The Red Wings signed Tarasenko, 32, to a two-year contract ($4.75 million average annual value) on July 3 to help offset the departures of David Perron, Robby Fabbri and Daniel Sprong. Tarasenko is coming off a Stanley Cup championship run with Florida, five years after winning it with the Blues.

After the scrimmage, the Wings returned goaltender Landon Miller to his junior team in Sault Ste. Marie and released forwards Brayden Edwards, Chase Lefebvre, Charlie Paquette and Borya Valis, and defensemen Bauer Dumanski, Marcus Kearsey, Zackary Sandhu, Blake Smith, Josh Van Mulligen and Matthew Virgilio from their amateur tryouts.

Free-agent signee Vladimir Tarasenko scored in the second period as the Detroit Red Wings improved to 2-0 in the preseason with a 2-0 win over Chicago.