Assistant coach Mike Vellucci was impressed by what he saw from his team throughout the Penguins' preseason opener on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena, even as the Penguins trailed the Blue Jackets by a goal late in the third period.
"This is the first game right after three days in camp, you try to cover everything," said Vellucci, acting as head coach for the first of the two split-squad games. "I think the guys were competing hard and they paid attention to things that we've been able to work on, they did really well."
Trailing by a 2-1 margin with two minutes remaining in regulation, Vellucci pulled goaltender Filip Lindberg in favor of the extra attacker.