RECAP: Red Wings' late comeback bid falls short in 3-2 loss to Penguins

DETROIT --The Detroit Red Wings' late comeback bid fell short in a 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night at Little Caesars Arena.

Dominik Kubalik and Dylan Larkin both scored third-period goals for the Red Wings, who trailed, 3-0, early in the final frame.
Goalie Ville Husso made 15 saves in two periods, while Jussi Olkinuora stopped all six shots he faced in relief.
Tyler Bertuzzi had an assist in 20:07 of ice time in his 2022-23 preseason debut for Detroit, which dropped to 2-3-0 in exhibition play.
NEXT UP: The Red Wings will travel to face the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.

SCORING SUMMARY

Pittsburgh 1, Detroit 0 (12:30, 1st period)
Bryan Rust, with a shot from the right faceoff circle on the power play, scored to put the Penguins on the board first.
Pittsburgh 2, Detroit 0 (4:52, 2nd period)
Pittsburgh doubled its lead when Josh Archibald collected a loose puck in the slot and beat Husso with a wrister.
Pittsburgh 3, Detroit 0 (18:01, 2nd period)
Jason Zucker redirected Danton Heinen's shot into the back of the net for a power-play goal.
Detroit 1, Pittsburgh 3 (2:59, 3rd period)
Kubalik, assisted by Jonatan Berggren and Moritz Seider, put a rebound past Penguins netminder Casey DeSmith for his third preseason goal.

Detroit 2, Pittsburgh 3 (17:20, 2nd period)
Larkin buried a behind-the-goal-line feed from Bertuzzi for his second exhibition goal in as many games. Filip Zadina was also credited with an assist on the score.

QUOTABLE

Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde on his takeaways from Monday's game
"We had some good chances. I preached to the guys that it's process over outcome. This was a perfect example. This was a game where we did a lot of good things and we just found ourselves down 3-0."
Kubalik on his club's play
"I think overall, we made another step again. I think the game was pretty good, especially the first period. I thought we did a lot of good things."

Red Wings announce updated start times

On Monday, the Red Wings announced updated start times for 20 weekday home games during the 2022-23 regular season that will feature 7 p.m. puck drops, including Detroit's Home Opener next Friday, Oct. 14, against the Montreal Canadiens at Little Caesars Arena.
The Red Wings worked in conjunction with the NHL and visiting clubs to make the schedule adjustments. For more information, click
here
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