Updated 2x at 11:22 AM: The Detroit Red Wings will attempt to battle back from an 0-1-and-1 performance last night as they face a stacked Pittsburgh Penguins lineup tonight in Pittsburgh (7 PM EDT on Bally Sports Detroit).
Preseason game #5!
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 1, 2024
🏒 7:00 PM
📍 Pittsburgh, PA
📺 @BallySportsDET pic.twitter.com/2OAlN9f9JE
This is indeed Bally Sports Detroit’s first of three preseason telecasts…
Can't wait to see Ken and Mickey back in the booth tonight! #LGRW https://t.co/wTXKguzrht
— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) October 1, 2024
Good to be back 😍#LGRW pic.twitter.com/a567suqYRK
— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) October 1, 2024
And…
It's October… 👀
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 1, 2024
Look what's back… 👀#LGRW #LGRW#LGRW#LGRW#LGRW#LGRW#LGRW#LGRW#LGRW#LGRW
The Penguins hit the ice first in Cranberry, PA:
Here are the #LetsGoPens lines and D-pairs at morning skate:
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) October 1, 2024
Beauvillier-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
McGroarty-Hayes-Glass
Gruden-Ponomarev-Koivunen
Grzelcyk-Letang
Pettersson-Brunicke
Pickering-Clurman
(Koppanen, Kral)
Morning skate underway for the @penguins
— Josh Getzoff (@JG_PxP) October 1, 2024
O’Connor-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
McGroarty-KHayes-Glass
Gruden-Ponomarev-Koivunen
Grzelcyk-Letang
Pettersson-Brunicke
Pickering-Clurman
Kral & Koppanen look to be extras pic.twitter.com/C5RMhKOKrI
As Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen notes, the Pens are worried about one Alex Nedeljkovic’s status…
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Alex Nedeljkovic was injured playing against his former Detroit Red Wings team Monday night.
Nedeljovic played for Detroit in 2021-22 and 2022-23. He was supposed to play the entire game. But he left the game at 13:04 of the first period. Replays showed him holding his midsection after making a couple of saves. Joel Blomqvist replaced him.
After the game, Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said Nedeljkovic suffered a lower body injury. More information would be available today after he is evaluated. Nedeljkovic was an important figure in Pittsburgh late-season surge that fell just short of earning the Penguins a playoff spot.
Anyway, the Pens’ morning skate continued…
Penguins’ lines, pairs and power-play groups: pic.twitter.com/mlfBtu4TPP
— Seth Rorabaugh (@SethRorabaugh) October 1, 2024
Some power play work today.#LetsGoPens #NHLpreseason #THN pic.twitter.com/4C0MTFbk4D
— Kelsey Surmacz (@kelsey_surmacz4) October 1, 2024
Sounds like Erik Karlsson took a step forward Tuesday. He hadn’t skated in a week for Penguins before today.
— Rob Rossi (@Real_RobRossi) October 1, 2024
And Pittsburgh Hockey Now’s Dan Kingerski posted a brief recap of yesterday night’s Penguins win:
The Penguins were solid Monday against an NHL-regular Detroit lineup at Little Caesars Arena, winning 5-1. Noel Acciari had two goals, Drew O’Connor scored a power-play goal, Lars Eller scored a shorthanded goal, and Vasily Ponomarev scored an empty netter.
The Penguins started slow but rallied to control the game. However, starting goalie Alex Nedeljkovic was injured in the first period and Joel Blomqvist played about 47 minutes in relief, stopping 20 of 21 shots.
The Penguins’ power play was a cool one-for-three but generated pressure, while the Penguins’ penalty killing limited Detroit to just one-for-six.
Update: The Red Wings’ morning skate was sparsely-attended today:
The dozen or so players who didn’t play either game last night are skating this morning in preparation for tonight’s game in Pittsburgh (7, @BallySportsDET). The group includes Edvinsson, Holl, Veleno, Motte, Watson, Brandsegg-Nygard and Husso, who is starting. #RedWings pic.twitter.com/q5VB9nrDvW
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 1, 2024
Lightly attended morning skate for tonight’s game group, but it includes Motte, Veleno, Edvinsson, Watson, Johannes, Dries, MBN, Holl, Bantle, Viro, Seger, and Husso pic.twitter.com/GVE7e9Hsyo
— Sam Stockton (@_samstockton) October 1, 2024
Update #2:
Just about everyone who didn’t play for the Red Wings in either game last night is skating in a (small) morning skate right now on the practice ice. Only NHL exception from what I can tell is JT Compher, who I don’t see
— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) October 1, 2024
