Continuing to play with their foot on the gas this preseason, the Red Wings bested the Buffalo Sabres, 5-2, at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday. Five different players (Mason Appleton, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård, captain Dylan Larkin, Moritz Seider and Andrew Copp) all scored for Detroit, while goalies Cam Talbot and Michal Postava each played one half of the contest.
“It’s really good to get the games going and play opponents other than ourselves,” said Soderblom, who recorded an assist against Buffalo. “I think that’s going to bring a little bit more intensity and physicality, so it’s going to be fun getting more competitive games going here.”
The Red Wings departed for Pittsburgh after practicing at Little Caesars Arena’s BELFOR Training Center on Friday morning, and head coach Todd McLellan said the club will be dressing a more youthful lineup compared to what he deployed on Thursday.
“We have their lineup,” McLellan said. “Sometimes, teams will trade and you kind of match it a little bit if you can, but we’ll be a little bit younger. There will still be some veterans in the lineup, but not as many as there were last night.”
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