Penguins beat Red Wings for first preseason win
Forwards Conor Dewar, Robby Fabbri and Philip Tomasino each scored their first goals of the preseason, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, on Friday at PPG Paints Arena.
The result was the Penguins’ first victory of the preseason (1-1-1).
Dewar’s score came at 2 minutes, 32 seconds of the second period, whereas Fabbri (4:46) and Tomasino (9:54) struck in the third frame. Tomasino’s goal came during a power-play sequence.
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry, in his first appearance of the preseason, made 11 saves on 13 shots in 31:48 of ice time as the starter.
As planned, Jarry was replaced by Arturs Silovs midway through the contest. Over 28:12 of ice time, Silovs stopped all seven shots he faced and recorded the win, boosting his preseason record to 1-1-0.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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