied both Detroit goals in the first period, including one on the power play.
  • Former Red Wings forward Robby Fabbri, skating on a professional tryout with Pittsburgh, tied the game early in the third period.
  • Philip Tomasino put the Penguins ahead with a power-play goal at 9:54 of the third period.
  • Detroit dropped to 2-1-0 in the preseason and heads to Buffalo on Saturday as roster evaluations continue.