Chicago Blackhawks show new-look lineup for Connor Bedard in preseason opener against the Detroit Red Wings

Newcomers made an impact for the Chicago Blackhawks, who got goals from Craig Smith and Teuvo Teräväinen, but they couldn’t prevent a 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings in the preseason opener Wednesday at the United Center.

Connor Bedard joined an almost completely new lineup at puck drop, with defenseman Seth Jones and goalie Petr Mrázek his partners from last year.

Bedard was flanked by Teräväinen and Tyler Bertuzzi, and Alec Martinez was Jones’ new defensive partner.

The Red Wings struck first on a deflected goal by former Hawk Tyler Motte a minute and 10 seconds into the game.

The Hawks offense got off to a slow start but they had some good chances before the intermission. In the second period, they put it together.

Smith put the Hawks on the board about 7 minutes into the second.

He took a sweet between-the-legs backhand dish from Ryan Donato and clanked his first shot off the crossbar, but the rebound ricocheted back to him and he roofed it over Ville Husso.

Teräväinen gave the Hawks their first lead about 2 minutes later, taking a cross-ice pass from Bedard and whirling around for a shot that he squeezed between Husso’s pad and the post.

Preseason photos: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings

Detroit’s Jeff Petry erased that lead with about 90 seconds left in the second with a long-range slapper.

Each team’s goalie prospects took over in the third — Sebastian Cossa for the Wings and Mitchell Weeks for the Hawks — and unfortunately for Weeks the Hawks committed a penalty before he was suitably warmed up.