DETROIT — Luck was on Casey DeSmith’s side for the first eight minutes. He would’ve needed a four-leaf clover pinned to his uniform to keep Detroit’s David Perron and company in check.
In his third straight start, DeSmith gave up six goals, including three in the first frame and a hat trick to Perron in the third in the Penguins’ 7-4 loss to the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Perron scored two go-ahead goals, the latter of which was the game-winner before tacking on a clincher that incited caps to fall from the stands.
DeSmith initially benefited from some good fortunes, as shots from Detroit’s Olli Maatta and Dylan Larkin that sneaked past him clanked off iron and stayed out of the net. But DeSmith’s luck lasted only so long; as Mark Friedman sat with the second of his two first-period penalties, the Red Wings’ Jonatan Berggren sneaked the biscuit through DeSmith’s five-hole.
