Overview

• Ben Kindel opened the scoring at 3:40 of the first period and Tommy Novak made it 2-0 early in the second before Dominik Shine cut the deficit late.
• Tristan Jarry made 21 saves for Pittsburgh, while John Gibson stopped 18 in his first appearance at Little Caesars Arena.
• The exhibition was Detroit’s fifth of the preseason, leaving the Red Wings at 2-3-0 and the Penguins at 3-1-1.
• McLellan said he was “not really impressed,” calling the Red Wings “slow and sloppy” after a night with little sustained offense.
• Detroit visits Chicago on Sept. 30 as evaluations continue, and Pittsburgh plays at Buffalo on Oct. 1 in its penultimate preseason game.