Chris Kunitz sealed the win with an empty-net goal in the
final minute in the Penguins' first postseason game in their new arena. Brooks
Orpik had two assists.
Fleury earned his fifth playoff shutout, one short of
tying Tom Barrasso's franchise record.
Game 2 is Friday at Pittsburgh.
At Washington, Alexander Semin
scored at 18:24 of overtime as Washington rallied for a win over the New York
Rangers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoff series.
Semin took a centering pass from Jason Arnott, after the
Rangers failed to clear the puck out of their end, and scored with a one-timer
past Henrik Lundqvist.
New York defenseman Matt Gilroy broke a scoreless tie
with a one-timer 1:56 into the third period, and Alex Ovechkin tied it during
an intense poke-at-the-puck scramble at the crease with 6:16 left in
regulation.
Michal Neuvirth made 24 saves to win his NHL playoff
debut. Lundqvist stopped 31 shots.
Game 2 is Friday night in Washington.
At Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk and
Johan Franzen scored midway through the second period as Detroit beat Phoenix
in Game 1 of the Western Conference first-round playoff series.
Brian Rafalski and Jiri Hudler padded Detroit's lead late
in the second period and early in the third.
Jimmy Howard made 26 saves for the third-seeded Red
Wings.
Kyle Turris scored 2:16 in to put Phoenix ahead in his
playoff debut. Radim Vrbata had a goal midway through the third period to pull
the sixth-seeded Coyotes within two goals, but they couldn't get any closer.
Game 2 is Saturday in Detroit.
At Anaheim, California, Mike Fisher
had two goals and an assist, and Pekka Rinne made 27 saves, as Nashville
clamped down defensively on high-flying Anaheim in a playoff series opening
victory.
Steve Sullivan got his first goal since mid-December, and
captain Shea Weber also scored for the fifth-seeded Predators, who got off to a
great grinding start as they attempt to win a playoff series for the first time
in six tries over seven seasons.
Teemu Selanne scored during a two-man advantage with 8:36
to play for the fourth-seeded Ducks, whose late-season offensive surge was no
match for the imposing Rinne and Nashville's defensive style.
At Vancouver, British Columbia,
Chris Higgins and Jannik Hansen scored in the first period, and Roberto Luongo
made 32 saves as Vancouver beat Chicago in the playoff opener.
Corey Crawford made 31 saves in his first playoff start
as Chicago opened its defense of the Stanley Cup with a loss.
The Canucks are the top seed in the Western Conference
and the Presidents' Trophy winners, but the Blackhawks aren't the average No. 8
seed. Chicago knocked the Canucks out of the playoffs the previous two seasons
and was formidable again in Game 1.
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews hit the post twice in
the second period, Michael Frolik rang a shot off the iron with 7:30 left, and
Luongo was forced to make a couple of tough saves to keep Chicago off the
board.
Vancouver will host Game 2 of the series on Friday.
